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bred daughter of Lexington, out of a mare by Grey 

 Eagle, and that she was a full sister to Annette, the 

 dam of Ansel, 2:20. AVhether this pedigree is proven 

 or not is a matter of opinion — Governor Stanford and 

 the general public accepting, and Mr. Wallace disput- 

 ing it — but be the exact blood lines what the}^ may, it 

 is conceded by all who knew AYaxy and knew her 

 history that she was a thoroughbred, or we might say 

 a racing-bred mare, that she raced, and that she pro- 

 duced in Alpha a good race-horse. That, after all, is 

 the most important point about it. 



SunoFs dam, AVaxana, is a stout, big mare of excel- 

 lent make-up. She was well-broken and driven, and 

 though she never was transferred from the breaking 

 barn to the training stables she could show about a 

 2:40 gait, and her action was good. 



Sunol grew into a bay mare of rather unusual and 

 peculiar form, one of the most "speedy-shaped'' ever 

 seen, and a veritable racing-machine in appearance. 

 She stands 15.2 hands high at the wither, and measured 

 at the quarter she stands full 16 hands. She has an 

 exquisitely fine head, clean cut, expressive and bespeak- 

 ing determination, the nostril full and delicate, and the 

 eye prominent and striking. Her neck is long and 

 shapely, delicately cut out at the throat ; the shoulder 

 lays well back; the barrel is very deep through the 

 heart region, and the back a little on the roached 

 order, and very strong. Her height over the quarters, 

 and her short, steep rump give her a somewhat re- 

 markable appearance. The stifles are good, and her 

 thighs of great length sweep down muscular and sinewy 

 to the hocks, which like her knees are excellent. Her 



