Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
DISTINCTION NECESSARY.

DISTINCTION NECESSARY.
I A.well-knowu hOrSeman, one who ha
had long experience in track work an,
educating trOtters. has lately visited tn
home OF the French Coach horse in tn
East, ElmwoOd Farm, South Poland
and writes a follows concerning Mr.
SSuborn's stock;
7 81 think was the mcst surprised man ycl
/ ever saw when tho-e half bloot colts sired d.
I Gsmarc. Captain and Lothairc. out of YOU
Maine marCs. were lcd ont AMI hBCsi up for CON
I par i~uu. did not expect any such stock, an,
7 such high quality OF great uniformity. Why
that 4. tTutiing stock II there J. any 20 be found
I Il l. grand sight FOR any lover OF good horse
and ther can't b. too many such colts"
Il will he a misfortune 10 the state i
any attempt i made 20 swing the stand
ard Of this breeding establishment
away from itS legitimate field, that o.
producing road horses of the highest In
dividual excellence. Experts have re-
peatedly attempted 10 get hold Of som'
of the colts, promising remarkable re-
suits under the watch.
When the noted turf writer, Allcr
Lowe, stepped from the road cart, after
a spin behind GemaTe, he said TO The
writer III MIR. SanbOru will have that
horse shod for speed and bring him q
Boston this winter, YOU can lead the
crowd down the road easily.
When this horse. weighing from l2t,
10 1900. without any training or prepa-
ration, after stud service extending tC
the dav Of the exhibition, trotted th,
Readtield track. one-half mile ia l;lS,
hitched 10 a road cart aud hauling Mr.
Robinson Who weighs 22o, he satisfied
the public as 10 his troiting action and
ability 10 get there.
The horse proved his powers of speed,
and that should suffice. ANY attempt
20 take this family of stock out of the
road horse class. where il rightfully be-
longs, aud SIT il over among the race
horses, would surely result in injury.
Mr. Sanborn acts wisely in striking FOR
the top OF the road horse market. hold
iug all the colts he can for development
as road horses.
n those familiar 20 the track aud
speed production see in the ccnforma-
tion and action Of half-blood French
Coach colts the promise of flyers, u
should never b. allowed 20 mateTiaiize.
The distinction i growing rapidly ts'-
tween the race horse form aud action
and the driving. The latter must carry
more Of substance. more OF biOcky form
than j. desired In the former, and the
line of education to-day i fixing this
difference in the minds of breeders a.
we'll a. horses. There l. room for both
ADD al, a. each seeks for highest excel
lenee along the lines for which they
Il -..rfAr. Ia ~ n.
toned whether our two and three-year-
old trotting stock could compete with
the French bred geldingS Snd titles m
their Two aud three mile Gashes over
tracks laid out through moving fields,
on the turf. cur line of education has
been IN a different direction.
For one We believe there i no horse
that eau compare With the American
trnfter a. he i being evolved FOR
special service. At the same time the
shorter body. st0uter trame, greater
rotundi;y Of form found IN the halt-biood
Fr~uch Coach. coupled a. these are with
courage and finish - we'll - style. give
promise Of helping supply the growing
temsuG for road horses. some iSmiiie,
of trOttiug stock occupy ths same held
aud meet The some demant, hut ~ Il
rule these are no, the type the specialist
! seeking after for track work. Let
the distinction grow between the road
horse and the race horse, good and only
good can follow.
The three minute. or slower horse,
built upon the old Morgan basis, stand
ing l5-l 10 3. With traPpy action aud un-
bounded courage. will u to-day Tor
more than the 81 trutter who has
reached hi, limit. Extreme speed on
the oue hand. aud high class rosdster>
on the other. constitute the two classes
for which The demand i greatest, and IN
t.yuding his energies IN oue direction or
The other the breeder vii! reap the
largest harvest Of profit.-Nsine Farm