The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-21
TRAINING THE
S FAST STEPPERS

Few persons are aware % the care
,ifn. and work that Is necessary 10 III
a Iisht-harness star FOR 4 struggle over
the track. Just now there are three
cracks in training that are receiving
"a much attention from their faithiui
trainers as Is given by the most de-
voted mother to her children Inc
horses are Thomas Lawson's great
trotter HOralma. 2:O1; = T. StnA'heE :
Grand racer. Lord Derby. 2:Osi=. and =
ScanneiI.s ex-champlon. The Abbot.
a.O4t. who are 20 battle FOR stakes
amounting 90 $4,000. Boraima has two
matches which involve "A total OF w.
GOO n good sized fortune In itself
lie is 10 race Lord Derby for a side
atake Of $4,000. and viii meet the AD-
hott In n match race later ON undeF
the same terms. Thomas Lawson. MS
ov-ner. has therefore already Tishsd
5000 on his favorite troiteF' anu tle
task OF getting the speedy seiai"E -
condition for THIS ssrcseies - IN ti'e
hands Of the veteran trainer lo''
Marsh. - &,
T.Drairua has wintered wei ana -
80 takinc- kindly 20 his preliminary
tCs.s and brushes. Just now Trainer
Stsrsb IL giving the iion-hearted son OF
TsCrsat- F.arIrria eight CT ten miles OF
stou- logging. breezing him out occa-
sfrnatIy through the stretch SF@u-
,,atty his work viii be Increased until ne
a. as,<ed To- step slow miles and repeat
That h. has a big contract on me-
hands TO dispose OF hts adNeFsAF1ss ="
the comin: $4,000 races Mr.. MARSH %
we'll aware. but ne Is one OF those UT
less workers who never overlook
,au that would in the least aid ms
charge to victory -.
lifted horse. but many horseInen nave
s.taIrred that while his movement was
,,,,-.. In th. extreme. he has a tendency
- dvvetI n little TO long. Marsh mas
=, about 10 remedy this defect II pos
sttts ana has fashioned Boraima
-, sboes 80 as to cause him TO oFeah
ovsr more quickly at the toe ne
shoes are after the new pattern tls
.souare toe having tendency 20 mar
'fhe gait OF n horse more rapid
alma wears eight-Ounce shoes ior"a
and FIVE behind. but these may oe ~
tered slightly as the morse 'E"...., -t'
80 on Besides the routine "oIH
-, receives. ne - given the great
=, a,,c,tiou ut all times. and his nome
=. ,n. Granite State park. Dover -.
"a a. vx.Ii III for an equine king IN All
its appointments. 10,
e. his work NJ a. carefully cooled
on and then put away IN n SP'e -,
LII, .tau about twice the size % az
,.rtirsry box stall. II has Ions. WIN
g. sornewhat like those seen IN W ~,
t.tIs ~ mansions. drapcd prettiiS W.
curtains OF silk. The walls are me- =.
,,,ncrsd and adorned with pictures u
ttorafna.a equine predecessors -.
raider foot there - always = hul.s
-,rn., OF clean rye straw. IA tais par
...iI This blue blood % the ace tf', -
,skrs his ease while the e TOT NJ.
'-s.aeerrent on the turf RAJ IiS ur1s
- trainer Marsh - con--iefeu on
-. ,he most earnest. capable ma eo Jul.
,..gus men that ever sat IA u.s. s...
81 han his career with hcrSes Ma W.
i,..t IL fSss. In his native town o. ~
-, N,Itis y. ~. Tie drove n mule ts.li'
e. T-nele sam for four years duIa il
49,. civil war. and when the N1r
gv~r turned his attention ." 'H'
tcFs. - r,,..,.., q
,..c-Efns. away with his charge. Cor.
snears. with Lord Derby. ana
- vsith The Abbot. ar- both tFall
- ,n-lr horses at Memphis Hotn ar
--rcrt~d 10 be in fne cordit'"n a.
49, az a trife advanced over h,f.ll
-, inasnueh as they have been s'Ns'
sorrse fast miles