St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-15
TURF NOTES.

bought the Qam OF AXtell 1Or so. Inc
dam of Ralph Wilkes, 2:19 at two
year-Old, and sold for $50, 1000, was once
sold for SllO. NutwOod, 2:18s4, was
sold at auction at a two-year-old for
$l75, and afterwards brought S2S,000 at
auction. The dam of Jack, 2:1214. was
sold after she had fOaled that speedy
trotter for $40. Clara, the dam of DeX-
ter, was once sold for $13. She was
only 141S hands high. Hambletonian 10.
when four months old, was sold with
his, mother for 1925, and he afterwards
earned S62, 900 in one year.
One of the lessons of the great sales
is that only standard stock brings big
prices. NOn-standard animals are mot
in it." 1t is useless to produce what
others will not buy. Itis nonsense to
expect progeny to accomplish what
their parents cannot perform in a
greater or less degree. The standard is
nOta pledge for imperfections. The
one, who breeds standard animals is
more apt to breed perfect animals than
the one that adopts the hap-haZard
Plan.-C. E. Wright. yie
The fine colt g. w. johnson. brother
to Huron, who pulled up lame in his
work at Memphis recently, is now TAX
ing fstrong exercise again. and his owner
Melbourne Stud stakesy at the coming
meeting of the New Kentucky associa-
ton. The colt is said to be wonder,
having worked over the slow track at
Memphis a half-mile in 5015 seconds,
with 120 pounds up.
The animal that is not sound should
never be bred, whether standard or not.
The chance of obtaining performer is
small enough, even among standard
animals. and the chance with nom
standard horses is decidedly diminished.
The standard is. simply set of rules
governing the registration of animals
and based upon pedigree and perform
aEce.
Senator Stanford. the most successful
and extensive breeder in the world of
the light harness horse, in recent i'll
terview. is reported as having said: 81
have so planned that long after shall
have crumbed into dust and am become
perhaps faint reminisceDce among
men, the breeding establishment found
ed by me at Palo Alto shall endure"
Attention to details is the great thing
human endeavor. The man who gets in
the sulky when the horse is ready TO
work, and leaves all the rest to the rub
bers to do, if they will and as they will,
may have an easy ana pleasant time in
this life, but he won't break many rec
ords.-Charles Marvin.
In the average time of the fastest five
or ten trotters for the last seventy years
there is steady and marked degree of
speed Improvement. Here are the fig
ures from 1921 to 1891: 1921 to 1881,
2:42; 1881 to 1S41, 2:35I; 1S41 to 1851,
2:2S1S; 1851 to 1861, 2:25; 1861 to 1871.
2:1S%; 1871 to 1881, 2:14; 1881 to 1891,
2:09 As.
Trainer Hyland says a horses true
color will be found at his muZZle. The
body coat of a yOungster is liable to
change, but OIL the muzzle the color is
generally true and not likely to vary.
The man who advertises his stallion
will be found equally enterprlsing and
energetic in getting their produce be-
fore the public, and he is the man for
the small breeder to patronize.
The largest winning horse in the his
tory of the American turf, Hanover, cost
only $3.50 as yearling. He took into
camp 1921, 732 in stakes and purses.
.'Pittsburg PhiP' intends to have
stable of ten good horses this season,
and will be apt to make the boOkmakerS
suffer when his racers are right.
fdIO AllO, G.UO%4, never lOoheu DttlOI
in his life than at the present time, and
he will be heard from this season, unless
some accident happens him.
J.R Shedd, 2:1914, trotted twenty
three winning heats better than 2:30,
which is more than any other entire son
of Red Wilkes ever trotted.
It is pretty certain that after the Lex
ington meeting Riley will be shipped
East to try conclusions in the Brooklyn
handicap.
Several offers have recently been
made for the well known sire Alcantara,
but his owners announce that he is not
iforlsale.
More than 10000 performers took part
lin races and contests against time last
year. Over 1900 race meetings were
given.
Jay-Eye-See won more heats inside of
2 80 than any other trotter in the 2:10
list. having fittyeight to his credit.
ut is. time record, but he didn't
camp at Independence to get it, is the
latest in regard to tin cup records.
In number of states they are after
the ''rlngers" hot and fast.