The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-10
HORSES AND AUTOS
ABUSE OF ANIMALS MAKES THEN
DREAD THE MACHINES.
VIEWS OF AUT0MoBILISTS
UTON THE TREATMENT OF HORSES
BY THEIR DRIVERS.

! Trouble with Horses, When They
Descry Automobiles. Usually Fol-
lows From Whippings the Animals
/ Receive-Dr. Brandt and Mr.. w. II.
/ Rainey DepIOre This Mistaken
Method of Treating the Animals.
should BE Treated Gently to Ac-
custom Them to the Machines.
AutOmObiIists VIII BE Back Next
/ Year-Mr. Baxter viii Have a New
$4,000 Panhard Machine-Auto
Races Next Saturday for Fresh Air
Fund.
THE trouble with a great many peo-
pie who exclaim against automobiles
I because they brighten their horses"
said DR.. +. n. Brandt yesterday, is
that they do not know how to manage
/ the animals. Instead of being gentle
with the horses and trying to bring
| them to a realization of the fact that
! there is no harm in the machines, they
\ whip them, jerk them about and sue
! coed very effectually in convincing
! them that there is something very dam
| gerous about the strange looking
/ horseless carriages. The animals con-
meet the maltreatment they receive
/ from their drivers with the automO-
/ biles, and the appearance of the ma
! chimes is certain to frighten them af-
| ter one experience with the whip. They
| take it that a whipping is sure to fol-
| low the appearance of the machine,
and it is no wonder that they become
! frightened"
I'VE narrowly missed an accident on
the road this morning." said Mr.. W.
| T. Rainey, another of the visiting au-
| tomobolisits. I'VE had stopped dead
still in the road, and vehicle was
some distance away when the horse
attached 20 it deserted the automo-
! bile. The animal pricked up his ears,
and the man driving him began to use
his whip. There was a woman and a
child in the buggy, besides the man.
| who looked as though he might have
| been drinking. The horse jumped from
! side to side of the road, and it would
have been no surprise to us to see him
! oVerturn the buggy. That was no way
| Tor a horse to be taught to pass auto
| mobiles without becoming frightened"
The gentlemen said that there are
! several horses they have noted since
they have been here that, at first,
| showed great fright when an automo-
pie appeared. Gradually, however,
| they have become accustomed to the
machines, and they now give them lit
tie notice. The gentlemen say that only
a little time is required to relieve
| horses of any approximations they may
have when they see an automobile
This country" said Mr. Roy Raj
ney lis far behind France in autono-
biles. Three or four years from now.
| which is about the start France has
over the United States, automobiles
| will be regarded with more favor here.
| The horses. too, will have become ac-
customed to the machines, and there
VIII not be so much trouble because of
the ANIMALS growing frightened / re-
call rather an interesting race that
was reported a short while since from
Paris, where a chauffeur was arTaigned
for an accident that had resulted from
d horse taking fright at an auton1-
bile. The animal had run away, kill
ing one person in the vehicle he pulled
AMI running Tito another vehicle ard
killing eng or two of it's occ Ipan:s. Tire
chauffeur was discharged on the ground
that any person who drove g horse on
the streets of Paris, that was afraid
ct an automobile, did so at his own
risk
The visitors have been greatly
pleased with Savannah an Savannah
ians. 1--WE have certainly had a pleas
ant stay" said Mr.. Roy A. I,ai1cy. Il
am afraid many people feel rather I'M
kindly toward US because our ma
chimes brighten their horses and we
may cut our visit short. But we have
received very courteous treatment
here, and we will remember Savannah
very pleasantly"
Both Mr.. w. T.. Rainey and Mr.
Roy A. Rainey say that they expect
to return to Savannah next season
with their automobiles. 1t is probable
that they will be able to prevail on
some of their automobiling friends to
come with them. Mr.. H. c. Baxter
will also be back next year, and he
Will have one of the finest machines
in the country. He has ordered a Pan
hard machine from France, for Jan
uary delivery, that will cost him $14,-
500. This viii be a very speedy car
rlage. Mr.. Baxter has already shipped
his auto North, and he will leave to-
morrow. To-day he has gone for a
hunt. DR.. Brandt is also among the
enthusiasts over Savannah's roads.
and he will be among the visiting au-
tomobilistS next winter.
The Messrs. Raney Mr. A E. Whit
ney and local automobilists will par
tcipate in the races that will he held
at the Fair Grounds next Saturday.
afternoon for the benefit of the Fresh
Air Fund of Froebel Circle of Kings
Daughters. The Circle was greatly
graItified to learn that Mr. Whitney
had donated his prize of $25, won in
Saturdays races, to the Fresh Air
Fund, and the members are apprecia-
tive of the kindness of the visitors in
arranging an admission price of ten
cents for the next races.