New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-05
THE AMERICAN TROTTER.
SECRETARY TRACY'S FAITH IN 1T.
HE THINKS 1T WILL EVENTUALLY EQUAL AZ

HE THINKS 1T WILL EVENTUALLY EeoAH 40
NOT EXCEED THE RUNNER IN SPEED.
WASHINGTON Dec a. should not be surprised IL
In the course OF time. and not very lar IN Tue i
the trotter will equal II not excel III spc'u "'
runner" s.
The anthor OF this sensational prophecy was oooie
tary Tracy OF the Navy Department. one VI INC
closest and most asute students Of the breeding p'oo
lem In America. ,.s,o.o,
"Two wears ago. he continued. "when prcu''en
that within two years mile would De tV''eu III $500
or better. and that In ten years morse wouiu -,
that would do the mile in two minutes TIE P'op'
was received with Amusement by some ana WIN
deusIOn nv Others. Nevertheless .Oo "ao o''
within one year from the time maze 'ne ioi ,'
prediction and shall not BE- at all startled 10 her
at INV time after July !, 1893, that the two-"'u'
troter has arrived ,.
"u may not be generally known, but 1t IS ia.,'
that rs long as ten years ago, In cohuo'e''' ~
Mr. Wallace, OF The Trotting Register 1 p'e','''N
that the limit OF the trotting horse mad not oeei
och.d nor was II likely to be reached !or many
v.ors to come On the other hand, Mr.. Wallace "'a"
,ained that 10 about the limit OF MS po"
The reason for the faith that was In HE 'hrh - "'
horses mt the trOt, even at that une, hhu i" 'o'
nortlons OF tneir heats trials SHOWN t"""'.""'
ruIt | took 1t for granted that the breeding Oh gu,
Hh, ,orr.ss horses would gradually improve, ana
mat II WIS only a question Of time when hor'e
,,ou,d he bred that could carry for iul WIe 'he
,ote OF speed shown In all eighth or qd"r'e', 10
the case might be. Of two-mlhn's chp' N'u : .
II necessary could name "A score OF mo'e vi ,
mat hive shown speed In quarters ana haNeS
TINT II maintained for a mile "ohid nave s'Ne" INV
,wo minute problem beyond gnrsuoh'
How much has the Improvement In driving. shoe
tho harness tracks and sulkes had 10 90 WIN Tue III
crens.d rate Of speed within the last teh Sea's
"Tbry have contributed something Out !" my
opinion not Ms much AZ some pe''' -
Horse. rs have heretofore stated years he'' ""',
nj , accessories were crude showed marvellous speed
,,r short distances Now, with this fact III hi"u IL
mu.t logically follow that the horse himself Is the NH"
factor IN the lowering OF records. lie Is nearing per
ton Mind do not say he has reached IL ty 4u,r
, nunber Of degrees but the llshtharness morse Is
gradually approaching the goal aud whatever mas o,
achieved in 1899, the most SENSATIONAL perlou !" '"e
history Of the trotting horse Is due more 70 .'e ~"
nrovcmen, Of the animal than 10 any hing else 'hht On"
he named With all due respect. cannot accept 'h'
argument OF Mr. Robert Bonner that the low reeora'
achieved This year largely due TO the XII" Track or
the blcvcle sulky To do 49, would be to beltue. III
n great measure the American trotng horse II wOnii
b. to argue that the horse OF YESTERDAY VI VI ''
wear was rs good n the horse OF 10 DAY IL "oi" oe
giving too much credit to mans mechanical genius a"u
not enough 10 his skill in blending the most potent
strains OF blood : more than this. II would mean
that after all our Of knowledge Of the science
improving. ,,,
There is another matter that Is pertinent 10 th's
discussion IT seems TO me, namely, the question VI
high stud fees. They altogether TOO high III NV
opinion and must De- lowered. II they are not 'aere
is going DROP sooner or later IN the pFeru'"s
busInes. Just think Of II. take up my paper iro'h
dav TO day. and In looking over the sales OF '"e
troriIng horses and young things, see numerous
instances where the foal has sold for several doars
s.s than was paid for the servic" OF the horse IN
some cases for hundreds Of dollars less. IL does not
require an ssiute mind 10 where such state oil
thipgs II continued Will lead the breeders Of ia"
country. No Stud fees must come down %
preuosfrroIs are the fees charged by some o~nhs oil
stations that have sometimes doubted whether tile,
received what 1t has been stated That they GOV.
Again more colts AUS be- gcldcd. We have got too
many Indifferent stations without Increasing the
number We lave got too many poor stations ami
not enough hrst.clas' g"ldlnss.
also desire AZ His time, and In view VI what has
accomplished Oh The unttin1 tnif, 10 rritr'a,e
what | said 10 yOu year ago, which was mat II
you wish 20 rnl,r irolters you must breeI ,r0 10
Of the fastest trOticrS Of l-92 to demonstrate this
Nil the fashionable families Of today be the
fashiOuable families Of the future In trotlnG'hoih"
=" YES: to a large degree II is hard to ascertain
where get potent crosses outside oi we NAM
brino NutwOOd, Wilkes. Clay, Pilot lr and Morgan
sfans nothing 10 gain In dipping hrth.> into
lhoroughbred blood "" have already eA,rac,td ron
is as game II not gamer. than The thoroughbifi
No thoroughbred could stand tie scoring ana splll
heats Of the OF to-day. The American irotI"r
Is n marvel ~ endurance
When you retire IN March next, will You return
No. | am not rich enough 10 breed lorSes again
Horses sell at too high figure TO meet The size OF
my purse. | shall return Ia my profession of the
law and II that Shall fall well, then | guess |
write for The horse papers and make li'hS III
that line"