Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-07-25
agricultural department,
THE HORSE RACE

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dulging his fancy in horses than in yachts
or pictures. If he can afford the money,
he may as we'll spend it in one of these
fancies as another.
The English people make as much of
Derby Day as many Christians do of
Christmas or Easter. And it is qnite
credible that they were as sorry that an
American horse won at the last race as
their fathers were rejoiced when We'll
lington conquered at Waterloo. Indeed,
when French horse won the Derby
few years ago, the Frenchmen said
Waterloo is avenged
was visiting a great planter in Ken
lucky, near Lexington. while attending
the Presbyterian Assembly. He wanted
me to see couple of colts six weeks old,
and when they were brought [ said,
morgan colts
why" he exclaimed, edo you know
Morgan colt when you see it ?"
Certainly" said 1, "or an Eclipse
colt"
"Well DONE" said he, Il never saw
minister before that knew Morgan
horse, or any other, at sight. Why, sir
you can have call to any church IN
Kentucky"
My fame spread rapidly. A gentleman
some twenty miles away had recently
imported or bought couple of Arab
steeds, and sent word to me that he
would be pleased to have my opinion Of
their, quality, as he understood | was a
Judge of horses and had studied the Arab
stock in their native country. was
very happy to "view" them. He came
up with them, splendid team: and he
had great satisfaction in the judgment
passed upon them. He asked me if the
General Assembly would like to come
out of the church and see them. | said
they would hardly adjourn for that pur-
pose; but if he would be there with
them when the morning session closed,
; would call the attention of the members
to the horses, which did, greatly to the
pleasure of the gentleman and the ami
mails.
The improvement of the breed Of
horses is one of the most useful of out
of-door pursuits, so largely are we de
pendent on this noble animal. But, anc
there is serious bit in the case, tn,
horse race is not in the line of improving
+ the race of horses for any Of the usefu
purposes Of life. On the contrary, usefu
, horses are not the result of raising horse
E for speed, and the moral influence on tn
, men who make raising and racing thei
, pursuit is bad. This has been said S
often that it goes now without saying
: which nobody can deny.
That there is vastly increasing ten
Y dency of late toward horse racing Their
is no doubt. 1t has now the countenanc
and favor of class of men who locke
upon the practice with positive conden
nation few years ago. The farmers &
the county fairs regard the horses race
and trotting matches as far more ente
tanning than plonghing match or sho
of splendid bulls. But all the hor'
'e races in the world never helped farm,
10 toward better horses for draught.
~ And the moral or the immoral of "tl
IL turf is now as we'll understood as i
% usefulness. 1t is species of gamblin
,e and therefore in itself evil 1t is full
= cheating and trickery and bribery, al
- the wonder IS that honorable men C;
:, give it their sanction. The best Engli
races are often determined by hiring t
rider of favorite horse to lose the raj
- Sir John Ashley "a noted sportsman) pu
fishes letter he received from the own
it of horse he was betting on, in viii
is the scamp of an owner says:
Of "The bookmakers will not respo
fairly to me. Could you manage to Sc
= me 1000 not to start, or get me IL, 900
1000 to win =? Reply to mutual adva
tage."
Just such owners and riders and bett,
are to be found IN every race, but I
always nor often found out. And this
the reason why dealing in horses lea
to jockeying, which is name for che
ing and also for riding race-horse.
3 Of is queer that jockey should come
and mean cheat or rider in races.
'me If I had the means, would indulge
9Th. the luxury of fine horses: not to the
itu- tent that Mr.. Bonner does, who is an
ample worthy of being commended.
drives the fastest trotting horses in
world, but he never allows them to t
how or race against other horses. He ne
the bets on races. He uses his horses W,
heir and they minister to his health a
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d at pleasure. That is right and sensil
ont But horse racing is not useful, and it
So injurious to many and generally demon
izing.-Ireneus, In ". 7. Observer.
PoLLED CAttle.-An experience
fifteen years breeding polled cattle
.omo taught me that horns are not only a d