The times., 1900-12-23

the bed at an early hour of the morning
and work over a horse whose wheeling
during the night had indicated the con-
tracing of cold.
All Of these things show the care that is
bestowed on the racer while in the stable.
On the road the attentions are doubled.
The whole tribe of grooms, rubbers, and
trainers travel on the car with the horses
AT regular times during the day they wash
out the mouths of their charges, rub them
down, and bestow other attentions en-
them. Food and water the horses get at
regular intervals and a good trainer will
not vary one minute from the regular time
OF feeding for anything. The food is gone
over with an amount of care that would
seem ridiculous to one unacquainted with
the Importance of this part of the super
vision of racing horse. II win be bet
ter understood when it is explained that
the least change in the diet, any impu-
rity in the food or water of a thorough
bred in training. or the least irregularity
is likely to be attended by disastrous re-
suits.
But more than anything, those in charge
Of race horse, travelling have to look
out for car sickness. The strongest ami
NAL In the world is apt to be attacked
by It, and once It gets hold 1t is a mighty
hard thing to drive away. AS a rule
it affects horses differently from men.
some horses vomit. but others feel it first
In kind of collie. which results in excru-
ciating pain, not unlike what men call
stomach cramps. Horses that have suf-
fered like this have been known to reel
for days afterward when turned out for
exercise. Many horses die before reach
ing their destinations. So important is
IL to be near the horses all the time dur
ing their journeys that almost every out
fit has its cook and kitchen utensils and
has meals cooked or served right in the
car. where the horses are
Nothing else is so disastrous to a lot of
racers as to be in collision or other kind
of railroad accident. So nervous are they
when travelling that a violent shock Of
any kind viii utterly PROSTATE them,
whether they are seriously injured or not,
and once a thoroughbred loses his nerve
his great natural speed is absolutely of
no use to him. If he loses his nerve lie
will never get it back again, and without
IL he cannot win races. II is the stout
heart in a horse. developed by man large
ly which brings out his great speed ard
makes him contest every inch of ground
with competitor in a race. Some horses
that, in race track parlance, will break
Watches in trials by themselves, will
quit like ours in races where animals of
inferior speed challenge them and -un
neck and neck for few yards 1t is be-
cause they have lost their nerve or never
had any.
Modern methods of transporting horses
cost money. but owners pay it willingly,
and nothing but the cheapest of selling
platers are shipped any other way than
that described. Insurance on the horses
is expensive. too, but owners always car
ry plenty Of that, for carload of thor
oughbreds is not thing to take chances
with. On the two loads of horses re-
ferred to that went to Washington it is
known that there was more than $500, 900
of insurance. This was a short run, but
some OF the horses that made it were
not in shape for racing before the middle
of the next week.
On the whole, money invested in this
kind of horsefiesh is not the most stable
property in the world. The dangers that
threaten a thoroughbred are innumer-
able The greatest dangers of all, those
encountered in travelling, he cannot avoid
for there are rich stakes to be run for
and won all over the country, and it is
part of the business of the racing man
to take his horses to the tracks where
the purses are richest.-New York Sun.