The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-11
PLAIN HORSE TALK.
How Our Best Trotters are Raised-who Breeds
Them-Mam brine, 2:25, VS.. Hambletonian, 2:26
The Time Of Twenty-Fo Stations.

EDIToRs TURF, FIELD AND FARM-Is it
the wealthy breeder, who has his thousands
invested in 4 stud of horses, whose horses do
sothing but grind away upon hay, oats, and
grass the year round, and roll in ease and
Nleness, lis il those who breed, expecting u
Eyer, and take the most pains to get one? or
is 1t the common farmer, who takes n com
non sense view Of the matter, and sends his
horse 10 tie best mare within reach, and then
works her to make her pay for her keep until
she drop The toal, and even afterwards lis
ii the gentleman, who lives in the city and
owns good mare, sends her away to be bred
and to raise a colt; or him who sends his
mare eli 70: sixty days or So then takes her
up and drives her until ioaling time; which
OF these think you, raise the trOter? Ii
would b. a book worth reading that would tell
how oar 2:3J horses were raised, and one
worth buying. II would be next in value to
one that tells us what blood is most liable To
trot, aud gives the pedigree of the animals we
are breeding 10. | am MS fully in the belief
that great trUiters come from great ancestors,
as any man On earth. Yet it is possible
might differ with hundreds OF my fellows in
regard 20 what constituted greatness. | can
not consent thai il is blood alone, or muscu-
lar exercise alone, or habit, or instinct, or
that it is toUnd in the spinal column
But suffice it Tor the present TO give n few
Of the NAMES of Our great trotters that have
distinguished themselves In the turf and were
raised in tie "backwoods" without sound o
trumpet Or high expectations. The same
amount Of speed, in the same number, canno
be found among those raised with great eX
pectatons and for which oftentimcs five hun
dred dollars have becnlpaid for the service OF
Il horse with hgh.sounding name.
American Girl was from "a WORKOUT ole
mare, ana by a horse of little note; Ben Cum
minCs Was commonly raised; Brother iona
than was raised like any other farm horse
so was Clcmcntine and Clara g.. Cooley wa.
PAGER thar fioated loosely about: Dutchmar
was q brick maker; Flora Belle nothing e
speak Of; Flora Temple was found drawing
saw-logs when she attracted the attention o
Mr.. Richardson; Goldsmith Maid was un
willing to work on the harrow. and run will
common nerd for years; Jack Rossiter wa
picked up IN the streets of Milwaukee; Joe
Greene worked on a pump peddler's wagon
Lady FOX was scrub of a pony mare used
tor heTding stock; We have never heard tina
Lady Moscow was very well raised, or Lady
Sutton Wineman's Logan was banged abou
TOR years; Mollie Morris was the merest abor
ton OF trot,er III the world; New BerliI
Girl was carelessly raised: Occident certain
ly adorned butchers cart once: Princes
was banged over the New Hampshire hills il
her giIihOod; Purity was sold for LIVERY
stock Silas Rich had no good bringing up
Sleepy John worked on wood wagon: TIA
cony was bought for an ordinary horse IL
Canada; Western Girl was raised like o,hel
farm stock; Mr. Dickey's Lady Mack wa
raised in the same way, 50 was Badger Cir
and a hundred others, il the truth wat
known
Now, does this amount OF evidence prove
anything If does, then my labor has no
been in vain; If II does not we may as wei
throw up the sponge and say that trotters ar,
cut out and made up. like a garment, TO OF
der How many. think you, are spoiled II
the making: Can you think of any failures
in breeding roiters! Yes, think you can
There are a few wise theorists who would
make Is believe in house plant horses, ant