The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
RACERS IN WINTER QUARTERS.
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"And what. Mr.. Scott do you do
with the pretty creatures In wlnterT
once asked q dainty dame OF the Ia.
nous Yorkshire trainer, as she patted
the arching neck OF a fayorlto $4,000
yearllng.
Fold EN- up In tissue paper and law
ender 'em, ma'am, so as the moths
can't set ut them" grufiy replied the
Wizard Of the North" who strongly
resented the unauthorized intrusion Of
ladies within the sacred precincts Of
the training stables.
Although II Is, OF course, unnecessary
to explain that the above quoted an
swer is to be taken literally, It is a
fact nevertheless, that It contains a
solid Bubstratum OF truth. The mod
ern race horse Is a dainty and delicate
animal, and unremitting care and at
tentlon have TO be lavished upon him
at all times. But during the winter
months, owing to the vagaries Of our
treaeherous and constantly changing
climate, these extraordinary precau.
tons have TO be redoubled.
The day In O racing stable, during
the of season, begins at a. m, at
which hour the huge alarm clock
which custom DEGREES shall invariably
be kept in the head lads" bedroom,
incontlnenuy "goes OFF" The horses
know the sound. There is q clatter,
ripping rustic, the ringing of steel
against steel, a mufIled neigh or two
from the interior of the long ranges of
buildings, followed by the appearance
Of troops Of sleepy men and boys. Ten
minutes later all is hustle and ANNA
ton.
With the first faint streak Of dawn
comes breakfast after which the
morning horses" are taken out for ex
ercise. They are kept out about three
hours-from till II. The afternoon
horses go out from 2 till 4, and imme-
diately on their return begins the gen.
eral cleanup" anticipatory of the
trainers daily visit. Each and every
animal is groomed and rubbed and
polished, until from ear to hoof he is
as clean as the proverbial new pin.
Special attention is given TO the legs
and feet. The former are induBtri
ously hand rubbed with the object OF
lmparting a good, healthy glow TO the
extremities. The latter are tarred OF
vaselined, as the case may be, and the
shoes buff sticked" and FURNISHED till
they shine like silver.
Soon after the mighty magnate FOL
whose benefit all these preparations are
made puts in an appearance, accom-
panied, like a general officer on parade
by his troop Of attendant satellites
Unless something very unusual is iii
the wind" or horse happens to be in
disposed, the inspection does not Occu
by more than ten or fifteen minutes a
the outside.
If he has the slightest shadow Of {
doubt he will verify matters by pass
ing a white handkerchief over tht
glossy skin, taking care to rub the Goa
the wrong way, or he will insert thu
fO"efnger of glove, inside the suspect
ed animals ear. Woe betide the groom
responsible for that particular horse 4
the cambria or the kid, as the case ma!
be, is not as spotless after this ordea
as it was before.
AS soon as the trainer has taken hi
departure the animals are finished
that is, they are wisped all over, ant
have their legs again well "hand rub
bed" after which they are beddet
down and left in peace and quietnes
until the following morning.