The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-17

Frank Convey, the new manager Of
the PalO Alto Farm, says that he
was ia the stand when STEAMBOAT
trOtted in 2:071a and he knows the
mile was honestly timed and the
stallion did trot a mile IN that time. |
There are more fat PAGERS with
records of 2:l5 or better than there |
are trOtters. This Is in spite of the
fact that q great many less PAGERS
than trOtters are campaigned.
An odd reason is given for the
death of the stallion, Bay Prince by
STEAMBOAT, that was owned by George
Collins, Fresno, California. His
hoOfs were pared too closely 80 that
it was impossible to give him the
exercise to which he was accustomed
and the result proved fatal.
Get familiar with the colts but al
ways control them aud don't let them
get too familiar with you. 1t is time
worse than wasted to teach a horse
any trick that ID not essential to his
usefulness. A trick horse is apt to
know too much to DO trustworthy at
all times.
There ia a bill now before the Ohio
legislature intended to prohibit the
use of unsound stations in the stud.
The results Of similar Legislation in
France have been very satisfactory in
lessening the percentage Of horses
inheriting serious defects.
Have you noticed that the mules OF
the country are valued by the Depart
Of Agriculture at $40 68 per head and
the horses at $6l %? And the mules
have no 100000 animals in their
ranks either.
A bill las been introduced into the
legislature of South Dakota prOvid-
ing that any one who shall enter hie
horse under an assumed name in any
race for money shall be liable to i'm.
prisOnment in the penilentiary for
one tn three years, or in the county
Jail not less than six months, and
fine not to exceed 1000.
Hal Parker No. OBS, record at three
year-Old 2:2l (last half at 1906, by
Brown Hal 2:l2R, will make the
season of 1898 at Spring Hill, Tenn,
at $50 by the insurance. For further
particulars address
J. w ALEXANDER, ACT.
Spring Hill, Tenn. mario ct
Hambletonian 10 has 1873 produt =
ing sons that have sired ll0l trotters
and seventy-niue PAGERS. Sixty-nine
of his daughters have produced
eighty-seven trotters and two PAGERS.
Over hundred horses are at work
at Cumberland Park, Nashville,
Tenn.
On March 9Th the barn Of William
Ewing, of Williamson County, Tenn.,
was destroyed by fire and fifteen
head of well bred stock were burned
to death, which were valued at $l2,-
600. Among the number burned
were Ravenna dam of Dallas, 2:ll15,
and Miss Kent, 2:25) also two OF heI
colts, one two-year-old and the
other yearling brother to Dallas
"A new trotting Association has been
formed at Springfield, Mo, with a
paid-up capital stock of 100000. A
first-class regulation track will b.
constructed, and the association will
hang up $4,000 in stakes and purses.
w. p. McNair, formerly Secretary al
Wichita, Kan. will be the Secretary
~ Springfield.
The second annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Saddle
Horse Breeders Association will be
held at the Willard Hotel in Louis
vile, on Tuesday, April Ali, ut II
o'clock a. N.
The celebrated race horse, Monitor
the idol of thousands, and toe pride
of his owner, George Lorillard, is
dead. Monitor was son OF Glenelg
and Mink, sister to Sultana anC
MOnarchist, by Lexington, and wa:
foaled in 1876. In seven years ht
took part in III racer, forty-twH o
which fell to his share, among then
being some of the most imporTan
contests in the country. After hi
racing career, Monitor, was given 1
paddock to himself, and allowed t
spend the rest of his days ~ h,
pleased.
An exchange says that by Frencl
law on every highway in France anC
on every street which has steeI
grade there is stationed at a poin
where the rise begins an "extr
korse." The law cOmpels the use o
this horse until the summit vt tn
hill IL reached, and there is heav,
fine for refusing to hire the extra q
small fixed rate. A placard by tn
roadside indicates the point wher
the extra horse must be taken Oh
and another higher up shows wher
he may be dispensed with. A
truckmen and other teamsters i
large cities pay strict attention to thi
regulation, framed in the interest {
toilIng animals.
One of the harmful practices OF tn
auction business has been the buy
lug of stations at private sale at
nominal price and then putting ther
in an auction sale aud bidding theI
up to a fabulous figure, which
heralded all over the country as til
correct price. The practice is simpl
q buncO game, and good men hav
been engaged in it. Talk about tn
"Widowsr of the South Eud beiu
thieves, they are no worse than til
men who have played the first gam
mentioned. Take,the evil pra 'tices {
the turf-selling, buying, and pulliu
l. L L.