The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-04-29
TROTWOOD'S TALK.
Interesting to Farmers, Breeders and
Dairymen.
-,,acts. Figures and Information of
General Interest to the Country
Gentlemen.


1t is to be hoped that the war now
being made against laying up heats
will have a good effect towards stop
ping this practice. 1t was all right |
ill the gamblers got hold OF 1t, but
like many other things that were falr |
ut first, this, too, has been used by I'M
crupulOus men-betters as well as
.,lrivers-to the detriment of fair play |
md fair sport.
The logical results of the shutting |
off of this practice will be to reduce !
he race to an honest race, or to only |
three heats. If an honest race, the |
heats may, and necessarily Will often
lie won first by one horse and then by |
mother; especially where they are
very evenly matched. II not so evenly
matched the winner has only to win |
IN three straight heats and end it. !
And this business-like way of racing
md ending the race without so much |
Ioolishness, is one of the greatest needs
of trOtting and pacing races. Inc |
endless scoring, the everlasting laying
mp to help this horse get record and
hat horse get record, the driving OF
prolonged heats into the night, or I'm
ishing them next morning, all TO the |
disgust of the spectators and the hurt
of light-harness horses Will be at an
end. BY all means let it be done.
The many friends of the redOutable
Hal Pointer view with much alarm |
The continued reports that keep COM
ing from Buffalo, in effect that the
great gelding is actually enjoying the |
best of health, and has no lamencss
caused from cOrns on his feet. WIN |
alarm we say, because the big fellow |
has had so many cOrns and has bobDed
I,,fn
the props from under some "crack-a-
iackn who was so foolish as to tackle |
him in the grand circuit that Hal
Pointer and corns, Hal Pointer and |
sore feet, Hal Pointer and lameness, |
are synonymous and have been to-
gether so often and seem to yoke to-
gether so well on the home stretch,
that we fear if he ever does get rid OF
his cOrns he might quit going alto |
gether "What do you think OF HIM
now?p said n gentleman to Col. John
Thompson, of Nashville, at Cleveland !
in 1890, as Pointer with GeerS was
bObbing painfully along on the back
stretch, warming up for the great
race. go, he's all right" said lhomp-
son, "just about lame enough to go !
last"
There are some points about horses
that do not receive rs much attention
from us as they should. One Of these
is rs to the age at which Il horse IS OF
the most value. In buying, we always
look for n young horse, and sometimes
pay pretty dear for extreme youth.
The fact is that there is more good
service in horse after it has passed
its 10Th year than before that, provided
it has had proper care and has not
been broken down by OVerWOrk or be-
come unsound. In buying very
young horse there is always the dan
ger of hurting it by too heavy work
before it is fully matured, and conse-
,mently you do not get full service
from it until it is about six years OLD.
Another point in determining the
value of n horse is to consider lis
walking gait. Some day we shall be-
1in to train fast walkers as well as {
last trOtters. No matter where the
horse is to be used-On the road, the
farm or in city wOrk-abOut the most
valuable single quality it can have IS
20 be fast walker. 1t can then ac-
cOmplish the maximum amount OF
work, day after day, with the mini
mum fatigue. Look at this point
when you are buying.
A fiIly came to TrotwOOd's home
last Tuesday night by Red Pilot, 2:29,
dam Alana by Don Juan, second dam
by Pointers Slasher, third dam by
Thompson's Traveller, fourth dam by
McMeen's Traveller, fifth dam by Tom
Brooks By Wednesday morning it
was up and ready to pace or go all the
other gaits. Our pardOnable pride in
getting one FLY this year while breed
ing by the Hon. VIM. III. Kerr's theory
for fillies is our excuse for this no
lice. Verify she IS tilly-Oasis
nf
shadow of n palm tree among cactus
plants, the perfume of the violet in II
keg of turpentine, the melody of Mo
Fart on u pipe organ to the whang OF
an OTangoutang on II busted accor-
dion.
The easeist way to kill public sale
Of live stock is with "by-bidding.
As soon as that becomes general the
sale becomes humbug and a fraud;
for the practice itself il quite as bad
a,s any other mode of lying and cheat
Jug, and deserves to be ranked with
quilting" and "Tinging," and all the
other pandora-bOXes of vices pertain
ing to the race track, which honest,
fair and manly hOrsemen are en-
'leavoring to put down. Messrs. Me
Cav IL Co., at their recent sale in this
county, took such measures as to pro-
established a reputation for honesty
and fair dealing which will make
their future sales more successful
than ever.
The Hermitage Stud reports the
following foals: Lady Strong by
MambrinO Patchen, dam Luna by
Highlander, bay filly by Candidate,
2:26L, Dora ThOrne by McCurdy's
Hambletonian, chestnut tilly by
WedgewOOd. Mamie Thorn by Mann
brine Patchen, a chestnut colt by Sim
mons The last fOal is the property
of w. II. Wilson, of Cynthiana. Nam
ME ThOrne will be bred to Bow Bells.
Polk & Brown, Ashwood Farm,
have bay colt out of simmons Girl
by Simmons, dam by Westwood, son
III Blackwood, Jr. The colt is by
Gen. Wellington, full brother 10
Suuol. They also have a black filly
hy Egbert, out of PilottS by Gen.
Wilkes, 2:2l24; second dam by Hia-
watha.
Mora B. Fariss bought of B. s.
Thomas the fine 4-year-Old sorrel
mare Jennie Bull, by Bob Ridley p,
trial 2:24 sire of Beiva Lockwood
2:l7il, first dam by Pickins' High
Jack D., 2:30, sire of two i'm the list,
second dam Dy olue buIl 80, sire Vi
II in 80 or better price $500.
The wind has sifted northward to-
.lay and the rain has ceased mt this
writing; which reminds us that
Heaven is just, land the government
at Washington still lives"
Nero, the fast pacing yearling, prop
erty of Mr. Charles Lee, has been
turned over to John Walker to be
trained. Nero is by Duplex, dam by
John billiard Jr.
A good many colts are coming this
year, living few days and then dy-
ing, the trouble often taking the form ,
of paralysis, enlargement Of the UNI
bilical cord, etc.
Old dictator" had the collie last 4
week, and came very near reducing |