The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-05
SNAPPY GOSSIP
ABOUT HORSES
SAVAGE WITH MINOR HEIR,
GEORGE eANo, LADY MAUD C.
AND HEDeEwooD BOY HAS
WONDERFUL COMBINATION -
CLIP HORSES IN SPRING.
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HhbiI u SpSdhiiS iiShIiy VI easy
money in the bush races" are finding
that when 1t comes to getting the
money il is necessary to have their
killing machines" in condition to 60
ave good hard heats. The native of the
bushes is getting his share of the
money-all the time.
wow-what an exhibition pole-team
Savage has 'now---Minor Heir and
George Gano and Lady Maud c. ana
Hedgewood Boy. Taking into consid,
Grafton the fact that the driving of a
pole team is the height of the skill
of craftsmanship and an exhibition race
between these two great teams will be
something worth seeing. They will GER
tainly be in demand all over the coun-
try.
With the softening up of~the snow
path and the appearance Of wheeled
vehicles on the streets, the local horse
man is beginning to get "fussy' and
jogging more regular. with the racing
season in the northwest opening up in
May little time can be lost. .- -----.
It is now generally conceded by
those horsemen who have given the
matter a thorough. test that a horse
clipped in the, spring (horses Of the
driving and speed class) thrive better
and are more easily gotten into condi-
ton than the horse carrying his winter
coat. There is no getting away from
the fact that a clipped horse will cool
out and dry out to better advantage
than the horse not clipped. A horse
with a wet coat is more apt to catch
cold than a clipped horse.
Butte, Mont. has gentlemans driv
ing club. recently organized, as re-
suit Of which the members thereof ex-
pect to have some rare sport this sea
son It is proposed to give weekly
natinees with cups for the various
elias SEES This is a feature that might
be emulated in Fargo if some of the
horsemen would take the matter N
hand. These matinees have ten
dency to keep up the interest in the
light harness horse.
Phoenix p. 2:1s% has been -geIded.
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NJ D. Shut will race The Pickett.
2:184.
Mr.. Geers is expected to be able to
be about again in a month.
Flying Jim, p 2:o6A, goes to Scot
land.
old Eph Cinders. p, 2:O5%, is king of
the Meadowville, Pa, snow path.
Unhonored and unsung, william L.,
the sire of the great Axten. 3. PIP, died
last fall near New Philadelphia, o,
He was q years old and his declining
days were spent in Ohio and West
Virginia Few sires ever made a more
suspicious stud debut than did he, and
but few ever ended their career in a
more obscure way.
There is one feature of the hobble
evil which has, strange as it may seem,
not received as much attention in this
everlasting discussion and argument,
for or against the straps. That is the
fact that their use has in many in
stances led to abuses that border on
brutal or inhuman treatment on the
part of some so-called trainers, in their
horses ready quick, in order to earn
some money. 1t is singular that not
more criticism has been made of the
hobbies from this angle,
Stakes and purses aggregating 81, zoe
for twelve harness events to be com
peted for at the Montana state fair
Sept. 26 to Oct. /, have been announced
d.
in these are four stake events of 81, O0C
each. These with the running event:
to be announced later, will make tn,
finest racing programme ever Offered
for a six-day meet in the state. En-.
tries for the early closing stakes vii
close April is. These include 81,
trot, 2:35 trot, all pace, and
2:35 pace. for $1,000 each; a 3-year-old
and under trot and a S-year- old ant
under pace, for $500 each. and 2-year
old trot and 2-year-old pace, for $40
each. Entries for the purse races clos
July s. These include a 2:14 trot an,
y 2;20 pace at $500 each, and 2:35 tro
and 2:35 pace at $40 each. Entire
to all stakes close April is, but entrie
postmarked not later than IL o'clocl
noon April is viii be valid, payable al
follows: One per cent April Is, 2 pc
cent May IS, per cent June is, whel
horse must be named, 1 per cent Jul!
Is, per cent additional from none.
winners.
Charley De Ryder returned to Pleas
anton. Cal, Saturday evening afte
disposing OF carload of Californi;
4 horses Charley wfh return for a cam
paign on the Great Western circuit. H
haze quite formidable stable and whit
he was somewhat roIlcent regarding it
members he thinks some Of them VII
acquire lot OF the circulating medium
In the stable is Wild Bell, 2:oSA,
gelding Charley raced on the Gran.
Circuit in 1907. Wild Bell raced wei
and showed class, and Charley tells m
that he trctted a mile In 2:O5A in Cal
ifornia last season. Charley will hay
two strings 70 his bow in, the 40
PAGES, viz. Charley D.. 2:0sN, an,
Adam O., 2s0s1z. Other PAGERS in tn
STAPLE are: Grace r., a.. daughter o
DemonIo, 2s111l, charged with 2:10;
s-year-ofd .fiily by star Pointer, D
f:SeJl, that worked last pear in het
a-year-oid form In ais, and Nornondo
. syear old ally that took record O.
a.flN in 1905. Cleo Dillon, 3, 2;1s&
i B-year old ttretting daughter OF sid.
rnv Dillon was not raced last season