The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-09
st. Julien, the California TrOtting
Wonder.

AN intimate friend of Mr.. Joseph S.
Dunning, of Denton, Orange County,
n. Y, who raised St. Julien and his
full brother, St. Reno, and who sold the
former to Mr.. James Galway, then OF
Goshen, for $500, said yesterday:
"St. Julien was a natural-born trot-
ter; he never knew how to strike ant
other gait. | spent many day with
Mr.. Dunning, and know all about the
horse, and Hickok never would have
bought him if he was not just what
tell you. OF course, St. Julien Is a
wonder, and his full brother, ST. Reno,
now owned, think, by De-. III. A. Pool
er, owner of the Goshen Driving Park,
and being handled by the man, if any
one, who made St. Julien a trotter-
Billy Sargeant-is likely 20 be another.
Now, if you want the full history of the
early life of ST. Julien, which has never
been published, | can give it TO you.
Joe Dunning raised both horses on his
farm between Denton and MiddleioWn,
this county. There is about one year
between their ages, and Volunteer is
their father. Both horses were driven
together in team for long time, do
ing farm work, road driving and mar
keling. They were then colts, and doe
Cunning had no idea that he had such
valuable trotters Neither was nervous
to speak of. Indeed-and especially st.
Julien-they were as docile and quiet as
colts could possibly be. One Of the
principal features of the teams daily
work was driving milk to the railroad
station. This was how st. Julien wa
broken to harness, and it was about the
first work he ever did; in fact, 1t was,
think, a milk wagon that he first hauled
along the road behind him, and, too.
when he was but colt. Many d time
| have driven the team TO the station
with milk myself, and St Julien never
thought of striking any thing but trot.
He never showed the least sign of skiI-
tishness, and what is more, never wob-
bled all over the road like colts general
" do. He trotted square and level, and
always straight ahead.
90 remember once, when visiting Joe
we started out to go off to see a friend
several miles away. We drove ST.
Julien. The night was frigh ully dark,
and it was impossible to se5 the horse in
front of us. Now, if there had been any
nervousness about him, do you suppose
we'd started? We hadn't the least
trouble with him. Ard so l. was al
WAYS with , Julien until Joe Ddnuiug
sold him. Fhe horse was more like IN
old mare, s'rady and reliable, than like
frisky, 1 c,lul and manageable
young colt Nature made st. Julien a
level, hone It trotter, and if any one Is to
be credited with developing the speed
that was in him, Sergeant is the man
Every horseman whD saw him trot .the
first year he went on the turf knew this
"Why, his perfo mInceS that year
speak for themselves. Just look at it,
It was the first TIM h. WAS ever in
races. He started the big circuit under
the guidance of Sergeant, who made for
his owner, Mr.. Galway, at least 5i20,O
that year in seven or eight races. /
kept track of the horse after his debut
at Cleveland until he had trotted six
races. and in all of them he took first
money. And mind you he won them
all in three straight heats and in no race
did he make skip or even hitch.
Don't that stamp him as natural trot-
ter? Like Goldsmith Maid, some of
the best of American trotlerS have made
their records by skipping and hitch
ing but st. Julien never in his life
uotted any other way than like Il ma
chine.
"Mr Galway, who bought st. Julien OF
Joe Cunning, made a fortune ont of him
in one year 1t said St. Julien is the
only horse that sold for the same price,
or less, who ever coined so much money
for his owner in one year" Cor. New
York Sun.