Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-24

mt themselves. Each and every one was
uroud of his state and made every exer-
| ton to create q favorable suppression ana
II there was no kicking at bone It would
be money well laid out.
Vermont occupies q small part OF the
worlds area, but in the halls OF our ma.
tional councils she looms into star OF
immense magnitude and we at nome
should be proud of our nativity aDd proud
of our public showing abroad. Our ex-
ecutive. with official staff, was every
where noticed and applauded, Dotn ~
press and people, and 1t should be Win
extreme satisfaction that we pay the pliis.
| have no fears about the result OF this
Investigation. Our representations were
made In accordance with the standing OF
our glorious little state. Grumblers, ike
the poor, we have always with Us.
1NBREEDING OF HORSES.
There is a wonderful difference OF
opinion among horsemen in regard TO In.
breeding. Intelligent men, both practical
and theoretical, claim that it Is q danger
ous thing to do and almost invariably re-
suits in failures. They say that when we
examine the records it will be seen thar
the horses that have won the greatest turi
battles have not been inbred, and these
same men prove their statements by CIV
ing names OF successful animals that have
been champions year after year and that
were bred by an out-cross. Again they
say that an inbred race horse will show
, the white feather in the stretch or, IN
other words, will quit when you need him
the most, and always his career Will be
short, lasting only one or two seasons. 30
much for one side.
ON the other hand we find a different
view, and many noted sensational ger
formers in 1893 and in former years are
also named that were inbred land their
dams intensely SOY and stand at the head
OF all harness horses. No practical breeder
will deny that many failures have resulted
from inbreeding, and perhaps just as
many from embarrassing, SO we may con-
clude that both sides are right and both
equally wrong.
The great problem OF the way to breed
and raise the fast trotter has never been
solved and never will be- Hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars have been spent and
years OF time given for education, ending
In bitter disappointment. All theories
have been tried in breeding and experts
in handling, but with the same result.
/ have in my mind now large stock
farm in distant state where $500, 900 we're
expended in the plant, half OF which was
used in buying stations and brood mares.
A covered kindergarten one-eighth OF
mile was built to educate the colts, Begin
ming as soon as weaned from the mares,
and when old enough to be harnessed
they were driven on fine half-mile track
built on the farm. A superintendent at
large salary, also a professional driver
and trainer aud veterinarian with an
Office filled with drugs, instruments and
books, and about twenty men to run the
farm and care for the stock were EN-
ployed. Many times l have visited this
great establishment and been highly en-
tertained in watching the growth and
progress of the young colts, and it seemed
as though the secret OF successful breeding
and training was found in this enterprise.
For twelve years 1t has been in operation,
at yearly expense OF a fortune, and they
have sold some good colts that could race.
fairly we'll, yet they are still looking for
the fist sensational performer.
Now while this establishment is using
every means, not sparing expense, to raise
a record breaker, another man buys two
mares at an ordinary price and breeds
them to horses not of the first class. He
raises two colts, one OF which he sells for
S105, 900 aud keeps the best one. which has
made him rich, for stock purposes. He
made no pretensions to scientific breeding
or training but took excellent care OF his
colts, handling them himself.
So we see that the small breeder with
one or two good mares, IL he uses good
sense In mating, stands as good a chance
for success as the large stock farm, rea-
soping from the kno wiedge that most OF
the high-priced champions have been
bred by men who kept but few mares and
studied no theories OF interbreeding.