Daily globe., 1881-11-28
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Budd Doble Talks of the Baby Trotters"
of the Pacific Coast - miscellaneous
Notes.
The California Youngsters.


Budd Doble, the we'll known driver ant
trainer, now in Chicago, where he will remair
most of the winter, was interviewed by the
Chicago Times the other day, and among
other things had the following to say of th'
wonderful performances of youngsters in Cal
ifornia recently:
"He was at the Bay district course when the
2-year old Wildfower trotted In 2;2l; the year
ling Hinda Rose in 2:43K and other "babies'
showed remarkable flights of speed for short
distances There has been an inclination on
this side of the Rockies to question the gen
uiuess of these astonishing performances; but
he vouches for them as correct, because he
was present ane held watch on them him
self he says he is rather slow timer and
never gives the animal any the best OF II; that
this day he was not Immediately under the
wire and could not gauge them to fine point
but the announcements of the judges only
varied from quarter to half second from
the time which he made himself, and
he is therefore satisfied that there
was no "monkeying" with the time.
He is thoroughly imbued wilh the belief that
California is the "blue-grass" region of the
future, at least as far as early development is
concerned, and feels quite confident that, how
ever much her young trotters have already as
formances, there are yet greater surprises in
store for them. He expects to see 4year
old beat Goldsmith Maids time. In fact, he
would lnot be surprised to see it done next
season, and he thinks he knows the name OF
the animal that will be able to do it. His be-
lief in the future of California is based upon
what has been accomplished in the very in
fancy of its breeding history. 1t has been
only six years since Gov. Leland Stanford pur-
Rr,f to11 of
mares at Stony Ford, yet he has always been
able to put in the background most of the re-
markable achievements of Kentucky young
sters. AS generation follows generation, the
influences which have so quickly brought
about these astonishing results must make
themselves felt with growing force in the de-
velopment of the trotting ability at an early
age.
He attributes these exceptional flights of
speed chiefly to two causes: The climate and
the method of handling. In this part of the
country the weather is such as to make 1T in
advisable to have foals dropped before May,
and even in Kentucky the earliest advisable
date is April. In California, however, close
to the coast foals dropped in January do well,
while further back February and March are
abundantly late. The matrons are on grass at
the time, and there is good feeding for the
colts as soon as they are ready to eat. The
and continue right along, unchecked by the
pinching of winter, as they are here. He says
that in looking over the colts at Gov. Stan
ford's and Mr.. Roses he was struck with their
wonderful development for age. Yearlings
looked as finished as 2-year- -olds, and 2-year-
olds as 4-year. olds. In fact, since all ages
cate from January /, and since fOals there are
dropped early in the year, it not unfrequently
happens that animals on the coast,
1afa in ho oil os 9.
IN point of actual time since foalIng, as old as
animals here, trotting earlier in the season as
3-year- olds. This advantage OF climate is one
which cannot be overcome, and must always
operate in favor of California for the develop
ment Of early speed.
Another thing in which California excels is
training. Sucking colts are broken to the
halter, and as weanlings their trotting educa-
tion begins. Miniature tracks, or "corrals," !"
as they are called there, are made for the pur-
pose. They are small in circuit, but are built
like regular tracks, with the turns thrown up.
Fences are built around them, inside and out,
and the colts are regularly put upon them and
taught to trot Men stand on the inside with
long whips and put them through their PAGES.
They are encouraged by clapping of hands
when they strike square trot, and are greet
ed with evidences of disapprobation when
they break. And 30 their tutelage goes on
without intermission, the year through, and,
late in the fall, when the trotting in the East
is ended, they are in their finest form.
On the question of early development, fol-
lowed by early decay, Mr.. Doble would not
express a decided opinion, as it was still an
open proposition. The first had been ac-
complished; it remained to be seen whether
the second would follow. Under the old reg
ime, horses were not trained till or Z years
old, and did not reach their prime till 10 or IL.
Under the new dispensation, animals would
be brought to the limit of their speed at or 5.
Miscellaneous Notes.
Charley Ford has about recovered from an
attack of the pink-eye.