Morris tribune., 1891-07-01

trotting blood, and that small parti-
Gle of the racing blood won the race
referred to for Honest John. He had
been working hard for months. His
owner gave him rest prior to the
race. The track was heavy during
that period and John had no chance
to be tracked, and, mark you, that is
what saved the day for him. Had he
been subjected to the usual course of
training" he would have been all
STRUNG out" The plebian blood
would have smothered the small par
ticle of patrieian blood. The greater
the per centage of blue blood the finer
you can "draw them" the harder the
muscle, the higher they are "keyed
up" the more courage they have for
the battle. You have only to review
the racing annals to see this is ever
the story.
AS to ''every horse in town having
pedigree" there are but five or six
standard horses in the county. A
number of our citizens have started in
the right direction in breeding, and
there are some good young colts.
"Pedigrees are easy to get" Yes.
Well, if you want the best here is what
you have to pay for stud fee, as a
starter: Red Wilkes, $1,000; Axtel,
$1,000; Nutwood, $1,000; Allerton,
81, 900; Baron Wilkes, $500; Chimes,
$500; William L, $500, etc. Yearling
colts of these families sell at public
auction for from $4,000 to $4,000;
three and four year olds, $4,000 and
S1O3, 600, private sale. They are worth
it, for in all business the tangible val
lie of any piece of property is based
upon its revenue earning capacity.
The American Trotter says: " Youth
full breeders will yet see many trotting
colts and FLIES that by the close of
their four year old season have won
$4,000 to $4,000, occasionally close
to 100000. People who follow run
ming horses are generally 80 per cent
gamblers and only 10 per cent horse
lovers. People who follow trotters are
80 per cent horse lovers" These low
ers of horses are some of our most
prominent, honorable and successful
business men of the United States.
Look at our own state: Pillsbury and
Pratt, A. J. Sawyer, A. G. Bruce, DR..
O. G. Evans, of Minneapolis; G.. W.
Sherwood, Gov. Merriam, of St. Paul;
NJ. T. Grattan, of Preston. They and
many others engage in breeding, not
simply to satisfy Clancy" but it
is growing each year to be most lu-
crative pursuit. There is greater de-
mand this season for horses from fash
ionable families than ever, not only for
our own market, but those of foreign
countries. England, Germany and
South America are learning to appre-
ciate American trotters and are buyers
"at long prices"
Stevens county breeders, do not be
discouraged by stuff. Breed; breed
to the best. "Blood tells"
The writer of the ridiculous article
on Honest John" says: awe have
read in the time of our grandfathers
that bag Of bones would come in
ahead of blooded, pampered stock"
That is pretty enough romancing, but
read again and you will see in the ere
alton by the poet of this horse race he
tells that the "bag of bones" was an an
cient racer of royal blood. Though
aged, feeble and crippled, as soon as
he stepped on the turf the fire of old,
his inheritance from generations of
racers, was again rekindled, the shack
les of time were thrown off, the cour-
age of "blue blood carried the "old
bag of bones" on to victory. So much
for fiction. In this day such an ami
NAL would be called ringer" the
horse and owner expelled from the
track for such jobbery.
Look through the records: M'Calfs
Racing Chronicle, Picks Turf Regis
ter, Wallace's Year Book. Be it runner
or trotter, the game winner, the fleet
est racer was backed by blood.
The records of horses are not based
on poetry. Wallace's Register, which
has accurate history of all trotters
and PAGERS sold three months ago for
100000. No scrub ever made a rec
ord breaker. Find one if you can.
But intelligent breeding has given us
trotters: Maud S, by Harold, 2:Osa;
Jay Eye See, by Dictator, 2:10; Sunol,
(3-yr. old) by Electioneer, 2:1Oa; Guy,
by Kentucky Prince, 2:l0a; Nelson,
by Young Role, 2:10aa; stamboul, by
Sultan, 2:l1; Axtel, (3-yr. old) by Will
liam L, PIP; Palo Alto, by Election
eer, 2:124. PAGERS Johnston, by Joe
Bassett, 2:O64; Hal Pointer, by Tom
Hal, 2:o92; Cricket, by steinway, 2:10;
Gold Leaf, by Sidney, ALL; Little
Brown jug, by Tom Hal, 2:114.
Breeding of trotters and PAGERS is
not carried On by fools and spend
thrifts. Trotting races On National
and American tracks are governed by
most rigid laws. The successful breed
ers of the United States are gentle
men and breed to the bluest to get the
fastest. Horsemen, learn to know