Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-01-09

time he hrSt appeared
ticed, IL not despised On
lean turf. almost a cei try ago,
present magnificent development a.
exempiified by the Oh. NIPPON Lou Dill O..
ion' the NOS. ma nus V'o,ter the oficeri
worid mas ever 49," w"o mas Just nexN
accompisheu "na' n"s sshelaily been time
regarded as inhposs'''e " ''o''ing a and i
mile in 15S IL. hehfnE
American horSemen can justly feel Re ~
proud of the marvellous feat of the lii, -. III
tie mare. Tor the 'fou,hs morse is night
ISIrely American production. Small 49,
wonder that the owner of Lou Dillon 49,.
C. X. G. Billings. the western million. an ~
aire. thinks that the $1,000 600 it cost sL.,,rs
him TO make his mare the queen OF w,n.t
the trotting track. was little enough .La-ss
to be raid for the realization of t,e ~ II
dream OF holse.heh io' e"e past hiu tmt he
years. NV m,
Major De,mar. the sturdy geldng &sss
of E f. Smathers, has met his Water X w
loo and the glorious reign of Cresceus n. the
with MS record Oh l'o' o. mas oeen co;mpa
brief ttrL,n
The trotting horse is an animal 50 Y, s,n
purely American that no other country Dava
in the world has ever witnessed on hef he
any OF its rack courses the exploits Of an
a trotter, at least worthy the name. tapper.
This fact true sportsmen abroad are .rs.
beginning to dep.ore. since they have MI geek
read of the work on the America Gums
turf of Lou Dillon. MAJOR peimaEs an,
Cresceus and horses approaching tier 80
class. 10
Even in this country the gracefula
trot;er has had 10 fight hard te-seltsls
himself or herself even recognized ve
factor in sporting records with the thai
vas; majority of race frequenters, the apps
running horse being an easy favorite. ist
but now that national pride has finally roTson
been aroused in the trot,er. another nesati
season NAV mark marvellous change lex
in the feelings of the followers OF the bsda
turf in this direction. !eu'n
Tucfmen may be able to trace back mcsE
the history of the trotter 10 a century neg
ago. but previous to about lS45 1t was
of so small importance that ii w.,lse
sink into obscurity beside that OF the
runners ana PAGERS Until that time sa
a trotter was looked upon as beast OF
so inferior 10 n runner or PAGER as TO g
be thought hardly worthy of training.
Why this was the case sportsmen are e
at a less to say. ,5T
The final winning out of the troi;er ia
is. in part at least. due 10 the estab- Aau
lishment of the speedways in some OF SPA
the large cities in the United States IL.
1t was a trainer living west ~8nd ~
great Mississippi who first lfortabl
the full possibilities OF the ami.
bred and trained these horse -
the object of developing them So
track. He was surprisingly S1Oo
full. and the trotter gradually
way to popularity. but not SCR Gdlt
on the track as among a certaiE ne"
of sportsmen, particularly ge' ~"
drivers; men of wealth who h0ns
drive their own horses and to S.
best speed possible out of their
mails by skilful scientific handll
reins and careful training.
1t needs but glance at the
trotters of the past. and then
survey of Lou Dillon's record
veal the entire story of the
the trotting horse in Ame,e
wonderful progress tina. hasi ~
the trotter to gain the footholn
secured in fifty years. BolS..s
the marvel of 1856. and MAJ,
phenome non of 1870, both s,I.
stars of their times. could not nent
candle to the beloved Lou Dill aiaen
queen of the turf. Even Majts
+ .Smathers. who shared Lou ,ssrs. CT
laurels not very long ago. aphdee S".t
he out of it altogether A.. 90
sportsmen consider 1t exc trowdN
doubtful that the mares re entert~~N
ever be broken unless she b, hfS Va
herself. w IN Oh'
When George Ketchum's Yn'H sP
Crcsce1s. carried of the faur !. thanki,
by Lou Dillon in her twomint.sant evarn
by breaking the record in 1.59i lses
devotees of the track shosyA.rG
heads and declared that the ladee
been reached. But they ha ME
mistaken before when Lou Di r y
her glorious victory in her twfpS
trot, and it remained for that Jos
tie mare to show them that the me '"'i''
be mistaken again.
The training of a trotter. = s'd'
Lou Dillon. and keeping her i
condition is no simple task. f2sse
thoroughbred. highly strung
are as nervous. whimsical az
tible to heat and cold as
delicately nurtured child, an
only by keeping these facts in
that owners of these horses Eav
able to bring them to their.
perfection. Their homes are Il
ly fitted up stables, where 4
tary arrangements are all OF
and where the floors. stalls%
flooded wi:n antiseptic so.utic
Gay. The stalls are kept
winter with steam heat. W
fans create cool breeZes
summer months. Veterire
are constantly in attic
every precaution is takei
ease.
After a speed trial. a
horse leaves the track
and grooms stand ready
wofor and SuouOa and