The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-03-02
The Trottinr Horse.

In has recent admirable address
on The subject OF "The Trotting
Horse" read before the State Stock
Breeders Association, Mr.. A. j.
McKimmin made use of the terse
language embodied in the following
paragraph:
GAS to the blood lines in yeur sire,
| and dam too, for that matter, L would
say once for all, stick to the trotting
families. Have your stallion with as
many trotting crosses as possible; the
more the better. My knowledge Of the
trOtting- horse is not derived from
reading the views of others, or from
hearing others talk, but it extends over
II period OF more than twenty years of
close study of the subject and immediate
contact with the animals themselves. |
learned what little L may know from
seeing to the feeding and caring for
them in the stable, and from riding be-
hind them on the track and road; and,
| say, the inclination to trot is almost If
not quite equal to the ability to trot,
and we cannot expect to get the inclina-
ton to trot from blood that has been
bred and taught to run for hundreds of
years"
Coming, as this does, from a man
of Mr.. McKimmin's observation
and experience, it cannot be over
looked or set aside by persons in
toTested in the breeding of this
class of horses. 1t will be noticed
that Mr.. McKImmin does not speak
from what he hears some one else
say, but from a long acquaintance
with the species of animal on which
he IS writing. The advocates of
thoroughbred blood in trotting
horses are mostly those who have
Lad no practical experience with
the subject on which they write
who are some ones hangers on, so
to speak, and who take 10 this the
DRY because it looks nice on paper
and sounds well enough to reaG
about when written up in a real hos
tile manner by some smooth quill
singer. But just let them begin to
make some practical demonstration !
Of their theory, and they will find
out, only after years of labor and |
expense, without accomplishing any |
OF the good results wished, or re-
ceiving any great return for the |
money expended, how badly mista-
ken they were. The trotting horse |
is now as distinct species of ami.
NAL as the runners as capable OF
transmitting his good qualities and
speed TO his progeny as the racer
and this being the case what is the
IN Of IN har frft IL |
hat which we already have. There
are some persons who, whenever
hey hear of a remarkable feat by
/ trotting horse, Immediately set
themselves to work to find out (if
uch thing can be done) the thor
'ughbrcd crosses In his pedigree,
md with a wise shake OF the head
Ind wiser look, remark: "It's
III the thoroughbred blood that did
t; 'hoss can't trot fast unless he
las a thoroughbred cross in him."
md are actually willing to give the
rotting part of his pedigree no
redit Tor the performance, though
he horse in question may be two or
lrce removes from his thorough
red ancestor. s
Mr.. McKIumin has been perhaps |
be most successful breeder of trot- {
ng horses in the state of Tennes-
&c, and it is a subject of remark {
nat he has stuck to the trotting =
edigrees as much as could be done, !
nj he has been more successful in =
cvelOping the speed In trotting \
orses than any other man in the
ounda.ies of our state, and has B
al charge of the most successful
citing stallion, both on the turf "
Id in the stud. ever owned south fl
Kentucky, Blackwood, Jr., who
sde five year old record of Il
.22t. and who from trotting so n
any desperately contested races of n
'oken heats against aged horses, fl
.rned for himself the honorable APP h,
,llauon of the "Iron Horse OF Ten n,
'ssSe." In the case of this NJ
allion those who believe that w
horse has to have some thorough in
Ell cross to give him fine appear M
&c and stamina, again display vi
cir ignorance, for there is not a Ga
er looking horse on the face of W,
e earth. But he is just one in or
lnce among scores Of others that
uld be mentioned, but who is the =
Arrest home and on whom the eye NJ
course inst rests. All who look -
the matter in an unparalleled -.
inner will agree with Mr.. McKim- a.
n in his advice TO "stick to the -,
t. j. 5. l.. III,
The Chicago Board of Trade has to
ugurated warfare against the tit,
,ket shops. They decided to
hhold the privilege of telegraph ,
their board prices from them. 81 1
Is will close them, for their bust Cs 81
5 rs hased nnon the stock hoard 80