St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-25
Minnesota VS.. Kentucky.

To the Turf Editor Of the Globe:
Why is it Minnesota can't produce as fast
one or two-year-old colts as Kentucky? For
this reason: The breeders of this state are
afraid Of hurting their colts, and so let
them run until they are too old. What is
the result? In the first place it takes one
year to break them nicely. How old are
they now? -Four. How long does it take
to make them trot? One year. What age
are they? Five. How fast are they? Two
other hand, take and break the colt at six
months old to halter, and lead him every
day little and when he is a year old break
he is broken nicely, and can show a nice
gait. What is his age? Eighteen months.
How long does it take to make them trot?
One year. How old is he? Two years and
six months. How fast can he trot? From
2:45 to $50. Compare their ages. Which
colt has cost the most according to the
amount OF speed shown? The Minnesota
breeder breeds fine stock. When these
colts are six months, or even yearlings,
what do they know? Nothing. Very few
you can get near enough to see the color of
their eyes. Men go out to these farms to
buy young stock, and see colt they want
and ask the price of him. The breeder
goes ON and gives his breeding from way
back, and says he is very fine colt, and
really asks two prices for him, and the con-
sequence is the would-be buyer goes home
disguised and the breeder keeps his colts
until two and three years old, and what
have they cost him? Don't mention it.
Breeders, when you have chance to sell,
let them go. Don't hold them; let the man
who buys bring them out at his expense
and advertise the breeder and his stock.
You can raise more. Let them go; there is
more money in selling at six months old than
any other time. How many do this? But
no, they keep them until they have so
many they have to sell, and what do they
get? Just about one-half what they cost.
Minnesota raises just as fine stock as Ken
lucky or California. How are they in re-
gard to speed? 1t is very true they have
the advantage over us in climate, but you
take colt bred in Kentucky and bring him
here and he is no good for two years, as i
takes about that time to acclimate hint
whereas colts bred here are already accli-,
mated and are ready for business and make
strong, hardy horses. In driving these
colts don't mean they can stand as much
work as horse matured. A yearling can
stand mile each day, and two-year-old
from two to two and a half miles per day,
driving at strong gait Should they want
to indulge in brush by themselves. let
them go. They won't hurt themselves, but
don't compel them to do so, as you are liza
BILE to iniure them and not know it at the
time C. S. RADCLIFFE.
Local Notes.
r. S. Judson has sent his mare Captola,
by Western Chief, to George B. Smith, at
Hastings to be trained.
Fl. L. Douseman of Prairie du Chen has
been elected member of the board of re-
view of the National Tr0tting association.
Johnston seems to have all his old-time
speed and dropped in quarter last week
in thirty-four seconds, without urging in
the least.
Mr.. George w. Sherwood had bay filly
foaled on his farm last week by Memory,
first dam Mambrino Whip, he by Mambrino
Patchen, second dam by Sir Frederick.
Mr.. George w. Sherwood met with a
serious loss last week in the death of two
year-old FLY by Baymont, dam by Swigert,
second dam by Goldsmiths Abdallah.
The next matinee at the driving park,
Minneapolis, will occur Thursday after
noon. There will be three trotting and
pacing races, and probably some running.
Mr.. J. Taylor Of Spring Valley, Mimi,
has sent his black mare by Vero, dam Kit
Kelvin, to Horace Dunbar of La Crosse,
to be trained. She is half-sister to Mag
gle Kelvin, and her sire, Vero, is son of
Swigert.
1t is now pretty well understood that j.,
WondmanSea the oldest brother of Ben