The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-28

capital shape and his trainer predicts
that he will take mark Of 300 this
year.
Rockbottom 2:164, pacing, by
Rockdale, has beeu sold by smith |
Bros, Birmingham, Ala, to d. h.
Wade, Pulaski, Tenn.
Alaska, by EIectioneer, started in
eight races last year aud won money
in five of them, but closed the season
without obtaining record.
If horse touches his ears in going
under a low bridge, or through q
tunnel, he will invariably throw his
head up aud receive Dard knock
When mules ears touch anything
his head goes down.
Gill Curry, the well-kuown reins-
man, famous last year as the handler
of The gray PAGER, Guy, was thrown
from suIky at West Side Park a
few DAYS ago and had his shoulder
broken. The horse he was driving
stumbled, hence the accident. Curry
will recover.
A. H. Moore, owner Of Director,
will give $500 to the trotter or PAGER
sired by Director who starts in the
three-minute class at the beginning
of this season aud wins the most
money during the year. Also the
same amount to the trOtter or PAGER
by Director that wins the greatest
number Of races.
A good many breeds Of trotting
horses are looking as much now for
sires which will get good and haud-
some rOadsters for gentlemen
drivers as Tor speed. They have
found that the former quality al
ways sells while the latter sells only
il it can be developed, and that is
uncertain even with great expen-
diture in the trial Of it.
A farmer says: Last winter |
curried aud brushed the horses two
to three times day and they were
in poor condition all the time, 80
this winter / tried a new plan. ]
only brush them once day aud they
are fat and sleek. The curry comb
takes off too much flesh. When
, bedded we'll with straw the comb is
useless"
A farmer writes: l find that when
stuff the managers 40 full of hay
that my horses have more OF a ten
dency to sweat when working than
when l just give them small
amount. 1 believe horse will eat
twice the amount that he needs to
keep him up and that is just twice
the expense in keep as far as hay
ia concerned. Better throw In a
quart or two more oats and feed less
hay.
The Woodburn stations for 1893
2:0734, and brother to Maud s., 2:OS3z,
etc ; Expedition, by Electioneer; ;
Velocidad, by Electioneer and King
Wilkes, 2:221a, (sire of Oliver K,
2:l64, and Minnie Wilkes, 2:17), by
George Wilkes, dam missile dam Of
Cascarilla, 2:2514), by Brignoli 2:294
At this farm is also the great Vatican,
sire of Belle Vara, 2:0S24, and many
colt stake winners, by Belmont, dam
VarA. The books of the thorough
bred stations are full. Also Expe-
ditlon's,
B. 8. Thomas, who owns Tom Hal,
Jr., has built him good half-mle
track and is preparing to develop
some of his speedy side-wheelers.
Tom Hal, Jr., has never been trained,
but has gone full mile in 2:30. His
colts are all natural PAGERS and fast
This is the Oldest living son of old
Tom, and, like him, is a roam in
color. He is very popular "a a sire
in the Culleoka district. Mr.. Thomas
has added to his stud the thorough
bred stallion Pegasus, by Tornado
dam Alphes, by Billy Cheatham.-
Tennessee Farmer,
Trainer A. Dore has a new method
of keeping his track in order. Wher
it becomes too hard TO work horse:
on without danger Of soring them
he has a pair of strong horses hitcheC
to a manure speader, fills it with
loan, and spreads it evenly upon the
track as far rs it will go. The pro
cess is repeated until the entire pOr
ton of the track next the pole ha
received thin coating. With a gooC
pair Of horses on the sp;esder, mar
to drive and Two men to fill tn,
spreRder, it takes only about q day
to freshen the track.
The two sons of Alexander's Alb
dallah, Almont and Belmont, ar
very close together both ss respect
their sons and daughters that hav
been performers and their descend
ants in the second and third genera
tons. Almont has sired thirty
seven standard performers and Bel
mont forty-two. The sons of AlmOn
have sired 267 and the sons Of Bel
mont 263 Daughters of Almon
have produced siXty-nine and daugh
ters of Belmont forty-seven. Add
ing to these numbers the other de-
scendants OF these two horses tina
have become standard by perform
ance, gives AlmOnt ? total Of 623, an
Belmont total of $50.
"There is no difference" says f
Geers, "in the tendency to pull 0t
tween the PAGER and trotter it bein
largely owing to temperament, pre-
vided, of course, that the animal
properly balanced. If a PAGER il
clines to pull, even when going fas
first look to his shoeiDg and il thi
is satisfactory, then about the onl
chance to correct the habit is to II
different bits, study the dispositio
closely and endeavor to induce hin
IN On paay PLAINLY Or slow work