Bat's but the best ones are far superior. The mares on this estancia compare very favorably with those seen on the better stock farms of Kentucky. CHAPADMALAL. Chapadmalal estancia is located 12 miles from Mar del Plata, the seaside resort of Buenos Aires, a night's ride from that city. The estancia comprises 10 square leagues of land (about 67,000 acres), and has a frontage of 12 miles on the sea. It has been developed along the lines of the great estates of England, and the influence of England on its owners is marked at every turn. The mansion was designed by an English architect, and all the wood and furniture used were imported from England. Englishmen are found everywhere in charge of the animals. The estancia aspires to be a sort of general supply house for all kinds of breeding stock. Almost every sort and breed of horse is raised except the American Trotter and American Saddle Horse. Hackneys, Shires, Cleveland Bays, English hunters, English polo ponies, and even Morgans are shown the visitor. The Hackneys are very good indeed, and the owner is fitting them for the coaching run from London to Brighton. Hopwood Viceroy, the Hackney champion at the 1908 Olympia show at London, was seen and photographed. He was in excellent condition after his long sea voyage, and is a horse which should be of great value in his new home. The Shorthorn cattle on this estancia are fair in quality, and the Lincoln sheep are magnificent. The establishment vies with La Belen for first honors in the Lincoln classes at the great shows. FIG. 50.-Thoroughbred mares and foals at San Jacinto. (Original.) Considerable farming is done at Chapadmalal. About 1,000 acres are sown annually in oats, wheat, corn, peas, and mangel-wurzels. FIG. 51. Hackney stallion Hopwood Viceroy 9280, E. H. S. B. First in class for Hackney stallions, over 15.2 hands, foaled in 1904 or before, and winner of Woodhatch champion cup for best Hackney stallion, International Horse Show, Olympia, London, in 1908. Imported into Argentina in 1908 by Sr. Miguel A. Martinez de Hoz, Chapadmalal. Photographed in November, 1908. (Original.) No land is kept in crops longer than three years in succession. The managers are planning to begin the use of silage and are putting in |