St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-22

in the same horse makes them, to a
more or less extent, Identical, has be-
come so nearly established that the
public trottlng annals and registry have
adopted the system Of the registration
of both practically under one head"
Thirty-two pounds per bushel is tn Q
standard weight for oats, and it Is tn e
best for horses, as that gives proper
proportion of chaff for good feed
Among hosteiries where horses are
boarded weight rather under than
over the standard is liked best. The
oats are sold by measure, and on light
weight six or seven quarts cost less than
they will with oats at standard weight or
above.
A breeder who has developed many a
colt winner says that Youngsters in
tended for stake engagements should
never be given a let-up until they are
retired for good. They should be kept
on the move winter and summer. The
plan pursued is that which athletes are
forced to adopt, for should they knock
Off in the winter it takes them so much
longer to get into form.
RockbOttom, a horse owned at Rev.
nolds Station, Tenn, made his first ra Sc
this season at Columbia, Tenn. 1t was
pacing record of 2:20, the fastest mile
ever made on a half-mile track in Ten
nessee. From Sept. Ii, 1889, to Nov. g.,
1891, he won eighteen straight races,
something that no other harness per-
former has ever eQualed.
Scores of retired merchants and man.
uIacturers are going into the breeding
OF trOtterS OH large scale and making
their nomination stakes which are con-
stantly increasing in value. The trot-
ting course may not witness one of its
stars sold at auction for 100000, as was
the case with st. BlaiSe. for some time
to come, but its growth Is a healthy
one. beyond dispute.
There are things that can be quick
est done by taking plenty of time to dc
them. One of these is training or
breaking the colt. 1t cannot be done
in hurry. The man in a hurry is a
nervous man. A nervous man soon
makes nervous animal, and then
comes contest of temper.-American
CultivatOr.
Midnight, by Pilot Jr., threw two
foals. the exact opposite of each other
as concerns size. Jay Eye See, by Die
tator, stands less than Is hands
high and has record of 2:1O, while
same mare, is nearly Is hands 3 inches
Valentine, MiSSouri'S mammoth trot-
ter, who weighs 1900 pounds, and made a
record of 2:20 in 1890, has lowered h is
mark to 2:l7. He is by Westwood, d am
by American Clay, and is owned by ID.
l.. Bourn, La Belle, Mo.
F. G. Babcock. of Hornelsville, n.
T., the owner of the great colts Voodoo,
by Stamboul, gil, and Blake, by Nut
wood, 2:lS$4 out of Rosa Wilkes. 2:1SA,
is constructing kite track on his farm
at that place.
The phenomenal two-year-old pacing
filly, Pussy Cat, by Gen. Wilkes, that
showed mile in 2:21I, has been sold
by George w. Leavitt, of Boston, to
Frank Newhail, of the same city.
Smuggler was distanced in his first
race (pacing) in 1852. This shows that
sometimes the most uDpromising Of
horses, with proper training, turns out
to be wonderful fast animal.
The veteran driver Turner. remar ks /:
The horse that tries TO win is the one
we want, whether the breeding be gilt
edged OF otherwise" It's the same way
with the drivers, general.
The blk g Tariff. 2:2O3l. by Young
Wilkes, owned by Trainer Hills, of the
Jewett farm, and Edward Cross, of
COChoOJ, MlCII.s HIS DC6n SOlQ 10 w Is
conSin parties for $500.
Rev. j. w. Arney says: Fast men are
an abomination; fast horses are a god
send, and. like fast trains, are the right
OF the people who have the energy and
ability to produce them.
1t is reported that Prince Wilkes.
2:14$4. the trotting champion of 1888. has
broken down in South America, and has
been sold to Buenos Ayres liveryman
at low price.
Pilot Medium stands at the head of all
twelve year-old sires, having twenty
nine of his get in the 2:30 list. includ-
ing two two year-olds and FIVE three
year olds.
The imp. stallion Glimpse. by Fox
hall. out of Fairy Rose. dam of Racine
and Fairy, broke his leg at Palo Alto re-
Gently while in training, and had to be
destroyed.
Stranger. by General Washington, has
put six new ones in the list this year.
The blood OF Goldsmith Maid and Lady
Ihorne Is asserting Its speed producing
power.
The first of the get of the famous
racehorSe TrOubadour will appear on the
turf this spring. Capt. S. S. Brown has
half dozen of them in training.
The public will pay to see honest
racing, and some people are badly
fooled if they think it don't know the
straight from the crooked.
The revised list of Maine-bred horses
which have entered the 2:30 list this
year makes the number 25-22 trotters
and PAGERS.
Lord love US, how we apples swim, -
should be the cry of the horse Journals.
They are multiplying exceedingly in
the land.
1t is reported that Ed Corrigan will
have about twenty-five sons and daugh-
tiers of LOngfellow in his stable this
season.
Talk is cheap; but 1t takes skill on
the drivers part and speed OH the
horses part to secure good record.
1t is reported that Forest City farm.
Cleveland, O., sold during 1891, at pri-
vate sale. $4,000 worth of stock.
George d. Blair, of Tyrone, Pa, has
booked ten mares to Anteeo, 2:16I. at a
service fee of $500 each.
Out in California they allude to the
Electioneer's characteristics of stepping
as the Golden Gait"
Why haven't more of Electioneer's
get paced? One reason, because they
wouldn't let 'em.
SUNDAY BASE BALL.
The Big League Will Settle 1t