The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-26
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
Interesting News of the Kings and
Queens Of the American
Turf.
Bonner's Refusal of 10000 for
Just Ono Colt Out of
SunOl.
Ono Hundred Thousand Dollars Offered
for Nelson-yaluabls Notes Compiled
by the Courier Journal

Tournament the largest winning horse of
the season, was beaten in the first eight
races in which he started this year. He
started in twenty one races, won eight ana
$S9,535.
Frank L. Smith, Chicago, has sold to NJ.
E. McHerrv for $500 the FIVE year-oid
chestnut stallion Massasoit 2:25aa1, by Phal-
lamont. son of Phallas dam by Daniel
Lambert.
r. Moss. of Chicago, has purchased the
stallion Durango Chief. by Durango ll15,
record 2:233I dam by Lucknow 1891. son of
Lakeland Abdallah, and will place him on q
farm in Kansas.
G. c. Kenyon. Mt. Carroll, ILL.,, has pur-
chased the handsome five-year old stallion
Buxton IL .S75. by Invader, son of Onward,
dam Trinket, by Antar son of Almont, sec
ond dam Fanny, by Swigert.
No stable was ever built large enough to
accommodate horses together with other
live stock of any kind. The horse stable
should be used exclusively for the horses
1t is best to have all other stock in separate
barns entirely.
The Palo Alto stock FARMS two-year-old
bay colt Nero, by Flood, out of Queen Bess,
performed SO we'll at the recent blood horse
meeting that many California horsemen
predict that he will prove one of the lead
ing three year-olds next season.
H. T. DUNLAP, Paris, Tenn. has sold to
Gen. I'D. C. Atkins and L. b. Thorp, of
same place, 1or Sl,GVU Inc handsome Two
year-old bay colt Manifold, 1O, Cos by Man,
brine Russell, dam Ruby Sowles, by Mes
senger Chief second dam Edna NJ, by DR..
Almont.
The horses that the late Hon. James
White. of Australia, sent to England for
racing purposes were all cold by auction re-
Gently in London, and were all eagerly
snatched up by the English sportsmen, at
what may be termed good figures, the lot,
half a dozen, bringing 6,01O guineas, or
about $30O75.
o. II. Lockhart, Lockhaven stock farm
Burbank. CAL, has purchased from +. E.
Browne. for 81 900, the choicely bred four
yeer-old chestnut trotting stallion Ashwood
54ll. by Nutwood, 2:1ssl, dam Flora Abdal-
lah. dam of Katie Middleton, 2:23. by Abdal-
lab Is, second dam Betty Brooks, by Edward,
son of Bells Copperbottom.
c. H. Nelson SAYS to his friends in Water
vile. Me-, that while in New York he refused
an offer of 100000 for the stallion Nelson.
He also says that in the presence Of num-
Der of moneyed horsemen he offered to bet
$1,000 to $4,000 that his horse could beat,
in a match race. any trottng horse that
stands in the world.
The California Spirit of the Times saws
''Maud S.. 2oSs4; Jay-Eye-See, 2:1O Sunol
2;1014: Palo Alto 2:12l4, and the tastes
record ever made IL con test with othe
horses, 2:l3, have near crosses of thorough
bred Therefore the blood of Harold, Die
tator and Electioneer with near crosses of
racing blood, results in four of the fastest
records ~~s
The colt will learn moro easily when ak
months old than when year old. It can
also be controlled more easily. Hence it is
wise to handle the colt early. It's early
training should not stop with breaking to
halter. 1t should be handled until any
part of its body or limbs can be rubbed; un-
til it is accustomed to the bride, and until
it will drive rs well as lead. To teach it all
this, and to keep itsfrom forgetting what it
has learned, is little trouble but if the colt
is OF good stock the trouble is we'll paid for.
In recent interview Senator Stanford is
reported rs saving: Eyes. must admit that
the failure of Sunol to lower the record was
somewhat Of disappointment to me, but
there is still time. l confidently believe
that when she strikes track under fit con-
ditions she will trot mile faster than any
horse in the world. ] received word not
long since that her driver had sped her a
quarter inside Of thirty seconds. She will
remain at Palo Alto this winter and will be
started again next spring to break the rec
ord. OF course she is under the entire con-
troll of Mr.. Bonner, but think he will have
no objections l attribute her failure to
the fact that she WIS continually moved
about and not allowed to remain Iona
enough IN one spot to get in the best OF
FORM"
It is apparent now that trotters or PAGERS
able to 60 in 2:3O can be bred with great
certainty. and having reached this plane, it
would seem the part of wisdom for the
breeders Of to-day to seek the additional
qualities of beauty and style. It is reason
able to suppose that the best speed at the
preached, and that the other desirable quail
tiles should now be the study and aim OF
the breeder. As competition has increased
prices. of course, have fallen. and the fact
that 1t costs no more to breed a beautiful
fast one than it does an ugly one, while
the former will sell for more in any mar
ket. contains very plain lesson. MIR. J
Y. Hamiin one OF the shrewdest OF Ameri-
can horsemen, has obtained much of hi
phenomenal success as a breeder because O
MS early recognition of this idea. tits evi.
dent that many others are following it, anc
while IN earlier years the horSemel
considered beauty as of no importance, to-
DAY Its addition to the value of an ANNA
IS universally conceded. To this result tn,
great horse shows in this and other cite
have strongly contributed, and for this rea
son, It for no other, the breeders of thi
class OF animals owe them gratitude ,us
earnest support.-New York Herald.
Take good care of the horses. Do no
give them more grain than they need, i
there is not much for them to do in th
winter. Good hay and few oats or masl
OF wheat bran, to keep the bowels in GOO,
condition and maintain the flesh to abou
the usua! weight, or little less, is bette
than putting on mass of soft fat ths
must be worked off again to give the mus
cles chance to grow in the spring Give
little moderate exercise IN pleasant wealth
er, and when it is done dry them off thor
ouRnly, and clean out feet and ankles {
all accumulations of mud or snow. TAX
no chances of slipping from smooth shoe
IN icy weather, and protect from cold draf,
OF air IN the stables, and from standing
cold storms or cold winds after a drive {
when hrst taken from warm stables,
they are kept at work nearly eyery da
they need the same care as they have
otner seasons, but more of it. Waterir
regularly is almost as important in whit,
PC IN summer, unless they can always ha,
water at temperature not lower than tn,
Of good well or spring water, or not cold
than forty-eight degrees. The danger
the same IN winter as in summer. T,
much water taken at one time. 90 mn,
colder than the body, chills the dipesti
organs, causing indigestion and colo.
American CuItivator,
Charles Dudley Warner, in Harper,s Ma
azine for December, says: .In reading I
accounts OF early days in California I :
struck with the endurance of hardshin :
posure anu wounds by the natives and t
sdventurers. the rancheros, horsems
nerdsmen, the descendants of soldiers, a
the Indians, their insensibility to fatie,
and their agility and strength. This is
crlbed 70 the climate, and what's true
man - true OF the native horse, His OF
rival IN strength, endurance. speed and
tsliigence IS the arabian. It was lone an
posed that this was racial and that INT