The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
HORSES AND
HORSENlEN.
The Montazt,,na Stock FARMS rs.
Training Sta
bic. 55
SPURS ARE GOING OUT or USE.
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Harrisonb,irg Big Market-Decp
SPURS ARE GOING OUT or USE
Harrisonbtirg Big Market-Decp
Run@Hunt Club Spring Meet
ing--Rccent Foals.

Tho bay pacing marc Joyful Maiden,
2;t01.4. ~ King Nutwood, owned by W.
r. McComb. of tho Union Stock Yards,
has Joined the stables OF M. II. Hanson,
at Monteaeumn Farm, and Will probn-
bly, DO raced later on. Others IN the same
stable are tbs chestnut stallion ESTUARY,
2no1-4. by.expeditlon. 2:l5 3-4; zack,
chestnut gelding, 8. by Sidney Price,
o.21 ia, dam Thrift dam OF Admiral
gelling, 9. by Sidney Prince, dam. the
dam OF Albert c.. 2ilG ~, by Clay and
several we'll bred youngsters Hanson
halls from Montague, Michigan. but dur
Ing his residence Of five years in virginia,
he has made number of friends by Ills
pleasant manners and quiet, unpreten-
tious ways, and quite fair share OF
ability as IL trainer, driver and condition.
or, too he has shown himself the possess
or OF by racing and marking such horses
MS Claiion, 10 IA; Little Guy. 2:17 la,
T,orney, 2:i0 Ia; Estuary, 2:10 Ia; News
BOY, 8 III IA: Sidney Prince 2:21 ia and
r 4 "a. o:24 IA Is and these with material
mono too promising to work upon IT. this his
State.
The statement OF John W. schoor TINT
he never again Will permit the use 81
spurs on two-yenr-olds merely meals
that the NcIDDUlS SpOI y 1StNSNa
his allegiance 10 the best modern meth
ods. Tho ndiscriminate and persistent
use OF spur ard whip belong to the past.
Long ago they were considered indispen-.
sable and they were made brutal spec
tacle without compensating benefit.
~ It was not uncommon a dozen or SO
years ngo for persons grlevcd at O dlsap-
pointing race to- cry out that the Jockey
t.never touched him with the spurs "-just
a, fstc nf chi
the better the race the horse would run,
says tho New York Telegraph.
TrafEers have come to know better. and
the public educated into tho knowledge
thatPit Is the horse which Is let run his
race and the boy who IS alert for every
advantage OF position that wins-not the
horse that Is cut and whalcd with gan
and CAD, and not tho boy who Is so busy
Furnishing that he can find 70 time Tor
the exercise OF wit and judgment.
Jockeys are using their heads rather
than their heels nowadays, and the re-
suit Is better racing. BIN
Tho proper use OF the spur is very
much like the proper use OF n whip. lis
continued application In race merely IT.
ritates sensitive horse ard induces a
repuson OF effort rather than response
to it. a gentle prick OF the spur and
quick, nervous tap with whip will
as an urging and not as a compelling
force. and the Jockeys who can use either.
form OF persuasion with nice dscrimi-5
nation can be counted without going
into double figures.
AS horse market. Harrisonburg, Va
Is making rapid strides. and on the third
Monday OF each month, numerous sales
are made privately and by public auc-5
ton. Harrisorburg Is the county seatof
Rockingham and the center Of a rich
grazing district. In this and the adj
Joining county Of Shenandoah large
numbers OF horses are bred annually.
Among the different types produced are
heavy harness horses. roadsters combi-
nation horses, park hacks. hunters and
draft horses. Harrisonburg IS right In,
the heart OF the far famed Shenandoah
Valley and lies $50 miles southwest OF
Washington. D. c.. and about the same
distance northwest OF Richmond, Va. It
Is on the Manassas Division OF the
! Southern Railway, Is the terminus of the
Valley Railroad. operated by the Baltl-
more and Ohio, and by means of the
Chesapeake Western Is in close reach of
the Norfolk and Western system. via
BIkton. Va. which is eighteen miles dis
tant At Staunton. Va. &c miles distant,
connection Is made with the G. and 0.
Railroad. Among prominent citizens,
horsemen and breeders OF Harrisonburg
who are doing much to help the cause
arc DR.. John A. Myers. John n. Gar
Der and Julius G. Sibert.
Tho annual spring meeting OF the
| Deep Run Hunt Club has been fixed for
| May 14th. when purses will be offered
! for the different events that make UP the
programme. Tho five. events are for far
mers horses, a novelty race for members
of the club, jumping contest, sweep
stakes and a race by hunters OF the club.
Entries close May 14tl. tMr. j. T.. Ander-
| son is chairman of tho race committee
and under his supervision an afternoon OF
fine sport is anticipated.
, Mr.. Samuel, of Oak Hill Farm. which
ls near Wenonda, Pittsylvaria county.
Ma. has purchased of Charles B. Ward,
Lynchburg, Va. the fine saddle stallion