Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-15
The lnvineibIe Equine.
Portland Oregonian.

Portland Oreg0nian.
The automobile was coming. but had
not reach us. in it, present gorgeous
state Of perfection 9 few years ago
when Flying FOX. the winner OF the
English Derby Of 1892. was sold for
$4,000. Even then, the automobile
factories were working overtime. In
order to nil orders for the machines
which were expected to mark the COM
ing OF the horseless age and the Wis
dom Of Edmond Blanc. the purchaser
OF Flying Fox. was questioned. His
jud sEent on the value Of horseflesh
has been INDICATED. however, within
the past month by the sale of Hardy. :
four-year- old son Of Flying FOX, for
the enormous sum pf 31Bo.ooo. Il does
not follow. Of course, that thers VIII
be an extensive demand foF the sons
Of Flying Fox 1t elso. 80 ~ hsad Tor
most Of them viii probably ~ "A -
yelop the pointa q merit 1hleh nAads
the buyer zee S1s0.ooo va1nS A Hardy.
Some persons VIM even axg thas no
horse IL actually worth suc1 = trs-
mendous sum ~ has been spaM ~.
Flying Fox. Jardy. Ormonde, Ay3on,
sceptre. Hamburg ana : few ethsr
particularly bright stars Of the equine
world.
Opinions of this kind on horse prices
are. Of course. valueless, ~ they come
from men who by nature and environ
ment are prohibited from looking 1t
the matter from the standpoint OF the
horse fancier For pulling . dray or
plough or dragging stage over moun-
tain or plain. there Is certain nominal
value. beyond which the price OF q
horse cannot be forced. for the reason
that there are thousands and hundreds
OF thousands Of horses which can do
work Of this kind equally well. hut
the Jardys and Flying Foxes Of the
equine world gain their great value
from sentimental AZ well a. CONNER
cial reasons. Tho generations of SCI
entihc breeding and development, and
there are cases without number In
which It has been demonstrated that
the mind or reasoning powers Of these
"bred-tn- the purple" animals have
also developed to an acute degree.
The Intelligence Of this noblest Of
the brute creation has established be-
tween the horse and man feeling Of
affection and reverence. which IL one
Of the greatest factors In running M
the value Of . particularly flne horse.
and ID guarantee against the auto.
mobile or any other inanimate creation
ever supplanting It In the affection Of
man. The automobile a. vehicle FOR
pleasure or utility II . valuable add
tion to high pressure twentieth cen.
tury life. but Il can never greet IT.
chauffeur or owner with the whinny
that establlshes bond OF sympathy
between man and the horbe. The rae
Ing automobile, working mp to its max
imum Of powerh can do nothing FUR
ther TOR its driver when the ominous
hum Of pursuing machine II heard m
the stretch. The racing thoroughbred.
with tn blood tingling with the 10Y Of
NE and sport. hears In the hootbeats
behind him . challenge to greater e..
tort. and his limbs respond to the de-.
mand OF his brain for increased sueed.
The almost human intelligence dis.
played by the thoroughbreds, in scor-
Inn and jockeying for position before
= race. 10 conclusive evidence OF the
high degree Of their reasoning powers
In al important wars since the begin.
ming Of history there have been not.
able cases Of these powers. where not
infrequently horses would respond ia
the hugle calls long after riders had
been killed.
Man has been attending horse races
tor thousands Of years and will prob
ably continue to do 20 centuries .fter
Ne automobile shall have been suc-
rseded By some other wonderful In
vention. The horseless age win never
appear. Il IT. coming II dependent a.
the automobile or any other inanimate
sinventtca. applanting the horse n tn
aifsctians q the people. rhs heanty