The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
COSTLY LESSON IN TUOTTING
STRANGERS HORSE. MADE OVER,
non HANDILY.
smooth Visitor Got HIS Money Down Ne
fore He Disclosed the foe weights
and GAitlnE Pole That Made H,s
Horse CapabIe u TrpttlnE m 1:l0

fore Sc Disclosed the foe weights
and eating Pole That Made Hls
Horse Capable ~ TrpttlnG In 1:l0
VICKsBURO. Miss. April a. The smart
hnrpemen II Mississippi. az least the hSrss
shArps who live in tho towns On OF near
the river are talking about a eall. slim. red
whiskered man who took them in and
separated them from their money in a
way that makes them sore whenever
they think q Il. A local liveryman who
has always had sonny good horses of his
own and who has had tho patronage 81
those who keep record trotters and nacers
tells II his experience with thu stranger
] in this way
! was standing in frpnt of my harm
one evening when this red whiskered chan
drove up. He had a rough looking hay
gelding hitched IN a low wheeled run
about wagon, and there was nothing re-
markable about either man or horse. ex-
cept that the former had about a. smooth
a manner ~ ] have ever encountered
Tie wanted 10 know II he could put up al
my place over night and ! invited him IN
drive right in and unhitCh He was most
solicitous about the welfare of his horse.
He wanted the hest box stall in the placr.
explaining meanwhile that tho animal
was very valuable. He wouldn't let
any of my men attend In the doing up
Il the hig Relding. hut picked out tho
horses feed and adjusted HANDBAGS him
self and would eat nothing himself until
his four footed charge had been put away
a. carefully a. the hest racehor-e You
could name. After supper he came around
N the harm. talked a little. saw that His
horse was comfortable and went on n the
hotel
Bright and early tho following morn
ming continued the hveryman. the
stranger was a. the harm and when
arrived h had a telegram IN his hand
calling him up the country tnr a few days
tIe hal told mo the evening before that he
was doing some INVESTIGATING for a hig
implement house in Memphis and that IN
found b. much better 10 drive through
the country
I've got 10 GO 20 Memphis At onca.
he began a. approached. and want you
10 take good care " nv horse. He's a
very fast irottar and worth lot II money
] want him logged eight or ten miles a
dav. hu' don't start him up. as ! lei no
todv give him any fast work hut myself
] am wiling to pay you well for your
I trouble and YOU will obhge me II you fol-
D NaaH ms - - - laaaas
He explained how he wanted the handages
applied and was under no circumstances
20 ask the horse for speed Well. YOU
know what that meant. logged that
| big brute that afternoon and he was N
clumsy and tumble gated going slow that
I was afraid every minute hs would hop
/ over and break the check roin. The &C
ond day while out on the river road I
was oveFtaken by one Of my boarderu
who had a Wilkes horse that could heat
thirty when In any kind Of condition.
] told him about the horss was driving
and the Kind of instructions I had ~
! oeivsd from the owner
let him step along for few hundred
yards. said my friend a. he ranged along
side and you know how II 10 yourself
My intentions were good until the chal-
enge came my way and then thought
nobody would know and % tell you the
D truth thought the big fellow was lob
ster took a nice hold u his head
/ clucked 20 him a couple ~ times. but
all got was very little more sped and
then a tumblng break that made my
/ friend laugh ovsr his shoulder az me
Guess he didn't lave you tho ~.
ceipt. he shouted rs pulled and hauled
In an endeavor n get the apparent COM
tereit squared away on a trot My friend
took hack and we tried again with the sans
result I was plumb sOrs when ! got
home. but ! was heinR paid for 70 and
saw that the horss was done NJ and pui
awav according 80 orders. though Dis.
zusied % 49, such brute get N much
attention. | logged him every day and
~ tho end n ten days the owner ap-
peared
-'Hows my horsei he SAYS almost 10.
fore he gets inside the door
-Oh. he's al right ! SAYS q little sourly
I Nothing ever happens 70 his kind
His kind he avs. looking sharply al
me- Why he's the best horse in MississipV
to-day. and titat K'r's any way anybody
likes % take ~,
You wouldn't hot real money on him.
saws
Just try mo was his comeback. Why
this horse can heat twenty IN q half mils
ring three times ~ easily that lisa sham,
O. talk about ~
Well. that got me ho, under the collar
and exploded Why SAYS |. he's ths
: biggest lob I ever saw and he cant tro'
In three minutes and there are twenty
horses Owned right here m Vickshura
that can heat him for fun, money ~
marbles
They can't for S50O % my money!
said h.. going down into an inside pocket
and producing roll semi ore II ms
nigRers up tho street on u" jump for IN
man who ownei tho Wilkes horse told
Won about aud when he came along II
didn't take long ~ olnch things and W.
ma IL the maf"h 70 30 trottsd IN thres
weeks a. tho fair grounds track. best
three IN five
~ spread like wildfre around town that
I W. had made tho match. and the newt day
there vas unite a xnod crowd out az ths
track 20 SEQ tho horses work out for W.
+ both deciis,I tO move 20 the seat u wal
and prepare our candidates according ~
/ Hoyla ! had loaned tho stranger a mlky
and he bal English hOotS and Contrap.
tons around the horses stall ~ M Om 4
stable tho size thar Ed Gs-rs generally
winters ~ Memphis Our candidate took
| his work as though he liked 10 hut ths
/ stranRer's horse went no better than wher
/ ! hal tried him out and after two ~ ihres
attempts ~ drive up 70 whore I wa
standing h. said
What DID you do a. my horss VIII 10
/ I was awavF
DO o. him" shouts hack. for was
ready n fight He got nothing hut ths
hest % care: that's what was done 10 him
He was logged, fed and handaRei NJ
Won dir@rted He's no account. that's
lam The rel whiskered man opened his