Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

head to be groomed. He has q dignity
and sense Of refinement that must strike
us humans as uncanny. He demands
the strictest punctilio. viii not stand
for insult or maltreatment.
To overcome his stubborness takes
time and the patience of an under
standing man. The animals must not
be coerced. but rather tempted. His
fur Is soothed and the brush applied
with skillful strokes that please and
almost make him whinny for more.
process by nodding his head up and
down; thus he is tactfully brought back
to his senses and tickled into meeting
his groom with smile on his velvet
face.
Unless he is not feeling well, the racer
Is exercised In fair or foul weather. Not
all horses rate the same amount or kind
of limbering up. Fifteen minutes SUI
flee for some. Others require two hours
of reduced labor. Every trainer is an
authority on how long this roam should
be run and how long that bay should
trot. The practice is for the trainer to
stand on the sidelines and give explicit
orders to the riding boys. In the case
of q high-spirited famous racer che
orders are very exacting.
Make wide turn to the left" orders
the trainer.
Now how does that differ from turn
to the right? Does horse understand
the difference? Go ask trainer.
Then he adds: "Trot furlong. Then
come back on your tracks. Walk five
minutes. Then open up on q fast squirt
down the north side of the track" OF
course, the south side Of the track would
never do.
Following that he asks: How does
she go2 Breathing well? Now-now.
Treat her easy. No rush. Easy-easy.
Got all day. Walk her at the bride
for Is minutes"
After noon the training stables are
almost deserted. The horses have all
been exercised and turned back to their
stalls, where the groom gives them
rundown that extends from the eartips
to frogs on the ,hoofs. The fur Is poll
ished very carefully.
NOV that the season is about to
open, the routine Is very stringent.
Each animal must be kept In the best
condition. The owner pays bonus for
good feed, imports his hay from Nevada
and California and spends good deal
on accessory equipment.
It's safe to say that racing fans are
paying $4,000 day to support the
1000 -odd horses that compete on wen
known tracks. OF course. that has
nothing to do with the profits Of own
ers, promoters, trainers, jockeys and
breeders. Horse racing in 1929 Is one
of the national estates; On account OF
private bets, it Is difficult to state
whether it Is the sixth, ninth or twelfth.
but surely 1t ranks below the teen"
estates
Wen, there's the subject Of horse dem
lists. He's another specialist necessary
around the racing stables. Every two
months o thoroughbred's dentition Is
examined for possible defects. The dem
tist performs such operations as filing
down the ivory when 1t interferes with
the manipulation Of the bit and pulling
cutters and VISIONS on occasion.
And laundry bills. Every horse must
wrapped In bandages that keep him
from bruising the delicate ankles. His
bathrobe needs cleaning and his saddle
cloth laundering. Rubbing cloths must
not have offensive odors. nor can tney
! be perfumed. Your horse Is not only
sensitive; he really Is sensible.
| Benning track Is considered by many
to be the best Winter resort In the
North. Not only running horses, but
famous jumpers have been trained here.
In fact. more jumpers have derived from
Its course than any IN the country, ac-
cording to one authority. Besides, some
Derby OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oats In
these stalls .S
Among the racers now being groomed
lat Benning are IA owned by Harry
Payne whitney, ~ owned BY Joseph
Davis, a. by Edward Mclean, rs by
Nevada Stock Farm, 8 by Sam Ross. Is
by w. L. whiting. "A by J. w. Eealy. 6
! by James Bean. by Jerry Murphy, q
by Sam johnson and 2 by John Ford.