Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-30
Mr. Huntington and His Arab Horses.
ROCHESTER, n. T., May 10,

10 The Editor Of The Dispatch:
] have to thank YOU for your valued
favor Of the 17tb, also for copies OF your
paper OF The OH.
| also thank you for giving me the name
Of The author OF the review OF the text Of
nv publication.
was astODished of the master mind upon
the subject; also, exceedingly gratitied 10
note the freedom from prejudice.
II WAS a fair, intelligent, and instructive
review. adding greatly 20 the value of the
beck. such a man may well hold the pO
sition son tell me he does. His opinions
aud Judgments should be valued. Few
can avoid visible tlnt Of prejudice; they
cannot divert themselves Of prcconceiyed
opIni0rs-Of self--but in his bandling Of
ny text he became crlique and teacher
At the same time. His simple review de-
serves 10 he recorded with my book Ia the
library Of the Smithsonian Institution. |
would like 10 reply 10 him in full. and VIII
DO 30 through your columns as soon A.
can spare the time. would not have You
think it is simple thing 20 do. as the denth
and strength OF his article demands equal
thought with Information in reply, from
respect 10 himself ami your Interested
readers.
Gated a. IL wasl q medium for controversy;
nor would advance thoughts with opin-
ions In a manner TO be- construed hy pJr,u.
diced minds into advertisement. prciu.
dice, you are aware, will resort 10 The most
vile and vicious melHs 10 iuiurc or destroy
what from rs ignorance IL cannot under
.tand.
! am in my heart a strong advocate Tor
introduction of the thoroughbred running
horse blood into the road and coach horse;
but it must Re done with caution and judg-
ment, obtained only through wears 81 prac-
teal study, with Te0i inform1ticn, no.
tseory.
r fakes q lifetime 10 lclrn little; but
how easily prejudice in numbers can crush
he values Of or IN that little possessed by
the one man. Popular opinion makes law
% crust. right or wrong--it is blind. Ny
BOOK speaks OF my Arab breedincs. "but
does not tell Of speed" | bred and raised
nv Arab stations for reproducing pur-
poses. There are three Of them. The
oldest, " General Belie.' by Leopard. will
be I've years old June -, 1856. Ny book
H. bis breeding and describes him. His
beauty Of form with grace, elegance, and
pleasant disposition excel, his sire Leo
pard. Az the run. he would tempt one
10 Cntcr him IN certain running races,
were be eligible in breeding. bred and
rli.cd him rs "A stock horse, and not for
porting purposes. His trottingaction was
perfect from the hrst and leading by the
side Of a trotting-mare from welning.time
uutll broken al Two years old. taught tin
tn trO.. Asa two-year-Old in harness to n
skeleton wagon, he showed me pure, easy
giit Of mile in $50 without skip. The
ff,t "a 10
stand what i wanted. At no time since
have I timed him. NV object was to
freak him thoroughly 10 all harness, dDu-
Tie and single. with mare or gclding, and
90 mature him sound. for stock purposes.
viii now tell Of trip be maze in his
lhreo-year old form, which may be interest
iug. Ia MAY, 1885, I received 4 dispatch,
,}s;tt, e tlirts Gs.s seiioe "~yey hs oo'i..tSy-
road. that two mares I owned were ready
Tor toe horse. ! instructed my man TO put
" Beale" TO the skeleton the next morning
and drive down there, but 10 remain over
night aud return the next day. He left tiny
stable at S O'Clock in the morning; that
same night. at I o'clock, the threc-year old
colt was eating hIs oats in my barn, having
done the sixty 10 seventy miles between
6 O'Clock 4. NJ. and =. NJ. lie made the
Two services and returned in time for sup
per at ! O'Clock. April q aud 20, 1856, two
fGals were bcrn-One, a.hOrse colt, manned
America" and the other, q fily, call
columbia and they are the result OF
that sixty 10 scyenty-mile drive Ol the
Arab colt &" Bcale" on the 2Stn day OF May,
1850. Did the colt " Beale feel the drive,
you ask: On the contrary. he PLAYED TO
the halter that evening when led out FOR me,
- If be had not been ont II his stall in a
4 Il ktNr hut
he insisted that tue colt could not bc made
to 20 slower; that be- walked or ambcd, or
pacid most OF the way. Now, what gives
him all these Caits? His dam never took
any hut pure, square walking or trotting
stclS. and Leopard" has always shown
me The same; but ibis colt Beac hasa beau
tiiul amblc, pace, or trOtting step, just Is
you may hasten HIN. ~ 40 time has be
hit himself IN any Place; indeed, not one OF
my four ArIb-bTcd colts zone a mlrc) has
ever hit itself, or worn q boot. or .
heavy shoe. or = toe weight. The trotting
action OF "Bcgle" is model for train.
ers to look at, and his beauty excels any
horse | have ut any time sen. Then his
disposition Is so very cheerful aud pleasant
that love him. as do both ladies and gen.
tlcmcn who have been near 10 and petted
him. Unlike mOngrel-JrCd stations. can
cad him INTO the yard 10 the dO0r-steps
or among other hor>e.. mares, or ccldings,
without being annoyed or mortified. q, no
man or woman would mi,,rst le was
stallion. I ind il the ease with all my
Arabs, which fact alone is worth mention.
Few gentlemen would care 10 have =
young Stallion led mo bis door-yard 10
show 10 ladies. and for them to pet ani
smooth his glossy coat, especially were
there cher horses near and in sight; bat
this | can do a, any time. and ladies VIII
slmilC him Is = very beautiful gentleman
horse THIS feature is found IN the high
bed horse, but seldom in cJid.JredS.
bly, colts 10y Linden Tree" have great
natural trot,ing speed, f.T more so than
"Beale" bv Leopard; but IL | was to
select to enjoy for life, for beauty ard Iowa
bic brute qualities, should say "Beile'
was the choice. For lasting road quali-
ties I have shown what ''Beale" did in
hi, threo-year-old form. DO not age my
horses irom January lst, but fran the day
they were born.
The dam Of Beale was very fast at tTot
ting speed. but was timid and liable 70 bolt
At little things what We would cali eX-
ceedingly nervous, and would be in bad
tempered mans hands hard mare to han
de. Nothing can brighten her colt Gene
raj Beale. From foal he has shown no
fear n any sudden or strange sights or at
ubusual noise. This, also. is characteristic
Of the Thoroughbred Arab, and was so Of
old Henry Clay. Only mongrels are cow
ards.
As my stations by Linden ale a blood
ard breeding instinct history, l will give
YOU them in another letter.
Truly yours,
RANDOLPH HUSTINGTON.