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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08
NEWS or HORSES AND HORSElMEN

the farm superintendent Atkinson's
stable includes sons and daughters of
Baronmore, Coastman. Bursar, STAN
boul, Brentwood and other sires. The
career of Atkinson, WHO was born near
Richmond, Va, some fifty years since.
mas been varied, asNin 1877 lie engaged
with the late Harrison Durkee, of
Flushing, l.. L., remaining there some
years when the noted sires Dictator
and Blackwood were in flesh, then he
went to Chicago and trained for w. L..
Beck, the banker and real estate man
Later no engaged with the late j. D..
1eo1nans, offS,oux City, Iowa. for whom
"a lot of speed was developed In the
days OF the high wheel sulky. a famil-
air example being the PAGER s. r.,
2.09 Ia. During the past decade or so.
however, AtEinson's home has been In
Virginia, where his knowledge of pedi-
grees and blood lines have been turn
ed to good account
Fifteen subscriptions have been re-
ceived to the Dinner Stakes, the most
interesting of the two-year-old speci-
ais, by the Washington JocIly Club for
its spring meeting. among the subscribe
ers being Robert Neville, Of Uppervllle,
Va; Perry Belmont and James G. Ok
nnrd. of New York: II. Rozier Dulaney.
Washington, ID. c., and Oatlands. Va:
Iva Fox, OF Philadelphia; DIR. James, of
Washington, d. c.. and Warrenton, Va;
Captain Clelard Davis, u. S. NJ: Sam
uel Ross, w. C. Denny,W. Hit, George
Howard, Edward A. Mitchell. j. p.
Story and II. III. Wescott of Washing
ton, ID. c. These gentlemen are regular
patrons of the spring and fall meetings
at Washington and their subscriptions
insure the success of the stake. The
Forthcoming spring meeting OF the
Washington Jocky Club, to be held as
usual at the Bennipg track. which Is
only n Few miles out from the nations
capital promises fine sport to patrons
of racing and is frought with consider
able interest to quite a delegation of
Nirginians figuring as owners. breed
ers and trainers. The Washington
meeting begins on Monday, March Esd,
and ends on Tuseday, April 4th. there
by furnishing In all twenty days OF
racing.
Floyd Brothers. of Bridgetown, Va,
have sustained quite q loss in the
death. one of recent occurance, of the
brown colt, Electro Mckinney, two
years old. by Mckinney, 2:11 Ia, dam
Ohm, by OragSelander, 2:16 I'D, pur-
tlliStu 1T VIC -N,iu SrlOlS Setie last iafl'
to which the colt was consigned by his
breeder, William Simpson, of Empire
City Farms Cuba, NJ Y.
1t was the intention of the AIessrs
Floyd to develop Electro Mckinney,
who was entered in the Kentucky
Futurity and other rich events and
then place him in tho stud. CONNER
the bay colt, three, by Todd. o:4 3-f
out of Lazy Bird. 2:26 Ia. full sister
to Jay Hawker. ia 3-4, who was pur-
chased al the same salo as Electro Nc
KINNEY. has also been very sick, but is
fast recovering and will be trained this
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ny j. G. FERNEYHouGM

ID. v. S. B. S., state Veterinarians.
AS to the particular breed OF horses
which is best to breed in this or any
other State, in my opinion. depends
largely upon the size OF your farm, the
amount and nature OF the work, Wnich
is to be done by the farmer. especlaliy
considering the relation of any other
duties which daily require your at
tention, and which will also require
the services of your horses, as we'll as
the farm work
have small farm--as 1t seems to be
a recognized fact now that small farms
properly conducted are paying az Wen
il not betttr than large ones. on which
and you also have to use a horse. to
drive to market, to the railroad station:
etc, then breed the particular type OF
horse that will not only do good farm
be a useful horse on the road. to the
buggy or under the saddle.
The secret In breeding good horses
lis that If you will develop them and
always keep them IN good condition ,oa,,
not find ready sale for several such
animals. To this many farmers will
say that T am not horse dealer. ] do
not raise horses to sell: however. this
en- as you raise cattle. sheep, hogs and
other live stock. which every farmer
sells yearly II he has any more than he
is obliged to use himself, and II the
farmer will only breed horses. lust
should, lie will find that there is more
money made when lie goes to selltthenl
than therei is in simply keeping ono team
out from old age, when he isgata loss
to know how to replace them. In
fact the best method for the farmer
to adopt in breeding horses. In my opin-
old on his hands. This can be done
by simply raising your own horses
breaking them uhe word training
should be substituted for "breaking,'
as truly a colt should be gently trained
best hammered horse) yourself and sell
ing all OF tho geidings at the ages of
four Years. When YOU see you are
GOING 70 he overstoclted sell the mares
! when they are six and seven and COM
mence breeding tho four-year- old
mares. EEEs q
Provided the horses that you breed
arc we'll bred lregistered II you are
| going to sell for breeding purposes
but under all circumstances never
breed to stallion unless the stallion Is
rreglstcred, and good individual, too
then he sure the mare is not only
sound, but also q good individual in
her classl. and we'll kept, good man
herea lndividuals, You VIII never ever
nave TO look for q buyer. as some one
animals at price that any farmer
can afford to breed and raise them.
IN Southslde Virginia I do not be.
lieye that any breed Will, do az we'll .ant
Will do better, than the hackney, rs
4 pecally Is this true IL you arc near q
4 townsof any size, or a city. 'rne hack,
ns ss Is NATURALLY ma; q good harness animal
animal you can find, not even eXeep t.
Ing the mule. The hackney has q
Aau1sk MALI. With good stride; q pronp
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spring. Another member of the Floyd
stable that has escaped any form OF
sickness, however. Is the bay colt Ben
arcs, 41S17, by Bingara. son of Bin
gen, dam Rusalaka, by Mazatalan, 2:26
ga. the son of Elcctionecr and Rose
mont, by Piedmont, 2:17 Id, second dam
famous Beautiful Bells. Benares was
bred at Allen Farm. Pltsficld. Mass.
and is now three years old. Last season
he could show quarters in thirty-six
seconds and the handsome son Of Bin
CARA is one of the best gated trotters
ever sent out from the noted New Eng
land breeding establishment.
w. w. Osborne, OF Springfields Stock
Farm, Gordonsville. Va. has fine lot
OF hunters and jumpers in his stable,
which, will be taken down the line OF
the Virginia Horse Show circuit as
during former years.
Among the heavyweight hunters are
iGringo, fine, big five-year-old geld
ing. by Imp Sandrlngham, dam Lady
Longfellow; Lawsonia, tho daughter OF
Plaudit and Miss Pry that stands six
teen hands in height, with substance
and finish; the handsome mares Marg-
cry. chestnut, and Marian Grigg, a
bay, both by Raleigh, and bay geld
Ing, also by Raleigh, that is sixteen
hands high and able to clear the bars
at six feet or over quite handily. A re-
cent addition to the farm is the CALI
fornia-bred stallion Racine, rich bay
in color, by Bishop. dam imp. Fairy
Rose. the dam OF Fairy Rosormonde
and some half dozen other winners, by
Kisber, and back of that tracing
through many generations of England S
sbluest blood. A stallion OF fine size, be-
ing sixteen hands high and Weighing
over 100 pounds Racine was a fine
race horse and in the stud has gotten a
number Of winners. The son OF Bishop
Will be used as hunter sire at SPRING
fields and some high-class mares Will
make up his court.
George f. Dyer whose stable of trot-
tiers and PAGERS is at the fair grounds
track Lynchburg. Va, where he will
train during the coming season, has re :
turned from Lexington, Ky, where he
purchased some half dozen head of
trotters, among them being l'lexfna.
chestnut fiily. three. by Flexo. 2:14 ID,
dam Moonset, by Jay Hawker: bay
mare. 6. by Silent Brook. 2:16 IL. dam
Blue Spring Girl. dam OF Mary Steele.
2:13 1-2. by Cooper Medium; bay colt
u, by The Bondsman. dam The Lady
May, by May King, and Sir Henry, roam
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does not hold good in marketing draft
breeds, as In the ease OF selling draft
horses (the Perchcron. and all of tito
very heavy horses size is the most Inn
portant feature OF all--the larger the
better. II tho team Is we'll matched.
In view OF the fact that Southside
Virginia does not begin to breed the
NUMBER OF horses that are yearly used
here. and that that particular section
requires well built, brcedy, medium
sized horse To do the work on the farm,
and that the same horse Will do the
road work to the buggy or carriage to
perfection, too. In my opinion the farm
ers in the said section VIII do no better
than to breed to the hackney stallion
with the above object in view.
WAS In Richmond last week and met
man who asked me what car to take
to the Southern stock Yards. where
they are selling horses. After told
him which car he wanted, was Obliged
to ask him where he was from and II
lie was in the "horse business" He
told me that he was from Indiana, but
that he was shipping several carloads
to sell. l asked him IL he made any
money on such shipments; he replied
that we cannot get blocky horses
enough to supply the lower counties
went on to tell me of several other
parties who were In the same business
Indeed II people can afford TO mako q
business of buying horses from llun-
Ing them for months and then shipping
them here and selling to our farmers
at profit, 1t seems TO me that we can
afford to do more breeding ourselves,
especially when we breed an animal
that we can use on our farms from
the age OF three years to four and five
when we then want to market the
said horse.
Not only does the hackney take kind
ly to work, but farm work helps de-
velop the horse and make him kind and
gentle. too. 1t is mistake TO think
for one moment that TO work a horse
on tho farm Will rum the said animal
for other work, such as driving to tife
buggy and carriage, A good horse Will
Improve at such work while a poor In
dividual gives poor results at anything.
In fact. It Is hard to-day to sell
horse that VIII not work gently in
light harness and pull steadily to
wagon. Nowhere. will horse learn
farm. In the fields the young colt
can be worked without injury to his
tender growing, limbs and feet. To the
plow let him become accuRt omed to the
Chains touching his legs, etc. and he
VIII never know what It Is to be afraid
| OF harness. On the farm the colt can
always be worked with an old horse
until the said colt Is thoroughly ia
miliar with what you want him to do.
handling the colt as the farm. and at
the same time you are getting the
benefit of his work, and are not losing
much time In teaching the colt what
! to do. Every day you use the colt at
farm work you are increasing the valuf
OF the said animal. and at the SAND
time getting the benefit of his work.
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QUERIES. and Answers

ny Dir. y. e. FERNEYHOUGH,
State Veterinarian.

Q. j. Is a filly two and half yearA
old too young to breed?
f a. I. Tn my opinion four years II
me 8 proper age for the filly to Reach
@. 2. ! lost a fo.;-terrier last week
with black tongue and am afraid
some som }, q. my other dogs will contract
do to relieve them?
a. a. z. II you are sure that the trouble
Win your dogs Is black tongue" then
as a. soon as You see that the dog Is af-
fected with this disease kill him at
once. as black tongue il nothing moro
nor less than a form offrapies. In other
", words Y is he dumb form of hydropho.
pa, Where the spinal cord is affected
OF the 5lnuch-dreaded disease, which ID
very dangerous to man as We'll as near,
have ma anen vs~able d,omests
develop, the dumb form with paraly-
SIS of the lower jaw, thus leaving the
mouth partly open all of the time, and
}ne mat1nable to swallow. although
regular symptoms of madness and
have, until tho last stage OF the dis
ease ease, free use Of their. mouths: thus
tho saliva from the. mouth a tho dog
With black tongue Is apt to be deadly
poisonous to any. animal IL 1t gets into
on the hands or elsewhere. DO not
try to save n dog when this disease
has shown Its first symptom, as the
disease is not only sure to end in
death, hut the risk is too great to tho
human being.
q. q. Il have n mule with a very pa-
culiarly shaped hind hoof on one foot,
and while T. does 8 not y. seem 70 hurt
ia know whether it As advisable to trim
I this hoof, and thus make It grow as AZ
should or elise. Just let 1t alone,
tgTt Ia $nlWayE nd vigaHln "a 1at u
mules hind feet alone II you can do
So without injury to. the value OF tho
| said mule. In trimming a mules hind
foot Eff you should come in contact
With the sensitive part Of the foot you 3
Will tind that you have made miss
take In your treAtrue IS. 9l Il 81
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gelding, 4. PAGER. by Eagle Bird. 2:2l,
dam Glory. 2:22 Ia. by J.-J. Audubon.t
In addition to these Dyer VIII have
Little John, 1926 ii. trotting, and 81
IA, pacing, black selding, by constan-
tine; EIector, black horse, by Erector.
son OF E,lectioncer. dam Ada d.. 2:l3
IA. by Baron Hal, brown mare, 8, by
Baron Hawk. dam Betty West. BY
Strathmore: Lady Frazier chesnut
mare, 4. by Ephraim Toodies. 2:ls Ia
bay filly. 8. by Burlingane. 2:ls. nay
filly. 3, by Highwood. 2:21 Ia; bay III
ly, 3. by Altoner. son OF Eiectioneer.
General Benton.
Bright prospects rule and rosy
view of the situation is held by those
in touch with the Affairs of the VIZ
ginia state Fair Association, whose an
nual fair and race meeting VIII be held
next fall during the week of October
5-l0th. VIXEN the purses of class races
will be $500 each, while at an early
date the early closing events viii be
announced. With men at the helm like
Henry c. Stuart, as president, John
Stewart Bryan. as vice-president
and j. T. Anderson. chairman of the
executive committee. faith is inspired
In the 1nanaSeIheHt Oh wv ~ .'.eA
state Fair Association, whose meeting
will follow tho Interstate Fair Associa-
ton. of Lynchburg, and precede to
North Carolina state Fair, Raleigh.
Tho Virginia bred mare, Ollie Bells,
daughter of imp. Charaxus and Ada
Belle, by Eolus, foalded on February
2sth, a chestnut colt. by Mexican. Ollie
Belle is a product of the Ellerslie Stud
Charlottesville, and representative
of a noted line of performers and pro-
ducers. The mare and colt are owned
by r. T. Wilson, OF New York.
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by w. j. CARTER (BROAD HOCKo
Quite u fair proportion of the choice
offerings at the recent auction sales
In New York came to Virginia, which
is pleasing evidence of the fact that
owners, breeders and trainers in tic
Old Dominion are alive to the import
ance of fostering and Improving tho
condition of harness, horse interests III
this State. One of the most regular at
tendants of the big New York auctions
IFS Samuet Walton, whose farm of close
TO 1000 acres Is near Falls Mills. on the
line of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road, out in southwest Virginia. where
four or five stations are owned and a
band of choice brood mares. Not Il stall
lion on the place has ever been offered
for public service since Walton Farm
was established some twenty years since,
yet the big training barn has been
pretty we'll filled season after season,
and now some twenty or more trotters
and PAGERS are being wintered. in
charge Of tho farm trainer, Railey u.
Macy.
While at the sales last month, Mr..
Walton secured another elegantly bred
brood mare in Deligencia, 2:27 IA. by
Expedition, 2;15 "a. dam Nutula. a
great brood mare and full sister to Nut
WOVA, 10 o-f, ny vain
Miss Russels, dam of Maud S., 2:OS III.
Diligencia is with foal by The Bonds
man, sire of Grace Bond, 2:09 Ia. At
the same sale ]. Thack Snyder, who Is
managing the new breeding establish
ment OF %. A. Langhorne. Scottsville,
Va, bid off Bond Issue, the promising
yearling colt, by The Bondsman, out
of Diligencia. This colt along VITA
Morelle, brown filly, two, by Walnut
Hall. dam Mayrosa, by Moko: Janette
Burns. the gray mare, by Bobby Burnes.
2l9 Sd, and the roam stallion Ed Gay
lord, by Jay Bird, reached Scottsville
in good shape. Among other Virginia
horsemen figuring as purchasers at the
Onancock, who bought Lord Huron. the
chestnut horse, by Lord Eldon. dam I'm
expected. by Mambrino King. and
ketch AXworthy, the five-year-old bay
gelding, by ANworthy, dam Nyanza
2:l5 "a, by Mambrino King, and Frank
Covington. of Norfolk, who got prom
Using three-year-old in Mstmore, bay
filly, by Baronmore, dam River Mist,
1925 IL. by Don Wilkes, 2:24 IA, and
sho joins the stable of trotters and
PAGERS being wintered by him at the
Norfolk Horse Show and Fair Grounds
track.
Charles Atkinson. who trained in 1907
for II. a.. Brehm. the wealthy breeder
and track owner, of Baltimore, has
opened public stable at the Gentle
mems Driving Park, Arlington, Mary
land. Atkinson's contract with Mr..
Brehm expired and the two men part
ed on amicable terms. Mr.. Brehm owns
Wilton Stock Farm, near Havre De
Grace. Md, the home of Pilot Medium,
Jr., 2:09 3-4 and other stations; also a
choice band of brood mares and lot
OF richly bred young things. which have
been looked after by DR.. H. III. Tubbs.
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Lot OF odd and end Knlckerbocker
Suits, lett over winter weights. Sizes Is.
10 ana n years only; $3.50 c2 90
value S3.i5, $500 values. 90s0o
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CALIFORNIA CLUB
EMPLOYS SLEU7HS
Continued From First Page.

Continued From First Pagc)
that's not possible, but he can be said
to have grown as tall as willie"
Shaw. Miller did under 1O2 pounds
several times last August after reduc-
ing from Ill pounds at Benning, WASH
ington, d. c., but it Will be different
story this coming season. Miller is
now working to make los. lie needs
a rcst-up, too. Looks as If 10 pounds
will just about catch him three months
hence.
Utah Kncc-Track,
Miller goes back East with fat
pocketbook and n whole raft OF lew
elry and diamonds At Los Angeles
Rod Mackenzie, tho Canadian mil
lionaire sporting man, followed Miller
with success. lie gave the midget n
handsome diamond studded whip as a
niemento. incidentally, Miller did
something this winter which no other
Jockey ever did. He bought So 5Oo
worth OF the common stock OF the nav
! Utah Jockey Club, which Is soon r.
break ground on new S225.O0O race
| track near Salt Lake City, Utah. On
the advice of insiders Miller grabbed I'm
some OF the small allotment of stool,
oiierea the pubic The Salt Lake pro-
4 JeEt IS a go. According to rrmor, the
Western Pacific Road is a. big investnr
4 IN tho clubs stock, while Donald C,mn.
! bell and j. A. Macdonald, or I,ondnn
Eng, two well-known mining MAJ,
1 through the Desert arc Interested +on
4 1ne salt Lake City venture will Ia az,
slnaerea along tho right lines.
ho yuan Valley Hunt Club has CONF
! y WIN Il membership of 900 Of thf
most prominent people of Ogden enj
SAT- Lake. while tho social end of ~
4 game. as we'll as the commercia, ,,,i,
be looked after 1t is now proposod !,
4 open the new track In the autumn :,
l9os. The plant will be substantla,,,
putt and appointed in the most rnn,,
! ern manner requiring much longer I,
construct than the average "mush
! room variety" Tho Rio Grande an,
Denver road and the Western Pacifi
VIII hahdle the race going crowds from
fleld or over 800, 900 populations 1t i
thought horsemen will be glad Ia hre,l
the jump from the East to the pacifj
| Coast by fling at the game Mt Sal
Lake, which leads the promoters TO ba
j lieve that six weeks racing in IN,
autumn would Just about fill the hill
i, The financial public has been educate,
|; to the Knowledge of the great none,
earning capacity OF a successful race
track during the last three or fou
J year circumstance which wa,
clearly shown In connection with tn
, salt Lake project for every dollar o
2 the 100000 common stock could hay
4 been disposed OF In Goldfleld New
! alone ~ one afternoon.
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Mems Separate Trousers

AT n Good Saving in prlcc.
.si9n's $500 Trousers. ........... .si.7s
Mrn's $3.50 Trousers. ............ .S2.23
Mems Sl.0o Trousers.. ,........ T. 1919
Mems Si.6o Trousers. .i...........S 1923
Mems 5000 Trousers. ............ 1913
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Manhattan
Shirts
Spring Shirt Special

\ We are Offering this scnson a spncial
val!ic IN MEMS Scgllgeo Shirts, welt
made, and inmnny Platforms OF Percale
, Maaras and .,a,nbric the quality ot
shirt sold olsewhcro: tho price sfl.
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WASH SUITS NOW ON DISPLAY.
Desirable styles. colors, fabrics and
prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-11
BJELLAND' REPORT.
Continued From Pags Oue.)

one time the outbreak had caused
him anxiety, but prompt work had
stamped it out. There had been a
little scarlet fever, and some measles.
DR.. Bjelland urged speed in the wa
terworks improvements, so that they
can be completed before freezing wealth
er comes. Two or three water and
sewer systems could be built, for what
the sickness of the last two or three
months cost.
The report was adopted and ordered
placed on file.
Mayor Andrews said that he eX-
pected soon to recommend again that
a meat inspection ordinance be en-
acted. The milk ordinance had proved
valuable. He was not throwing bou-
quets, but he wished to say that he
never knew of an epidemic anywhere
that was handled so well as the
present one in this city. DR.. Bjelland
was one of the best health officers
in the state, and he recommended
that the council assist him in the
future as in the past.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-11
OPENING DAY OF SCHOOL
ENROLLhE NT IS LARGE, NOT
MUCH FALLING orr.
All the Teschsrs Were at Their Desks.
Pure Water Supply 10 at Every
Building.
From Tuesdays Daily,

From Tuesdays Daily,
The public schools opened today for
the school year. The enrolment was
large. In fact, there was not very much
falling off in the enrolment as com
pared with last year, and when full
returns are in it may he that almost
as many attended as did on the
opening day year ago.
All of the teachers in the various
buildings were at their desks when
school opened this morning The day
was spent in enrolling and the pre-
liminary work incident to the begin
ing of the year, and real work will
not begin until tomorrow.
Enrolment Same as Year Ago.
The enrolment at the high school
was about the same as at the be-
ginning of last year, which shows
that the building will be as full as
it was then, and that the extra rooms
prepared during the summer will be
needed. The eighth grade enrolled 90
as compared with SO last year, which
means that there will be a full atten-
dance in that grade.
At the Franklin building the enroll
ment was twenty -seven less than a
year ago, but may not mean much, as
the attendance in that building varies
a good deal. Last year it was I'M
usually large.
thu Dlaocont GrnUo h1,t11snrr ha
enrolment was only twelve less than
year ago. The Union showed a
loss of "a, which is the most marked
but the attendance there has been
shrinking for several years.
Reports were not in this afternoon
from the West Mankato school. To-
morrow complete figures can be had.
Pure Water is Supplied.
Pure water is supplied in tanks in
each of the five buildings, but no cup
are furnished, for the reason that it
is dangerous thing for children to
drink out of the same cup. Those
who bring cups can get water, and
those who do not will have to 60 thirs-
ty. Tin cups cost but a few cents,
and hardly a family is so poor but
has tin cup to spare. Aluminium
collapsible cups cost but ten cents
and are very serviceable.
The wisdom of opening the schools
at this time instead of delaying the
opening has been demonstrated. The
tutor who has been engaged to assist
those who cannot enter at this time
will keep them up with their classes.