New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
WORK OF THE TROTTERS
THE LIGHT HARNESS STEPPERS AT TIE
NATIONAL HORSE SHOW.
.rrnrRs WANT \ SCALE OF POINTS TO GUIDE
,rur jUrGE--A. II. MOORE's FIRST tx
u,BIT HERE AND HIS INTENSIVE
BREEDING VENTURES.

| ,.,,o,ly few Of the many thousands who throngcd
.-o,oenadcs and stable aisleS at Madison square
w .on during the eighth exhibition Of the National
U'.s . show know that the only distinctly American
~" ~ that everpopular animal quite held Its own
" all the imported rivals. Me hackney, of
49, Is in high favor with people in society, and
w., his peculiar fitness for displaying his PAGES In
,,,r,scrhed place IKE show ring. is at present
1s breed to which the majority Of metropolitan sight
- nav homage The native strain. known COM
oly as The trotter. though pore properly the light
ress horse TO admit both gaits. has not only been
NO 70 withstand the invasion of the swiftfooed
1,,uc bred but refuses to resign all claims TO Use
lines on the road. which the housekeeping, dress
,ade hackney has tried TO monopolize hercabouts.
line nncty-hVe regular classes this years National
ee show seventeen for trotters and roadSters.
we'd in trotting lines, while the allotment of prize
,oney to them a trife over $500. nearly
$500 more than distributed for the hackneys
,smselyc,. For the first time since the show
scan two first premiums Of ~ 900 each were
,serd and both Of these We're for trotters
In response 10 this libeialty towards light harness
,orses Just seventy-one different animals We're en-
tered or only about one-tenh OF all the equine arS-
,ocrats that quarered in the big building Nor
could the display of trOtters be deemed at all repre-
ssntatiye one of what this country has done In the
last halfcentury or so that any special attention has
teen given TO the breeding and development of that
ait None Of the present kings and queens of the
rack or their recently deposed predecessors were
there the only one with rcod that could be called
fast in this day, when the twominute performer is so
near at hand, being that great race mare Nightingale
from Village Farm. Buffalo. She has heat to he'
credit in o:1O II In the stake at Nashville. where
Martha Wilkes met defeat for the first ime this year
and has also the distinction of holding the Champion
shin for two miles against time, by her other feat
at Cumberland Park, when she traversed 1t twice IN
:33 IA As Nancy Hanks, Martha Wilkes ana the
rest OF Doble's string III at NASHVILLE "ohS
with KIemln, Aron and other fiers mat are lahlhs
full advantage OF the open season in ihe SOUTH there
WAS not much material available in The line OF record
breakers during the week Of dress parade in this city
There are however, in this neiehlorhOod many high
class stations that conform to what IS called the
troting standard and at this season their suu uu9
arc al an end that they could he secured ior inc
November show If the inducemcnt to their owners
Was sufficient From a money point the National
Horse show Association has done all that can be
asked in reason but it has not Yet placed the awards
nnder conditions TO attract the breeder. This IS
equally true Of other classes, but applies more par
ucularly TO the trotters and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR eN-
ample in what Is known the herd prize Tor tr't
tors the conditions We're, "s'alon 10 be shown WIN
four OF his get. the Oldest Of the get not 10 eAcee0
tour wears old; to be shown In hand or by the side
Of saddle horse The definition for the RAINING
>res was even more meagre. "Stalli0as three years
Old or over. TO be shown in hand These general
terms furnish so little for the guidance 81 the Judges
that their selections chiefly Influenced 10y ihcy
which may be too strong in favor OF some particular
strain or pTejudiccd against another family Inc
men who make the awards merely select as many
horses as there are prizes, and not asked to gave
any explanation Of their decision In fact tay might
better be called Jury than judiciary, since they
give verdict rather than an opinion tlat Nho"H'
serve as a precedent for their successors. Inc uh-
successful exhibitor therefore learns little, except the
bare fact that some one else has stock Wmch DVE
of men, presumably competent. think superior u
his but in what special respects the winner of the
blue ribbon excels the rest remains mystery.
A method that has proved much more satisfactory
10 all concerned is to arrange scale OF poih' P"O
Ing the aggregate OF perfection at some convenient
number, and dividing ths so as 10 give ea'"
ouatv its fair share Of the total. Pedigree. per
,ormance and potency In transmitting speed are ol
curse most important and their physical excellence
4 determined by many points Tor eye ear Iee''
lecs back shoulders and the different parts td' M
wavs come in for Inspection. This pan OF !uut" IL
was urged By John ii. Wallace wh'h he was T'-i'''i
n the National Association Of TrotuDs Horse
Breeders and attracted the attention Oi 'No'e WIZ
managed fairs in several states. Not content VIII"
letting his pet scheme win It's merits the aru'I"iy
Official proceeded T. abuse every one who dld h"l
d,ut tie scale of points the director, oil u" "a
,onal Horse show getting broadslde since t1eH ca
hibit made the biggest target in The country
he
direct charge that those Of one year were unduy IN
,,od l,,t ,,l.o men Ike COurtlaudt u. Mos ana
+ " OGDEN ~ hi, city, were thus assaAcd tA'y
,romprly brought their tr,ducer 10 book, and ma
inc that II Wa, likely 10 be mdGed I'D h"'f
damages the Wallace pen became apo'1'u'' anu
-lv. up casting siurs at those VINO passed %" '''
rtairy u the trOtters at Madison square '"i"'''
,l.d t.o scale Of points been advocated WIN D"''
,iic, i, vould doubtless have been used he.e Iohs
. ic
,r,l..,.ont memory OIere Is no reason why 'Al'
..llv admirable plan Of passing on SIRE Gan" '"'l
r c1y .boilld noy be employed. To 90 'Il' "o""
10, orlv rive more satisfaction than there Is NJ
,r...pt but ~ the time Instruct eAN'D'oiS d.
IN where their stock cNcels and where II HICKS
~ those prominent in the world OF harness racins
avid breeding A. IL. Moore. of Philadelphia had 'ne
-, .ybildt a. i'm addition to the tro'tera he
trourbt from his farm at Colmar' near inc V""r,I
CIV were several highseppers and saddleTs IRON "'S
r-,y,,e table. Exc,pt DR.. ". seward webb ana TWO
,Lors who brought big string OF HacNeSS' NJ
Moo, was the most extensive patron u 'ne s"'"'
aud in uoint Of variety outdd all the resi- u the
exhibitors Ills trotters are all Of the ihoso 'a",o
,l troins and two Of the sires at the "eN-stocNeu
,,.. a.a hove one Of these IS Worth twoyear-
DID, distinguished as being an own bro'her u 9unoi
c-t, ,r,s queen OF the sulky when MI. Moorc y"
chased the colt at auction In this city Albert il"
Am elder stallion competed in the class won ny 'inns
and comes Of good racing families as his sire h''
wuke, and his dam by Alcyone give MN douoo
descent from George Wilkes the fastest s'ainoh oi
hi. day and the greatest progenitor OF cah"'h'rS
tha, has Yet appeared. Though he''her vi 49,
,orpc na,,Icion troters secured blue rosclVe' M
yoo-, Ieft one stallion at home that wouid 'o
,,rdhl candidate for first honOrs In any show rihs'
TIT, +, his premier sire at clov"rceh Farm inc
llal; stallion Director, whose mare" VI
triumph through the circuit OF loo"' from
Junc 10 october, gained Tor MN ING
oam, Of "the iron horse Director was
ten six years old. had already sN'. q 1' ,
eo,, - ,io.cn I'm lis native state. Kentucky. and
.,,,rd through the California circuit, when Monroe
salisbury became his owner. During l07= D''''''
started FIVE times, winning all bnt one eNE"-'''"'
and dosing with record Of 9;-3 - AT 9''on''n
lai. finn .nntnmhcr. Tho moNt year We hlOu- u.I-N