The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-03-14
of 1ntersst 20 Horseraen.

OF Interest to Horseznens
A. southern exchange reports that
the British government has apparently
reconsidered Its decision not to pur-i
chase any more mules in this country.
The New Orleans purchasing office
was reopened a few days ago and a
contract let for the purchase OF l.50o
mules, the order being apportioned
among the stations at ST. Louis, Kan
a City and Bonham. It is supposed
that the purchase of mules In the
United States will continue indefn-
itely until the transportation depart
ment of the British army is fully
equipped, not only in South Africa,
but in all Of the colonies.
"Zebroids''-that is to say, a hybrid
between the zebra and horse-are the
subject of a report by the United States
minister to Brazil, says a press report.
TheSG animals are already in use on q
small scale in the Transvaal, and they
are suitable for Africa, because the
Tsetse fly does not injure them. They
have been tried successfully in Brazil.
and are found very strong, lively and
docile. The hybrids take after the fe-
male horse, and are black, brown, grey,
etc., in color. The best horses for
strong hybrids are the C~lydesdale, Suf-
folks and "Percherons" Of France.
Arab horses give excellent Zebroids,
very swift and active.
English exchanges announce that the
Argentine republic has recently been
buying British horses. C~lydesdales
appear to be favorites in these i'm
portations, and it is thought the in
PRODUCTION of that breed will have a
very beneficial effect. It's great activ-
ity, excellent bone, feet and pasterns
are merits which will be valuable at
tributes when transmitted to their
progeny, while the increased weight
and substance that they will also i'm
part are bound to be such as, crossed
how they be, will result in the pro-
duction of a far more useful and val
liable horse for export than those
which are at present being exported
from that republic, whose failing is
to a large extent want Of substance,
weight and bone.
Guy Wilkes, son of the far-famed
trotting sire, George Wilkes, has just
died at the age OF 20. He was put In
training when five years old and won
nine times his first season. closing 1t
with a record Of 1920. Two years
after he made his mark Of 2:15A as
the fastest son of a great sire. He
commanded a service fee Of 81, 900.
Three of his get got into the 2:10 list.
Then the boom on trotters burst and
his owner, Mr.. Corbett, a California
fancier, came to grief. The horse was
so much neglected that he nearly died.
but still brought $4,000 in New York
in 1897. But for this period of neg
lect this great horse might have lived
several a longer.
1t was generally thought that Eng
lish jockeys could give pointers to all
the world in the matter Of horse rae
ing. But Tod Sloan went over and
showed them a new style, by means Of
which he beat the best jockeys In
England. He sat much further for
ward than the English riders, and Il
has been found by actual test that q
rider so perched, besides being easiel
on the horses wind, enables the horse
to make from four to seven inches
longer stride than IL he rode in thu
i, good old English style. The result o
this is that Yankee Jockeys have haf
. a great run of engagements and tn
English are training their younge
jockeys to ride American fashion.