248 MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES 



splendidly stocked estate, but we did the best possible 

 in a few hours. 



VAL D'OR AND OTHER STALLIONS 



Besides Tracery, we saw old Val d'Or, still very fresh 

 and well, though stone blind. This does not seem to 

 trouble him at all, for he finds his manger without 

 difficulty, and moves about his box quite freely. The 

 grey stallion, Papanatas, by Pippermint, is one of the 

 most beautiful horses imaginable, almost too beautiful, 

 in fact. He has already gained lasting fame as the 

 sire of Palospavos. This line of blood is particularly 

 interesting, as it represents Hermit in tail-male, through 

 St Mirin, and seems likely to carry on permanently. 

 I wish I could convey even a faint impression of the 

 beauties of San Jacinto, but the place is so vast and 

 wide-spreading that no poor words of mine can in any 

 degree do it justice. I could write at full length about 

 the mares, many of which are among the finest in the 

 world, and among them I was pleased to see Forest 

 Track looking splendid. She is a four-year-old daughter 

 of Tracery and Forest Lassie, by Isinglass out of 

 Baroness La Fleche. She lost her foal this year, and 

 she is coming over to be mated with Grey Fox. 



Senor Unzue's house has been much added to and 

 improved since I was first there, a good many years 

 ago, and it is now quite perfect, though not on too large 

 a scale. Yet I can see that the owner longs for fresh 

 fields to conquer, and we shall soon see him racing in 

 England. I saw several of his two-year-olds that were 

 bred to English time, notably a grand chestnut filly, 

 sister to Remanso, by The Whirlpool. She is broken, 

 and will shortly go into training so as to be tried before 



