Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13

and dressed daily, introduced to the halter,
led about, and even tied up. Great care is
taken to develop good temper and tracta-
bility, and he is never harshly treated. He
is bitted, but softly, so as not to hurt his
mouth; his bedding is looked after scrupu-
lousy, and his feet are kept clean and
healthy by frequent washings. For the first
year he is fed all he can eat, but not to the
point of gluttony. The colts are kept in one
stable, the flIies in another, and all under
| careful trainers. who observe whether they
are gluttons, moderately hearty feeders or
delicate.
'The best riding boys and lightest weights
In the stables are selected to take charge of
!, the yearlings When first taken out to ex-
ercise they are clothed and saddled, and
sometimes the bride and hood are put on.
Each boy mounts, and the youngsters are
led into the stable yard and walked about
till they get used to the sensation of the sad
die. Then they are taken off a little wav to
the nearest fields or downs. AT the first trial
some will bolt or swerve; others will rear
and spring, as though frightened, and will
lash out behind viciously. But they must
not be beaten. When the boy cannot con-
troll the colt or illy, the trainer takes hand
and sudden strong pull will generally
stop the antics and bring the yearling to
will mount, check up the animals head and
thump both heels against its sides.
"a good way in training yearlings is to
have steady hack travel alongside when
the little horse is trotting or galloping about
among the low hills or across the fields. He
should always be exercised in company if
possible, otherwise he gets shy when in a
crowd with other horses. Occasionally the
boy should run along and gallop him a bit.
leading him by the halter. You see. the
chief object the first year is to develop
strength, form and good habits. The seri-
Gus training begins when he is classed as a
2-year-old.
TESTING THE YOUNGSTERS,
"Trying yearlings to test their quality
and promise is very different thing from
trying trained thoroughbreds that are going
into arace. But suppose the colt has passed
through the novitiate, and is to be in a field
with other yearlings and you want to make
a test of his racing qalities. You get the
youngsters together on the trial ground:
gallop them little to get them in spirits:
pull them up, walk them bit in line till
the starting point is reached, and then
awayl Alter they are well off there should
be no pulling whatever. They should be
held well in hand. especially at the turns
and kept together; but no youngster should
he struck if he shows signs of getting tired.
Rather pull him up and ease him a little.
but don't pull hard enough to spoil his
stride. That is the sure result of pulling
hard on yearling. Some are frightened
and will even shake all over
after a trial. Others Immediately show
their superiority and forge ahead in capital
shape from the very beginning, with never
a break. The good colt is jewel and is at
once taken out and trained with greater
care than ever, to develop what in yearlinp
form may ultimately co ne to be the uuali-
ties of a crack racer. Yearlings, however.
are so uncertain that while one NAV get
them to face a crowd on the race course and
may take every precaution, setting down the
jockey to the lightest possible weight when
he rides for yearling stakes, one is never
sure what is going to happen.
"When the youngster is 2 years old his |
experience as a racer begins. About eight |
weeks training is considered both here and |
in England about the regular curriculum |
for 2-year-olds. The first week the regimen
is about as follows: He is made to trot half |
@ mile and then is taken and rubbed down |
with soft cloths. The hand must not be |
used on the skin at all. He is then walked |
q mile and trotted mile before noon. In |
the afternoon he Is walked mile under the |
saddle, watered at the stable, his legs washed |
and cleaned off and then he is fed and shut |
up for the night. Some stuff his feet with a
Of tar, molasses and lard and |
cover them with wet tow or cotton, but there
are many preparations that are superior to |
this. If the weather be cold he is sheeted.
the number of coverings being regulated |
to the condition of the at
mosphere. His feed should be care
fully attended to and he should eat
from eight to ten quarts a day of
"a hours-1 pint to quart at daylight. 2 or
3 quarts at o'clock. 2 at noon, i pint at 4
8 clock and 2 or 3 quarts at night. He
should get as much hay and fodder as he
will eat two or three times day, at 9 A. M.
II NJ. and at night He will eat from four
70 seven pounds daily if he is feeling right.
BIS digestion is regulated with bran mash