Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-01
Horse Notes.

The beautiful weather we are favored
with Just now is giving our livery men a
rush of business.
At private trial given Black Douglas
last week, he exhibited wonderful show
of speed. We now think that the Doctor
has at last trotter.
The running of the horse Ten Brock,
against time, at Louisville, was unprece-
dented-running the mile in two seconds
less time than ever known before.
Lucy Hill, young mare sired by
Dave Hill, was second in the three min
utes race at Meadville. She is a good one,
snd is able to lower the time made in that
race.
&C. S. Case. owner of the celebrated
stations, Kinsman Boy and Valiant, was
in town Monday. We understand that he
will enter Kinsman Boy in the Western
Circuit
We noticed F. D. Fickinger riding af-
ter a fine pair of bays, this week. Frank
is thorough horseman. and if there is one
thing more than another he likes, it is a
good horse.
AS the summer season opens, our fun
loving people are casting about for place
to have picnic. Why not do as our neigh
bors just west of us-patronize Thomp-
sons Ledge?
The Light Guards nine has received
challenge from the civilians to play
match game on the grounds opposite the
A, Y & P. depot. The game will com
mence at 8 p. m. to-day-Friday.
-Goldie, the brown filly owned by DIR.
Hall and now in the pasture of Albert Har-
mon. is conceded to be one of the hand
soonest yearlings in the State. Those who
have seen this colt are loud in their praises
Of her beauty.
If any of our readers wish barn Of
small dimensions but large enough for two
horses, they cannot do better than to fol-
low the pattern of that owned by A. D.
Myers of Geneva. 1t is really one of the
most neat, clean, cosy and compact stables
we have seen in long time.
Keckley's horse having stood on Spring
street unhitched long enough to tire him,
started on a peddling tour of his own; un-
fortunately for his trip, the lamp post at
the corner put a sudden stop to his ped
ding notions. 1t is full time that the or
dinance in regard to leaving horses un-
-hitched be enforced to the utmost. If the
only consideration was the destruction of
the horse and wagon left united, it would
be gratifying to have the advocates OF
training horses to stand, follow their theo-
ry to the utmost; but there Is danger to
life and property to others, which should
warrant the prosecution of the offender to
the utmost
The surprise of our friend of the Re
porter at our volubility in horse vernacu-
lar, may be easily accounted for when we
consider his attainments in the science of
blood and breeding. That strain of ami
msl-"half horse and half Clydesdale, and
a clipper to go"-which measures his pro-
gress through this world, is no doubt a
paragon of safety and reliability, for the
use of such muleteers, but it is hardly up
to the times, and is not specially calculat-
ed to give its owner very prominent
place among the inguists, or the best So
ciety of horsemen-bloOds of the day, who
keep step with the progress of the age.
These are the chaps whose 'clippers' are
settling down into the velocity of the
teens.
Those who know our friend James
Phillips, don't need to be told that he has a
vein Of rather dry humor running through
him, which is generally furnished with
pointed and salutary moral While ofici-