The Newtown bee., 1895-01-18
The Horse.
HOLD YOUR HORSES.
FROM THE MIRROR AND FARMER l

A large number of horses are affected with new and strange disease. It is called la grippe, and several valuable animals have died. The disease is con- tagious. The animal becomes stupid, refuses drink and food, it's eyes become enlarged and look dull and watery. The animals have a tendency to rub their eyes against the stalls.
 The fact that the names of the buyers of the well-bred horses sold during the recent New York sales were largely new to horsemen is evidence that the inter- est in light-harness horses is still spread ing. As long as new men are continual ly entering the ranks of ownership there is no danger of a collapse in tine breed ing interest.
 "At no time has harness-racing had more need for friends than at the pres ent time." writes Raymond" in The Horse World, ,"and there is no surer way of securing them and retaining them than by banishing all such gambling de- vices as wheels of fortune and kindred games from the precincts of the track" c. H. Nelson says of the thorough bred cross that 'there are mighty few animals that carry the hot thoroughbred blood close up that will do Jo race. With most of them," said he, ''you have got to part your hair in the middle, bal ance yourself perfectly in your sulky, being careful about splitting on both sides at once or they go tc pieces"
 Ut is amusing to read in many jour nals of the cranky, ill-looking broncho Ryland IT," says "Mambrino" in Spirit of the Times. .'The Ryland T. in Stew arts stable Is avery good-looking bay gelding, in good racing form, smooth and sound as Wilkes, and as for be- havior, mo horse ever scored truer or per formed more perfectly"
 The sale of D. L. Parker's string in Boston, last week, placed N. J. Stone in the list of men who train horses public. ly. As filter and reinsman Jake Stone stands high and he will not lack horses in the future. He has decided to open a public training stable at the Worcester track next season and will winter his horses in New Bedford.
 AIcyone with his l3 new producing sons in 1894 impresses anew the oft. made statement that had this son o1 George Wilkes and Alma Mater not died at 10 years of age he would have been worth millions of dollars to New Eng. land. As it was he left grand legacy of speed, and every year adds largely to his credit.
 The Moves Brothers are building 8 large new colt and brood mare stable on their stock farm at Riverside Park, Livermore Falls, Me-, the number of new colts and Allies by Axtell, ? 12, Nutwood, ? 2S 34, Algy, 2.19 3 4, and other noted sires that their brood mares have dropped this year and will foal next spring necessitating more room.
 Even Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the number of whose foals was triple that of his son, Geoge Wilkes, and many of whose sons, like Electioneer, Dictator, Strathmore, Harold, Aberdeen, and others, are still making additions to the list, is obliged to take second place this year to George Wilkes, when the num- Der of producing sons for 1894 are con- sidered.
 George Wilkes has been dead for 12 years, and yet each year new ones have been placed to his credit, and even in 1894 no less than four have trotted and paced into the charming circle" It is possible that there may yet be more of his get to come on, but naturally they must be few, as most of them have passed the age when horses are put upon the track.
 A novel race took place on the fair grounds at Pontaic, Mich., between g COW and horse. The conditions were that each would walk the first half mile and trot the second. The COW proved to be the fastest walker and so had good lead when she came under the wire the first time and started in on trot. The horse was easily beaten, and the owner of the COW, Ed White. of Pontaic town ship, won the $100.
 It will be pleasing news to the old fol- lowers of the grand circuit to know that Hal Pointer is again in training, and if all goes we'll will be seen in the frec-for- alls next season, The champion of them alp has arrived at .he Buffalo driving park, says the Buffalo Enquirer, and in his rough coat, looking strong, few would know him unless they saw him drop his ears when strangers entered his stall
 Ralph Wilkes has bold, rather long-gaited way of going, peculiar so many of the Red Wilkes family, notably the greatest horse of his day, Prince Wilkes, which horse he reminds one of very much, as Crit Davis used to bring him to the wire in hotly-contested heat" writes .Mambrino" in Spirit of the Times. sAfter such performances Golden was greatly pleased, az we'll he might be, but he is confident that he will trot in 2.04 in 1895. Who will win tLe $15, 900 stallion race in lS95g'
 Waldo J.. California pacer, by Bob Mason, 2.27 IA, son of Echo, who took a record of 2.17 s-4 recently, is one of the fastet thIngs In California He was''