The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-16
HORSE AND TRACK.
The curry comb and brush were
made to use aud not for ornaments.

will be bred to Guy Wilkes in 1892.
Goldsmith is working Freeland, {
brother to Frcedom, and will star
him for ycarling record.
Skip, dam of Independence, 2:21
and GIcnarm, 2:23, has been bred tt
Nelson. She is twenty-six years old
The Almont mares will soon be III
in the front ranks of speed producers
Do not overlook the fact that your
horses need a refreshing drink OF
water as often as you do.
Five hundred and fifty-six mares
have produced two or more trotters
each with records of 2 80 or better.
John E. Madden, Lexington, Ky,
has sold to Pennsylvania parties the
two-ycar-old colt by Electioneer; dam
Esther (thoroughbrcd) for $500. lie
is very speedy colt.
A small wager was made in Lex
ington one day last week that Brown
Hal would pace a quarter in 2S Sec
onds on one of the tracks Of the Grand
Circuit this season, if his foot did not
bother him.
1t is reported that WOODBURY. Farm
has been offered $4,000 for the Axtcll
foal, either out of Miss Russell or Rus
STA, the minute it stands up. The
philanthropist who made this offer re-
mains in convenient obscurity.
American horses arc being shipped
to Aberdeen, Scotland, for coach and
driving purposes, and one dealer has.
opened a stable for the exclusive
handling of American horses.
The gossip from Palo Alto is that
with more age Sunol has lost some
thing of her nervousness, carries more
flesh than ever before, and is under
perfect control. Marvin hopes and
expects to 60 mile close to the record
of Maud S. with her before she is sent
to Mr.. Bonner in the fall.
The pacing records have been re-
duccd from 3 80 to 2:O64, as follows:
In 1889, Dover, 3 :2S, in 1914, Unknown,
to wagon, 3 :23, in 1852, Pet, 2:1SI, in
1856, PocahontaS, to wagon, 2:17!, in
1868, Billy Boyce, to saddle, :144, in
1869, Yankee Sam, 2:164, in 1879,
Rowdy Boy, 2:134 and Sleepy Tom,
2 LIB in 1881, Little Brown jug,
2 iii, and in 1884, Johnston, 2 :0GI.
The value of any horse depends
upon his performance. In the draft
horse strength is the desideratum; in
the carriage horse, style and beauty;
in the trotter it is speed. Therefore,
get speed. Remember that fashion
produces speed, but speed |
always creates the fashion.
The colt will learn more easily when
six months old than when a year old.
1t can also be controlled more easily.
Hence it is wise TO handle the colt
early Its early training should not
stop with breaking to halter. 1t should
be handled until any part of its limbs
IAN be rubbed until it is accustomed
% the bride, and until it will drive as
well as lead. TO teach ii all this, and
o keep it from forgetting what it has
earned, is little trouble, but if. the
,olt is good stock the trouble is well
paid for.
John Madden, Lexington, Ky, one
If the shrGwcst buyers and best posted
If horsencn, purchased at the Glove
and sale the bay threc-ycar-old FLY
for $3.50, consigned by
p. Updegraf,, of Topeka, Kansas.
She has been placed in the hands of
he only Splan, and will likely take
ow record this year. She is sister Z
n blood to Godclia, , :l94. Abbie-
leen' was toaled at Maple Hill Farm. ,
}can Bros. still own her dam, Kate
Thompson, who has foal by her side
his year.
We saw AllcrtOn move for the first s
inc this season last Saturday, and the s
,ay he is looking and moving this
pring, is simply great. His action is
bsoIutely perfect, and he knows moth
lg but trot. He is grand horse in i
very particular, and while we are {
OF prophet, if we were to pick any
orse to break the stallion record this
JASON it would be Allerton. The 7
ve-year-olds that beat him, if he {
avs right, will know that they have
cen to a horse race.
IL wrote to Murray, the trainer of
. b., 2 :l34, and particular friend
mine, about Hal Pointer a short "