The Newtown bee., 1893-08-11

among the trotters. Bonnie Belle by Bonnie Boy (son of Patchen Wilkes) has made three-year-old record of 2.17 IA. Tn the ranks of four-year-olds witness the records of Alhambra, 2.14 If; Sunset, 2.l5 3-4 Turco, 2.13, Henry F., 2.13 II, and Divan, 2.15, but the palm belongs to Albert E., the bay gelding by Penrose (son of Onward), out of Ringlet, by Jr., he having paced in } l2 3-4 at Connersville, Ind, June B. and in PIP IA a week later at Nashville.
 I. B. Harris's Brown Dick and R. s. Tomlinson's pacer, Fleet, made a good race for the sports on the driveway re- gently. They are evenly matched for speed-just at present.
 J. B. Wheeler has sold to Charles Bots- ford, the veteran blacksmith of Walkers Farms the sorrel horse, Prince. Prince is full brother to L. NJ. Johnson's fla nous brood mare Jennie, ,and received his first lessons in harness while owned by MT Johnson.
 Some horses sell for twice as much, ,and are worth more than twice as much, as others which are of the same age and which have equal capacities. Training has made some of these animals valuab ble. Want of training has left the others in the class of ordinary stock,
 Smallest of his race and the smallest horse in the world is the distinction claimed for the pony, Good Friday, for so he is called, is the property of an Eng fish gentleman, and he has taken prizes in many shows. He is nine hands, or 36 inches, high, and nine years old.
 Dr Day says this is the way they build tracks in Europe ''It does not require a level tract of ground to build track in this country. They just measure off a track anywhere, up or down hill, stake it out and put up the pol,s every p meters, roll the sod down bit Ono use for turns being being thrown up), and the thing is done. Three-fourths of all the tracks have seen are built just this way, and any farmer in America can lay out track in an afternoon on his farm meadow, as good as the average of these"
 "Sleepy Jim,'' horse that is trotting through Eastern Ohio, stands close to IS hands.
 The bay pacing gelding, Hard Cash, 2.29 II, by Cashier, has been sold to w. $. Kirby of Galesburg, Micn.
 A horse race is not wicked in itself. It is what man says while he is tear ing up his pool-ticket that is sinful.
 Young Bard Palmer seems to have got into Martha Wilkes good graces and stands chance of driving her to a much lower record.
 If your stock is troubled with lice, try pint of lard to one and half table spoonfuls of carbolic acid, we'll mixed, and apply it well rubbed in. When gone colts begin to look downcast. Think of this and examine them carefully.
 Whenever horse is to warm to drink he is too warm to eat and should be al- lowed to stand while before either is given. But under no circumstance should horse be brought in from work and be given his feed without watering first.
 One advantage in having brood mares that are fast walkers is that they will act as teachers to their offsprings who will be obliged to walk fast in order to keep up with her. In securing good walk CT there is much in breeding as well as in training.
 The fastest yearlings being worked at Independence, says the American Trot- ter, is an inbred Wilkes. One of the fastest two year-olds is an inbred Wilkes. The fastest three-year-old is an inbred Wilkes. The fastest four-year-old is an inbred Wilkes. The fastest six-year-old is an inbred Wilkes. The fastest stallion is an inbred Wilkes.
 Halter-break your colts as soon as they are able to get around nicely and teach them to lick salt and little bran and chop from your hand and you will soon find they love to come in to you as quick and with as much confidence as they will to their dam. Gettheir confidence early and thoroughly and you will Slways have it.