. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. fjD^0 CONDUCTED SO^ Rancho del Paso—Very many times has the name of this famous breeding farm appeared in print- As (he largest establish meet of the kind in the wot Id, its magnitude would give it prominence, and while the area—over fortj thousand acres—will strike Eastern people with surprise, that is over- shadowed by the number of thoroughbred horses that are kept there. Away up in the hundred?, tipping tbe scale toward the thousand mark, and yet that immense body of blue-bloods is not the most striking feature. Easily accom- plished the gathering hundreds
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. fjD^0 CONDUCTED SO^ Rancho del Paso—Very many times has the name of this famous breeding farm appeared in print- As (he largest establish meet of the kind in the wot Id, its magnitude would give it prominence, and while the area—over fortj thousand acres—will strike Eastern people with surprise, that is over- shadowed by the number of thoroughbred horses that are kept there. Away up in the hundred?, tipping tbe scale toward the thousand mark, and yet that immense body of blue-bloods is not the most striking feature. Easily accom- plished the gathering hundreds of "strictly" thoroughbred horses when there are plenty of dollars to acquire the owner- ship, but when the intention is to obtain the very best that judgment, ''brains," knowledge, determination, a combina- tion of qualities, many of them rarely fonnd in one individ- ual, must be united to capital to insure success. The proprietor of Bancho del Paso is eminently endowed with executive ability, and from the date of organization. BA8SETLAW-ITJIU. until the present time there has been constant progress. His agents, selected with a view to their fitness for the posi- tion occupied, have filled these places admirably, especially the one whcBe duty it was to select stallions. Some other lines of blood were wanted and whether in England, Australia or America a trusted and qualified man was em- powered te make the selection. The array of fine stallions at Bancho del Paso bewilders one who is not perfectly familiar with the families to which they belong, and, in fact, a peison who has an intimate knowledge of the thoroughbreds of all the countries mentioned will be compelled to pass many hours in his examination be- fore arriving at a conclusion. Form, breeding, size,action,per- formances of the horses and their near kin,temperament,con- stitutional vigor, etc., all to be taken into consideration, and after the closest scrutiay, the puzzle will be to pick the best
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