St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-17
EQUINE NOTES.

Nelson, the champion trOtting stallion
of the world, made his first appearance
this season on the mile track at Saginaw.
He had not previously been asked to go
a mile at top speed, although at Detroit
the previous week he had done the
distance in 2:1415. At Saginaw Nelson
showed how good he was by trotting in
2:11%, which was the fastest mile ever
trotted in the state of Michigan. Sat
urday he made a mile easily in 2:10, and
it now seems almost certain that unless
some accident Details him the Maine
stallion will not be long in reducing the
2:0S% of Maud S, which has remained
SC long unbroken by any other trOtter.
When a horse begins to learn bad
habit and is of self-willed disposition,
so that he will fight to continue in his
error, fully aware that he is opposing
your wishes, insisting OH not doing
what he could do without pain, he must
be met with punishment and over
powered, and never given up until
taught and convinced that resistance is
useless, and that instead of having his
own way that of the driver must be
complied with. Once beaten and effect
ually convinced. the trouble is over. 1t
is very essential in handling colts to
guard from the very first against their
acquiring knowledge of bad habits,
for confirmed bad habits III colts must
be dealt with IN precisely the same
manner as the case of mature animals.
There are" says writer. "twO dis
tinct classes of trOtting horses; one is
bred for speed regardless of style, the
other for style combined with a fair
share of speed. The one class is bred
for the race course. the other for the
road" 1t is not quite thus; it is that
the breeding is done with an eye TO the
production of trOtters mainly, and that
when the horses grow up they are put
to the service for which they are best
fitted. There is no such thing as breed
ing for speed regardless of style. 1t is
speed first and style afterwards, unless
man has horse with much style and
little speed-that man is certain to be
an enthusiast on the subject of style.
A man is very apt to be governed by
his strongest motive.
Some horses have good memories. and
they are especially apt to recall any
thing that is connected with disaster.
A year ago Pierre Lorillard owned
tilly called Lima, and she was one of
the best tWo-year-OldS out. Last Fourth
of July she was kicked at the post with
such force as to nearly break her leg.
The filly is now in training again and
has lots of speed, but the memory of
that kick is so vivid that when she takes
part in a race she becomes frightened
as soon as she reaches the post. She
frets and fumes until she is in perfect
lather, and nothing can get her within
hOof-range of the others.
Electioneer has already assumed a
commanding lead over all Sires of 2:90
and 2:2O trOtters. With the many addi-
tions to his roll already in 1891, the dead
hero of Palo Alto is assured of his place
at the head of the list for years to come.
Next to ElectiOneer thus far in 1891
comes Pilot Medium, the great son of
Happy Medium and old Tackey. This
phenomenal sire is winning his way
steadily, honestly and well. He has six
new ones in the list this season, and
Walter Clark can look to his great horses
future with brilliant and confident hope.
Nothing on earth will upset horses
stomach. That is not because the
horse does not feel pain, but simply be-
cause the horse has no gall bladder.
Has anybody ever seen horse sick at
sea? Has anybody ever known an
emetic to have an effect on horse? At
bull fight horse may be seen eating
with its entrailS trailing on the ground
As for the contention that horse is not
so sensitive to pain as man, it is prob
able the horse is a great deal more So.
There is no living creature, not even a
hysterlcal woman, so nervously sensi-
tive as horse.
The rumor that Snapper" Garrison
is to be reinstated by the board of con-
troll this fall is said to be "bosh" by
members of the board itself.
c. H. Williams is the only driver who
has given three trotters records better
than 2:13. They ale Axtell, three years,
2:12: Allerton, 2:12, and Mary Marshall,
2:122l.
Barker & Burns, of Cleveland, have
sold that good but seemingly Outclassed
trotter. Diamond. 2:1S4. to George w.
Leavitt, of Boston, the man who bought
Early Bird and Pussy Cat.
Corrigan's Riley is back at Norris
park after his long stay at the Saratoga
''horse haven" Monday he worked one
and and a quarter miles in PIP, and
Green Morris says he is better than
ever.
Huron. the great Western crack two
year-Old. is at Saratoga, He Is in splen-
did shape, Green Morris says. and will
get the grand ''prep" for the Futurity.