The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-08

III Iuo eamo manner. lie drove ten
horses and all had tho condemned head
check on. After tho driver had worked
all his horses. the old man said to his
trainer, BILLY, l guess we will Just
burn that book up and Just go home,
for I'm afraid if you follow the rules
lad down in that book, that you will
meet shipwrecll and disaster in your
limo OF business" And they went home
on the next train, wiser If not better
mon" Now in regard TO tho kemble
Jackson, or overdraw chech, | may say
that it was invented forty years ago by
Hiram Woodruff for horse named
kcmblc Jackso This horse was what
is called in horse parlance sugger or
or hogcr. He would get his head drawn
when he made Il break and almost stop.
~ son Of old Andrew Jackson, no was
matched against, | think, Amercus and
could easily defeat him if no did no
break and get his head down. And
the Americas party was banking on his
doing this. But they got left. Hiram
just had IL strap made and run it from
mis- nose between tho ears, and lust
made old Kemble dance to his music
With the rigging the horse could not
get his head down, 1t worked to a
charm Hiram kept the horse at
night with it and the head check bust
ness TO himself. A pile of money was
bet on the race, Americus selling for
$75 and kcmblc jackson S25. Hiram
brought his horse with his tackle and
fall rigging, as it was called, on the
track and just distanccd Americus in
tho first heat. That is tho his
tory of tho overdraw check, which is
so generally worn now on most all
horses and of which SO much has been
said. 1t has been condemned by some
people and the suckers have even gone
SO far as to try to have a law passed in
some States TO prevent it from being
used on horses, claiming that it is cruel
10 wear it. 1t is my opinion that these
folks don't know what they are talking
about and have had no experience, and
ii they were obliged to put harness on
horse would as soon put the crupper
over the horses ears as under his tail.
1t is conceded by all good horsemcn
that the ovardraw check is much easier
TO the horse than the old fashion side
che elk. You are not obliged to gag a
horses head to the sky. Judgment
should be used in the matter. | have
driven hCrses that could not head
steer in Il lane without the overdraw
cheek. They would get their heads
down and make no effort to trot. Many
nervous horse has ran away and could
not be controlled because his head was
down. $50 much for tho head check
business" II the public or even the
Judges of races knew how much trainers
OF horses have to contend with in Ger.
tain cases, they would be much more
induigcnt and the cry Of fraud would not
be so frequently heard. Many
driver and trainer has been
wrongfully judged and condemned
and hue aud cry has started by some
party and taken up by the crowd.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you,
Weep, and You weep alone.
Say to your heart this lesson
Not to your heart unknown:
Win, and tho world wins with you,
break, AMI You break alone.
We have what call white kid glove
drivers and trainers, or grand stand
drivers These men trust TO their grooms
or rubbers to Il great extent; they only
drive horse that is TO get only fast
mile, or when the grand stand is full of
ladies TO admire his shane. The bows
do all the jogging and fitting.
lie is seldom found at his stable un-
less there is race on hand and gives
very little attention to his stable work.
How can man succeed in the business
unless ho gives it close attention and
studies his horses habits. As.much can
he learned by watching q horse 40 slow
as can be by speeding him.
The trainer that gives his horses his
undivided attention almost night and
day, is the one that will succeed. The
trainer should know just what feed his
horses are eating and regulate it accord.
ingly. Son horses will do we'll on one
kind OF fee d and fail to come up TO the
mark on another kind. We think that a
horse requires change OF feed just as
much as Il human being does The stable
care is what makes the horse. Some
twenty years ago 4 horse came into my
hands that had been handled and
trained by five or six trainers and had
proved q failure. The horse had shown
great speed at times, but did not seem
TO have any ambition and ho would
sulk and quit after going half a mile. |
made him study and found that he
was inclined to be washy and soft and
could not stand much work. Although
he had great speed for half mile the
question was to get him to stay up
full mile. | experimental with him
and finally got his soft spot.
gave him steamed oats with very
little corn, all the hay he would eat.
about or pounds Of carrots day and
instead of water he got pail of oat
meal Cruel three times day with five
or six raw eggs in every pail. | gave
him his work on the road and very little
track work, but when he did 60 to the
track made him know he was there
for business only. IIe was a perfect
loafer, no more ambition than n snail.
| think he is the only horse ever pun.
lshed severely. | never gave him
kind word when | was around him. and
he would tremble when he heard my
voice | very seldom went near
him only to drive him, and that
WAS only to Snend him had his