The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-08
Kentucky Horses,
Ictlpr 10 tho Chicago journal

For years Kentucky hns bees famous
In tho turf world for the production Of
alriclly thoroughbred raco-horscs. The
beginning Of race-horaoa would ba hard
TO locate, but among tho earlier racers
were the Godolphn Arabian, whose
breeding In the primitive days wss oou-
Sldered lhoOcme Of thoroughbred OK
ccllcncc, In latter days great improve
ment Ia quality hnn been made. All Of
tho most fashionable strains have sscn
incorporated into the breeding, aud test
after teat h0a been made, uutil now the
breedep OF America would laugh NJ
some Of tho silly nolIons which still
prevail among certain low oftho old
fashioned school OF breeders. Our run
niegatoo, iapo far In advance Of tho
animal result Of tho ola.tme throrca VI
breeding that II would hardly hg
possible 10 compute the difference. Oar
American raco-hOrsca have An undis-
lu,ed tile w supremacy among tho
Nv era OF tho world aud Kopluoky
Ihoroughbreds especially now have tho
cnl It, the American market. Lexington,
the famous sire the property Of Nj A,
j. Alexander Of WOodburn Park ,Sprlag
| Station, Ky,wnsiu hlH day the RCknowl-
edged producer OF tho very beat rscers
that the world ever knew, and later
| II .n,,aL,, h,,.n. a, IA. mat T.s, yanr.
have astoniShed the world with their
| pccd. Ten Broeck, the property of +,
b. Harper, OF Midway, KY, now has to
his record the fastest one-milo, two
mite, three-milc, md iour-mile races
ever made. lie il still in his
prime and with his ooapanion,
| LonglollOw u once famous horse
whose praise was Ia the mouIh OF the
whole world, ia now retired TO tho stud.
Mai. homNs, OF Lexington, Que of tho
most prominent breeders in tho whole
State, has n number Of very fine horscs
in his immense establishment at tho
head of his stud ia the celebrated stallion,
King Ban. He ia also tho owner Of tho
worlds wonder llimyar, who was u
winner Inst sensOn, and 10 considered
by the knowing oues TO have the speed
| to thoroughly aslouph tho turf loverA.
At Lexington Mr.. Grinstead, \ very
noted breeder, holds forth He hn
several very noted horses, and number
of worry promising youngsters. At Paris
Messrs. Brown n Clay have their stables,
which include Oae Dame, CSmmio f.,
Florence B. and other noted winners
who hold prominent positions on the
American turf. AT Frankfort is Mr.. j.
w. Hunt Reynolds, the owner and
breeder of that celebrated horse, Fall
setto which was sold for $lS 900 and ia
now in England. He has many otheuo
note, one very fast two-yesr-old Blue
Eyes-who viii undoublly make u
mark. Mr.. Dan .Swigert, near Frankfort,
is also known to fame s having devel-
oped the celebrated thoroughbred SPEND
thrift, who made wonderful record.
He also has number Of untried horses
in his stables which promise well. The
allowed named gentlemen are all bresd-
crs of prominence, and have the breed
ing OF thoroughhreds ut heart, and leAv-
ing no stone unturned 10 promote the
welfare OF race-horses. Each Of them
have track upon aisplaco' every
horse is tried and ira y slso
have competent raj them
in hand the monen. tho
proper age. Attw0yesr &c, ro-
cess of fitting them for MS
lie commences. rheirtrN ave
them walked for time, ater-
ed, and when they are hsrdsi ed they
are put down to tho severe test. This
ia very precarous procesdin 4, and re-
quireS great care on the part of the
trainer. The perfection of Kentucky
horses is very gently attr ibutable to the
natural productions of the soil OF the
State; the bluegrass, which, seemingly
Indigenous to Central Kentucky, where
it hourishes in great luxuriance,
possesses the greatest nutritve qualities
and affords rch grazing for six to nine
months in the year With favorable
season. All kinds of stock seem to reach
degree perfection in Kentucky un-
surpassed by any other section OF Ameri-
CO, The stock seem to attain a greater
size, greater beauty of form, and 10 mature
early. Some contend that the
limestone water has much to do
with the size, bone and form of
the stock, and this is not only
noticeable in the stock but also in the in
! habitanls. Ono can see more large and
extra big men throughCentral Kentucky
than in any State in the Union. In the
opinion OF some it is the phosphates
found in the grass and food of this Sec
ton that produces this result. Racing
has improved wonderfully in the last
twenty years. Previous to that it was in
heats, except for two-year-olds; now
heats are the exception and dashes the
rule. Kentucky, however, made retro
grade movement by giving too many
short dash races. What is wanted is
more races of two miles and upward
rather than less distance. Horses afer
reaching three years old should be able
TO 60 two miles,or they are not worth
much to improve the breed. II the clubs
will give good purses for longer races,
good fields will start. Many Of the best
and most promising horses are ruined in