St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-11

| been conspicuous at the recent sales OF thor
! oughbred yearlings in Kentucky, and it is
probable that when the Woodbun colts and
fillies are offered to the public he will again
be liberal purchaser, At the Belle Meade
sale, which took place April 30, where the
stock disposed of included the get of such
sires as Enquirer, Great Tom, Bramble and
Luke Blackburn, Mr.. Mackey's agent Sc
cured eleven choicely-bred ones, and the eX-
tent of his Investment at this, the opening
sale of the year, indicates that he intends
going into racing on an extensive scale.
The Enquirer yearlings which fell to Nh.
Mackey's bids were chestnut colt out
OF Vanilla by Jack Malone; a chestnut flly
out of Capitola by Albion; brown FLY out
of that good mare Mozelle (dam Of Brook
lyn, Bridecake and Beechenbrook) by Jack
Malone; bay FLY out of Blondina by Bon
ME Scotland; a brown filly out of Bandanna
by Bonnie Scotland; black FLY out of
| Nnbia by Albion and a bay FLY out of Tai
| luiah by Planet. The two Blackbnrns are
chestnut filly ont of Gossip by Leaning
ton and chestnut FLY out of Annie Au-
gusta by bennington. A bay colt by Great
Tom, dam by Saxon, and bay filly by
Bramble, dam by Tipperary, completed the
purchases. 1t would seem that Mr.. Mackey
has purchased with view to the breeding
as well as the racing qualities Of his stock,
as the blood lines Of the animals selected by
him have become famous as successful pro-
ducerS OF runners.
Thoughts of Shoeing and Training.
Turf, Field and Farm.
The lightning flashed outside and the
elms which shaded the porch dripped the
moisture of an April sky, but it was dry
and cozy in the parlor Of the old-fashiened
hotel. Il am sorry that the rain began be-
fore you arrived" said Turner, because
| wanted to let You see the horses work On
| the track. Now you will have to look at
them in the stable" ST had counted on
different weather." replied the owner of
Maud S, ''but we will make the best of the
situation. If you will kindly have each
horse led from his box to the stable floor
can see all that am most anxious to see"
After Trinket, Edwin Thorne and others
had been critically examined, Turner re-
marked: HThe first time saw you, Mr..
Bonner, was at Point Breeze, twenty-nine
years ago. You were famous man even
them and took a position where [ could
study you well. | was boy, and I was
| curious to see whether you would buy the
horse which the parties who had you in tow
were offering. After seeing him go you
declined to purchase, and was gratifed,
because the animal was not what was repre-
sented You know more about horses
now" eyes, | have picked up great
deal of information. My limit at first was
$500. Now, it is difficult to say what 1
i really would pay for a horse which would
beat the record of Maud S. With me, the
best is the cheapest ALI things considered,
| Maud s was the cheapest horse l ever
bought She had what | wanted, and what
spent more than twice $4,000 in trying
to obtain by the purchase of other horses.
This is my second visit to Point Breeze,
| and think that | am able to give you more
points about horses than would have been
possible tWenty-nine years ago. AS have
| furnished you some information about shoe
ing, / should like to have you answer enc
OF two questions on training" SAIL
ahead" I'm preparing Trinket for race,
| or trotter of equal speed, would you at
| any time drive her a fast mile?" mo. /
first give horse strength by plenty of slow
work, and frequently brush him about
| $50 yards just to see if he has his speed. If
| know on the eve of a race that he is hard
and strong and has his speed, / AIN satisfied.
| do not want watch held on him from
| wire to wire. am confident that his
| strength is sufficient to sustain the action,
and do not care to run the risk of tearing
him to pieces in trials upon which no money
depends. When | was boy and $500 looked
as big as million, / had horse matched
against PAGER to go single mile for $3.50
a side. In training him l discovered that
through excess of action he hit his arms. /
was in despair, when was advised to try
and put him into condition by swimming.
Like drowning man, I grasped at a straw.
The river ran near my door. / hired man
to row me in boat, while sat in the stern
and held the halter. We started up stream,
and the horse swan beautifully. On the
return he struck out eagerly, and actually
lowed the boat I kept this UP for ten
days, and I never brought a horse to the
| post in better condition. The violent ae-
tion in the water had given plianey and
firmness to his muscles and made his wind
as. clear as the ring of bell. | won the
race easily, but it is lucky that it was sin
gle dash, because through his faulty action
he cut his arms into ribbons. The great
trouble in training on the track is to avoid
driving horse off his legs. He is apt to
pound himself to pieces before you get him
to race" eff you keep your horse bal
anced you will correct faulty action and re-
duce the FISK OF breaking HIN GOWN, Oh
served the owner of Maud s. 'True,"
quickly replied Gen. Turner; ''but unfor-
tunately, none of us understand the science
of shoeing, the principle of action, as you
do. Show me the way, and / will gladly
follow" The theory of Turner with regard
to trials previous to a race will not apply to-
all horses. For instance, on the Saturday
before the Tuesday on which Maud S made
her record of 1904, the chestnut mare was
driven a mile in 2:10I.