Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-04-18
MEXICO HORSE LOVERS.
Where Some Of Them Are and What
They Are Doing-Many Of the
Best Came Prom Mexico.

tion as a horse center has DEVELOPS
many horsemen Of note, who, by cleal
dealing, have made for themselves
renown that is far-reacbing. Mexico
with all her inducements, could no
hold these graduated horse trainers
The demand for the services of sucE
men is at all times keen, hence many
local boys have found more lucrative
positions.
The National Stock Yards Of East
st. Louis has a horse and mule market
that is unquestionably the largest in
the world. Mexico has furnished sew
eral men who have helped to make II
so. There we find G. S. Maddox and
L. b. Morris interested in the horse
and mule commission business.
In the Kansas City Stock Yards are
many Mexico people, among whom are
Tom Northern, T. S. Harrison, Brown
ing Bros. and Marion Hite.
Luke Morris has lately purchased a
half interest in the largest livery and
sale stable In Houston, Texas; Frank
Luckie is an assistant in this place.
DR.. Ed. Morris is the only veterinary
in Derby, Conn.
Pat Stanton is one of the most sue
cessful thoroughbred owners racing
in the west.
Charlie Webster is the trainer On a
large stock farm near Newton, Kan.
Jack Saunders now claims Terre
Haute, Ind, as a home and has a re-
sponsible position with a large livery
firm there.
W. d. Lee is Col. Blees' expert horse
manager and has been at Macon for
several years.
r. A. Potts is the general manager
Of the horse and mule department of
the st. Joseph Stock Yards.
Luther Shearer is an employe Of
Col. Blees, of Macon, and has charge
the cavalry horses used by the
Blees Military Academy.
Johu B. Morris has for several years
occupied a responsible position with
the book-making firm Of Mark Moore
& Co., and is now at Memphis, Tenn.
John Woods is now at Meriden,
where he is considered, the
same as here, a great saddle horse
rider.
Lon johnson has charge Of Louis
pleasure horses in a palatial
stable in st. Louis. Charles
Reynolds was in the employ of the
anne gentleman until recently. He is
Vt present in California for the bene-
1t Of his health.
Henry o. Craig is now at Ennis,
where he has introduced the
Missouri gated saddler In a good way.
Mr.. Craig has several good ones on
land at present, whose pedigrees show
hat they are Missouri bred.
John Thomas is considered one Of
he best trotting horse conditioners in
he country and is at present In the
of a prominent Eastern
John Luckie, always an ardent
lorse fancier, has passed up this pro-
esslon and now, with his brother,
VIII, and Clarence Mcintyre, climbs
elegraph poles for the Southern Paci-
Railway at a lucrative salary.
w. o. Foote has, since leaving Mex
co, become known as one Of Amer
cas- greatest harness horse trainers.
lis notable wins with Rilma, John
Gov. Strong and The Private
ave gained for him a great reputa-
ion and his training stable at Dallas,
is this year filled with grand
ircuit prospects.
Geo. Corder, a few years ago, was
lassed rs one OF the best race-riders
a the West. Weight, though, has
ltely made 1t impossible for him to
do" the scale and he nov has charge
I Ralph Orthwein's private stable in
t. Louis.
Ed Sammons is considered one of the
est conditioners of good horses in
.ansas City, as was demonstrated last
ear by his are of the good mare, Miss
Williams, 2:0St.
Charlie Norris has, for several years,
cen n Of Barney Schrueber's able
eutenants; while Jay Norris is a bet
Or around the Chicago tracks.
Charlie Roberts is in the employe Of
& Warehouse, a California
icing firm, that cut a big figure on
he Eastern tracks through the sum-
Ter months.
1t is a noticeable fact that Mexico
.ys in this, as well as in other lines
( business, have always done well.
hey all show the pluck and worth
nat is in them and their services are
/ all times in demand. These boys,
5 well as others, who at one time
llled Mexico home, show the pro-
spirits of the cities Of their
holce and present homes.