Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-28

the Stalks begin TO show, round UP tho
earth. This bianchcs them. In time the
wide distance apart. and the bed VIII
produce as much as II Is possible for
the same amount OF land TO do.
Tho Fall OF the Hackney.
At least one event OF the present
year has been overlooked by great
many people, but Il is none the less
worthy OF note. We refer to the sud
den drop OF the hackney from his
once high position. One year ago when
the fall sales were being held In rapid
succession the high actor among the
horse kind. who traced his few record
ed ancestors to what Is known as the
Hackney Stud Book. was the text upon
which several weekly newspapers
preached long and ofi-rcpeated SER
mons, designed to prove that the peo-
pie OF these United States had at last
been afforded the golden opportunity
to secure horses. alleged TO be OF n
breed such as they not only needed.
but could not survive without. Those
who designated the sermons as rot
were reviled and spat upon by tho
hackney preachers. and were Informed
that some things which they believed
they knew were ms yet without tho
pale of their learning. Bat the winter
and the spring wrought n change, and
the summer made II a revolution. The
trotting-bred horse was taken TO meet
the hackney on his own ground. at his
own peculiar way of going. Purchasers
found that the American product of
American ancestry could outstep. out.
oct. outlnst the American or the EN-.
glish product OF English ancestry. and
the result was n victory for the native
horse. Put to the crucial test the hack
ney utterly failed, and his downfall
n "a tn n u inul,fltt,s IN ~
out OF his own way at the trot as to
any other renson. Buyers Of the most
fancy animals found that they had
been buncoed by the claim OF speed for
the imported road horse, and refused
to longer take the worst end OF bad
bargain. At that. the importers and
marketers OF the hackney earned and
should be given the hearty thanks OF
the marketers Of the American bred
light harness horse. They taught the
last named person lesson OF great
moment, via, that the bcst broken.
brought the most money. either In
open market or at private sale. and,
other things being equal. gave the
best satisfaction. The lesson was soon
learned, and the result Is that tho
home product has practically undis-
puted possession OF the field. At the
early fall sale horses representing the
light harness breeds have swept the
boards, and have brought save In rare
Instances, the best prices, The reasons
for this are that they are not only
fully educated up to the requirements
of the most fastidlous. but that in ad-
dltion to their beauty they have stay
Ing quality OF the superior kind, and
are thus able to do every'hins required
by the buyers. The hackney has passed
on the stage. and viii not be seeb
again, but those who took advants sc
OF his appearance to turn him to proHt
should not be forgotten, nor should
their lesson be lost on any person
who wants to market some of his sur
plus stock to the best advantage. Buy
ers are plentiful who are willing to pay
profitable prices for good looking, wen
hammered single drivers and pairs, but
who do not want to purchase any
green material. And the number OF
such buyers will Increase rather than
decrease with the return and continued
stay of that general prosperity which
many good Judges believe Is now nj
our doors.-Horse Review.