The Globe-republican., 1909-12-02
SOME Good ONES
Ford County Is Producing Her
Share Of Fine Driy-
Ing Horses.
THEY ARE VALUABLE TOO
Improvement In Draft Horses Over County Is
on stu Larger Scale.

ford county is making rapic
strides in the production Of bette,
and better driving horses. Standard
bred trotters and PAGERS have been
sent out Of Ford county in good
numbers for several years past. The
United States is yearly shipping
great numbers Of standard bred
horses to foreign countries, and
while it has been said that the auto.
mobile has stolen the place Of the
horse, the price Of good horses has
been constantly on the increase.
Raising driving horses is profitable
industry and Ford county is making
agood showing in this line.
There are probably $50 or more
Vatican colts in the county, nearly
every one Of them good ones with
plenty OF speed, Probably no better
bred horse has ever been brought
west tina n Vatican, the Illinois horse
brought here six years ago by Neil
Hughes. In Illinois there are great
number Of Vatican colts with low
marks. "Rodney" Vatican. colt
brought here by Mr., Hughes has o
mark Of 2:l5. Sultan "Y" another
one raised by P. Fl. Young bere, and
owned by DR.. Henry at Excelsior
Springs now has mark of 2:2O. In
the races he has started in he has
been only twice behind the money.
Sam Gallagher's Deaconess is an.
other Vatican colt that has shown q
lot Of speed.
Some Of the horses have made very
consistent records on the track. Hen
lines "Chief Vesuvius" was cam
paigned by DR.. Dondanville and in
26 starts he was within the money
% times and that ought to be pro.
ftable driving.
winnie " owned by P. H. |
Young, while perhaps she has not
been given credit for it here at home,
has made great record. Raced
three years ard was behind the mon
ey three times. This game little pa
,er has raised "Sultan Y" "Sultana
Z" "E. M. r. Y" and has another
good one by her side now. Besides
icing Grace horse" herself she is a
great produced Of speed.
Colonel Stewards Oakland Belle"
';l5 IA, is one of the speediest of
he Dodge City horses. Last year
)r. Doudanville started her II times
nd only missed two times taking
money, her winnings amounting to J
yer $1,000. Col. Stewart has a new
ne on the track now that is said to
% a great horse. This is "Sir Aca- :
les" with mark of 2:17 IA. He
as been raced some in Ohio.
Dondanyille's Marie Reverb 2:2l I
4 from the Ripple stables at Lar '
ed has won the three races she has !
cen started in. v
John Pough's "Shipshewana King" E
"a IA has practically made a a
traight record Of winnings here. 7
The newest thing at the track here 5
yearling with a mark Of 2:40 S
aid to'be one of the most promising .
'otters in Kansas. This is "Ivan
'ar" bought in Abilene last week by
'r. Dondanville and DR.. w. F, Pine.
Ivan" is stallion and is quite an 7
cquisition to the driving horse in .,
'rests OF the county. X
One Of the surprising things in Us an
orse raising industry in Ford coun- 3,
:, however, is the improvement in d
raft horses. This is something 4
hich practically every township in a a
10 county has made a record. Some :, :,
our farm teams would make a. =,
orse buyer think he had struck &C
rovince in France, m