The Newtown bee., 1895-03-01
Among the Horsenen.
GETTING READY FOR THE TRACK.
[rnoM THE MIRROR AND FARMER.

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 "The breaking and early teaching of the youngster will have very important bearing on the future usefulness as re- gards road driving, remarks the Breeder and Horseman. esIt does not require a l tralner at $5000 8 year to break and handle colts, but it does require some brains, considerable patience and man of more than ordinary intelligence. One hasty blow may do more harm than weeks of rational treatment can restOre.n
 Red Wilkes is very prominent in the pedigrees of the star performers of the year. Ralph Wilkes, 2 06 34, the five year-old champion trotting stallion, is by him, John R. Gentry, ? 03 3-4, the fastest pacing stallion, is by his son, Ashland Wilkes; another son, J. R. Shedd, got Belle B., dam of Onoqua, 2.11 l-4, the fastest three-year-old Ally of the year another son, Charley Wilkes, got Ellard, 3 09 3-4, one of the seasons new 2 10 trotters, and daughter, Susie Wilkes, is the dam of Coleridge, 2.o9 3,4, oAC oA bAC uOW a.lo RdGCIEs
 "Trotting races can be conducted suc- cessfully without betting," says Budd Doble. "The ia ct that I do not touch the pool box myself has nothing to do with the opinion I have formed. When I have attended big state and district fairs and have seen 10000 men and women crowding about the track and swarming out on the stretch to see 8 thought of betting dollar one way or another, I have realized that it was something besides the desire for specula- Lion that attracted the crowd.''
 Old John Langley, the veteran horse man. is better known to old Worcester sporting men than any man living, and has widespread reputation throughout New England. Stories of his eccentric career are innumerable. He often com plained of being ssdone'' in betting. As matter of fact he ssdid'' his adversaries in the sporting world oftener than they did him. One day he called at the store of tailor and stated in his usual loud and emphatic way, for his conversation was always highly favored with the tobacco of profanity, that he "wanted a pair of brooches. And l want the best stuff in the s6nre, no matter what the - color" The tailor was little be- the most costly material in the shop, e@ubiful silky broadcloth. That this was unsuitable for trousers made no difference to him. ''I want it,'' said he, land want it made up wrong side out. :" The tailor expostulated in vain and the trousers were made and delivered. A friend called on Langley and remarked on the trousers in uDcomplimentary Ian guage. Langly said he was satisfied. More guying resulted in the old man offering to bet $25 that the cloth cost more yard than that in his friends trousers. The bet was taken, and the tailor was to decide it. He named the price. The friend would not believe that the rough goods could be so costly until he was shown the shiny, silky OgnCl SluOs lnCu ItC paul. AS uIu JULIET men on similar bets. That was what the old man had bought the trousers for.
 "Now," writes John H. Wallace, ''tbat I have devoted lifetime to the building up of the trotting horse inter- est l am not willing sto see it wantonly destroyed by the greed and dishonesty of fatry they be breeders themselves. Any at- tempt to fight or evade the law will injure the whole trotting interest and hasten the final catastrophe. The whole matter may be summed up thus: Kick out the gamblers, keep the management in capable and decent hands; it does not follow that because man is 'horsey' he is either capable or decent: shorten the contest to best two in three play for the support of the public at the gates and this course will win.'''
 One of the eminently practical breeders and horsemen of the West is M. T.. Grattan and he sizes up the situation as follows: Don't let prices at the recent sales put the idea into your head that you can find purchaser at long prices for no account stuff. If you have good material you can sell it at remunerative prices, but you can't give away anlmals that can't perform or produce, unless bred in lines which give promise that they will do so. Money makes the mare go'' was formerly an apt saying and will apply even yet in some cases, but if your mare can't go, or can't pro- duce something that will go, a1 she is fit for is to make money go. If you don't think know anything about it try it for yourself"
 The following table prepared by the Kentucky Stock Farm shows all sires that have ten or more producing sons for