Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-02
RACING HORSES,
TrotterS and PAGERS Bal
anCed to Show Speed.
ShoeIng Makes Big Difference
and So Do ManyOther Details.
Toe Weights and Sometimes Elbow
Boots Are a Factor.

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show Huytl hing liz, its read SPEED ''
''f;alaltG' in connection VIM, I..c,,,.
horses means slU.ing bnuriu., litt,,,,,
and clIcck!u.r in stirL r.i.Ii,u ~ 49, 10
iull speed is wanted M. Iu,., r,,., ".'' I
viii F, :iI,h. Ia St,,, ~, u, ti., III; "
I4aIntain il iH a ti.,c-..,.it,, ,,,.,,,n, a'''
tilat At t.ic >;iff, Iiin. II. l,i,ai. l.. III
ahlrd. ~ reason VI INV. Iurl.. l.i,,o i,
balance. ID pct along ,yitii vi. ,tir'ii,' 4"
riIll ~ ti, uu.S ''' ~
III 1lc u;iys w IIir...n y-,o,,,,c
tlnttc, that did ,nl take l,l,i.. j., ~
words. ~" ~ flt. tit v:,. ,.ta,.,i,..'t
Inn. yaIu. a. :, l;!,iu. ru,I ana H. w
lieit Of ilodcIn dryolup,ucfIt- in m. .,.,
Of balancing il is easy J., So. ,l. 49,
Girtun Which l., l.;tI,v nav. I,l., ~
Sulti. was barcd ON solid fac, =. .i ~
time Absolutely mon Linn /, q. l.,,c, t',',
bAls,icing tr,i1crs l., .,t..,,,. '-' 80,
weights for instance. NOR was orcb "
tIIuo ~ :; Boo, il .yi.ttnr. .,.i "
ir I,npultInl "a mil MIN ,i',, i'i
there were Wy MANY horses rI..,, IL KIN,
mat uunf inside Min .r, fnnt ,..,at,
t,.i,. heads IN VIVA 4iG. poa..ci u, n n"
hit. drove. On unc liuc i,t,.IrI ,li I'LL
ana l,cut IN ID thci,. ,..I.,u.c "
With ibn single eyc.r1iIm cr WI, ,....
head check tnliyiralIz r.,IIad tb. L-.,.,,i
jackson bit. and iu-.n,cd Ia mr., .nI VA,
trut:er Kcmble Jackson IRON, num-, liz
lower inv on Lis chest rh.rr,,,. eh',I,i,'.,
off Lis yindJ ROT en-. Of ,l. a.,l,c '''. ,
devices now nnces>iiia: IN Nm ~
stable Wa; in cyi>r.nc, This morn, -
II, tiers had To he balanced on 1b. hi,
and right today If tic best train,r nn
earth takes Il horse IF IN sreJ and
starts 10 train lin yvj,InI1i !. I,',, |i,!
weight or lrodein hit III cterk h4 NH
be balancing That na.. w r... Mn in.iio ~
~ Gayy. ana in ur,I,l i, ;;e.n ,ra tI;,,.r
| "n Il trot AT tor speed Mill hty. Ia ,,l..
4 hulh If tEc Inns rAat world nh 1ry
trntter Of a..o snecG harll ;,hnur HI ~.
onds IL the nile.
SEOCing. also. III now nr.Ictic.d v...,,Ia
have jnrrnyod Ina ruc,,I. : .,,,,a ~
The oG-tirc clEtuIpious from ,brna :,
fve seconds. Docs anyLo,i,. Lnow v.b.t
weight SH3. GOLDSMITH NT.,id v.j,i,.b -,
the Ircttiqg record al a14 in III, earIv
JOS. woe on her f,,nt fa,..n Tarnd
docs. for The simple reason tlat in those
DAYS il never occurred tn train We lha,
Tie weight or r.tttern or liz fnrv,nr5
shoes made any difference, in ~. spc.d ~
q 1ruttcr. Goldsmith Maid vas ..,:,ndy..-
HAT IL. Sh.. could max. nv. IL When "a
ing Al i'm speed ana luse IiIIle W nnlh-
I'M Nv IlI,- operation.
NJ attention was paid 4, rhc shoae otr
er than to sea 1h,v were .rond snhctan,,.l
ones ana fitted lcr feet M una av.r
Thought ID S,.. vna, tEr,, ,,.a;.,laJ ~,
long Years after the mare Ind retired
Dut,lo got L. thinking of Inc Maid ana
| log shoes lie. i,nd NO s.fiplps ,f UhaI
| size lad worn in front. h,lf ON, of her
hind Shu-S remaincu and on having il
weighed E,. fnm.d II balanced tI. scales
At exactly one pound In tic present DAY
Il III t!nttcr Of her size Womb he NOR.
APT to carry six ounces an less L1iird
tian sixteen
M l,ng after the trottjnc Cbamrion-
ship hah passed from. tn. Maid Ibara
came along troIt,r4 ~ far tln fastest
seen mp 10 that time that would have
been Unhcard II hlt for the fact that
in The meantime toe WEIGHTS ANA thar
uses lal Ice m" known This hnrse was
Maud :. With tnc weights I'll, was n
:n>'. horse to high wheels. without them
lli'' lt - mill she ever trottcd Was = 49,
which proved thai unt. otherwise undis-
CnN.::thlr liutt..r of the ,b1n,nion rI,Ss
lE'i itrn revealed Soltly hy the nS- of
''" "'l~!l'S
t'"tN "l various sorts mad" good trot-
l'TS GU 81 horses lHat without them
N"u'u =, pam buggy hanlerS. In addi-
''''l I" tll'iS" Mhl"h protect the quarters
mere are tendon boots shin boots. scalp
'IS' '""' WIN ip'k attachments. and
nsc Ri, ,, '.S .' i Hill 'nree sorts !,
,.',.,, III Ill, II 'l'ir-t,' piain arden
Enli hn,,' L" It'll, III, ,lii.Ir p,,t.
rrnt,rr~ I'M ." ,,,I , ',,ina ~ p ,bs
,onI .,,, *, n"W ~" 'litm one 81 tne
| I'M. ntI,'i, ,i, III, nh, |n"E WI Ml,ll
| ny.,,nnln of ,'i i'''''''' ''''S TUG ''''
| >ti,,.'i,. ~ t''9 rtoHH'
rr',,, EN-. pu'ItttI puo.S
| i i ,t'!,''H =" IN III hliteil ana PAT
|
| 49, -, ~, 'o' "'lNl' s-'I,:'t Il. S"it vi
| 49,. , ~, ~ "iI' "'f, 'NflTu 'i'
W. 't,iN 'n 100 VIC ho''' IHI,eu III ~.
| ~ 49, ii,'"A 800 'S"' no
~ riVn' i.lli WIN "i'kN -hSS'u iidSS.
III, hi.o Is "uh' c"ilc"ct curious d"ut.'
r IL" II, IL P'Im!Ire Sl'ptd ~ any gay
| i uH'. WI I'LL MSS ~.
| ..,,.a,, M III, ','ii,niT ti,'', ,In,or
,,,,.i, I'll III riSi''s III tn,lr ra;rr-
III, , .n" "isc 'I','i, MIL l ~ Ia, 1T
| ,'- ~ " 81 ~ ~, . I'LL ,;a,
| yin balannc b;n, ond ,n.,iIa tn trainer
| tn ehoo hin, aInn,r ,,,,,,h an,,ia,. linn II
Lo vou ,,,,,rniiIa 80 hnia,,.', 90 h;',, an ,he
liz ''''' w '''''i''' i'''''
| 49,.
Also every successful trainer OF ,sor
ing cons uses the toe weight on va
lihSS, an" Tor thc same r"ason-im, p',-
iicrS tnpl'' ana II Is nhlveisad no,. No
ctI t"h rue mat any trotter or Pc, w.
rh,.,'r VIVA, MS age goes carrier. "a vi,
| lirther; ana better gated once y = ~,
"hceh th:n urder any other circumstance
| Peter Y. johnson was the first 70
| work out this idea ana give u
| to tho world ara he proved rs
| absolute truth IT, more instances
THAI one. Passing from toe weights