Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-08
WONDERFUL
EXHIBITION
Was Given at Morris Park by
the Great filIy
Tanya

NEW YORK. June S.-The spectators
at the Morris Park track opened their
eyes with amazement when they beheld
H. B. Duryea's filly Tanya beat a
worlds record for four and a half fur
longs with such ridiculous ease. On
four occasions the record of SO seconds
fat had been equaled, but it had re-
manned for Tanya to surpass the
achievement made by p ]. Dryers
handpress seven years back. She reeled
off the distance in 51h seconds, and
did it. too, with such consummate ease
that it is question in the minds of
many whether she could not have run
fully second faster than she did.
The patient study of the breeding
question is now commencing to bear
fruitfi and the sad pity of 1t is that
the man who was responsible for the
breeding of Tanya, w. c. Whitney. is
no longer with us to witness her tri-
umph. His ideas on the subject Of sub
ject of breeding are fully expressed in
the introduction to his valuable book
of the La Belle stud. which Mr.. Whit
nev had published for private circula-
ton among his friends. Guided in his
deductions by the old adage that speed
hegets speed" ne had long since
reached the conclusion that to succeed
in breeding winning horses a breeder
should make use of none but winning
animals. In imported Meddler. the sire
of Tanya, he chose a sire of excessive
speed. and in Handspun. the dam OF
Tanya. he chose a mate who had
achieved great notoriety on the race
track. No wonder. since like begets
like. that their joint offspring should
be world beater.
1t Is an everyday occurrence to hear
people say II would not give a fig for
an animal merely because he Is a rec
! ord-breaker. Time does not cut any
figure In my estimation" But why SO
A horse which can run a mile in 1876
will surely beat a horse which can rur
| mile no better than 1:40. and witt
two-year-olds more particularly thu
time test is Of great value. since the,
| run as a rule more true to form thar
| do the older horses. Many men. who II
these days make their own assign
ment Of weights. handicap almost en-
tirely from time standpoint. and tn.
results they have obtained, II CAREFUL,
compiled. have proved most eflcacious
In trotting races the conditions ar,
framed entirely on a time basis tn
horses being classed according to tn,
/ best time they have shown.
|
1t Is an old-time English prejudice
which has caused English racing mel
to despise the use Of the stop watch
Yet it Is noticeable that the Britisher
have many of them taken to timin,
their horses of late. their prelude
overcome by the marked success whicl
attended the arrival OF American train
ers, in that country. We may expec
to see very many records at variou
distances go by the board this comin
season. and the fact will prove to tn
satisfaction Of every thoughtful an
liberal-minded person that our breed q
thoroughhreds is surely improvins
There will ALWAYS be certain class q
obstinate old timers who will arg,,
that the horses of today are not sue
ae they were In their young days.
To endeavor to convince them to tn
contrary Is waste of energy. Thes
same individuals win argue for the ga K
or argument that the old style Of trav
eiin@ nv stages was superior to tn
modern style of travelling by rail.
J II it pleases them. by all means Il
them think SO. but they will find 1t
J hard matter to convince even them
selves that they ever knew or heard
} thoroughbred two year old whic
could run a distance Of four and one
half furlongs. in 0:51h seconds, an
win with the same ease as did Tanya.
The o. R. 4 N. company announc,