Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-11
OUR EQUJINES.


ions from Lake City to st. Paul.
Now that Mr.. Lovejoy has been given the
rack privileges at the driving park, decided
evolution in the way of popularizing turf /
sports, is anticipated. e
The spirit of the Times announces that
toing 3 worm powders have been placed with
J. Wampler, of this city, and also that the
same gentlemsn is to be supplied with Cope |
man s tonic powders.
The horse men of Owatonna and that section
Of the State, propose to engage in trotting
matinee at that point to-day. With the stable |
of hi. Adams, no town in the State can put q
better string Of horses at the wire than can
Owatonna.
Mr.. NJ. V. Rowley, also of Rochester, is the
owner of Star of the West, Jr., black stallion
like the old horse, and who seems to have much
Of his sire's speed, having trotted mile last
season in 2:37. Mr.. G. W. Van Dusen, Of the
same place, has two we'll bred mares, Pacolett
and Preila, by 6wigert. This gentleman also
has yearling by Barden's Western Chief. out
OF Pacoiett, large, rangy and stylish colt.
Mr.. A. D. Richardson, of Hudson, Wis,
writes Mr.. r. Barden, of this city, owner of the
fine stallion Western Chief, by Curtis HANDLE
tonian, under date of the 9TH, as follows: Lady
Nelson OF st. Paul Patchen, dam Old Pol by
Abdallah, (dam of Sherwood's Mol. Martin,
dropped the prize horse colt of this State to
Western Chief. Sunday morning, the 9th inst.
Dark bay without white spot.
White Stockings, owned by Mr.. A. B. Davis
OF Faribault, whose striking appearance and
promising action attracted SO much attention
at the Mankato meeting last fall, has wintered
we'll and is in fine fettle this spring Mr..
Davis will soon put him to regular track work,
in readiness for campaign work the latter part
OF the season, when it is thought he will be in
condition and have the speed to make it par
tlcularly warm for horses in his class.
The horsemen of Lake City enjoyed trotting
matinee Thursday afternoon of last week The
Geo. P. Smiths b. g. Toney, H. b. Stocker's b.
G. May Queen, and W. II. Matthew's g. m.
Lima. The race was half mile heats and so
evenly were the horses matched that six heats
were required to settle the contest, making it
exceedingly interesting. The race was won by
Dutchman, who took the first, fifth and sixth
heats Toney getting the second and third, ana
Lima the fourth, May Queen coming in third
on the first heat. second in the second heat and
fourth heats. Time, 1:l9, 1:2l, l:17M, 10,
1:I8sl, 1:lS.
Iessrs. Simond d Clough of Rochester. are
the owners of three fine Clyesdale stations,
which are being well patronized by the farmers
of that vicinity. They also own bay stallion.
three years old, by Alexander. dam of Gov.
Wright. grandame Star of the Vests dam. He
is described as being handsome as picture,
is being trained in quiet way, and said to be
developing q slashing gait. The attention of
association of breeders in the organization of a
trotting stake for three year olds, mentioned in
the GLOBE of Thursday. There will be good
company for their colt in that race, and it is to
be hoped that they viii early signify their in
tention Of being represented.
SADDLE CATS.
As considerable attention has lately been
directed to horseback riding the following ar
ticle on Saddle Cats is published for the
benefit Of such of our readers as are interested
in the subject. The writer, though a resident
of Kentucky, has many friends in st. Paul,
who will vouch for him as authority on the
subject of which he treats, and who will
not be surprised to learn that he
handles the pen as readily as the ribbons y
Although not 80 universally popular as in for
mer years, riding on horseback continues to be
practised largely by gentlemen Of leisure as a
means of exercise and enjoyment and, in many
parts of the country, as u convenient means of
locomotion on matters of business.
In many portions of the United States this
health-giving exercise is becoming highly
fashionable amusement among ladies and
gentlemen of culture and refinement, and we
hope that the taste may become universal. But
in order to make horseback riding a really
comfortable and pleasurable exercise, good
saddle-horse, thoroughly broken, is requisite
and such are extremely difficult to find.
As something of guide in the selection of
horse, us well as in the training of him for
such purpose, we present below an ANALYSIS of
ut,afo ro kY7O1x sod 1o
be supposed that every saddle horse will pos
sesses all, or even a considerable number of
these ways of going. large pro-
portion of them 60 but one or two gaits, that
may be preferred by the owner, no other be-
ing required. The possession of several differ
ent gaits by q single animal is rather excep-
tional than otherwise; but first class saddle
horse is expected to so, at command eight diff
ferent gaits, and in proportion as he approaches
this standard, his value for such purposes is
rated.
There are, perhaps, one or two additional
fancy gaits that are sometimes displayed, but
they may be considered rather accidental
variations of the more distinct ways of going
under the saddle, depending largely on the
conformation of the horse, and the manipula-
ton Of the reins in the hands of skillful
rider. The walk, trot, pace and galop, are the
cardinal or natural gaits, and need no descrip-
ton to be generally understood. The artificial
and acquired gaits are as follows:
First-The Fox Trot is a slight modification
of the true trot and perhaps to call it
broken trot, in which the fore foot touches
the ground an instant in advance of the
diagonal hind foot, will convey as correct an
understanding of it as a most elaborate de-
scription of the alternate placing of the feet.
1t has the slowest limits of the artificial gaits
and is an all-day gait. Its range is generally
from four to six miles per hour though oc-
OCCASIONALLY horse may show rate of seven
miles an hour. It is the utility gait of the
general saddle horse, and every one worthy
loose rein is always useG, and the horse is apt
to carry his head low. Drivers of trotting
horses in harness will recognize it as step fire.
quently taken for twoor three strokes by horses
just III the act of slowing into a walk.
Second-The running walk is also modif-
cation OF the true trot, but in this case the
head is carried higher and the hind foot
takes the ground just in advance of
the diagonal fore foot, breaking the conclusion
closer rein is generally held than in the fox
trot, and the pace is a faster one, and may be
carried to three minute gait before the horse
is forced out OF it. This is more snowy gait
than the fox trot and in it TIE poise of the
horse is such as to give him more of climbing
action in 'front.' In the running walk the
cadence of the footballs is not unlike that of
the ordinary walk quickened, and the feet take
the ground in the same order. It might be de-
scribed as variation of the true walk, by i'm
parting to it an elastic or bounding quality;
in fact, walk on run, if such contrary de-
scription is admissible Trotters, in harness,
frequently get away at this gait when started
suddenly, under firm pull upon the bit, be-
fore they settle to the true stroke.
Third-The Rack Cor Side Rack as It is some
times called is modification of the true pace,
in which the hind foot touches the ground in
advance of it's leading forefoot. This gait adj
mits of wide range Of speed-say from four
miles an hour to faster than three minute
gait. This Is the favorite saddle gait with la
dies, and seems better suited to the side-saddle
than any other. Few gentlemen like it us well
as the Fox trot thongh S. s. often nsed as an