Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24
SECRET OF SUCCESS IN BREED
ING GOOD RACE HORSES.
From the Boston Herald

IL haye a sad account and ought not
to tell it, Such were Gen. Tilton's OPP
ening remarks when a Herald represent
tatiye pressed him for an interview on
turf and horse breeding matters. Mr..
Tilton is a venerable gentleman who
looks every year of 20. His once dark
hair and whiskers are now steel grey in
color. His step, once strong, quick and
steady, is now slow and quite feeble, his
eyes, once having a gay and sparkling
twinkle, wore yet their pleasant appear
ance, though slightly bedimmed, while
his body, once as erect as that of the
strongest young officer in the army, is
now slightly stopped. AS he spoke his
voice was low and faltering, and his feat
ures showed traces more of illness than
of age. When the reporter accosted him
he was sitting in the grand stand of one
of our local t~rotting race courses sur
rounded by nearly half a score of the
best known trainers, drivers and gentle
men of highly bred trotters in the
East. all of whom looked at him with rev.
erence and respect, listening to his words
as they would to the words of almost any
man who is considered a leading author
ty on trotting matters. Gen. w. S. Til
ton is the president of the New England
Trotting Horse Breeders ASSOCIATION, and
for eight years a leading official in the
National Trotting association. When the
reporter had seated himself the general
said II am here today because | am in
terested in the stallion Glenarm and l
came to be assured that fair play would
be given. Mind you, | do not anticipate
that any wrong will be done, but it is
just as well to be sure that all is right by
looking at the races myself. 1t isn't very
often l attend races nowadays; my
health is such that | remain at home near
ly all the time; but when | am interested
in a horse such as l am in Glenarm, one
that | bred, l cannot keep away. 1t is
some 10 years ago that | took up the
breeding business, though every since
childhood | have been interested in trot-
ting races. began at the bottom of the
ladder, and have Just learned the secret
of success in breeding, now that | have
retired. There is nc magic about it.
The great secret of it is, breed good hor-
ses to good mares. Get the best that can
be obtained on both sides, and you will
find the most money and speed in their
offspring. But perhaps | am not telling
you what you want to know. Do you
want me to speak on turf matters in gen.
eral, or only on ~breeding!" the obliging
horseman asked, as he cast admiring
glances at his favorite stallion, showing
the way up the back stretch at a 2:l6
gait to a large field of horses.
"You are telling just what / want to
hear from you," replied the Herald man,
''though | want your opinion ON no par
ticular branch of the turf business; a
general talk is what | DESIRE
''The subject is a great one." the gem
eral replied. sit would take hours for
an interviewer to get something from me
and give it a proper balance. To ask a
person to tell you in one short talk all he
knows of interest about turf matters in
general is like asking a lawyer to give
you, in half an hour, the science of law,
which took him years to learn. But no
doubt l can tell you some few things in a
brief talk and IN at your service
Concluded next week