The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22

was the order OF the day ut Madison
Square Garden at the horse show in 1891.
do not blame the horse for this; be-
cause q man or woman can ride II horse
across country, over fence or ditch 1t
does not qualify tho rider to so over high
bars at seven feet or more, and II they
undertake It they must expect a fall I
think where the greatest mistake Is
made in riding over high jumps, Is that
they do not allow the horse his own judg-
inent There they take the horse back
three times the distance from the jump
they should, head him for the jump at q
lace-horse clip under suoh headI'ay and
ment that no has no time to gauge him.
self and measure his take-OH. Then II
he falls they blame the horse.
am the owner of the celebrated high
jumping horse, Filemaker. l purchased
him in the latter part OF September, 1880,
or q Mr.. Lewis, OF Chester, Pa. He was
sunburnt and very thin In flesh, and in
fact thought him the worst looking
horse ever saw. And such temper
horse wherever he was known, and every
ono said i would never be able to rido
HIM In fact he took every ono for his
enemy and was looking for war all the
time. But ] began with patience and
Kindness. and yet 1t was long time boz
fore could mako him understand that
WAS his friend, and even now, at times.
when lie gets nervous lie shows some OF
his old temperament, but if stop him
still and talk to him, then start him. as
q usual thing am mistress or the day,
| commenced to ride Filenaker on tlts
9th day of April, 1891. l'rode him every
q, 1891. At Three Rivers. Mich, June 10.
at their spring meeting, ! rode him over
the bars at seven feet and three and
,hree-iourths inches. rode him several
times during the season at seven feet
two and one-half inches. At Taunton,
Mass. Oct. 7, rode him over the bars
seven feet four and one-half Inches, which
gives 'us higher than any horse ever
.icago, IN November, at tho Fat Stock
Show | rode him seven feet and one-half
inches. The weight that Filemnker car
myself. saddle-pad and bride, and not to
nv knowledge has any other horse over
jumped seven feet and carried over l25
in Chicago. November. $780, at the Eat
stock Show, Filemaker then carried 1Gs
pounds seven feet two and one-half
Inches.
My experience in riding over, high jumps
if that 4 is necessary to handle tho horse
suits, and not to TAXI, him back over
thirty Of forty feet, ] never carry
whip or use u spur 10 Filemaker. ] can
carry the whip until the jump Is six feet,
then he gets nervous and do away with
| the whip, II he goes slow he measures
| his take-otr and Is more sure Of good
| raise ana uses more Judgment tnah Wnen
| no PUSHES.
| One moro essential thing about these
| exhibition jumps. | think the Iron pins
USED to hold the bars should be straight,
sct In the upright slanting a little, The
| lar should be u three and 'one-half inch
bar White wood or pine, so that 1t will
break If held on with the straps.
| l have INiemaker here at my winter
him in tho paddock day times. He stands
seventeen hands and one inch high,
weight 1870 pounds, and feels like n colt
and believe he Is as capable OF carry
| Ing heavy weight across country as any
Horse Swing and With as few mistakes
lie is not az pretty u horse as q .reai