246 MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES 



the morning from the Retiro Station by the 8.30 Inter- 

 national train to Mercedes, and thence to drive to his 

 house and breeding stud, San Jacinto. The railway 

 journey from " B.A." is about eighty miles, and it had 

 been raining very hard the day and night before, so that 

 the road on arrival was almost axle deep in parts. Four 

 good horses drew us through all difficulties in a very 

 high-wheeled, covered vehicle, which seemed incapable 

 of losing its balance. The road is one upon which no 

 metal has ever been put only road scrapings returned 

 on to it when the occasion seems suitable. Still, it 

 suffices, and the well-handled team, all got by thorough- 

 bred sires, made light of their task, while a peon on a 

 grandson of Le Sancy came loping along behind us and 

 passing to the front to open gates. 



Senor Unzue had not been home for two months, and 

 it was easy to note how glad the servants were to see 

 him again. His Irish stud groom, Johnny Horan, is as 

 fit as ever, though he dates from the days of Mr W. 

 Kemmis and Whipper In. We went at once to see some 

 of the stock, but inasmuch as there are 1 10 brood mares, 

 it is, of course, impossible for me to give any compre- 

 hensive account of them here. The first point of 

 interest to me, however, was that I saw an extremely 

 good colt-foal by Grey Fox out of Batata, by Batt (half- 

 brother to Flying Fox). The horse was only tested 

 for stud purposes before coming to England, and this is 

 the result. 



MARES FOR ENGLAND AN OLD FRIEND 



Senor Unzue has conceived what I take to be a first- 

 rate idea, and that is to send some of his best mares 

 in foal to Tracery (to English time) to the December 



