The sun., 1893-03-26
HONEST JOE SIBLEY TALKS.
WISDOM FROM THL; LIPS OF A GREAT
HORSE BREEDER

| should he Read by Every Hor.em.,-
The Causes of Depression In tho Market
| Tor Trotters-Horsc Bre eders tn Congress.
WARRINGTON. March 25.-" What Is tho mat.
| tor with the trotting horse market2"
This pertinent question was put to the Hon.
| Joseph {. Sibley. member OF Congress from
| the Twenty-sixth Psnnsylvania district. this
| evening at the shofeham. 1t may be men
toned that Mr.. Sibley. in conjunction with
his partner, Miller. Is one OF the largest
and most successful breeders OF the light.
harness horse in the world. Over the breed
ing stud at Franklin. rightly named The
Palo Alto OF the East" presides that fnm-
liable horseman. trainer. and driver. Charloa
Marvin. who trained and drove to their rec
ords Palo Alto. 2:Osa; sunol. 2:oSl: Bell
| Bird Il yoar,. 2:26il: Arion u years.. 2:1oa.
and q number OF others known in turf history
as stars OF the first magnitude.
ITO enter into ali OF the causes that have
led to tho present depression In the rottng
horse market would take more time than
can spare at present In q general way the
fault lies mainly at the door OF horsemen and
horse breeders. which / will illustrate as
progress in my diagnosis. The public must
understand that there are at the present time
hundreds OF men breeding horses. some for
profit and a few for the pleasure they ind
in the occupation. However. out OF the
hundreds engaged IN tho business only
q small percentage breed intelligentfy.
Too many breeders are ignorant OF
and Indifferent to. blood lines. and the
science OF blending Of them. the result being
that tho market is glutted nowadays with
trotters that cannot trot with horses that
ought to be drawing ploughs and lumber
wagons. Then. again. the standard craze
has transgressed all reasonable limits. In.
dividuality has too frequently bccn sacrificed
to pedigree. With the sacrifice OF individuality
there have been fonled large number Of
scrubby, misshapen. undersized. and oftene
times blemished animals which havo found
their way to the auction mart. Nine tmes out
OF ten they havo been too slow for the track or
road driving. too light for draught or general
purposes. and too small and homely for the
carriage.
Another cause for tho present depression
in the trottinG horse market Is by-bidding al
auction GALES. There are auction GERS that are
honest with seller and buyer. but, am sorry
to say. they are largely in the minority tits
within my own observation when state that
Iknow OF horses sent to the auction blocks BY
their owners with tho direct understanding
that II they did not bring a certain price they
were to be bid In. while at the same timelt
was given out in advance BY tho auctionesr
that the sale was to be positive and without re-
serve. Would-be' purchasers have learned
these things. have become suspicious. lost
confidence. and as q rule are staying
away from auction sales. or not bidding II
they do attend them; Last; but not lease
SH.s ssn iSs sssas S ~en Sns as
that tSsir horses Do nSs WIN
q While ss s 10 s
to pay according to the rnles to the last cent.
shs NJ
sr hs sfs. q @
sss.ss II Ssasa Il sdssn tSs
horse papers are published than there is q
0T
either defended Or ignored: Only : few are
honest Spd Ken enough to openly AZ
Tire to s
ans
and breeds up 70 it the slump In the trottjnS
Thsp yH1 .ht16 high stud fees cut no
that has stood for one the past year that g NOT
sSss aia not .ts have rs sooE iui WIZ e.ia 3: srs
Sa3o9 ;9 t fec for sHFyiSs to "a A1tsI not only
ana ss tSst su
asE Dss sss: e
kI; kAEion; Allsrton; Krsnlins; stssmboHl: sIn A1tsE
osssf Ss i: G.:
bsss IL the world that their fees am
You have some of the blood Of Tho Moor1a
vfSs 5s h,dds ~, ,cs n;| 9|Esed9s
IhaN have & . dsughtsr OF Be Bsautiial Bells By The
ISy s; so%s ti%s FL lnyestisstas ths psdiFrss q
sSst not 9 nesssa Sloea es
and ha not
Hickok. who knew her and had seen her raoe.
q TIE bood had s Sss
been 6een tracng sI tie breeding OF this mare fos
breeding about compisted.S '' " AZ
s...How Hp will the trotter be armedi"
sst IS shas E0R n to &. ns @
Ct t. sIs
shs fssss Sstss]o srssass.D sDiSa Dfa.t!ssed% % e
issa ss x sss na hss ssd TsS
she Nv nsn the boots
How much i the trottins record to lower ~
but i viii taEs sne soseis se saiey 1fRs Rss
my opinion IT Is from three to six seconds fastsr
have seen the. records lowered to such @ al
amazing sxtent IN the summer Of 20 but for
IN aid Is the bike to speed that II pushes
the horse along rather than being q load which
me lllustrats: Put a man, on . bicycle suiky.
let another hold the ,shafts above horizontak
on,fa Ehs bFits;th!rd, Congress promises to b
" Yes ! shall not be- rs lonesome as 7
thought. We can II we please form a horse
ppsarllsment There are in the senate Stanford.
sin. ali large and. eminent breeders. In the
House there will DO besides, myself Hatch d
Yoss White bhiow ires of oSislSns 2! Ss
Bailey Of Texas. and aud many others that I
do not at present recall. The horse will be
well protected II We can manage to catch the
Spsakers eye. and no one can say US neigh"
The sage OF Franklin disappeared.