The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-18
TRAINER TO ADAPT
METHOD TO HORSE
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Of training has produced such men as
Hub Hart. the Chicago backstop; Lou
Drill, Bill MalOney, Arthur Devlln, Joe
keanc, and dozens Of others who have
acquired more or less notice in the
world Of sports.
And now this expert trainer Of sew
eral past and present champions Is con-
sidering the training Of the horse in the
same manner.
That this is an exceedingly feasible
proposition has long been entertained
by many Of Americas foremost horse
men, and the recent offer Of a New
York millionaire rendered to the Wash
lngtOn trainer has attracted a great deal
of interest in this subject among all
lovers Of speedy horse flesh. The pTOpo-
SluOn holds out TO the local trainer
breeding farm of the finest material
situated in Dieppe France He Is to
nave entire charge Of the stables and
10 proceed IN the training Of the horses
along the line OF his own ideas 1t is
the firm opinion Of the veteran that
This form Of training would be instru-
mental IN clipping many seconds off the
preSent-day records.
CONSIDERING OFFER.
The offer Of the millionaire horseman
will, in all probability, be taken I'D oy
Foley at the conclusion Of the present
school year, ard the TaCegOerS Of bOtI
continents will watch the outcome with
much interest It is pointed ont nv
Foley that the most successful owners
those
who gre considered the best Judge OF
nOrSeneSh IN this country are old run
neTS Of note He cites James + Mad
den, veteran hOrseman and pluuSer.
Says Foley: Madden was one OF Tie
finest and most finished cinder path men
that ever wore the spiked shoe. and rs;
today without peer in the racing game
IN both this country and England. all
because he has trained himself because
he is a natural jUoge Of horses and
because ne always sees that his horses
are correctly trained and not showed
prematurely into the racing game be-
lore they have reached a proper devcl-
Cpment This Is the great secret In the
training Of the horse
"A horse, Ike man, must be studied
must be worked OUT at all distances
and then begins the training with the
tCod. Like 4 human, the muscles of 4
horse should be carefully looked after
and studied. should be rubbed and ma g
saEed 10 insure proper and natural cir
Cllatlon OF me oIood- Just like a man
II one exercise Is continued one or two
Of the muscles of the limb receive the
entire amount Of nOurishment and grow
correSpondtngly, throwing a proper nat
Ural motion entirely out Of the question
To take horse already trained. weak
DeSses of the animal would have to be
studied and several distances tried. al
ways training the creature for longer
distances than il Is expected to run
Foley is a recognized authority or
sprinters and fast horses. and Is enthu.
SiaStc over the proposition. He is Z
man possessed of a great deal of pTac
teal experience in this line, and " hos,
methods are very much akin to those
Of Mike Murphy. the veteran who haC
charge OF the American team in tn
Olympic games at London. Both mel
have discussed the training Of the hOTSt
by the same methods used for the moo
ern athlete, and are of the opinion tina
all records would fall before the hors
trained as proposed.