The New York herald., 1922-10-08

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away and only an iron chain could hold
them from running at each other.
The Finn, the famous black horse of
H. c. Hallenback, understood only one
language. 1t was the curses of the negro
stable boys. One day his negro rubber
went to Ed Heffernan, the trainer, and
asked him to be transferred to another
horse. The trainer was surprised at any
groom wanting to give up the care of
champion and asked the reason. The
negro replied:
well, you see, boss, went to church yes
terday and made my peace with God and
man and I promised 1 wouldn't cuss no
more. This morning started to work on
that black devil and cause I didn't cuss
him he tried to kill me. I tried him
several times but each time he ran me
out of the STALL
Walter House has a saddle horse he
calls King, which does the work of a
shepherd dog. He watches all of the
horses in his stable and when one of them
is missing he cries until he is whipped.
He accompanies his stablemates to the
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his charges he tries to kick or bite him.
When his charges go to the post he whin-
mics for them until they return. Last
summer at the Empire City track he stood
on the hill near the Jockeys room while
Sweep By was in a race. When the flock
of horses in the race went past him he
recognized Sweep By and began crying
at the top of his lungs
Tom Welsh, who has charge of Joseph
E. Wideners horses, had a filly that
could run like the wind but which refused
to race. She worked fast in the mornings
but it was a physical impossibility
to get her on the track for a race. She
was Cherryola, the dam OF the great Pur-
chase. With her Welsh believed he would
win the rich and historic Spinaway Stakes.
She acted like lamb the morning of the
stake but when he attempted to out a
saddle on her in the paddock in the after
noon she threw herself on the ground on
her back and refused to get up until the
saddle was removed from her sight. The
trainer asked for permission to saddle her
on the track. the request was granted
end the horse was held on her legs while
the tack was arranged. Then Jack Mar
tin was thrown on her back and she was
turned loose. She didn't run, nor Jump.
nor KICK She just lay down and rolled
on her back. Martin had narrow escape.
The stewards saw her antics and ordered
her off the track and out of the race.
Frank Regan had a pair, Dorcas and
Whlmsy which were more like circus
horses than runners.
All Ia nave to do was to hum a two
step and they'd dance as well as any dane
ing horse you ever saw on any stage
Whimsy and Dorcas knew my voice and
II they were turned loose in a field. a call
from me would bring both of them on the
run"
There have been thousands of mean and
bad and savage horses but it is saving
ON the turf that all children, drunks and
the irresponsible are immune.
The writer saw Louis Feusters three
little children make a circus horse ont of
Dream of the Valley. They pulled his
tongue, made him shake hands," pulled
his tail and lie down so that they could
sit on his stomach. If their father or
any of his employees attempted to go near
him without a strap or a stick, he'd run
them out of the STALL
The late Jacob Rupert, father of the
president of the New York Yankees had
horse named Sport He was a vicious
fellow. All of the stable hands were
afraid OF him. One day he ran away and