Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-03
THE 1RorrlNo HORSE
Ausc Of Present Depression In the Trot-
ting Horse Market.

tluE A4urAt WhNhfls
What is tho matter with the trotting
horse marketf
This pertinent question was put TO the
Hon. Joseph c. Sibley, member Of con
grcss from the Twcnty.sixth pennsylva-
mia district. this evening at tho Shore
ham,
ITO enter into an Of tho causes that
have led 70 tho present depression in the
troiting horse market would take moro
time than l can spare at present said
Mr.. siblcy. ON o general way tho fault
lies mainly at the door Of hotsemcn and
horse breeders. which I will illusirat"
rs progress in my diagnosis. The pub
lie must understand that there are ut the
present umo hundreds OF men breeding
Horses. some Tor prob, aud a few Tor the
pleasure they find iu tho occupation.
However. ont Of the hundreds engaged
In the business only small percentage
breed intolliycuily Too many breeders
arc ignorant OF and indifferent 60 blood
lines and tho science Of blending thom
the result being that the market Is glut-
ted nowadays with tr1itcm that cannot
trot. with horses that ought 70 be draw
ing plows ind lumber wagons
"Thcn. again. tho standard craze
has trnusucs1 d uil reasonable limits,
Individuality has too frequently been
sacrificed touodiuoe that had no other
morit than blood 90 sustain &C. With the
sacrifice Of individuality there have been
f8llcd largo number u scrubby mis-.
shnpcn. undornzol and ofiontimcs hlom-
ishoi nuimals. which IN turn have been
sent 90 tho auction mart Nine times
out Of ten thcy hoyc been too slow for
tho track or road driving, too Light Tor
draft or general purposes and too small
aud honoly for the carriage.
Another cause Tor tho present dCprc-
sion IN the lrottiug h0ro market is hy
bidding 90 auction ulos. There are auc.
tiouoca that are h1ucst with seller and
buyer but am s1siy 20 say they arc
largely IN rho minority. 10 BE- within my
own observation whom ! state that !
know OF horses sut 20 tho auction blocks
BY their ovuora with tho distinct under
standing that % they did not bring u
certain price thcy were 10 be bid In,
whilo nc tho same iimo % was given out
"a advance by tho auciionccr that thc
sale was 10 ho positive and without ro'
serve. Would bopurchascrs have learned
these things, have become suspicious,
lost confidence. and aB rule are stay
ing away from auction sales or not bid
ding " they do attend them.
Last, but not least, the trotiing horc
industry a suffering from dishonest rae.
ing associations and unfair and dishon'
est judges Ia the stand. When o racing
association will permit wealthy bro. der.
and owners OF horses 10 enter with th,
distinct understanding that Il thcir
horses do not win races in their class M
entry fec Is 20 DO demanded Of them
while othoN nro compelled 10 pay, 40
cording 10 tho rules. 20 the lat cent
such discrimination Is injurious 90 th,
horse breeding industry and disgustl
breeders. Not only does Il disgust hon
est men who breed horses, but thosl
things deter gentlemen who would b.
willing TO invest large sums Of money ii
breeding stud, tend TO cripple the sal,
of stock and by implication tho breeding
business In general In addition 20 this
moro horse papers nro published than
there Il q healthy demand for, tho con
sequence being that tho rottcuness whicI
hnvo illustrated " oithor defended o
ignored. Only few arc honest and ont
spoken enough TO openly expose and dc
nounco the things spoken Of. Uhtil W
purify racing associations and the cntir
turf paraphoiualia and return 10 homes
and open and above board methods, m
til every breeder orccts u high stundnr
of breeding aud breeds up toit, the Stun
IN tho trotting horse breeding bushes
will continue"
"Thon you thinl, high stud fees cut N
hguro in the depression"
~ certainly think thoy do not d
not know Of a stallion standing for
high Zee today or that stood for one IA
the past yenrwhich ianot worth thopric
asked. Nor do ! know Of ono that di
not have his book full Why, paid
$1,000 fec for % service 10 AStcll. nc
only paid the money willingly, but col
slider that got the worth Of my money
Whom 81 Bel was alive his Eco WINS SiOl
and oyon nt that figure his bookings wcr
az a lNNNANNlAa NNNN NNN NNNNN ANH
high o. arc the service fees OF Arion, A
lerton, Krcmliu, stumboul. Axtcll, 81,
noy aud numerous other high class sta
lions, their books will On rapidly, whic
Is tho best evidence ia tho world TIA
their fees nre not too high"
"You have somo Of tho blood Of n
Moor In your stud, have you notg
"Yos, aud value It highly for br,cdiu
purposes. Il Is hot blood, but virilo an
full Of that mysterious quantity call,
nerve force hiyo a daughtJrof Boal
tiful Bells by Tho Moor that i5vcry ms
but inclined 90 nervousness like her dan
by the way, have been for some tin
investigating the pedigree OF Belle
Wabash, dam OF The Moor hayo g
far enough IN tho matter TO satisfy IN
self that sine was not OF Morgan bloc
as Is asserted by some. She was ncnr
ifnot quite thoroughbred aud sired I
Balliugor"
"How will the trottor Of the future
ErmodY
"With lust cnourh iron 10 protect d