Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

much enhanced by his education, such
q normal school might be Of great adj
vantage.
Next to the trainer, the blacksmith
and the veterinary surgeon are the men
who make or mar the trotter. was
not long the owner OF q valuable horse
before / learned that 90 keep good ami
mails in good condition there was much
more needed than the skill 70 drive
well. / read up on the anatomy and
diseases OF the horse, and l soon dis
covered that many men, ranking high
as writer's on this subject. were mere
theorists, without any practical knoWl-
edge OF the horse. What the fingers
are to skillful pianist the foot or hoof
is TO q trotter. No matter what the
breeding or training. II the boof Is not
10 good condition. everything else goes
for nothing. Let me illustrate this
with a case IN point.
"You know our famous surgeon,
Doctor Ssyers. He is al old and valued
friend. Some years ago few ad mirers
down In Richmond made the Doctor
present OF 9 beautiful. blooded mare.
carefully trained-I dislike that harsh
word 'broken'-to harness. After q
year, during which time the Doctor
found much pleasure In driving the
fine creature. she became lame. A
veterinary surgeon, man OF superior
education, was called IN aud after an ex-
animation OF the foot, be declared u 10
be a case OF nayicular disease, fer which
he prescribed the usual remedies, but
as he saw no hope OF cure, he ad-
yised DR.. Sayers to sell the mare. Now.
the animal was = gift from valued
friends, so sell was out OF the question.
la his distress, the doctor, whom | bad
known since my FIRST child WAS born,
called on me for advice. / examined the
lame foot and saw there was no sign or
disease; the Injury came from poor shoe
ing aud defective balance oi the hoof.
That very matter OF hoot balance has In
il the material for half dozen lectures.
Well, | took the mare Co my own black
smith and had him balance the hoof and
put on the shoes under my directions.
But excuse me 4 moment
Mr.. Bonner went into an adjoining
room and hurried back with lot or
horse hoofs, coffin bones. ariiculations,
a perfect foot, deiormed colts foot,
aud other objects OF equine anatomy 10
illustrate his most interesting talH and
with them ho brought Or. Sayer's
Journal, IN which be showed that after
the balancing and shoeng by Mt Bon
ner, the lameuess gradually disappeared
and was gone al tie end OF week,
never 70 return.
This" continued Mr.. Bonner, 'is
but Que OF many cases where / have
known veterinary surgeons 10 make
false diagnosis Of injury 20 the hoof or
lower leg. Indeed. a poorly balance.
hooi NAV manifest itself far up the fore
arm in the form OF splnt or spawn.
The want OF balance may be due 70 the
form OF hoof growth, but the chances
are that IL arises from defective shoe
ing. A good blacksmith Is as rare as =
good trainer, and when found be should
be made much Of. A few OF them are
original thinkers, but most OF them ara
machines. But the man who Is DC TO
own a valuable horse, should study this
subject for himself, aud be able TO sup
eryise shoeing, aud, n need be, TO 90 10
himself. A high-bred trotter represents
q fair fortune 10 the way OF Investment,
and. simply as matter OF business, the
owner should know how 10 get the oes'
results from his investment.
"As TO shoes, II does not mat
whether they are machine or
made. In any event, Trseplack'
has TO reforge them 20 no 9.
TO each particular hoof. &
III nAa a
constructed with a view TO the io0t
for which IL Is Intended. Aluminium
shoes promised we'll, because they
were so makable and light but
IL has. been found that they
wear out TOO 1pidly on our hard roads.
lam 10 hopes that some durable alloy OF
this metal NAV DO found 10 work. II 70
we're not for our payements and hard
macadamlzed roads, We might dispense
with shoes 10 advantage, and / think
that for ordinary farm work shoeing -
not necessary.
~ doubt II sunol's time, 2:loh, as
three-year-old, on the Old regulation
track will be beaten for some time 70
come. People arc apt 10 think that The
recent feats Of Directum and Nancy
Hanks are entirely due 10 the horses
they are undoubtedly 6ne animals, but
the pneumatic tire sDlky and the KITE
shaped track are Innovations, and We
can only estimate the speed OF the
horses ~ subjectlng them 10 the coDdi-
lions under which the standard records
were made.
81 have often been asked Why J with
drew so many Zoe animals from the
track. Well, the frst reason u that /
have q constitutional objection TO boz
ting. tits this betting that has brought
a noble animal and a noble sport Into
dlsrepute, aud ruined thousands Of men
ave, aud women too. i cannot reVO-
lutionlze the world, but / can 10 least
be consistent with myself. SO asitstems
70 be impossible TO give "a exhibition
test between tne horses, without bet
ting, / do not exhibit. During the
great sanitary fair In New YORK,
In 1864, Commodore Nanderbilt
wanted me % trot ny mare,
Lady Woodruff, against bis fast horse,
the gate money 20 go 70 the falrj ] felt
reasonably sure / could beat the Com
modOre. and wanted 70 do Is, Bot
could not race and be consistent SO 1
said: 'I1l do better than race, I'li give
the mare 70 the Fair people, 70 be toid
for their benefit VIII You do tbe
sameT' The Commodore kept bis horse
and gave my mare, and shs brought
10 50, 900. II comforts me % think that
other lovers Of the horse have followed
my example. FOR the number Of probes.
slonal horsenen are very few, COM
pared with thousands Of men who oWn
good horses, and never think Of gam
bling.
There must be Ilmlt 70 The trot-
ters' eyoiu.lor, 90 Tar as speed 10 con-
earned. bu, 40 not think II will ever
-. rrnafaal Tina Of The raen