Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-19
THE SALISBURY MEDAL.
A Pleasant Little Episode at the Park
Grounds Yesterday.

A Pleasant Little Episode at the Park
Grounds Yesterday.
A very interesting incident occurred at
the Park yesterday. At the conclusion OF
the stock parade the Directors and several
invited guests assembled in the Directors
banquet-room in the grand stand for the
purpose of presenting to Monroe Salisbury,
of the Pleasanton Stock Farm, the Society s
gold medal for the best average perform
ances of the progeny Of any stallion in the
races for two. three and four-year-olds at
the last three State Fairs.
These honors were won by Mr.. Sauls-
bury's Direct and Margaret s., the progeny
of his noted stallion Director.
The assemhlsge was called to order by
President Green, of the State Agricultural
Society, and at his request Director John
Boggs made the presentation speech. Mr..
Boggs said, in substance:
The earliest indication of civilization in man
was marked by the improvement in animals
made subject 10 him. The Indian, on the other
hand, representing savagery, improves nothing
of animal creation submitted to him.
Man conquests the animals OF the world; ne
makes them subservient to him. he develops IN
them useful qualities, as he has done especially
| in the canine and in the bovine; but In no case
| has he maze Sucn progress ds III INC uefelVP-
ment of the equine race of animals, in the grow
| ing and breeding of horses for certain desired
| capacities and tlaits
! in this way he has made each individual
| horse more valuable since one horse capable OF
| performing the service heretofore done by sew
| eral or requiring several that had not special
| fitness economies the cost of his care.
Men there are who suppose that the breeding
| for certain qualities, for particular capacities
and traits is not of any high value, as the breed
ing to skill in running, or trottiog or walking,
| or other gaits. But the only way superior
speeies or class OF animal life is built up is by
! the special development, first of some particu-
| lar quality It is one thing in one horse, an
other and totally different specially in another,
and so on; but these combine by the processes
| of crossing and so we get a horse finally with
many qualities of great value. But in the out
| set each quality must be brought into being
must be cultivated and developed.
| By the census OF 1880 there were found to be
! in the United States 100000 horses Suppose
! the wild horses of California to be as good as
any horses that run wild, and suppose thell
\ value is 50 head. suppose also that under I'M
! prov emeut and culture capacity IS developed
| and well-bred stock results, and the average
price of such runs from 500 TO S200 Now the
| minimum figure stated is twenty times the
value OF the California wild horse, the unim
proved animal. There is then gain of 50 pei
cent which, with l3 coo COO horses in the United
States represents total gain of 81 400 OO0,OOO.
There is the value or profit in plain figures
| due TO the Improvement OF animal lie suD]ee
him in its primitive state. In short, II repre-
sents value OF civilization over savagery.
| The man who shows by developing partieu
lar useful thing the adaptabilily OF 1t to the
State and its people, and 10 their needs, ha:
| done valuable service to the State and his fel
lows. Mr.. Salisbury has done just that thing
! and so he is q benefactor of his race and has
! done valuable service to his State.
The California State Board of Agriculture has
deemed it proper for the interests OF the State
| and development of the trotting horse, tc
| award to the owner of the two, three and four
! year-old colts making the best average records
at the State Fairs of lSS7-S-9 gold medal of the
| value of $500 The development OF horses l:
one of the chief industries OF the country ano
of this State. Their value has increased sl5
coo 900 in the last ten years as the result OF judi
cious breeding, In the last twenty years we
have advanced the trotting horse from three
minute gait to 20S1l, and none of the grea
breeders have shown better measure OF sue
| cess than yourself None have bred more IN
| telligently. The presentation OF this media
awarded by the Society is pleasant task Tha
it is deserved the records OF your horses vii
prove.
Mr. Salisbury, in accepting the medal
replied briefly, thanking the Directors fo,
their efforts TO promote the interests of fin,
ock-breeding in this State. He said tn
medal would be preserved by him as
memento of his pleasant experiences at tn,
hands of the State Agricultural Society.
The medal is an elegant one, and bear
the following inscriptions "To Directo
| (No. 19S9)-Time, 2:17, in 1887, Direct
2:164, and Margaret s, 2:194. For the bes
average performance of sire and his prog
eny in races for trotting purses for foals 2
3 and years old, at the State Fairs o
18S7-S-9''
The medal also bears three medallions
with the portraits of the three horses
named.
After the presentation the Directors anC
their guest partook of lunch together.