The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-08
Notice to Horse Breeders.

III uhpWVi w VIC piVpOSitaoh ~
last weeks county papers made TO
all stallion owners Of Hooking
county, / herewith wish TO make
answer in behalf of my own pro-
lection, as do not wishto be TAX
en- advantage Of by newspaper
matter. for should lay still and
say nothing, in the eyes Of the
public it gives my stations the
worst of it, and on the other hand
i am not much in favor of creat-
ing any talk or hard feelings
against any competitors; and too
l am not quite sure that the issue
was exactly intended forehe, as it
stated that owing to the ''back-
Gaping and Misrepresentation on
the part of some of our competi-
tors in the horse business" etc.
That part of it docs not hit me,
as I do not make practice Of
representing. or misrepresenting
anybody's property but my own,
and that keeps me busy. | gener-
ally know what l have myself, but
when ] am asked about other peo
ple's stations / generally know
but very little, and don't care to
know; but we have Sc many busy
bodies, always wanting to be wise
and carry news from one barn to
another. As the stallion barns in
Logan are some two squares apart,
of course they would nyNurally,
| through their excitement, to deliv-
er some news, forget just what
had been said, and consequently
tell the other fellow very pro-
voking story in his own way; and
the first thing yon know there is u
feeling of jealousy or hatred be-
tween horeeman all IN account of
somebody's long, meddling tom
que; but it doesn't worry me
much any more. used to worry,
but now l let the other fellow
worry, and i do the best / can. OF
course would always rather have
friends than enemies, and that is
just why | hate to get mixed up
in this affair; and unless other
parties Interested will agree to GO
on to speed contest and take
their victory or defeat like a man,
otherwise | would consider their
issue an advertising scheme, and
| will drop out Ot it, as j do not
wish to interfere with any ones
advertising. l don't care how
much of it is done, so long as they
leave my stuff alone. AS for my.
self, don't expect to do much
advertising. My six stations are
well enough known to the people
of Hooking county, and Judging
from the large patronage have
had for the past five years--whicf
| much appreclate-I am willing
to leave good enough alone.
Now, regarding the race prop
osition, which Messrs. Davey anC
Burden challenge in their same
item, l have this to say:
My speed stations are young ant
green in the racing business, anG
while i feel that they are good
al d if ever there was the prospec
of two minute stallion in the
near future, barring accidents,
think | have him, yet, in his pres
ent form, it surely would not b,
fair to attempt to beat an aget
race horse, with record Of g:12!
with one of these colts. Th,
young stallion, which has shown
his capability last season to be ,
two minute horse in the near fu
ture, stepping full miles in 2:1s
and stepping last quarters o
the miles in thirty seconds--a tw,
minute shOt--has only had 90
days work last year, and of course
not expecting to do any speed
work this winter and in no racing
form whatever, being very fat a
present; but with all circnmstanc
es against the colt even at that
with the hot blood he has in him
"and his owner as WE'LL" it il
hard to sit still when there ls any
thing doing, even il We get beat
so as the "Irish Mollie" sons
goes, ''Be game, I'll do tn,
same, and we'll race them begor
Try, Irish Mollie." So l will &C
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