The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-03-28
CLEVELAND, TENN, MARCH %, 1875
The Race Horse.

The Race Horse.
There were 10 two-year-old races In
1877, won by 45 colts aud tillies, which
amounted to s4l ,943; to four Of the
races the amount Of the purse Is not
given. OF those 10 winners Kentucky
furnished 20, who won s3l ,5i5; Tenn
essee 3, who won So, ,425, making total
for the two States of $50 070, leaving
only the paltry sum of 81. .S73 to the rest
of the country. Besides, four of the
winners bred elsewhere were out of
mares raised in Kentucky, and they won
s4,750.
There were 2 30 races won by 81
three-y year-old colts and fillies, amount
ing to $3.50, ,66S; to IL rsces no amount
Of purse is ri en-. or these "a winners
Kentucky furnished A, who won $780,
305; Tennessee Q, who won $l3, $50,
making total of $ll3, l4O, leaving only
$37 92S to the rest of the country. In
this list IA winners bred elsewhere
were out of mares raised in Kentucky,
who won $25, ,3l5, aud two out of mares
raised In Tennessee, who won 81 lS5.
There were Ia races won by 76 four
year-olds last year, amounting to $6i,
9S5; TO eight races no amount of purse
is given. or these Kentucky furnished
"a winners OF 81 races, who won $22, 90,
and Tennessee two winners who won
two races, worth $3.50, of the amount
not given. leaving $42, ,O35 to the rest of
the country. or the remaiader of the
winners there are ten out of mares bred
in Kentucky, who won % races worth
$2l $50, and four out of mares bred In
Tennessee who won ten races, worth
1925.
There were ia races won by 40 differ
ent five-year-olds last year, who won
$50 769; in one race no amount is given
Ofthese Kentucky furnished 10 winners
of SO races, amounting to $26 ,l5O, and
Tennessee three winners of IA races,
amounting TO 50 600, making a total of
2S $50, leaving $40, 9l0 for the remainder
of the country. Three OF the winners
of the remainding lot are out of mares
bred in Kentucky. who won three races,
worth 81, 100.
There were SO races won by 81 differ
ent six-year-olds and upward last year,
who won ,$26,795 or these Kentucky
furnished II winners of 40 races, worth
$l4 1885, leaving $l1 $50 for the remain
der of the country.
Now let US foot up the total number
of races run by the horses at different
ages and the total amount won, and see
how the matter stands. There were
667 races run last year, won by 20C
different horses, value of purses and
stakes amounting to 1924, ,44l. or these
Kentucky furnished 1877 winners, who
won $194. $50, and Tennessee IA winner:
who won $22, $50, making grand total
of $2l6 800, more than two-thirds OF
the entire value Of all the stakes and
purses hung up in this country, and
this amount is subject to further de.
duction of 81 winners out of Kentucky
bred mares who won $52 ,735, and II Of
Tennessee bred mares who won 81 9l0
which only leaves the sum of $36 936 tt
the rest of America. In this list we
have not included the winnings OF Mr.
M. III. Sanford's stable in England, ir
which there were four winners of eight
races bred in Kentucky, who wor
stakes to the value of $l0,2
If we take the return of the foals fol
1876 in Kentucky-and all are never re-
turned-we find that there were 81
foals which are worth at low estimate
$500 per head, which would make al
animal income to Central Kentucky o.
$l55, 900 per year, but this amount doe'
not cover the price, as many arr
kept and developed and sold at foul
times the figure. 1t is reasonable tt
say that Central Kentucky realizes from
her thoroughbred horses, by sales, purse
and stakes $50O,00 per annum, anu in
stead of parties desiring to break vi
and destroy the interest, it should b,
fostered and cared for and extended.