The Burns & Waterhouse Farm 



Mendocino county is one of the least known of California's sutty counties. Situ- 

 ated far to the north of San Francisco bay, it is one of the most picturesque regions 

 of the state, an exquisite rolling country somewhat similar to the eastern portion of 

 Tennessee. It is a beautifully watered country and its supply of grass is almost 

 perennial. The scorching heat and malarious climate of the Sacramento valley is en- 

 tirely absent, being tempered here by pi^ximity to the coast, thus imparting a health- 

 ful tone to all within reach. It is, in fact, the greatest health resort of the state, full 

 of valuable mineral springs much resorted to by invalids. 



The farm is located on the California and Northwestern railway, near Hopland, 

 midway between Cloverdale and Ukiah, the county seat. The stage road from Hop- 

 Jand to Highland Springs divides the ranch ; and the Lakeport road runs parallel to it. 

 There is a total of 2,000 acres in the property, of which about 350 acres is in fine bottom 

 land, producing the best of cereals. The water is of the very purest quality and of 

 almost endless supply. The natural grasses are alfilleria, burr clover and what is 

 known as the Buffalo grass ; and the cultivated grasses are the Australian rye, Ber- 

 muda, red clover and alfalfa. With such a diversity of fodder, it is no wonder that 

 the horses grown on Burns & Waterhouse's ranch have not only size and substance in 

 their favor, but quality as well Burns & Waterhouse purchased this property because 

 they found horses accumulating. They first established themselves at Sacramento, 

 but finding their location too small, they began in earnest by the purchase of their pres- 

 ent location ; and those who see the property will concede that they have made no 

 mistake. 



With a small but select band of mares and the stallions Lovdal, by Wildidle out of 

 Free Love by Luke Blackburn; Colonel Wheeler, by imported Midlothian out of Agnes 

 by Onondaga; Altamax, by imported Maxim, out of Altitude by Alarm; and Eddie 

 Jones, bv Morello (best son of Eolus) out of Early Rose by Duke of Montrose, they 

 soon became prominent as breeders. When Maxnic broke down, after a career as 

 brilliant as it was brief, they retired him to the stud also. Colonel Wheeler represents 

 the Newminster branch of Touchstone blood, while Altamax and Maxnic represent the 

 Musket branch of the same family; and Eddie Jones is a male-line descendant of Leam- 

 ington, generally admitted to be the best stallion ever imported into America. There 

 are no better blood lines in Europe and none as good in the United States, as can gasily 

 be proven by reference to Goodwin's Guide, Maxim being the only goou son of Mus- 

 ket ever imported. The following matrons (15 head in all) were the nucleus of the 

 farm, giving all these most noted, either as turf performers or as the dams of run- 

 ners : 



BERNA, by imported Cheviot (brother to Sir Modred) out of Sweet Peggy by 

 Kyrle Daly, from Abis dam by Norfall. This mare produced that good winner Bernota. 



DUCKLING, by Brutus, out of Decoy Duck by Longfellow. This mare produced 

 Eduardo, a good winner at theEast this season. He is by Eddie Jones. 



