The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14

81. 29f Counting the pairs that sold for
81 90. Il shows that out OF Gj head is head
realized $500 apiece or over. which IS a
very satisfactory showing. and the fact
that the 10 single horses realized total
OF SJlS more than haH the amount OBJ
tanned for the - pairs show the high
figures buyers are prepared 20 pay FOR
any animal Of more than average merit.
In commenting on the sale the Horse
Fanclcr recognized as the organ Of the
thoroughbred horse says: "While the
supremacy OF our native bred trottine
horse for use upon track or road has
always been ACKNOWLEDGED; while he has
won his way 20 the front rank I'm the
markets Of the world for purposes Of use
in an harness ana under saddle; while
he has been accepted I'm the show ring
os tho highest type y excellence for use
I'm heavy leather and has repeatedly and
regularly beaten the hackney a his own
game of conformation and action; while
his blood furnishes us with many--with
most-of our best saddle horses and hunt
ers. no has yet another field for his enor-
Giles ana his merit there IS freely rccog-
nizod FOR st IS said that nearly all or orr
best nOlo ponies nowadays have large
proportion of trottug blood and That
such an infusion produces more man
areable and biddable animal with fully
as much speed for few hundred yards
as the grade thoroughbred. Tho writer
well remembers that as good ii snaiio
bride hunter as he ever rode was a
brown "stag" by Smugglcr 2l5 ia, dam
I.ua FUwood. 2.29 tO road wagon cat that
time the worlds record. This horse was
mp. TO $50 lbs, could gallon and jump.
cost 81. 500 as ii yeafling and could never
trot or pace mile I'm five minutes. An-
other with record of 2.a5 was also good
lis lbs. hunter.
"The great trouble with the majority
of our trotliug bred animals for fash-
lonable use Is their lghtncss OF bone
their bad shoulders G0r riding purposes.
and their tendency TO be mixed gated
and 10 90 wide behind With the return
OF good times and universal prosperity
and with the willingness TO pay liberal
priccs for the best material. as evidenced
by tho late sale of Messrs. TichenOr &
CO.. and by the values obtained at pri-
vate sale everywhere it is certain that
there IS no business in the line of breed
in- in which "a man may invest with
greater certainty OF liberal returns than
In that a. heavy harness horse breed
iug. and 81 is equally certain that ho
can do no better than turn 10 the native
trottng-brod horse to furnish his foun-
dalton stock. cross it as he may with
other breeds for the sake OF symmetry
and harmony of outline.
"NO one Will contend that the average
trOttor is a handsome horse, or chat De is
gracefully or picturosqucy constructed.
Speed Doc has endurance me has, hardi-
I ness lie has but not beauty as often as
might De wished for. This. OF course, IS
speaking from the point Of Wow of the
user Of the heavy harness horse. There
s. SO much 10 Joe gained by more atten-
ton TO these points that tits won-
der the practical men I'm the business do
not more generally recognize it and cease
sacrificing everything TO mere speed. 4
horse with the conformation desired by
the woman of fashion. the equestrian.
Tho huntsman and the poo player can
60 just as fast. and be just as valuable
rs the racing game This is tho cvil that
, the absurd standard OF the trottng