The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-17
HORSES in THE GYM
A Veteran Trainers Plan I'D
Preparing TrottorA
The Princapls L. the same - - I'd
Training OF Athlsses-Great R~suID
N speed and Endur.acs
Expected.

ST have invented ways and means ID
introduce the horse TO series OF
gymnastics which win shorten the time
many seconds on trotting records; and
there is no reason why . well-brsd
horse subjected to my gymnassic exer-
cises cannot make q mile In two MIN
utes," said Prof. Bartholomew, the
horse educator. recently to writer for
the Kansas City Journal. Wonderful
advancement: has been made In breed
ing and training horses during tho
past forty years, but with scientific
gymnastics added TO a horses training
1t is sure TO cause yet greater surprises
in record breaking. The human body
has been wonderfully developed by
Gymnastics exercises, As everyone
knows, and had this idea Of gymnastics
been introduced In the training Of
horses years ago." Prot Bartholomew
continued, great Advancement would
have been made along the Gnes ot
speed and endurance.
"A horse can srot q quarter Of milo
now In thirty seconds, and it stands To
reason that IL horse can make .
record of quarter Of = mile IN thirty
seconds, and il has been done, he can
be put In condition to go . mile at tina
same rate of speed. Crack drivers
have failed TO put their horses in tho
proper condition so far. and It IL doubt
full IL the present system of training
trotting horses WIN ever bring about q
two-minute record or less Some viii
eeNy ,xx
gymnastics? But II the principle had
been grasped by horsemen years ago ID
would have undoubtedly been put In
use. 1 have the principle, without mis-
take. and winter Is the time To do tha
work. In winter horses, as a rule, are
losing speed instead Of gaining.
1.-The exercise sub }ect . horse 70 VIII
result in activity and Long reach and
will cause running horses TO make hct1
ter records. as well as to produce mora
speed in trotterS j refuse 10 tell how
these results can be brought about
simply for the reason that some man
would undertake to practice my theory
withou. Judgmen. and knowledge Of
application. and he would fail To pro-
duce the desired result. The puhli<
would condemn the principle, which 2
have demonstrated to my own satisfac-
ton. have never undertaken to prove
my theory TO the trosting fraternity,
but the theory can be demonstrated in
the course of series OF gynnastic
trainings, say In four or FIVE months.
With horse gymnastics the fieetest
horse can improve as much Is tho
slower ones tina. undergo the SAND
drill Every muscle aud fiber of tho
horse II brought into play until, n
prize ring parlance, he Is in the pink 81
condition. A prize fighter, while n
training for the ring, has his sldnj
scalp and bones hardened until hs &
turned into the ring q perfect naanj
physically. Every m1scle has been ez3
ercised with view to endurance. ID
has punched ths bag, taken lone
runs to test his wind and reduce
flesh In short, the condition of the
prize fighter IL broughA about by
gymnastics The snsne thing can bs
done with horse. but the exercise on
a race track won't do it. The ANIMAL
must have gymnastics md be brought
to the pink Of condition before he can
break the record. He must be tsughs
- walk on his hind legs. to strengthen
the muscles OF the back. He must be
taught 20 lie down, roll over, reach cut
and gather quickly. In short, he muso
be put through a scientific course OF
gymnastics until every muscle shall be
brought into play, toughsned and
strengthened To do thtz be mus; be q
trick horsc, after being trained IN
gyrnnastics- Great results VIII follow
In the way Of speed and endurance.
Prof. bartholomew is a veteran horss
trainer, and has enjoyed national
reputation for years as such. He has
rudy face. deep-sss blue eyes and
wears his irou-cray hair brushed back
from his forehead. TIs resides nj In
dependence and owns one OF The hand
somest residences In that sa bur ban city.
He formerly owned the greatest walking
horse In the world The animal could
cover a mile ia a square hsel-snd-tos
walk in ten minutes. and go The gai.,
day IN and day ont. at the rate Of SIN
miles an hour. The professor disposed
OF the animal In California some years
ago.