The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-05
RACING AND BREEDING.

It is generally conceded that th
raising Of horses is one OF ths mos
lucrative industries that can b
followed in Utah; and if the SAM
care and de7otiOn is given it, as il
necessary in mercantile pursuits, will
pay . much larger per cent. on tbs
investment. and especially go wien a
person happens to get a Lake
Blackburn" which is nowoWned By the
Dryer Brothers. Lake" ia 8 year
old stallion colt, and up to the present
time has run tTenty-iour races this
season, winning twenty-five of them,
and losing two. one by being out OF con-
dition and the ether by falling down.
He has Won about $40. 900 over and
above bis entries, beating everything
in bis cla,s at ell distances, and
travelling thousands OF miles on the
cars to arrive at the racing places.
"St. Julien" is valued at $50. 900
and has made $50. 900 this season in
purses, and bids fair to be the king
of the troting turf for sevsrsl years
and will pay his owners several times
his value octere be is used up.
Maud 8, the queen Of the turf is
only 6 years old aud has
record Of one mile tro!ting in 2.104,
the fastest in the worlJ; she is owned
by W. Il. Vanderbilt, who bought
her from Captain Ssone, Of Oincln-
ussi, for the snug sum OF $40, 90,
when 8 4 year old, and is nov worth
at least $50, 900. and has won this
season enough TO pay interest st 10
per cent. on tgics that sum. At
her recent performance in Chicago
there Here 10000 people present 10
see her, snd at the conclusion OF the
race che was decked with flowers,
and the elite of the city were proud
to pay her homage. She was recently
presented by @. B. Smith & Co., of
New York, full suite OF elegant |
OF the pattern recently
patented by cur fellow townsmen.
D. e. Wallin. and is acknowledged |
by eastern horsemen to be the most |
perfect blanket ever invented, as it
Ices away with surcingles and fits
ike an overooat.
These few lines are written 10 call
he attention OF stock growers to the
act that such animals as have been
were the result OF careful
aud although there are ex-
.ep;ions to the rule, it is a conceded
act that ''like gets like" and that
blood will tell" especially in the
,rute creation. Owners OF fine stall
ions in Ulah say that they are not
and that to, when the SER
ices of the horse are given at about
lslf the price that would be asked in
he states or in California. This is a
hort sighted policy, and will only re-
ult 10 our territory being far behind
,ther places in the breeding of fine
took. when our natural facilities are
uperior to most places for their breed
ng.
Racing develops horsefosh the
anne as gymnasiums do men, and
therefore, ought to be patronized
y all people, on the basis that the
etter tbs animal the moro valuable
|. is TO man.
On Friday, the 9Th inst, there is to
g a race, which will probably be the
,st OF the season here, and il will be
cry hard to guess the winner. John
irifin names the sorrel stallion
Countryman," to draw a wagon.
lille heats, three best in five, to
lle, against Benny Evans bay mare
Mary Emery" to harness. On the ]
lme day there will be several exhi-
itions Of speed OF road horses driven
? their owners, and We hope that
Pacing Dave" Kitty" Haines'
McCornick's "Lutey,"
white Horse" Morrill, &
'oung's "Black Frank" Grants
Frank Rand" and others will
olHnteer their services, go that .
rand programme can be made by
le managers, and have a gala day
II races.