The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23
SKINNER CHAT OF SARATOGA.
, \JW YORk.ER'S HEAVY LOSSES
on rHE RACETRACk.
wa,crnu,', Remarkable Recovery From
III. injuries Asurke-lsoche's Texas Oil
protts-COl. ROwe's AmbltiOn---Nirs.
vhomas's son enlr OF Hermis's Victory.

ara,, your-vear-old Watcrboy during the
,a.t week in his preparation for the race
,h, Saratopa CUP. run to-day, have
W. n,l i, ,,;sw of th,, accident to the
n,,, year AGO last spring, that he should
,,.. become the wonderful running ma
.'... L, +. ,o-dav The railbirds Of the
tlrf .,I.l recall that beautiful May morning
j., ,oo, =, ha,, Waterl,oy. then, in the opinion
NJ, u,,gin. the greatest horse lie had
,,und, with the possible exception of
,',,.,,.r ,rot,el out to the Morris Park
.,.l t., Il, some work in preparation for
,e ,,,nnins of the Belmont Stakes.
rLn cure If the injuries that befell Water
h.., ,hu, morning has been set down by
.r,,,,,i,i.s ON such matters as one Of the
.,,,-, ,r,u,nnbs of veterinary surgery
-,,,,, reason ar another. the popular
;,,,,,-..sion seems to be that Waterboy in
T., n.rl, that mornino broke his shoulder
surh was not the case The injury was IN
, ,F, ~ KIND stiao
n,., hove il occurred will never he def
- ,..l,. known II il slppoled however
.I,, ,I,, ,,lt stsnned into n hollow in tire
,D ,,r u,op a bummock, or. maybe
,,,,l, =, -,n,, and .o twisted his right
t,I.,,, % tra,L ons of the small bones
-
w,.arno,. bos a,wavs been known, in
iIa ror,ancs a. sensible horse
VI, !, ,.os ,hs sensa of main or general
10 .a,,.a the colt gradually reduced
,I at, ar rho occident and came to
.' r.n,,a,,
,''' '''i' -- H.. ,,,,,,,,,;,o .sr;ous
u WIS 'he', sou '''a' a. ,o, Of
I1' occu''eu' Oe0'u7e -. ha cor,d
"atercresS was 81 ',','' ''1 .,a ,.o,,rd
m"'H,S ''', '-'o ,l ,ho co,, was led
The boy dlstnouuteu anu ''e w" ,I
away, hobohng on three leeS W ','e ,''p p",,
The first veterinary 'na' cUu" we 49, '.',,.
was called and ne sala 'ha' uho w..
hopelesslv broken down' me ,r
tlofeld, who vas then framing "r' nag
gins horses. was lnchhea 10 's,'e "'.i
the doctor ont me as' proieTr'oa, of'n, ,,,n
had to be passed NY WI 't"ss"' ''
Neterinaries .s,,,
They were called ana "'au'' 't w.. w.
examination oil the INJURED ''R' w. 49,
ward they said that one Oh 'ne S'"a" '1
ri the stife had peeh proNr''' Du' VIC"
if the horse wouid keep Gn''' 'o"s INNS
there was no reason why 'i'e ''.N," ~
should not KNIT toge'her' anu Il WY , 'e,
so properly there was no .e''o" WY d..
colt should not stand framing ago."
the horse : racing 'u'ure' w, mo- a;.N,
said, depended almost en'lrey "io" nm
self
lhere was ho'hiiiS III WIG m
setting that inc aoo.o's 49, 49,, all that
had 10 DC ,.it ~. 49, ~ 81. ~, colt was "a
sureied' sNia ~ h;s hod,, oS the injured
Se' INC "e'e ~, ~, ,o,,,ror+ alle as
's a,"
r. AZ ,h;. ,rsa, canvas sling was risged
No. All az The canvas was n little
Iass ,l,on tho Iength ~ the colts body be.
,,raon tha front and hind legs
rha a,ds rore attached TO ropes and the
r,,nas thrown over pullevs fixed in the
,,oiI;rr ~ tho how stall The edges of the
''"e Va '' ,JI 80 .h,t the
canvas were 'hickiy pauuou ~ ',a' .-ie
colts TANKS and belly would hot pecolie
chafed from his own weight. When the
sling had been made ready the ropes were
lid ,a,t and fastened with half bitches
p''. - .L, ~
10 rings IN r'''e' sue VI Wv, 10" .,
The effect was To take OF the amman
legs about seven-eighths of his entire
weight. In other words the weight of the
.,I ., ,,ato;,ad b,r tho CLING the ropes
u''N voc .Isa;n ~. -, Iaa,,. IN. ,,oI, =
helng at SUCH 'ei'S'o' u' " 'ea'o ','e
feet resting lightly on the moor OF MIS- oox'
Having arranged the sling and applied a
lotion TO the stifie. the veterinaries stood
osida "a 600 what tho great raceborse would
"''No ~ q
40.
Then Waterboy Immediately showed
that he was indeed a sensible horse. What
he did was m do nothing at all
aoo,,,od -, cool;,. tbot ;f be raa avsr
"' ~, y: 49,, liza. - ,,et
70 get rio OF the pam III 'iiac e''A. NV MUS,
behave himself and Keep quiet ne moved
about as little as possible, and for three long
months and twelve long DAYS the horse
,a.i.,,,I,, ,,.,i+al "a ,ret uaIi
p".'e'ry "'N =" -! p IL. .a.e,,,
AZ 'he S'oiy VI 'h' .o' WYNN. ~,
havlor spread among the stables al MOTIFS
Park, even the sentiment lacking stable
boys developed an interest in the case and
not day passed that they did not go around
to the Haggin stable to zee how that
the ordeal was over. the splendid black
colt was the sweetheart of every stable
boy at the track
All through the long summer of 1902
and if You don't believe it was long sum
mer for the colt have your own body put
in a sling for three hot months and see
the black son OF Watercress helped the
Neterinarles all he could in their Efforts to
help him. The surgeons watched the
htihe carefully and when they saw the
broken bone was knitting and had become
sufficiently strong to permit some move.
rpnt of the BODY 10 was arranged so that