. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday. May 27, 1911. AT PLEASANTON'S HISTORIC TRACK. Peasanton! Whan is that enchanting, mystical sound which reverberates through imagination's gal- lery as the invisible wand of memory is wielded by the recollection of that fascinating place? How powerful it moves and sways our thoughts, and out of the realms of the past awakens ideas that long have lain dormant, but now spring into life at its persuasive command! Pleasanton is the place whence so many embryo kings and queens of the trotting world, so many record breakers, starte
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday. May 27, 1911. AT PLEASANTON'S HISTORIC TRACK. Peasanton! Whan is that enchanting, mystical sound which reverberates through imagination's gal- lery as the invisible wand of memory is wielded by the recollection of that fascinating place? How powerful it moves and sways our thoughts, and out of the realms of the past awakens ideas that long have lain dormant, but now spring into life at its persuasive command! Pleasanton is the place whence so many embryo kings and queens of the trotting world, so many record breakers, started un- heralded on their triumphal tours toward the land of the rising sun, and returned crowned with glory. Even the laurel wreaths of victory were scarcely faded as they were carried by the famous equines from the railroad station along the shaded roads to the race track. Pleasanton is known as the home of some of the brightest stars in the firmament of the trotting world, whose vivid brightness attracted the attention of the rich and enthusiastic horsemen ot the East, Through the existence of this track, it has become as famous to horsemen as Stratford en Avon is to the civilized nations as the birthplace of Shakespeare. To all owners, trainers and caretak- ers of trotters and pacers, and those who have ever listened to the rythmic hoof-beats of their equine favorites on this velvet-like course, there will always be an indefinable charm which neither time nor distance will efface from the memory. How different, yet how familiar, does this track and its beautiful environments appear to the visitor who for many years has had no opportunity of see- ing it. Many of the rows of old stalls that once dotted the enclosure have been razed, and, in their places more commodious and better ventilated ones are erected. Where the uneven rows of stalls with their weather-worn shingled roefs were built par- allel with the homestretch, a splendid up-to-date grandstand replaces them. From the
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