St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26

lakes filled with pure water as clear as
crystal. in addition to the in
Vulnerable springs, creeks. rivu-
lets and running waters, forms a
supply unsurpassed in cnristendom:
and yet the greatest remains untold. 1t
IS the prevalence OF pure and bracing
air. A horse lives to as great an extent
upon what he breatheS as upon What he
eats and drinks. The number Of DAYS
are legion when the air seems absolutely
pure; its pellucidity becomes almost
radiance, and miasma is a thing I'M
heard of. How different in a low or
damp climate. Epidemic sporadic and
contagious diseases are almost I'M
known. The only exceptions are when
horses are brought here from below and
are already affected.
George w. Sherwood informed the
writer that during his long breeding ex-
pe1ience the only cases Of contagion
that have gotten into his barns are those
that were introduced there from am
mails brought from farther south. But
perhaps the best test of the effect of
our climate upon horses is to be OBJ
tanned by observing this effect upon
race horses and those in training. Here
slight circumstances and slight influ-
enceS are observable because OF the del
lcacy and mlnuteneSS of the test. No
one is liable to be mistaken us to
whether performance is a good one or
bad one. In this connection think
1t safe to say that any horse that has
been speeded in this climate-all other
conditions being equal-could either
trOt faster here or immediately after
leaving here than at any other period of
his existence. Hopeful. 2:14I, made
his record at Minneapolis, and went to
Chicago and reduced the wagon record.
He never eQualed the performance aft
erward. Fannie WitherspOon. after
long SOjOurn in this state, went to Chi
cagO and reduced the worlds record at
two miles. Johnston, in the same sta
bie,ulIder exactly similar circumstances,
reduced the worlds record at the pac-
ing gait. Lucy would have beaten
Goldsmith Maid in Minneapolis if per-
United to have done so in 2:17. AXtelI
first trOtted in 2:15 in this state. and the
list of lesser lights could be extended
ad infnitum.
The First Great Cause
that contributes to this effect is The
pure and bracing air they breathe; and
the second, and by no means an incOn-
siderable one, is the uniformly cool
nights in which good sleep and good
rest can be had. | venture that there
has not been three nights in the last
two summers during which a man could
not sleep and rest comfortably. and in
that respect those conditions that are
suited TO a man are suited to a horse
A good sleep and rest removes that
feeling of langu0r and weakness that
follows after an OppreSSiYely hot and
Sultry night spent in an unsuccessful
attempt to sleep. The conditions that
have been adverted to are UNSURPASSED
for growing the trOtting horse. There
IS one condition, however, re-
naming, the tendency of which is to
prevent early maturity and there fore
precociOuS trotting, and | am glad of
that condition because early maturity
means early decay.and there are no eX-
ceptiOnS. And it further means that
from One-half to fOur-fifthS of useful
ness is destroyed. | refer to the winters
which are comparatively longer and
colder III this latitude than farther
south. No animal endUreS the winter
better than horse il comfortably
housed and sufficiently fed. SO far as
my observation goes the horses raised
in this State are harder. healthier
nearer sound and more free from func-
t!Onal and inherent faults than those of
any other locality. The winters rather
contribute to the excellence of the indi-
vidual than otherwise. He does not
grow so rapidly. it is true, but like the
mighty oak, lie grows the better for
growing slowly. 4 case of heaveS is
rare here. Nearly all of the few cases
found are the result of feeding musty
tame hay. Now, very little care and
attention would avoid these. There
grows bounti1ully on the natural mead
OwS scattered over the state an excel
lent quality of wild grass, which, when
made into hay, is but little, il any, infe-
rICr to timothy, and many prefer it. 1t
consists OF blue point and red top. In adj
ditiOu 10 this, the natural prairie hay is
abundant and of an excellent quality.
No latent heaveS are hidden away in
either of these. So. to sum the whole
matter up. the conditions are favorable
TO raising the best of horses, and the
only disadvantages is in the extra time
it requires to mature them. and with
the exception of acquiring quick returns
for money invested it IS All advantage
because the horses must certainly be
better individuals finally. The fact
that We are required to feed longer on
account of the length of the winters is
more of an imaginary drawback than 4
real one. The area of land required to
produce feed enough to summer horse
If allowed TO Craze, is greater than the
area required to produce the feed to
winter him. This is true everywhere.
Now as to the other proposition of con-
Quoting the business. Horses to bring
the best prices must have a good repu-
tatiOn and be popular.
Reputation belongs rather to families
than individuals.
Good Prices
are always Obtainabe for good repre-
SentatiyeS of popular families. 1t takes
q long time and the expenditure of con-
siderable money to build up family
and introduce it to the public. Then
possible failure is constantly staring
YOU in the face, and if it comes. is dSaS-
trouS indeed. The correct start, then.i
made by getting the best. even if the
numbers are leSSened. Williams made
a reputation for Mambrino bay mares
by producing AXtell, AllertOn and Barn
hart from them. But that is an unsafe
guide to 90 by. He took mare
of no known special merit which
had never produced any thing with
merit and bred her to a stallion
that had never given any evidence of
speed OF evidence of a capacity to sire
merit, and, by coupling them. he pro-
duced AXtell, the renowned. AllertOn
was produced under almost exactly SIM
liar conditions. Neither event implies
the exercise of aStuteness. Sagacity,
Judgment or wisdom. 1t was luck sim
pie aud uRallOyed. TO those who cuntem-
plate engaging i'll the business of grow
ing trotters it can safely be said, get
some good stock for a neucleus. The
HambletOnians outrank all others i'm
measurabiy. Out of thirty sireS that
have sired twenty or more 2:30
performers, twenty-fOur are Ham
bletonians, consisting of the
old horse and twenty-three of
his descendants in the male line. Two
of the remainder are descended from
him in the female line, and Daniel LAM
bert, one of the four remaining, is ont
of an Abdallah mare, leaving only
three of outside breeding.
A forest may be concealed in the shell
of an acorn. Who can tell what was
concealed IN possibilities to the trOtting