Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-30
BLOODED HORSES
whme K@memcIxy mcm. women mmm
ChtHdrem Think o. Thcms

appears, Considerably to turn the con-
yersatiou to the bantling he is known to
fondle." like to hear people talk
about that which they best understand.
and, naturally, that is apt to be the sub
ject which they have nearest at heart
and have most thoroughly studied. So
when you want to talk .'horse" look up
a Kentuckian and you will find your
time will not be wasted
Almost every child you meet in the
Blue Grass country can tell you about
Longfellow, Ten Brock or Tom Bowling
while great many of them do not know
the name of the governor of Kentucky.
They know that Ten Brock at four years
old ran three miles in 1861, aud four
miles in 15a, and at five years old ran
two miles in 3:27l, far better than they
know the church catechism. They can
even tell you the very year and day of
the month when the great feats were &C
complished.
Few are the Kentuckians who can de-
scribe to you the sad death of the la
mented McWhirter, who ran his two
miles in $3.50, without touching lower
ing of the voice and suspicious moist
ure about the eyes.
After visit to one of the great stock
farms one can appreciate this enthusi-
asm.
Indian Hill, the beautiful stock farm
of Mr.. T. Veech, is quite near Louis
vile, and very numerous are the visitors
to it during year. The celebrated trot-
ter Trinket hailed from here, you know.
Last year, at his spring sale, Mr.. Veech
sold a beautiful little three. year FLY,
Femme Sole. for So, 900. Even Richard
Ill, who offered "a kingdom for
horse" would be surprised, think, at
the prices that are paid for some of them
III these days. The colts at Indian hill
arc looking none the worse for the long,
cold winter, except one poor little fellow
who slipped on the ice as he came out Of
his stable one morning. Even should he
recover entirely from his lameness, you
may be sure Mr.. Veech will tell all about
the accident when he IS offered for sale.
Last spring, at the sale, a colt was put
gagged elsewhere. He arrived just as the
horse was knocked down to the highest
bidder. He stopped the auction
eer and told him to state that
the horse had been hurt
while colt, and although in his opinion
it did not injure the horse, still he
wished attention called to the scar, and
the horse could be resold. This was
done, and Mr.. Vcech lost 500 by his
candor. Some time ago Mr.. Thorpe,
Louisville merchant, bought colt from
Indian Hill, and afterward laughingly
told Mr.. Veech that the horse had disap-
pointed him greatly. Whereupon Mr.
Veech gave him the best colt he had that
year. This colt is now the promising
horse Greenlander, that trotted in Chi
cago last year.
These horsemen seem to know and love \
their horses as a man does his children.
One morning one of them missed fine
young mare which had been grazing in
field with eighty others. Search was
made far and near for days, but she was
nowhere to be found. At last noise was
heard in stable that had not been used
for some time, and on examination she
was found in between the floor and the
ground What she went in for and how
she ever got in have remained mystery
to this day. The space was so small that
the floor had to be taken up to get her
out. One of the most beautiful sights / |
ever saw was the show of fine horses at
the Louisville fair grounds several years
ago. ! was very much amused by little |
six ycar-old girl who sat near me. Her
mother was telling her about the horses,
their names. ETC.. I" That is Harold, I"
she said, pointing to group standing
near, the father of Maud s. that ugly
white mare Is Miss Russell; the mother
of Maud s.; and the little colt is Lord |
Russell. Maud SIS little brother The |
child was deeply interested, being Ken
lucky born, and after thinking for
some time she asked her mother in the
most puzzled way: IF Miss Russell is |
the mother Of Maud 8. why is she called
Miss Russell--why don't they call her
Mrs1S. &"
Last year they had number of the
great stations st the Louisville Exposi-
ton. They were in stalls in 40 annex at
tended by crowd Of adoring trainers and
stable-boys, but Mr. Harper was himself |
in Longfellow's stall, you may be sure.
Some luckless man had brought splen-
did Louisiana horse, Louis Napoleon,
to show, and great seemed his chagrin I
that the partisan Kentuckians could
scarcely spare q glance as they hurried I
by his stall to reach those Of their beloved /
Longfellow, Ten Brock, King Alfonso
and Springbok AS we stood by King
Alfonso the old coIored man III charge
invited us 70 come nearer, assuring us he
was as gentle as lamb. One man.
deceived by the mans words and the I
horses looks, walked forward to pat
him. whereup0n his majesty bit ut him.