Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-24

10 Dc ths owner of a fast lrOttlng horse.
snd Il didn't take me long to ind dan
who had promising gslx-months-oldo colt.
Il bought the embryo trotter paid
sl6o Tor the animal. and put il on past
ure. In the fal several horsemen all
yised me - let him run oa pasture this
winter and 'fneeze him out | did so.
and the next ss'ring " hen went to look
sf the animal | thought he wouldn't
bring over ten dollars. hut | paid his
pasture-bal. hired colored boy " rub
him down. the long hair came oil and
be began 20 take On flesh.
Il Was advised 10 get a careful Inan to
break him. aud when began 10 inquire
for sueh careful man found the town
was full OF them. / hired one for TWEEN
ty-liye dollars. and in two weeks some
thing got wrong with one OF the horses
legs The breaker. without asking.
hired doctor. who took the horse To
bis stable to board, for which he charged
me one dollar day
Il took the horse away from the
breaker. and, considering myself inn
posed upon. refused to pay the bill He
sued me. and. running in all the stable
hands and horsemeh about town as wit
nesses. he had an easy victory; and l
had heavy costs to pay.
Il then got another man TO finish the
breaking. IN. drove the horse once ar
twice and then made discovery that
pleased me very much. You've got a
ilne horse there. said lac. 'one that will
make trotter.' | began tn think had
a Goldsmith Maid or Red Cloud. This
horse ought 10 be put on the track He
took me aside and told me very privately
that he would undertake the animals
education for one dollar day. but not
70 tell the terms 10 any one rs il would
injure him in his profession
He took the prodigy and trained
him for three months Every Sunday
went ont to the exposition track TO see
him. Every time the trainer told rue
with enthusiasm shat he was the most
promising young boss he had ever
seen. and TILED me with vanity. But l
had never seen my horse 60. One day
| found that the only training he was
getting was in being driven about town
at night in beastly state of intoxica-
ton (the man. not the horse). Before
this | had supposed that all horse
trainers belonged to the temperance
band
80 | took hossy away from this
Yellow and sent him to the Southern
Park. The track was a mile long, which
was told would be better | got new
driver. who. after going around the
track. pulled up and said:
= What do YOU ask for this hoss?
" Don't want to sell him.
" He's a good one-Or he will be If
he's handled right He's been nearly
spoiled. though. They'xe got him to
hopping But can bring him out of
that
You csA? What'n YOU charge?'
=. Well. you've been swindIed so
badly III be easy with you-a dollar a
day.'
so | employed him. In about week
| called to see how my trotter was get
ting on. He's doing BETTER said the
trainer. but he still hops. He will have
to have his teeth leveled up
Holy terror. thinks |; what have his
teeth to do with his hopping. But
concluded TO have his teeth fixed, anda
man with a black satchel came to do the
job.
Don't he wabble or hitch little
when YOU drive him?' inquired she horse
dentist
Yes. good DEAL said the trainer
- It's his teeth. said the dentist. So
he leveled up the grinders and paid
him five dollars
but somehow. although my horse
looked prettier when he smiled than he
ever had before. he didn't seem to inn
prove in other respects. | got hold of
the man who groOmed the steed and
after putting a couple of silver dollars
in his hand pumped him:
." Its az much as my place is worth
said he. and you musn' tgive me away.
Your horse hasn't been drove hardly at
all When they see you are coming
they hitch him mp aud trot him a little
him a. | onght.' told him / wanted
him - work on my horse and woald pay
him well for it. All right. boss. said the
groom
Two weeks later | saw my horse
again The driver said he had never
seen horse improve 40 rapidly in his
life f1e told me he had been giving
him medicine. had IOoscred up his hide
and made his hair TO lie down. He got
tive dollars away from me for that I
wanted 10 know how much owed him.
he figured il up. There were blankets.
and toe-weights. and boots and big
blacksmith bill. and training. etc.
paid his bin and took him away. On
the way driving back 10 town tried to
orertake a funeral. but the last carriage
in the procession di-tanced me and the
hearsc was ont Of sight
''Still the horse had every mark OF
trotter. and put him in the hands Of
careful trainer a. the State fair grounds.
One day this honest man said TO me
This j. no track for horse like yours.
You ought - send him % Cleveland
the finesttrack in the world There's
nobody here 20 appreciate n good horse.
Up there someb0dy'll see him. I'm
gpiug 70 Cleveland. and III take him
there for you he needs 10 be worked
Tor awhile there. and I'll work him for
you.
50 of b Cleveland The horse was
gone about two months. and ] never
heard anything about trainer or pupil
until one day ! received postal from
the siock-yaris. Nv horsf was there