The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-14

some great race. Driving was with him a
fine art He could inspire the horse with
confidence from the start, thread his way
through large fe and bring him under
the wire, winner, with tremendous rush
at the finish. Another driver of tina mod
ern or scientific school is John Splan, who
has been close student Of Mace's tactics,
and has, in my j. dgmelt, more of the nat
ural gifts Of q g eat driver from start to
finish than any man living. Ny
own system Of driving is to enter
into clmplete sympathy with the
horse and never call upon him to trot when
ne IS out OF condition, or try TO make him.
do more than he is able to. In training e
horse it is best to have him exercised mod
erately every fine day, bat once or twice
week Is often enough to drive him at speed.
Choose day that Is free from dampness or
piercing winds. Let the horse be sent
preliminary spin before sending him along,
say half mile. at his best rate Seeding
again at other horses, on road or track
commonly called a brush, see that your
horse is going level and true. that he has an
easy and fair hold Of the bit and is on his
stride, before asking him to MEASURE PAGES
with you neighbours horse A sudden start
and over anxiety on the part of driver and
horse has a demoralzing effect on both,
particularly if your friend is in jubilant
mood and looks back at you
tantalizingly. When you range along
side your competitor do not be IN
too big hurry to pass him. Remember
that the other maI'S horse may have
nearly as much speed as your own and the
cool head and steady hand is necessary at
this juncture. Also when you pass him do
not be in haste to draw away or. as the
saying is make a show of him. 1mpru-
dent drivers on track and road often beat
themselves by exhausting the power of the
horse, SO that he is not able to finish when
tackled by the game horse, driven
with Judgment and his speed properly
rated. Do not over-natch your horse
by persistently trying to beat horse that
can play with him, and do not speed him
too far. Driving horse to a standstill or
even until he begins to lose heart and inter-
est in the effort, will surely take away his
speed. This kind OF training and driving
makes 2:30 horses improve backward
and become 2:40 horses in little
while. Every trotter has his
ultimate limit. Nature has destined
some to reach the 2:20 mark, with others
she has drawn the line at $3.50, and with
select few 2:10 to 2:15 are the bounds. Many
a horse never reaches his goal of speed be-
cause of improper and severe handling.
For example, an impetuous driver known
as q hustler takes in hand willing young
horse. Both are full of 60 and overdo
themselves. A reaction comes and nature
calls for rest and recuperation, but more
work and faster is demanded. Toe horse Is
over-matched In race, but the driver does
not spare him, not he. why. bless you,
Mr.. Owner he says, this horse is short of
work and I'll beat the party with him at
the next town If he does it is a heart
breaking race and improvement stops for
the season-perhaps forever. The wait
and win driver will put his horse in con-
dition gradually and bring HIM along
by easy stages until he is ripe and seasoned
to live the pace agaiSt his peers. This is
the time to strike and win; but even then
do not force the horse to over exert himself
by more than one whipping finish. Few
mares and geldings should be subjected TO
the cutting lash. Now and then the natu-
rally dull or tagging energies of stallion
must be reused to action by the whip, but
its continual application is unwise. A
sharp cut now and then, with the dread Of
more, will bring forth the best efforts of the
dull horse. The voice and rein are greater
inspirers of increased effort than the whip.
As a last resort, when all seems to fail, a
smart cut and lifting at the same time,
with a letting go of the horses head, not
too sudden, will enable you to win
by a neck, head or an eyelash.
There's an old fellow named Kyger
who came out of the woods some time ago
with really wonderful mare named Kit
| Avery, who has record of 2:l81a and
! could lower it If she were put in decent
hands. odd Man Kyger,' as he is called,
is known on every track in the country. He
uses his whip from start to finish and I've
seen him whipping after the horse had
passed under the wire. He's almost spoiled
the mare already and she'll be completely
ruined before long. Then he'll go back tc
the woods from which he came"