The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-10
now rHocroE KNOTT rIvEs.
The Great Tsro-YszE-Cid HISS an
Fsav Time.

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Whether Sam Bryant gets $1,000
for Proctor Knott or whether be
daesut be s. evidently uut gong %
Ert harm come - bis treasure Il pre-
caution can prevent 4 raes-horse
wbicn has Won for is oEner more
ihan t5901 Ia 9 ingie 9mmer n
paTse alone i vrcv mack 81 rarity
even iu tai- age 81 thorough oseas. and
+ eertGia1F entitled 10 much consider
afsoa The most prominent ofse O
this tgte n0F 'etore ihe people d this
state Proctor Knott, whO, although
3 gel1lus. bids fair 10 repeat the PER
f3rmarres ri Ten Broecs, LonEfeli0w,
Lake Blackburn ard Hinaqo. y
arsa 6 III r5-k t. leave sd animal
valued al 5000 Withou. even tae safe
zlara u an Insurance p5ilcS.
BRYANT & very rgo1d oi tlte youth
fui s0u ~ Luke Blackburn, and never
was . child more teRderly watched
over last fal when the Louisville
Jockey Clgb gave t4e racing benefit
for tn sHcv fever sufferers. Bryant
refused ~ al.ow Knott o. leave his
stable ana he ridden gp and down lH
front Of 5aa Grand stand by Jockey
Barnes AS aHgA the refusal excited
much aua var4bie comment. those
who knees BRYANT we're veil aware
thai his action vas not thc result Of an
uucharifahie nature. IL was simply
because 81 his great l3ve foE the AMI
ma and fear that eoMs+ thing might
hapreu which would injuFe him.
when Knott was being brought home
from the scene o. hi. trIumphs over
the crack twg-Eear-Olds 81 the East
BrFaat slept n the yOuag ter 5 travel
iHe car aBd never ietg bis side Tor
moment. Nos that the raciug
season S over aad the victor
has gone into winter quar-
ter The same sslieitude j. observed.
Bryaul'< place IL situated on the
FouTih-s1TeeT read. just Beyond the
JOCKEY Cl1b tauds The house
very neat frame building Of two
stories. The walls are white and the
window shutters Q bright green. In
summertime there Is q beautifal
flower garden in the front yard. and
pretty wines climb over the porch and
form Is complete shade.
Some time ago Bryant purchased
ElWard APPLICABLE stable. which is
neat frame structure situated Just
across from the sireet-car turn-table
aud some distance from his house. In
that building he keeps nearly all his
horses. even Coms-tO-Iaw being as
signed a stan in il. Proctor Knott
could aet lie trusted there. however,
ami other and better quarters were
provided for him. just back Of bry-
ant residence is q modest, twO-st0ry
frame stable very neatly built how
ever, and yastefuily painted. On
the end nearest the residence is
g large. roJny stall with two windows.
The one uu the east side looks
almost into the kitchen OF the house,
ard tne people of the latter place can
zee What is going on in the tall at any
time. These are Knott quarters.
The partition. ou each side oI the
aperture and the maugeT IN front are
heavily padded and the floor Is kept
covered wilh fresh and carefully Sc
lected straw The animal seems as
fond 81 the member Of the family a.
they asr oi him and almost any hour
during the day al, handsome head,
ornameuted with n broad white stripe,
can De seen thrust through the east
window, while hi- bright eyes are
fixed on those inside the family
kitchen Mrs Bryant D. a. fond OF
the yOlueetC- as IS Le- husband, and
f. constantly TaS-iur hack and forth
between the house and the stable 70
see That everything i- an right
Each daF Proctor Knott pend sew
erai hours IN the large i1l which sur
rounds the stable The ground is kept
absolutely clean az rubbish, and every
loose pebble that shows itself on the
surface is promptly thrown over the
fence fer fear that il may get fastened
.n one Oi the precious l0uis, ami n %
even piece nj wood Is allowed to lie
areuuJ loose. In spite ef his aris.5-
cratic breeding and wonderful record
Proctor Knott is very much like the
generality 81 horses Ira his personal
habits Tie Us very gentle and playful
and when @ visitor comes into the lot
to -rr him he usually kicks up the
identical hcei which threw dust into
tAc eyes of 20 many liers last summer,
and with "a snort Callops over 20 the
tense as ihc further corner and amuses
himself oy poAiug hi nose through the
psce between the pickets and consult
ing with the common horses IN the AL
joining btiG
The food which he eats f. selected
with the greatest care, and consists of
she'icd oat-. bran and hay. lie show
"a great .ogdue-S Tor apple. and about
Che hest way to Eul into ais good CracCs
IS tu bring him one properly peeled
aH4 be 0ill consent Co press his pretty
nose against ones hand while he
muuChc the fruit with evident relish.
Since che day wien lac won the great
Futgr.iv Stake he has not been ham.
psrca with % bride uar has a saddle
beer placed uPoa hi, hack. I'm his tall