Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10
ever will make no difference as he will get

tions in the country, no doubt from the
f .ct that he is now the drawing card, hav
Ing the fastest record 2:10 to his credit.
This horse has never been subjected to
terrible scoring, nor in hardly -contesteo
races. Being perfectly sound and young
the chances are greatly in his favor to
lower the record next season, and if it is
done at all, it will be by this already IA
nous gelding.
The Turf, Field and Farm on the 18th
of November last, in the course of a
lengthy article on the 'Pacers and their
Development" spoke of him as
an animal to whom the suspicion
attaches that he is faint hearted This
expression, which means g very great deal,
was objected 10 by writer in the Chicago
Breeders Gazette as not an appropriate
one to apply to Johnston. Perhaps it is
st to give just what the Turf, Field and
Farm, did say, %hich is as follows:
Johnston, who has the fastest '.arness
record. 2:l0, IS PAGER of the trotting con-
formation, and the suspicion attaches to
him that he is faint-hearted. 1t may be
that his muscles were not keyed up the
past summer to the pitch demanded by a
| three fast-corsecutive mile effort. We
he will prove campaign horse. His mus
cular power is more evenly distributed
| than that of Little Brown Jug.
| In reply to the Gazette the 3dfs, Field
and Farm gave Mr.. Woodmansac as au-
thority for the expression objected to. In
| his interview with Mr.. Woodmansee yes
te-day the writer took occasion to ask him
about the matter. In reply he gave very
thn rLo{o of
| which is as follows: During the trotting
Splan were watching out for anything that
showed speed at either the trotting or pac-
| ing gait, and of course their attention was
| attracted to Johnston, and in conversation
| with one of the editors and proprietors Of
the Turf, Field and Farm, he, (Woodman-
see) expressed his doubts about the horse
being able to maintain the high rate Of
speed through number of consecutive
heats, that he had at that time shown. In
this connection Mr.. Woodmansse used the
northumberland" Before the season
was over, however, Mr.. Woodmansee began
to be satisfied thatthe gelding was capable
of maintaining the speed exhibited through
a sufficient number of consecutive heats to
satisfy any one that he had all
the stamina required for cam
paigner. This growing opinion was fully
confirmed by the exhibition made at
Chicago, and it was upon these experiences
and observations of the horse and the man
ner in which he paced those three heats in
Chicago that determined the purchase.
Mr.. Woodmansee says that before Pete
Johnston drove the horse those three heats
that h told him (John J sfst the ira K
was heavy and tLe day bad, and that he
did not require to have him punish the
horse by forcing him. All he wanted was
to see three good heats in reasonably fest
time. He says he noticed that the horse
was not touched with the whip in those
three heats except in the last
one when the driver touched the gelding
very lightly near the wire and the horse
responded instantly by increasing his
speed, showing clearly that he had more
speed at command,if needed. This is the
substance of his explanation.
LITTLE BROWN JUG.
Little brown jug was sent to Mr.. Rob..
Bonner last October, for the purpose of
being treated for lameness in one of his
front legs aud foot, caused by improper
shoeing and injsdiciou5 handling, Owing
to this improper shooting the right fore
leg and foot were forced out of balance
causing an enlargement of the suspensory
ligament which Incapacitated the famous
little geldlng from campaigning for the
last two seasons. Mr.. Woodmansee is
now reliably informed that Brown Jug has
greatly improved since going to New York
and that the chances are largely in favor
of his getting sound and appearing on the
turf next season. If this should be so the
free-for- all class will be at his mercy, with
JOHN ton b r ed, and both owned by Com
modore Kittson. Brown Jug has to
his credit the fastest three consecutive
heats 2:11A, 2:112, 2:121a, ever made by
either trotter or PAGER, showing that he
was game as well as fast. Mr.. Woodman-
see has great faith in the treatment this
horse will get in the hands of Mr.. Bonner,
and should it prove successful, the jug
, will! be sent to Cincinnati next spring to
; be conditioned for the Fgrand circuit by
, Splan.
J In this connection il may be stated that
q gentleman il New YORK., Sho thoroughly
understands horses, wrote a letter to Com
modore Kittsor, on the 14sh Of November
last, that he had been out with Mr. Bonner
to the stable where the jug is, on Fifty
ninth street, New York, and they put a
W. O-A 'iio = iSoV poOSA th0 hS.l iiAii
logged. He says: "There was no sign
l lameness. The horse, as several gentle
men remarked who saw him, went perfect
~ sound. After seeing how much the jug
| had improved sincs coming here
felt confident that Mr.. Bonner,
treatmen. will restore him 10 the turf. II
5 the horse continues to do we'll the improve
ment by spring will be decidedly marked ,
MISCELLANEOUS.
A good deal of information was obtain
, ed in this interview with Mr.. Woedmansee
which May be set down as follows:
Minnie R will be shod light in front, land
handled with a view of trying her at the
| pacing gait, at which she shows
great speed. Always when she
, breaks she breaks into
, pace. Mr.. Woodmansee thinks tina as she
) shows so much speed at that gait, that she
/ ought to be tried. Knapsack Mccarthy
, and Charlie Forth who handled her during
her early career on the turf say she is very
fast at that gait.
Gem (2:1s2l) came out of her hard COZ
lest last summer absolutely sound and il
as good as ever. In all her turf ca
; reer, which has been very active one she
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