St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
EQUINE ETCHINGS.
Gathered Notes and Opinions
From Many Sources. or

nave ABOUT IOO performers among them.
Endurance to the end is much more
valuable than speed by bursts. 1t is the
patient. steady plodderS who gain the
goal. No matter how much our colt
may occasionally show in the matter or
speed. we will find all that counts is
what he carries 20 the wire at the end.
Sensible hostlers are awakening to
the advantages of frequent watering.
Horses are watered every hour, and
sometimes oftener while they are at
work. 1t is plenty Of water that sup
plies evaporation or perSplratlOn, and
keeps down the temperature.
The Village Farm stable will open
this years campaign at Philadelphia,
May II.
Entries for the Hartford. Conn.,.
Charter Oak Stake, $4,000 for 2:20
horses, will close May 2.
A FLY in training at the independence
track reioices in the euphonious name
of Female Pirate.
Use your horse kindly, but do not pet
hint makes him too familiar. Pet
horses are often like pet people-N. G.
The two old campaignerS. DR. Nave
and Heron. have joined the stable of
Lee Pemberton &C the Lexington track.
Speed shines with a much brighter
luSLer when it is set in SteadineSS. A
fast and level-headed horse is jewel
we'll worth kingdom.
1t is estimated that about 80, 900 horses
were ouSted from street car service last
year by electricity alone. Cable roads
yet to be heard from.
Sally Benton, four-year-Old, record
2:l74, by General Benton, has foaIed
brown filly, by Advertiser (3), 2:16, by
ar Dol m
A book containing the best bred ones
that are not standard, and the poorest
bred ones that are standard, would make
Interesting reading. 81.
The owners OF the stallion Pat Down.
ing, 2:13, by Abe Downing, want to trot
that horse in sweepstakes event with
Delmarch, Mckinney and Charleston.
Allerton, 2:094, has to his credit
fOrtY-tV6 heats in 80 or better, the
largest number won by fye-yeaf-Old.
Dr. Sparks, 2:17M, by Cyclone, how
ever, who is year younger, has won.
forty-siX. ~ IN
George Scoggan makes this PROPOSE
ton: Il have such Il good opinion of
my twO-year-OldS that | will guarantee
to match eight of the get of Buchanan
against eight OF the get of any other
stallion in America, and for $500 or
$1,000 EACH"
Flora Temple. 2:19I. queen of the
turf from 1859 to 1867, until dethroned
by Dexter over the Buffalo track, pulled
sulky that weighed ninety pounds in
all her races. She never wore quarter
boot, as there was none Oh the market
then.
The trotting horse drivers have de-
cided not 10 hold their convention until
the Sth day of next October. Oh account
of this being such busy season. and
the utter impossibility of getting to-
gether large crowd of drivers next
month.
Feed your horse as near the ground as
possible; when eating low down more
saliva becomes mixed with the food,
aiding digestion. This is the reason
why some men always feed out hay on
the f1Oor-the natural place for horse
to pick it up.
The veteran trainer, Charles S. Green,
will campaign Sprague GOlddust, 2:l6@.
by Governor Sprague, and Lucille's
Baby, 2:2011, by, Princeps. this year.
Both are from the old mare Lucille
Golddust, 2:l6H, by Golddust. which
was also driven by Green.
Walter Maben, the young man that
| gave StambOul his first lesson, will 20
| through the Montana circuit with Lucy
Il, 2:19A, by Sultan; Redondo, 2:2S15,
| by STEAMBOAT: Matte Z, 2:27sl, by Jack
son Temple; Walter K, 2:37, and few
| green ones.
Fifty-five cavalry horses being needed
at Fort Meade, S. d., recently, the con-
tractor engaging to meet the demand
found no slight troabIe in doing so, a
total of 467 being presented for examina-
ton before the requisite number were
secured.
Belle Fourche, s. D., bids fair to be
the only town in the Black Hills which
will hang up good purses for the baby
trotters to go after. The trotting asso-
citation there wants all the youngsters
In the Hills to take part. and it will
hang up enough money to make it profit
able for the winners.
Keep your hopeful future performers
strong in body, chief of all, because the
ability to go fast Oftentimes depends
upon the strength. Who knows but the
days required in acquiring bodily vigort
may De the a i G with which bye and
bye the joys of the speed arena may be
showered upon you? G5rl
With the exception of Independence,
To-, Manchester, n. H., led all other
racing points in the Union in 1S9fIn
the number of regular meetings con-
Quoted. The season of 1892 will be live
lier even than that of 1891 over the Man.
chester track. There is a hustler at the
helm, with plenty of financial backing.
No keener, purer joy can be expert
enced in the breeding business than
that which is felt by owners and train
ers who see the noble qualities that
adorn their steed visibIy and creditably
reflected in his conduct lin company
and i'll speed contests when merit alone
wins; it is then that the seed of labor
puts forth the flower of reward. 30
The only way to lead is to go ahead |
and make new departures, when sue
cess seems practicable. The Mexico
(MO) Fair association is a leader in
opening a stake for $500 for the best
saddle horse, mare or geldIng. and a
stake for $500 for the best harness
horse, mare or gelding, the stake divided |
in four moneys, and entries transfer |
rable up to Aug. /.
An exchange says: "Mark Kennis- |
ton, of Phillips, Me-, has a bull moose |
which he raised from a calf, which IS so |
tame that he turns it out every warm |
day to browse in the neighboring fields. |
He catches the big bull as easily as he |
would a pet lamb, and is breaking him |
to harness. He hitched the moose to a |
wagon last summer. and was carried |
ten miles at railroad speed before he |
could stop the animal.
About the strongest plunge that has |
so far been made in the future books on
the Suburban handicap was made dur
ing the past week on the horse Tedton.
1t was with Kentucky money. and the
racing firm Of Murphy 81 Holloway,