The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20

that her earlier work did her no harm
Then she made a half-mile in :021I as q
4-yesr-old, which also proves that she
bad not suffered any detriment the preced-
ing year. Gov. Stanford thinks that
she would have made very fast mile as q
4-year-old but for the fact that she was
carried about the country too rapidly TO give
her chance to do her best. it takss some
time for horss TO recover from a long
journey on the cars aud get thoroughly &C
climated. 5 % is now ) years old and
has recently made a quarter at l jj gait,
which shows that she is in first-class condi-
ton"
"dow about Sunops feet"
"One OF them was not properly balanced
when bought her, but the fault has been
properly remedied, aud do not think she
Will be troubled with eny more IaLneness.
The foot Is an all important Part of horse,
and it should be watched with the most
Jealous and intelligent care. When |
bought Maud 8 her feet were not properly
balanced, as a result Of bad shoeing Ny
brother, Dave, advised me against buying
her, as he said he did not think she would
stand training. When | saw what was the
matter | knew that 1T would only take
few minutes to set her right Tht joint il
the foot OF horse has but one articulation,
and if the hoof is too high or 70 low on apy
one side there will be a strain upon this
joint which Will sooner or later cause lame
ness. Unless this joint is balanced with
absolute precision the horse is certain to go
lame. There is no such thing as a chest
foundered horse. The sunken CHEST is the
result of feet that have been improperly
shod. The horse which stands with his feet
extended in front OF him and with his chest
contracted assumes the position in order to
relieve the strain on the hOoT joint, results
ing from unbalanced hoofs. The SPAWN is
Invariably caused by the improper treat
ment Of the horses feet and a bad support
of the bone column. 1t is strange, ISM it,
that the shoelng of horses, which is an all
important thing, should be almost entirely
left to the Judgment OF blacksmiths, vino
are, as a rule, tie most ignorant men in the
world. | always superintend the shooting of
every horse in my stable. | have been sit
ting nearly all day in blacksmith shop
watching him drive every nail, and looking
after tue shaping of the Shoes"
will you put Maud s on the track again
in case Sunol beats her recordP'
II cannot say at present. replied Mr.
Bonner. II have been breeding her for
the past three seasons. | was looking at
her yesterday in the paddocks. She is in
splendid condition, apparently as sprightly
and supple as she ever was. lhink that
breeding has renewed her youth
'Do you think it affects the speed of a
mare to breed her." asked.
THAT, too, is a question regarding which
few horsemen agree" Mr. bonner replied.
The welgnt of authority would probably
be against breed mare from which great
speed was expected"
"What PRINCIPLES are to be observed in the
successful breeding of trottersP'
There is one general principle which
all successful breeders observe. No great
trotting horte can ever be developed from
stock that is purely thoroughbred. The
thoroughbred strain must be mixed with
what Is called cold blooded stock. Only the
grand dams Of Maud s aud j. |. c., were
absolutely thoroughbred. By thorough
bred horse / mean runner, and no pure
thoroughbred ever trotted q mile in faster
THAI Z :3O,n
"Are the great horses Of the future likely
to be bred In the eaet or III the west?
THAT question is lard to answer" Mr.
Bonner said. IAN the great trotters that
have beea developed in California and Ken
lucky are out If stock that came from
Orange county. this state. Electioneer,
Harold, Dictator, and other horses from
which have sprung the great colts OF Cali
fornla and Kentucky stock farms came
from Orange county. The west will unz
doubleday produce magnificent stock, but
horses from the eastern stock farms will be
an important factor ia its production"
Sunol Will reach her final destination in
cir Bonner's stable about the middle of
October. II she fails to win the crown
before that time this distinguished lover Of
the horse viii think none the less of her,
She will have fair chance to reveal her
powers in the future, and horsemel agree
that she Will handle her hoofs with even
greater success after Mr. Bonner gets full
control Of tuem.