The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-14
HORSE TRADING
A GOOD BUSINESS
Seventy Year Odd HOstIer Wins Wager
by Cleaning Up on Trip Deal
ing In Mays.

NEW YORK.-Special.-W his face
as red as the sun that was sinking be-
hind the horizon, his shoes dusty and
his collar wnted, but with a smile
on his wrinkled visage as broad COM
paratiVely as the before mentioned
horizon, r. z. Turner. seventy years
old and reVivalist in horse trading,
entered Greenwich. Conn. in triumph
at O'Clock last night. leading a Spir-
tied chestnut-colored horse, on whose
back IN barking glee rode Happy, the
old mans pet spaniel.
Turner is the owner of a large
stock farm near Albany, n. Y, and in
days gone by was a horse trader on
the road and a Snowman as well. En-
tering Greenwich last night he had
just won a wager of 500 made to
show that the art or science OF horse
trading was still live one if the right
man with the right shrewdness and
activity got into il. The conditions OF
his bet were that he should start from
Stamford, Conn, with capital OF $50,
tramp about the country in the old
fashioned way and return to Stamford
In horse trading.
Didn't Mind Hard Tramping.
He tramped more than fifty miles
in the course of his trading, part of
IL under blistering sun yesterday;
but he was in fine physical form as
umph when he got to Greenwich last
night.
The discussion that started him
on his gypsying arose at a Stamford
hotel the other evening. He has been
staying there for several months with
his wife. A guest asserted that with
the automobile and trolley interest
IN horseaesh Uas almost dead, and
that the Old-fashioned trader would
find pickings so dry he'd sfarve If he
tried his vocation in these days. Odd
man Turner denied that and the
wager was laid.
Turner left Stamford at noon Tues
day with Happy at his heels and the
$50 In money belt round his body,
under his clothing, in the fashion he
had used TO carry mis- money a genera
ton ago. He walked eighteen miles
to Mount KiScO, arriving there at 5
in the evening. He looked over
horses and in the morning bought one
for $50. he moved on to Milwood
with the horse and there met Harry
Gedney. He traded the horse with
Gedney for another animal and $40
TO boot.
Every Swap Meant Money.
Going back to Mount Kisco he sold
his new possession for $S5 to a Mr..
Williams. Then he moved on to Tar
Tytown and theke bought a horse
for $40. At Pleasantviile ne sold that
SlcoO " OdnDOEy man IOT dnOtneF
horse and $50.
Next morning he exchanged his
latest equine acquisition for another
spirited and classy but Vicious nag
that the head of the Brace Farm
school for boys desired greatly to
lose. Old man Turner valued this
animal at $500 and wanted to keep
him. But the provisions of his wager
called for him to keep on trading.
He laid his plans accordingly and in
the course of four more dickers he
traded his find" away and traded
him back again.
AND this was the horse, acting not
at all viciously under the old mans
hand, that Turner led into Greenwich
last night. He had cleared 1925 and
had the good horse besides. He put
the animal up at local livery stable,
tucked Happy under his arm and went
to demand his 800 winnings and a
retraction of the statement that horse
trading wasn't as lively and profitable
as ever II q man knew the game.
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