St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-13
FIELD AND PADDOCK.


cred that the pads of one were cut in
many places. The boys about the sta
bles were questioned, but no eXplana-
ton could be obtainad. A few days
later Mr.. Morris was visiting Capt.
Browns stable, and there saw saddle
cut in the same way as his own. He
exclaimed: Here, Rogers, how is this?
Pve got a saddle cut just like yours.
How do you account for it?" why"
replied Rogers, "it's that id Snap
per- He always jabs his spurs into the
saddle pads when he curls himself up
for gallery finish"
The East was the original home of
hOrsemen, and war the early training of
the horse. Though he appears first as
beast of burden, and though riding
preceded driving, there is evidence to
show that chariOts in great numbers
were used in war before cavalry became
common. The use of the horse was all
but limited to war. BullOckS were the
usual means of transportation, and
were no doubt then, as now, in the ORR
ent. steady and rapid travellers. The
higher the warrior above the common
sOldiery the more terrible his aspect
and the deadlier his aim with lance and
arrow. Hence the studs early appear
ance in battle. To debase him to the
purposes of pleasure was never dreamed
Oft. a. Dodge.
The way in which blind horses can go
about without getting into more diff
cultieS than they ordinarily do is very
remarkable, says a writer in all eX-
change. They rarely, if ever. hit their
heads against stone wall. They will
sldle off when they come near one. 1t
appears, from careful observation, that
it is neither shade nor shelter that warns
them of the danger. On an absolutely
sunless and MINDLESS day their behavior
is the same. Their olfactory nerves
doubtless become very sensitive, for
when driving them they will poke their
heads downward in search of water fifty
yards before they come to stream
crossing the road.
Inspector Byrnes, of New York. has
notified all the police captains that he
expects the laws governing the pool
selling business to be rigidly enforced.
The inspector said that as long as a pool
room conducted its business on strictly
commission blsiS there was no violation
of the law and the business could not be
interfered with. If, on the other hand,
the commission was found to be merely
a cloak for carving on the business in
the Old-fashioned way. then the law was
being violated and the guilty parties
should be arrested and punished.-T
HOrseman.
A Northern breeder of trotting horses
says: "In some sections of the coun-
try, particularly Kentucky, the public
mind is somewhat concentrated on the
breeding of fine horses, and they pro-
duce results that cannot be obtained
where fragmentary breeding is carried
nd IN, ,xr,ba 20
are interested. There the brightest
minds are centered on producing the
best results in horse breeding, Just as
here the best results in manufacturing
are sought. And it is sure principle
that the public mind affects the indi-
vidual mind"
Half century ago trotting action and
speed were matters of chance rather
than the result of breeding. TOpgallant
was taken from public coach, and
Dutchman from brick yard to win
triumphs in the trotting ring. Moth
ing was known or cared about the pedi-
gree of either. That is all changed
now, and trotting horses are bred with
the utmost care, and the record in con-
sequence is being steadily lowered.
Selection and breeding will tell in every
department of live stock.
1t is very com mon for the owners of
George Wilkes stations to abuse the
ElectiOneers, when owners of represent
atives of these two great families should
rejoice that the other had lived, am
glad there are descendants of George
Wilkes for our Electioneer horses to
serve, and that l have King Wilkes to
cross with filIies of ElectiOneer blood
l.. Brodhead).
Electioneer is fast opening the gap
that separates all other sires of trotters
from him. Three more of his get en-
tered the $3.50 list few days ago. This
gives him seven new ones, running his
list TO seventy $50 trotters, taking no
account of the PAGER, Peruvian Bitters.
There are 931 trotters that have beaten
300 up to the close of 1890, and 81 of
this number have trotted in ZIG or bet
ter. Seven horses have trOtted below
2:12. they being Maud S, Jay-Eye-See,
Sunol, st. Julian, Guy, Nelson and
Stamboul.
In all seriousness writer says: mo
body denies that American Star was a
very fast trotter. Hambletonian had no
speed, and therefore couldn't transmit
any. In other words, he traded from
first to last In stolen capital"
The gray pacing gelding John Car
a record of 2:294 at the recent Car
thage, No., meeting, worked on a hay
binder last year, and took a record of
2:32 in the fall.
This appears to be the most active
season in the history of the trotting
horse, and this great interest does not
seem to be affected by even the hard
times, standing solitary and alone in
this respect.
Prince NJ, by Lucas Brodhead 1881.
dam by COldwater Chief, is the first to
trot in 2:20 this season. He obtained
mark last season of 1926, which he re-
duced to 2.l9$I at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
June 10.
American trotters continue to do well
across the water. At one meeting in
Hamburg, Germany, recently thirteen
American horses, with records better
than $50, participated.
The HOrseman recalls "the names of
twenty-five trotting horses that within
the past thirty years have been sold for
the enormous total of SS9S, 000."
The first two-year-old to enter the list
this year is Annorean. by Cyclone. she
having trotted to a record of 2:3O at
Springfield, H., on June %.
The first daughter of Red Wilkes to
produce a $3.50 trotter was Winnie
Wilkes; she is the dam of Mambrino
Maid, 2:17$4.
Flora Temple, 2:1916, was the first
mare to enter the 800 list, aud Dexter,
2:174, the first horse.
A statistican finds that out of 4.614
trotters in the 2:3O list GO were bred in
Kentucky.
1t is said of Woodford Mambrino that
"he improved a little every year of his
life"
The Arabs say that "rest and fat are
the greatest enemies of the horse"