, 1881-10-02
GEORGE LORILLARD>S FARM

THE HORSES AND JOCKEYS,
Nroollun Eagle.
Even if man Is not acquainted with the
good tpoints'' Of horse and never puts llp
his money on 4 '@bob-tailel nag'' at a race,
i visit to famous horsc~breediug place is
decidedly interesting.
About three miles from this beautiful sun1-
1ner resort is the summer residence and faru,
o1 George l.. Lorillard. Eight hundred
acres comprise the extent OF the place. and a
very large portion Of the ground is laid out
in such !. picturesque manner rs to suggest
fairy land itself. What was at one time only
a barren waste has been made, thanks to the
expenditure Of 4 vast SUM- of money and the
employment of the highest skilled labor, to
blossom like the rose.
It is here that all the famous horses owned
BY Mr.. Lorillard are kept during the greater
portion Of the Year.. The Stable is a large,
low wooden building, octagonal in shape,
and capable of accommodating about fifty
horses. Each animal has Il good-sized apart
puousiy neat. An army Of small boys and
young men are employed the year round to
care for the stock. The largest Of these en-
p'oycs are 'rubbers," or gud,icns, wluse
sole duty consists in rubbing down the horses
a>tcr they have take1! their morning cxcr-
else. In the middle of the large yard, in the
centre OF the building, are several hyurants
and pumps. and Il shower, and here the
horses enjoy their alu5ions i'll the morning.
famous, }iorse.breeder has come from
5f Af'0fky Il r. Eaf!x Gco !" the tue assi5tat Xn'sf
horse-trainer employed OIL tile place, goes
South and makes purchases of such horses
It's he deems will be Il credit to the Lorillard
farm: Much Of the present stock has been
bought Of Gen. Hardin and S;uldforu 1;
Grlnstead, OF Lexington, ny, Il lively ciIy,
about ninety miles south of Cincinnati, and
notcn, the world over, for its fine hurses.
Horses are .9brokcll," or rather started to
be broken, in the spring when they become
yearlingS. They are trained until the fol-
lowing fall, when they are laid up until
Spring; then taken out again and the nsltal
singular. but nevertheless true. that blood
tells in horses the same as it is said to
do Il. human beings as regards their
peculiar ,aptness to receive instruction.
rS 5sys 0af'k these fa1s :a taf III onics s5ns!s
outside Of racng stock plugs-reQulres may
be Il months time. With the racers it is
very quick master. They can be broken. SO
William Jones. all Intelligent colorel lad,
days. Dey seem to know" he said, just
what's 'spected Of EN-, and dey goes right
ahead just us 1latr'l as a human beng would;
fact is, :: good deal naturetler dan solne:'
iHe lIat LIltflg tlOIlt IS tO pllt lt1e DT1ule on
the horse, turn him loose, and let him get
the saddle on him and let him run around
for Il few hours. Finally. one OF the boys
mounts him, and the training begins in good
earnest. 1t sometimes happens that the
horse trains the boy, or ''trains'' with
him, as the country people say, for
it is llo uncommon thing for the Youngsters
To be thrown. Occasionally Il rib is broken
or 1eg or an arm! wrenched out
are taken as part Of the regular business and
are not thought much OF. Before the boy
mounts tile horse it should be said that lie
leads the animal around for short time.
But the training Of young racing colts, I'M
der the most favorable circumstances, is, / |
'm credibly. informed, always exciting ailtt |
youths who make it q business that within I. |
week from the time the horse has had bri- !
lie put on him lie can be ridden without any |
-rOuble by all Ordinary ilorsell1a11. |
Every morning the horses are taken out in !
sets to be exercised. The first set leaves the |
stable at $ O'clock, the second at $ O'Clock, !
md the third at 10 O'Clock. Each set remains |
''lt about, Ill hour and q half. The ex-
Refuge on BlacKwell;s Island, and arc
)ound out as apprentices. Their ages
ire from S to H.. There is Il rcgu-
ar racing track, mile long, witl@a !
Judges box. where the purchaser of 4 horse
all sit anti have good view Of the horses
movements. Here, during the summer. the
lorses are exercised. Mr. Olcott, the assist
ut trainer, must always be OIL hand to super
'eiorc him lie makes such suggestions to The
lders us he deems necessary, and it is almost
lecdless to say that he is u man thoroughly
falned IN the business. When lt XaS but |