The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
ADDRESS ON "THE HORSE
Delivered at a Meeting Of Farmers w
Captain Oris L BroEna
CROP OF COLTS TO BIZ SOLD VERY SHORT
Ma. muoh Difference Between She Cost Of
Producing . Horse and . Cow-Anviss-
ton to Cspo Charles.

At recent large mcellhH Va
tain Orris A. Browne. Of Cape Charles. va,
who il the manager Of the largest cultivated
farm In the State. made the following inter-
esting address on the horse. Captain Browne
said:
This ia a broad question and can only Do
| considered In a general way. advantages
Of the business ars published daily, and the
large prices obtained for good anlnaisi 10 .
fact well known TO all readers OF the papers.
Certain sections Of the country nA'ei nov"
ever. made great reputation for the notsss
produced by them, and the idea has gone
abroad tina, they are superior to All others "a
nroducipg valuable horses. The minds
Of the people have been directed tna'
way so long that It Is now accept
ed by many as . incs, A. nro-
duce fine horses. while others do not, out IL
IL because the people in the one have gone
into the business. studied tho subject. pro-
duced what was wanted and sold 1t at great
profit. while in the other. equally as fsvor-
able. the people have not gone into the ousl-
n... and of course. as the interest IL neg.
lected by them, it is thought. by the World
that the horse cannot DO produced there OF
superior qualities. No State has been moro
famous for fine horses than Virginia IN the
past and for the extent OF the business now
carried on, none surpass her, ana no" can
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sunshine and rain as the Almighty has given
to any.
Colonel William r. Johnson made more
| re~putation.with Virginia bred race horses the
highest type Of tho horse than any man ms.
ever lived in America. And the Doswclls
were second to none in their day. or course
the war changed tho standing of Virginia as q
producing State. The breeding stock. with
rare exceptions, WAS captured ana run Oh
during the war. but with the limited ,oppor-
tunities the business is taking high rank
again. Eurus' St: S' niob,o h0 nan
| wood, Colo. Elkton, Eoloist and Young
Grace. n mare of great promise, but unfortu-
nate. were all bred and raised III this county,
and the success OF them 10 an INVITATION 10
other counties TO follow. Chaos, the winner
of the Futuritv stakes in 1883. worth s63,OOO;
! Torso, the winner Of the Double Event in ,.os;
and the Lorillard stake IN 20 tnat announcer
TO $50. 1000; Banquet with tho fsstest RECORD
for one mile and 4 quarter; Bolero, SOLO
under the hammer at two years ol9
for e35. 900, wsre al trained. developed
and prepared on the Eastern Shors OF Fir,
ginin. Does any country surpsss the record
| when IL 1. considered that not one stable IN
fifty are in Virginia? There 10 no reason.
then. why the best cannot be grown again.
! The advantages Of the climate IN Nrglnlsls
being appreciated. Race-horses are brought
here from New York and fennsylvsnia TO be
] traiUe0. Win Iu0 EIduiAtSk AtoN-h,s 49,
doubt the business will grow and Virginia
will have her own again. The natural al
yantages of this State cannot be denied
the MUD climate. adjacent TO- the over
flowing population OF the North. Will ht an
early date be known, appreciated and accept
ed. Shall we, however allow all the devel-
opment 70 come from beyond our borders, o.,
shall our own people step early into tho field
OF horse breeding and reap their share OF
horse profits? 1T is the early bird that gets
the worm" and ! see no reason why tho VIZ
ginia bird should not DO there first; 1t Is on
the ground already and IN position. VIZ
should therefore be up and doing. If capitsl
is lacking. combine ten. twenty or one hun
dred farmers and buy the beat stock.
The crop Of race colts to be sold this yearts
very short. and prices must run high. Inc
field is inviting. Second on tho llst OF equine
values is the trotting horrs. and Virginia has
had success in his direction also WITH winner,
oyor all tie best rottinglocklities ofths United
States. So with the saddle and heavy draught
| horses Virginia has heen successful, 1heTo is
no class of horses that cannot De grown 10
perfection in this State. The question then
/ comes 10. How shall the farmers reach the
success looked forl would suggest that
tLev decide on what they wish to bresd-l
ref,r to the types-snd then pnrsue 1t, only
using the sire OF high breeding. The running
race horse is the most profitable. but then u
reouires considerable capital 20 start in the
UnA < > III Az 10 4AtH'Fo
second-clAss animals. The fact l., 1t is tue
beat only that pays in everything; the. cost
NAV deter some people, but | have always
found that where there is IA Will there Is q
way. and il is not 10 be stopped by the pessi-
mist and those fellows who can tell how not
20 dOit.
First-class sires ara known all over tho
country by all the hoTsemen. and the produce
OF them always brings good money. In al.
vising the farmers to combine and grow good
race stock it d les not follow that they must
necessarily 90 into racing. This they should
not do. and if | thought it would tend TO
TINT end | would say let the business alone.
Raise the stock and sell II young turn II
into money quick. All not OPP
posed 10 racing. but the business of
growing the stock and that OF ra-
cling are entirely separate and distinct, and
has never been successful when com
bined with farming for pront. To raise stock
of anv kind the sire should be of the purest
and best breeding. and be individually supe-
rior animal, and be ahls TO do that for which
he is bred. IL a trotting horse is to be bred.
get for a sire an animal OF tho best breeding,
excellent in all that goes 20 make a fine horse,
and he must toe able To trot last hrst. breed
INC. second, individual excellence; third.
speod-and these three points the sire should
po.sess. IL costs quite a SUN 10 buy such q
horse. but he is worth the money nine times
out OF ten.
There j. one class Of horses that / have been
very much taken with, and that is the Hack
ney horse. They have been imported from
England, and the breed has been established
long enough in that country TO breed with
uniformity. Thoy. | would say. are the best
general purposes horse ! know OF, and they
lave contributed no little 10 tho trotter.
Imported Beldounder, & registered Hackney,
cot tho dam Of Rysdyk's Hambletonian Tho
breeding Of horses should DO encouraged il
Virgins, and farmers should pay more attsn-
ton to il.
never figured the cost Of producing the
horse or cow. but ! do not believe that there
is a great difference 10 the cost Of "a pound OF
one and q pound Of the other. and one often
brings "a hundred times as much as the other.
| do not see any reason. then. why the farmer
should not consider tho subject in a measure
preferable 70 the breeding Of cattle.
Mr.. Browne then cordially extended TO the
horsemen OF the State an invitation 20 visit
this section Of tie state. where he would take
pleasure IN furnishing the men with q good,
level and graded race track.