The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-17

( eSla OI1Sned near the Dlg city cnerc nced
| be no fear that there would be any
| failure in interest. / believe that if tho
pool box were to be entirely suppressed
harness racing would receive terribly
severe blow, though there are places
| where the attendance would be large
enough to keep things going. The ac-
ton of the Fleetwood people in hang
ing up their purses as they promised,
| and of the owners In filing the entries
so gloriously, show confidence that
there will be some sort OF arrangement
made that will be satisfactory all
around OF course the betting priv
ileges have been abused in the past on
many occasions and almost every track,
and there should be some regulation.
perhaps, but for the good of the sport
the opportunity to bet should not be
entirely wiped out"
1t should be said that there are few
horsemen who think the abolition of
the pool box would be good thing for
harness racing IN the long run. II this
should be brought about this year in
New York state, however, they believe
that all the Empire state tracks, save
Fleetwood, would be very badly of.
"Old Man" Bishop. the veteran dealer
who looks not more than 90, but who
actually is 30, and has been active in
the promotion of the trotting horse
since early in the sos, in Z long CONVEX
sation indorsed about all that Mr..
Kelly had said. and so did Mr.. Nelson,
the New England breeder. Said Mr..
Bishop:
Not only is 1895 going 70 be the be-
ginning of an era of revived interest
In harness matches, but it viii also
witness great development in the use
of trotting stock for other than track
purposes. AS 20 what horses will break
the records, / do not like to make pre-
d;ctions. There is promise in AK, in
Directum- in Fantasy, ii John L. Cen
try, in Robert J. and in Young Direct
IL. There are two horses as get no:
publicly exploited-one east and the
other west-that are going TO surprise
the harness world before IL e season
is over. No, ! wont name either of
them.
ITO leave that part Of the subject,
let me say that in my Judgment there is
great encoure cement in the future for
breeders OF trotting stock. and, in fact,
for all sorts Of horse breeders. The alb
normally low prices that horses
brought in 1898 and 1894 absolutely shut
Off the source of supply. In California
and other far western states whole
herds of half-wild horses. breeding
naturally on the great ranches for the
business market, hare been deliberately
shot. Horses have been killed in the
central western states By hundreds for
what their flesh. hides. hoofs ard
bones would bring. and not one in ten
OF the breeders % $50 are nosv in the
business Now trucl--aen. exo-ess-r-u.
cartnen. contractors and the ike are
going 20 want horses right along.
They can't run their business with cleo !
t-icitv The stock o. horses used BIZ |
them IS wearing ont, and Eve or SIX
years from noyy the demand viii be 20
much greater -han the suDpir that !
prices VIII go away up. Ho-zes win /
have 10 oe imported from Canada. from
Mexico and south America. AL this /
won't help the breeders Of t-ot.ing
stock particularly. perhaps, but the de- /
Ian6 for trottirg stock for carriage !
and road horses VIII, and that demand /
Is going 20 r. very big factor II -he /
Eorsc market II very lex years. Tie /
hackney horse i beautiful animal
lie holcs his head Aigh- LIS coat shines.