The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

from the outside, and was. supported by posts
i~nclining so sharply inward, that the colt could
" hug" the rail without striking the posts with
his legs. In this little course the footing was
always kept very soft and safe; and the turns
were very sharply thrown up on the outside. the
thus even around 30 short a curve the Young
trOttcr could go without TO any npprecinble ex.
equilibrium. A much moro elaborate and COM
1.-THE Paio Alto OF the East" Prospect Hall
man si6iey and lis partner Major Miller.
Seeing the baby %trot,ers" at work was al.
horse-ioving visitor TO Palo Alto in its proudest
days enjoyed. IL was to the majority q rcvela-
ton 20 see the youngsters trot around the little
steadiness ~ old cainpuigncrs; and no one with
opportunities for continuous observation who
saw the. difference In action aud department be-
tween the green pupil and the one who had been
in the kindergarten FOR q month or so could
pusc, VIZ. to teacl, the colt from the outset That
what was wanted of him was to trOt. and at tho
same time to assist the development 81 muscle,
a. Fsi9 Alto b r.; Marvin Was simple
rule when tho colt was, say, eight months old.
lie had already been = halter broken" OF course;
tho. colt was thoroughly. protected by a set Of
perfectly fitting boots, not us q matter Of neres-
sity. but as a prccaution. ,Thcnthe trottcr-to-be
from the halter ring, aud he was on" As q
rule nj first he would gallon willy for n while,
but firing of that. would settle 70 n trut. In
which lac would he encouraged 10y the trainers -
nnd the uuiCknpss with which The average colt
seemed to learn whrt was wanted and to perceive
that he was not going To- be punished or hurt
was one Of the most remarkable features Of tho
work. with each day in. the miniature track
in stcadfastly sticking to the trotting gait. and
In the seeming appreciation Of what he Is there
t a,,ri as TIE Ms,I r al m Al RFFp piaS Is S never rf TO WoFk OF n colt at
to the point Of cxhaustton, which means dis
couragement, but just to. the limit OK healthy
exercise. and rs n natural consequence greatly
to his physical gain as well IA IN the mental
DEVELOPMENT that Is essential to the really re-
liable aud frst-claSs trOtting race horse.
Thus. through steady stages. the colt finally
graduates from the miniature tra"k already n
trot i, The roit AT which he must go. md with
til" muscles most IL ed ~ that gait improved and
hardened. There can be no question that u
youngst"r SO educated must have. when entering
upon serious work IN harness, n vast advantage
over ON" that BEGINS work green and untutored.
race horse in the South who had n VIGOROUSLY
hotnely head. This being commented upon one
dry n the presence of the owner. that irascihle
southern gentleman holly retnrted. Damn It,
cir; he don't run on his head" senator stan
ford believed that. though horses do not trot on
their heads, they trot largely from their heads.
lie WINS, ~ every observing hOrseman must he, n
believer in horse rhrcnoloEy. and therefore nee
essarily in horse psychology. The Thoroughbred
mares lao chose TO experiment with in Ills trot-
ting stud were selected not more because Of
some aptitude ut the ]trotting gait than Of their
$500 '''"'' 49, Hll'l ll-
tc'liggn"c. Naturally. then. the value OF
the miniature truck in moulding the men
tally uf 'hc young trottcr took q high
place in the Senator's training philosophy,
and Mr.. Marvin. the most successful Of all
trainers OF young %trotters, fully shared the con-
victinrs Of the owner of Pslo Alto in respect to
the value Of this part of the training equipment
and system. to which he has often attributed
much of his success.
The miniature track. moreover, proved valua-
Bile in sitting the wheat from the chat, Ere
uurnt tales to the contrary Notwithstanding. the
boy who IL brightest In the village school is as 4
man generally brightest in "life's hard school; ~
aud the rule almost without exception has been
Mt l'aln klto that the stars Of the kindergarten
proved the stars of the race track. while but few
Of those that were dull" In the miniature track
showed high form later on the turf. The most
promising were taken out at fourteen To sixteen
months Of age. introduced to the sulky and tho
mile track. and worked easily. cautiously. but
Increasingly on the brush system already re-
ferred to, with what results the phenomenal
record Of PRlo Alto farm as q producer OF record
breakers and the unparalleled roll OF honor
beneath Electioneer's name In the table of sires
OF ~trutters best attest.