Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-09-15
Bonner About Fast Horses.

The daily papers have lately published
zevera. paragraPhs-same of them altogeih-
er eFseneaes-ebest 7eis az eelebratvd 4
horses thai He own. In order to set the
matter right, We have concluded TO give cur
readers a brief skctch OF our experien ce
with boises.
About two wears AGO Cater Some eigh-
teen years hard Labor, during the greatest
part of which time we worked nearly fifteen
hours day), we found our health declining
ard were threatened with general physical
prosiration. At the suggestion of our
family physician, we purchased horse and
drove out nearly every pleasant afternoon.
Within three months The tone of our system
was restored, and our weight increased up
wards Of twenty pounds. We became, in
brief, new man. About this time. Mayor
Rice, of Boston, who happened to be in our
office one day, informed us that splendid
pair o f horses, owned by Capt. Robbins OF
that city, and which hao taken the first
premium for matched horses at the great
National Exhibition at Springfield, were for
sale. We bought the horses. We found
them to be all that they were represented
sound, kind, spirited, stylish and-fasi; yes
FAST. and we would not have given one snap
of our finger fot them if they had not been
fast We say this because there is a non
sensical prejudice against what are too often
contemptuously called "fast horses" We
subsequently disposed of those horses
they having done US good service for tvs
years-and procured others still faster. sc
that we now own pair of horses-"Lan.
tern" and Lady Woodruff can trave
about as fast as we care to ride.
We like horses OF fast, quick, active
movement, just ss we like fast, active, ener
petic, 90 ahead men. Whether it is ex
/ hibited in man or beast, we like to SCI
mettle! With the spirit of betting ant
gambling, on races, we have no sympathy
we detest it, just as we do betting on th'
! result oe State or Presidential election
But, say some, it is cruel to drive horse q
a high rate OF speed; so it is, if you over ID
the animal. But did it never occur to thes'
we II meaning but mistaken people that fast
weIl-bred horse, can travel at three-minut,
pace for half an hour with less labor an,
distress Than a four-minute horse coult
travel for the same length of time. A maj
lie more likely to overtask common, SLOW
horse, than a weil-bred, fast one-becaus,
the blood horse can endure infinitely more
As for ourselves, when We go out on tn
road, whether we 60 along, or are accom-
panied by our shelter halG" or our boys
we like to have in front of US team of tn
fastest of fast horses, as we have a natura
: aversion to taking anybody's dust, or play
ing second fiddle TO anybody in anything w
undertake.
Upon one thing in connection with plea
sure driving all good men should frown-w
refer to the practice of riding out on tn
Sabbath day. Some men make this thei
principal day for recreation; but we ar
pleased to know that public sentiment i
daily turning against the practice. Bot
man and beast require one days rest i
seven, it no higher consideration were t
govern us; besides, apart from its immoral
> ity, it is, to say the least, Door way q
spending the Sabbath. Let it be reforme
altogether.-N. Y. Ledger.