New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-23

flags and music in the lie <inrton streets amid the
scorn OF the old-fashioned conmission-mcn.~ who
predicted failure. But the experiment was an in
slant Success. To-day the doughty CAPTAIN has a
score OF lnlrators who issue yearly catalogues as
big as family Bible anu advertise in all the live
Stock journals. Buyers flock here from distant
states ana Europe, and most Of the surplus stock
of the year is sold in one shed within n month.
The broker bears all the expense of advertising.
provides anctioncers and collects the purchasers
Iescrying for his trouble tenth of the gross re-
ccip,s. This is simple thing TO talk about. but
il has wrought tremendous changes in the horse
trade. breeding has been brought almost f. a
fine art. Farmers have found il worth their while
to give their best attention to horses and cattl?
and land is worth twice much for pasture as for
crops. Wealthy outsiders have copyrighted near
Lexington and erected turrctcd buildinss lighted
by electricity, for the housing of stations and
brOod\marcS and their progeny. The larger farms
employ their own blacksmith and veterinary sur
gcon. IN army of stable-hclp and trainers has
been collected, and the taDulatOrs Of pcdiglccs find
| steady employment the year round. There is an
elaborate system Of Ecraldry. Stud-books are
kept as carefully as they ever were for thorough
breds or Jersey cattle. \ powerful association
controls the admissions Certificates of lineage
or achievement are cXactcd, and disputes are e.
hitlon is to have many Ga his equine property
as possible on the thirty list. that is. To shSw
thar they can trOt mile III two minutes and thirty
seconds Then lie can boast OF his "glC-cGgcd
mares" and their fashionable blood lines ami
dead game racing qualities. The "coSnosccnti
begin to talk about him. and other breeders seek
H., aid in the improvement of their own stock
The future OF trottIng is full of interest and
promise. ! strain of horses is now established as
remarkable in its way as the English thorough
bred The trotting gait has been nladc hcrcdi-
tary and equine infants drop into IT. In the pa''ui"
iust rs naturally as TctriCycrS set or bO0dhOnndS
vein Before the war four-ininuic gait was
thought respectable Now, the failure T. enter
the thirty list is accounted the sign of groNe
ling plcbcianSm. Money IS made as IapdN Ill i
trot inc Il able as in n land Office. ne winner ol
three heats out Of five may win his owner in one
day SD 00O and everybody believes that his par
ticultr hlly was born TO distinguish herself. some
curious surprises are recorded. ID" p'ch'S oi
\Ntcll were thought nothing of until that SWliJ
stallion trottcd i'm two minutes and twelve sec
onds Then they jumped into instant fame ana
breeders all over the country discovered that ny
had prizes in AXtcll's brothers ana sisters. nc
stallion was sold las; year for n fortune lIiS
owner was formerly a telegraph operator. Zen
Roy was sold nj Il combination auction l0r nor
than the Presidents salary for year. ihp pr
vatc sales of one firm near Lexington ElS' A'H
AVERAGED nearly 81 600 Il day. i'll spite OF Inc pre-
yailin., cpdcmic-q sort of horse " gIp lhrIr
are almost no cheap" nays bred IN hcht"cKI,
CT late combination sales nave III " iic'S'!.C
dcgcncratcd and breeders are 'iNlnI W. ".E,Li[
a nuriticd system Of their own in which nothing
hui tLc bcSt blood shall he offered ana guarantee
furnished with every animal II TINS Is uInr.
horscmcn who are not experts may Sch" unrL.
agent, ~ Lexington ana MAKE purc''N' S','i
on tho rcnrcscntatinn Of the catalogue anu lo'
tLc Grst time in history the unhcard-oi cohIl'lo"
viii I've rrcSnutcd of absolute safety IN u hoIHr-
trade IT, then. breeders can persuade carl U Vr
10 stop sacrificing endurance ~ E!"r' Wv ,-in,,
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