The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
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"A PROMINENT Minneapolis horseman
IA has raised the point that Minnesota
as a state is doing nothing for the
horse, and the contention appears to be
based upon fact. He points out that the
nue. to stock breeders and that horses
bring higher prices and profits to breeders
than cattle. Minnesota tracks are closed
for the most part and the state fair track
offers no incentive to Minnesota breed
ers, as the races are "open to the world. ;"
Little attention is paid to homegrown
horses or classes created to spur breeders
to competition.
st. Paul and Minneapolis buyers are
compelled to import their show and fast
horses from other states. This is radi-
cally wrong. Minnesota's pastures and
climate have agreed with Dan Patch, and
there Is no reason in the world why this
| as any in the union. Recent sales in the
| east have demonstrated that there Is a
constantly growing demand for trotters
and PAGERS, and buyers of such horses
do not hesitate to pay. fancy prices if an
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animal suits their eye. In the state fair
premium list less than 5000 is offered for
home grown horses. This Is certainly
small incentive to breeders to spend time
and money in preparing horses for the
show ring. Minnesota has every natural
| advantage required for raising fancy
horses for show and track. Thru the me-
dunn Of the state fair there is an oppor-
| tunity to show Minnesota bred horses to
| their best advantage, and it appears that
the only thing needful is for those in
| terested In horses and their breeding to
"get together" and make the proper rep
reservations to the fair management.
Such action would prove spur to breed
ing in the state, and in few years Min
nesota's grass grown tracks will be omen
and the state would be in her proper DO
s1tion in the horse world. There is bic
money in raising the proper kind OF
horses, and Minnesota should have he1
share of the profits. 5,1eg
TX7ALTER TRAVIS is due in New Yorl
| w tomorrow, and from the other side
OF the sea comes the old story of dis.
gruntled British sportsn1en. The Palma
trophy is to be sent back to England as
a result of a long-delayed protest over the
style of barrels used by the American
ri1emen. Lord Dunraven's wall ovel
yachting affairs Is we'll remembered A
few years later there was a wall over row
ing at Henley and then the claim was Sc
up that Americans were using "dope" t,
win horse races on Albion's tracks. Is tn
English game really worth while? Amerl
can athletes have invaded England, me
the English athletes on their own groun,
and vanquished them in almost ever
branch Of the sport. English sportsme,
talk loudly Of their love of fair play, bu
) they appear to be better at finding tech
nicalities to bubble over than in winnin
sporting contests. England has been beat
en- at yachting, golf, boxing, wrestling
amateur athletics, Shooting, and, in fac
almost every line Of amateur and profes
sional sport. When American amateur
} win England usually insinuates that the
are professionals in disguise. When pro
fessional games are won, the Englis
sportsmen are quick to cry fake" 1t /
a sad condition for sport loving natio
to fall into, as there is nothing worse tina
, a bad loser in sport. Just at presen
Americans look upon the English in tn
light OF bad losers. ~-@s'' Thor.
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