New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
DISCARDING THE WHIP.
FAMOUS REINsMEN WHO SELDOM RESORT
TO THE LASH.

TO THE LASH.
| crrps DoRI.E MARVIN AND OTHERS RELY ON
HIGHER ORDER OF sKILL-DoBLEs STYLE
AS ILLUSTRATED AT ROCHESTER IN
| lso-A VETERAN LONG ISLAND
HoRsEMANs EXPERIENCE.
T, ia q significant fact that the most successful
| reinsmen on tne trotting turf those VINO make
| the least use of the whip in training ana uriVihs
| their horses Edward Geers, the man VINO drives
| Robert j. 2:Oia: Hal Pointer, 2oi's Fantasy -Vo,
| and all the other fast trotters and PAGERS owned
| bv G. ! Hamlsn of Buffalo. seldom resorts 10 le
| ,hio ovsn In driving the highest kind of a finish
| No matter how desperate the contest may De- Nv
sits as still az steades his Morse anu 'e''
almost wholly upon rein and voice to rouse Tue am
| NAL TO his best effort. once In a long uhe "ee's
will tap horse sharply In the last few strides Oh
| nua hut nobodv ever saw him strike horse
| hard enough TO punish him. either in race or III
| his work He seems to possess knack OF getths
| the last ounce out OF the trotter WITHOUT IT, '
horses uniformly finish more gameiy anu 'esoiu'e's
| than those driven by any other man on the tuii'
"A Geers' finish" is stock expression among the
trottine fraternity and every circuit Follower uses
| II when he wishes to convey the Idea OF d regular
| grandstand rush In the homestretch
| Rudd Doble who drove Dexter. ana; Goldsmith
| Maid 2la and Nancy Hanks 2Oi. to their 'haih-
| pion records Is another famous driver VINO uses
| the whip only rare occasions Like "ee's' "e -
one Of those master relnsmen whose talent u away
| abov, the crude standard Of the man VINO rehes
| on force and punishment to get MS no'Se " '"o
| front One OF the most brilliant drives tha' pop'e
| ,sr made WAS at the Rochester Grand circuit
| meeting ci 1881 with the shortbreh MHsou'' "o'''
| ,,ono.l a.. had won two heats. forced out In fast
| lime nv the Canadian horse Alvin, while MS "oS'
| DANGEROUS competitor. Rosaline WilheH' 'o"N NAV
ters easy waiting FOR the third ron"" I" MANI W.
MAY for the overthrow OF the iaVof'e' !" Wv
mira he,, McDocl and Rosalinc turned into the
| hom,stretch on almost even terms bn' the w'''r'
,,.sh mare and a game one. had all the ndV"n-
,nr. over the yellow MiSsournn, VINO w"H po''
soft hearted and In distress, ana every '"'','"
VIVA had followed the two frcc-for-el' "o'''rs
down the Inc expected to see the "'"'' '''
win handily ut the wire.
| DRIVING AS A FINE ART
ucpoel began to falter and swersc before he
reached the distance post 100 yards up the S,re,'n
hu Doble reused him with such wonderful SKI"
,hat he hung on in spite OF himself When 1t came
10 the last nifty yards the driver OF Rosalhe "lhes
vas whipping with all his might. whle Dooie' III
inc nj every stride the exhausted horse hat ne hau
ON his hands never used the whip at ALL relying
az IL seemed on some occult power more potent
,b,r punishment to rally the tired McDoel AFTER
rho horses had crossed the line. nose and nose III
a dead heat and the tension was relaxed Dopie y
trotter reeled and wobbled and came to stand
a within thirty yards of the wire' while lur-
| ners mare went on strong. straight and true, as
| +, aha ,are good for another mile. The two styles
of driving were never better Illustrated than In this
| heat poble did win. but the storm OF APP
n,ansc which followed the finish was all for him
| and his wlzard-ike work with McDoel
| In his work on Training the TrottnS Horse"
| Charles Marvin cautions young rensmen TO use
| .t,,cIx, rit al
| high mettled ones not at all. Marvin's advice Is
entitled TO more than ordinary consideration as ne
| ls the man who trained and developed all the fan-
| Gus trotters belonging to the late Leland STANFORD
| in California Marvin came into prominence
| twenty years ago as the backwoodsman VINO con-
| verted Smugger from PAGER TO rotter. and at
the latter gait drove the blaze-faced stallion 10
victory over Goldsmith Maid the queen of the
rottjng turf Other trainers are probably superior
| n Marvin as race-drivers. but In the field OF de-
| Welcoming speed In colts the in gray is In a
| class by himself. While he was in the employ OF
Governor Stanford at Pao Alto he brought out
| more champion colt trotters than any other hve
| men I'm the business. and at one time In 1871. ne
| enjoyed the unique distinction of having developed
| trained and driven the holders OF the fastest all
| aged record for trotters the fastest record for
stations for yearlings two-year ods. three-year-
| ODDS four year-olds and fve-year-olds.
| Perhaps his greatest success was with Sunol.
now owned by Robert Bonner From the day she
| waxana was n veritable bundle of nerves, requir-
ing the most careful treatment TO prevent her be-
| coming uumanageable in the excitement OF a race.
| Marvin took the high-strung nly out or the Palo
| Alto kindergarten. and In successive years capt
| ured with her the champion record for two-year-
oLIs thrce-year-olds four rolds fve-year olis
, and fu-aged trotters. feat which no other har-
ness horse has accomplished.
on the subject Of whips. the famous trainer says
"A few colts are so dull and sluggish that a
ub,n Is necessary to infuse ambition into them; but
while I always carry whip. II Is more for orna-
mont than for use with youngsters with ner-
, vous highly organized colt 1t Is seldom necessary
, and ito abuse is absolutely runous In results How
os,.n YOU see n man apply the whip to "A young
colt when he breaks. yet that Is something that u
hoy ten years old ought to have too much sense 10
be entity Of To brighten and punish a colt at the
vary time when he needs to be steadied and reas
n sured is certainly a sensible thing to do, and
man who will do II Is not NJ to get into suiky
, | esneciaIly behind well-organized yo"hss,er oil
= fine nbre
GOVERNOR STANFORDS THEORY
Governor stanford who himself horsemar
~ remarkable practical knowledge ana sasaci'y OF
,h subiect OF training trotters. and who, more
= | ,har any other man. Is responsible TOT the al
$ ancod training methods in vogue among trottins
, | - drivers of to-day was even more strongl,
; onposed than his head trainer Marvin 10 th'
q ,,iscuous use OF the whip. lie USED 10 spent
dav fter day under the spreading OAKS py tue acf
+ a, pao Alto watching the young ro,'ers take 'he
( | ,ork and woe betide the empIoye VINO 'ost nv
e | ,mnsr and vented his anger on the COT nc wa'
X sI,,,e by an application OF the whip when th'
covernor around The ohsndsI meve' ,h m% y,
: | anotn.r occasion a man who stood next to Mar