The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-24
FAST TRoTTERs.
A Luxury which Every Woll-to-Do
Farmer should Enjoy.


A Luxury which Every well-to-Do
Farmer should Enjoy.
1t is remarkable fact that while
farmers are encouraged in all sorts OF
cxtravagances by agricultural journals
and societies in stocking their farms
with thoroughbred cattle, sheep, swine
and poultry, they are warned against
thoroughbred horses, notably fast trot'
tiers, with the same earncstness as
against any moral pestilcnce. A horse
that can trot mile under 2:40 gaitis
considered the rightful property OF pro-
fessional gamblers and an adjunct to
all sorts of wickedness.
The arguments against fast trotters
are many, but the one most often urged
is to the effect that a fast horse makes
fast man in the corrupt sense OF the
term fast" In a word, the opinion
prevails that the farmer and his sons,
so soon as they possess horse Of
proud pedigree, W tn promise OF great
speed are immediately transferred
from upright honest tillers OF the soil
to jockeys and gamblers, with no inter.
est outside of the turf. Another plea
against fine roadsters ON the farm Is
that there is more risk and less money
to the farmer In the rearing and train.
ing of trottcrs than in tho production
Of general purpose and draft horses re-
markable for size and strength.
That there is q demand, ut remunor'
alive prices, for heavy horses, no one
disputes nor is it doubted that horses
of Percheron or Clydesdale origin are
valuable animals on any farm, but just
why these facts should debar fine road
sters place along with other improve.
ments in these progressive times, does
not seem quito clear. From an eco.
nomical standpoint alone, well-bred
trotters are emit tied to place on any
progressive mans farm, II only for
breeding purposes, inasmuch rs fine
carriage and road horses always find q
ready sale. A horse TO possess beauty,
style. speed and endurance must be
well-bred, hence the necessity OF we'll
bred sires and mares, to get and to bear
the colt for roadsters. And thon, while
many people do not appear to know
it, farmers are entitled to JUST ' many
Iuxuries as are men in oIlior walks o
life, when they can AFFORD to pay fol
the same. In word, IL well-to-d'
farmer or his sons appreciate AID tnk'
pleasure in fine roadster, there is n,
law against thor having one. Indeed
, there is o striking ineougruity IN tn
fact of q mans investing thousands Q
dollars in cattle and sheep, with pedl
grees recorded in herd.books, an'
driving behind Il rawboned horse take
from the pillow or truck-wagon which
under the hammer would not brini
$50.
! There appears no reason why, wit
: other luxur.es. farmers should no
drive horses possessing gameness an
speed, without bringing themselve
or their famil o. within that crcl
OF dissipation supposed 10 be bounde
by the racing track. Indeed, til
, chances are ten to one that the 10
PRODUCTION of improved horsefesh o
farms and in country villages woul
keep many boys at home who, withou
some of the luxnrcs of life, are temp
: oil elsewhere 10 find their enjoyment.
0 The possession OF fine horses III
/ known to the turf for enjoyment pun
Q and simple, is of more common occu
!. renee than the average observer ma
y suppose. Such horses are TO be me
q too, in small and un important plac'
Il where they lend q wonderful inAucnl
a to the general awaking and stirring !
7 of sleepy communities. m T. Wort