Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-16

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energy. nerve force and muscular
power, that it requires to trot fast.
employed in another direction,
think that the largest and strongest
Of the draft breed would have to bow
before the proves Of our American
trotter.
Only last September, at our tri.
county fair, held at Newark. Mo-, a
gentleman owning large imported
Norman stallion. and desiring to
show him in the draft ring, discovered
that there was no other draft stallion
on the ground, and. wishing to re-
ceivc full first premium on his horse.
prevailed upon the owner o; a trotting-
bred stallion IA son of NhiliSt ls47,
To enter and SLOW against his i'm
ported horse, telling him. that he
would run no risk Of losing his en-.
trance money, as there would be but
two entries. When the ribbons were
tied the imported Norman wore sec
ond premium out Of that show ring.
while the noble representative Of al-
vanced ideas in breeding pranced
proudly out with the first.
When ! make the claim that The
American trotting horse can pull
more weight and do it quicker than
any of tire draft breeds, making al
lowance for too much disparity in
size and weight. ] know whereof |
speak. The trotting mare Highland
Maid once, on a wager, pulled 1000
pounds a full mile inside the 300
maria feat never accomplished or
even approached by any other breed
Of horses. ] know that the breed is
not degenerating. The records show
that vast Improvement is now and
has been taking place for many years
in the breeding of 1rotting horses.
Any man who will study the uucs, ion
with care will at once discover where
the money is to he made All he has
to do is to consult the dozen or so
sale lists of trotting-bred horses that
take place in the United States every
year and compare the prices there
obtained with the prices obtainablc
for stock Of the draft and other
breeds. and he wifi see that trOttcrs
sell for more money than any other
class OF horses. once heard an adj
vocate Of the draft horse breed claim
tnat 81 per pound was often realized
for draft horses, but ii my friend
would figure on TIE weight Of AXtcil,
alL.. who sold for sl05.000: Nancy
Hanks 22:Hi. who sold for $4,000 Sun
oil 2o:OSi. who sold for S45,0O .Anteo
a2.ttj!. who sold fwr 100000: Allertun
2:094. for whom 100000 was refused.
and Arion 2:lO8. who was purchased
at $4,000. | rather think the result
would aStonish f'im: and then the
beauty OF the thing is that any per-
son stands a chance o. getting a
cracker jack "-ii fact. most Of the
faster and more valuable trottcrS
haze been bred by men of small means.
and. while some of them were sold
for small sums at fist hands. yet they
brought fortunes to the men who
bred and reared them. Dexter 2:l,t
was sold by Jonathan Hawkins for a
very small sum- think about 800
hut the reputation he gave to IIaw-
kns as breeder was valuable and he
is now a wealthy man. Mr. Conklin.
the breeder Of NarIs 2:l3t. realized
s3G, 900 for him, and lie was a small
farmer who made stock-raising mere
Iva side issue.
In order to raise the best it is
necessary to breed to the best, and
the man who permits a few paltry
dollars,in the price OF a service fee to
control his selection of a breeding
stallion is making mistake.
1t is advisable to breed within the
standard, where it Is possible to do
so, butiit is better TO patrOniZe the
most lEleTlOI VI Jul hmcNlSdll Ulcu
trotting horses, than to fool away
time and throw away money on the
imported ,mongrels, for by tile law of
atavism the trotter may breed back
and produce you very high class
foal, while by the same law or rule
of breeding, the mongrel, when
crossed onto.our common mares will
get you long, leggy, corn crib of an
animal, worth probably SIS or $40
wien fully matured.
OF course, If our farmers had pure
bred draft NAMES, il would then be
to breed them to pure bred
draft stations for the produce would
be draft horse and be valuable.
But when it GENES to crossing our
common farm mares onto big, 1labby
stations Of the Norman, Clyde. Shire
or any other draft breed, the result
will be disappointing, for the produce
will have no value either as draft
horse roadster or horse of all work,