Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-10

At the proper age Ryland T. was
branded and turned out on the range,
where fol two years he saw nothing but
his fellow equnes and an occasional
range.rider or wandering Shoshone
Indian. When two years old he was
partially broken by l.. f. Price, and
made to act fairly well under saddle.
For three years longer he roughed it on
the Idaho range. and then Price, who
had bought half interest in him, broke
him to harness. The five-year-old acted
so well that Price took HIM to Indepen-
dence, Mo-, in March, 1890, and pre-
pared him for the campaign. His
maiden start in a race was June II. at
Iowa City, where he won the ? 80 class,
trotting his fastest heat in ? 1913 over the
half-mile track. He then wore an eight
ounce shoe in front with two-Ounce toe
weights, and four-Ounce shoes behind.
He acted in that race as he has acted in
almost all his races-unsteady and
cratic. Continuing through the North
western circuit, he brought up at Ham
line, where Price sold him to w. j.
Kerlln of Montgomery, Ala, for Sll00,
who in turn sold him to John Stewart of
Kansas City, Mo. Since then Ryland
Il. has performed with more or less
success over tracks of the first class.
As a money-winner lie has not proved
L. -
Is an attribute ne can not be accused Of
a fact patent to a legion of unfortunates,
who have reposed financial faith i'm him
to unfultilment, and laid against him
when he was in the vein to win. At
Cleveland last Thursday he was not
considered" and true to his erratc
disposition, the angular. ragged-quarter-
ed gelding was on his good behavior and
won ol-hand, capturing the three fast
est average heats ever trotted.
Ryland Z. 2:074 is undoubtedly in
possession, at times, of most phenomenal
speed, but, as the mother said Of her
half-witted son, zone side of his head is
later" and, as rule. the potato side is
in evidence when he is called on for a
race. have friend who, two years
ago, sang as part of his everyday horse
song the refrain:
expect to hear some morning
The worldwide, deptening shout:
,'Tuat crazy bronco, RYland T.,
Has knocked all records out"
Ryland has justified the prophecy in
part by breaking some of them. Yet
with all his speed he is decidedly poor
index as to how the trotter should be
bred.
\ recapitulation of the racing career
of Ryland T. shows that if his head
would trot with his legs he would out
class nearly all the members of the free
for-all brigade.
In 1890, his first year out, he started
i'm eleven races. of which he won two,
his entry fees exceeded his winnings by
1928, and he was distanced five times
winning IA part of the money in but
three races. and ended the season with
record of , ;30i.
races and just enough money to pay his
entrance fees, and was distanced five
times. His mark at the close was 2:l7f.
In 1892 he was started twelve times,
won three races, was distanced in five,
his winnings for the first time exceeding
his entrance fees, the balance being
Sligo. During the year he won the
fastest five heat race ever trotted up to
that time and earned record of 2:llf.
In 1898 he was fairly steady, and
while he won but one race he was dis
tanced but once, got part of the purse
in six of his nine starts and his win
nings exceeded his entrance fees by
Spills.
The grand total is as follows: Starts,
30; races won. s; distanced, 10; entry
fees, SG905; winnings, 5000; races in
which he won part of the money other
than first, 3.
And while he is champion gelding,
with the fastest race ever trotted to his
credit, it takes but a glance to show that
as a campaigner he has not been a source
of profit. lie has a strong infusion of
the sustaining blood so strongly advO-
Gated by some people. Is that the
cause of his weakness?