MARSHLAND AND SHULTSHURST 



Axworthy passed to him. Stranger was taken to 

 Europe, and a fertile source of speed filled his place. 

 Brooklyn reached out her arms for Parkville Farm, 

 and Shultshurst near Portchester became the center 

 of breeding operations. In all of Westchester 

 County there Is not a nobler hill than the one crowned 

 by the Shultshurst mansion, and, from its long and 

 broad piazzas, you see the yachts go up and down 

 Long Island Sound, and then turn your face to the 

 Hudson and rest your eyes upon steam and sail 

 craft. It is a wonderful view, and what refreshing 

 breezes greet you as you stand with bare head in 

 the intense days of July and August ! 



The last time I saw Sunol was when the fields 

 sparkled with the flowers of May. The unmistak- 

 able greyhound form was there, and she came 

 toward me with the strong and graceful stride which 

 made her queen of the trotting turf. She has been 

 unfortunate as a mother, but now that she has made 

 a new start, I feel sure that a high rate of speed will 

 come from her. She Is an aristocrat in aristocratic 

 company, and John H. Shults can afford to assume 

 a modest manner when he directs the attention of 

 the visitor to her and her companions. Mr. Shults 

 once showed me figures to prove that his breeding 

 venture had cost him over $1,000,000. No man 

 more deserves success than he. 



Among my letters Is one from A. B. Darling, giv- 

 ing the history of a gray mare that he formerly 

 drove on the road: 



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