Arizona republican., 1903-08-26
TROTTING AND RUNNING.

Before the civil war, and even for d long series of seasons after Appomat- toX. four mile heats among thorough bred runners were not infrequent, and upon more than one occasion horses were compelled to travel twenty miles ln an afternoon, taking part in every
 one of five heats of four miles apiece. Those were arduouS struggles for. the blue blooded rivals of the tracks. The
 pace was not fast: of course. it could not be, when such long distances were to be traversed. Those oldtime con-
 tests. drawn out to so tremendous an
 extent, developed marvellous endurance big lungs, stout hearts and notable staying power among the contestants. Only a corporals guard of runners.
 even those of the highest class and the noblest ancestry, could stand the strain except With spacious intervals for rest and recuperation between one tourna- ment of four mile heats and another Moreover, the trainers who were ca pablo of getting the animals of those
 eras thoroughly prepared for those heart breaking journeys were difficult. to discover. They were almost as rare as white blackbirdS.
 The revolution which has come over the method of our jockey clubs is well l nigh stupefying. Heat races for thor oughbreds are now almost unknown | from Key West to the Klondike; and .-ie change is an improvement. But too much sprinting, too much scurry- rying, too much scrambling are highly objectionable, and it is well to give due attention to the development of sub stantial, well muscled horses, with breath enough and strength and pluck enough to stick to the bitter erd in a long, hard fight. Under the old fash toned plan of heats among the racers even the best colts and Allies, after they had attained their prime, could be sent to the post only few times each sea- son. The Tribune has always been a consistent objector to taxing | horses, and 1t certainly does not intend to change it's attitude. Racing should
 not be overdone, and it is gross cruelty
 to exact too much from the loyal scr
 wants of mankind. Four mile heats were abuses. It was advisable to dc away with them.
 The owners of trotterS and pacers arc | beginning to follow in the footsteps Of the breeders and managers of thorough | breds. The traditional custom of send
 
 five. each heat at mile, is losing
 ground. Excellent sport has been seen
 this summer at the Empire City trot- ting grounds, at Brighton Beach and elsewhere in contests of two mile heats
 out of three. II can hardly be doubt ed that the next generatio will see no heats among trOtters or pacers. The harness horses in less than thirty years, and possibly in d shorter period even than a dozen summers, will be required to compete in single dashes, and never in heats. That will be a dis tinct advance. Drawers of sulkies or | of track wagons score again and again. as q rule, before they get the signal. With the tedious scoring and the lay | ing up of heats, too many trottinG and pacing contests become a weariness to | the flesh.
 The speedcrs that pull the pneumatic ] tires over the measured mile and are driven by master reinsmen are more popular this summer than cor long series of seasons. There is genuine boom in trotting. as there is among the multitudes of people who swarm to see the exploits of the runners; and ev- erybody who admires a fast trOtter is bubbling over with enthusiastic praise of MT. Billings's Lou Dillon, the new Maud S. of the sulky. MT. Billings fol- lows the excellent example of Robert Bonner and William H. Vanderbilt, and | never allows Lou Dillon to trot for money or to take part in a race. But l he is willing to exhibit her in public.-- | New York Tribune.
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