Year: 1868

The predictions which we ventured to make
of brilliant spring season for trotting have
been amply verified. The spirited descriptions
in the HERALD of the three remarkable trots
on the Fashion Course, and particularly of the
trot of Tuesday last, have excited very gen
eral interest The complete and elaborate
article which the HERALD Of the 9th ult.
devoted to that noble ANIMAL the horse,
showing "What he is, who he is and what
he is WORTH" attests the great progress in
the breeding of trotting horses in this country
since the importation Of old Messenger, in 1888
and of Grand Bashaw in 1929, the respective
progenitors Of the two most prominent breeds
Of trotting horses at the present time. And the
trOt of Tuesday last, with it's six heats, on the
Fashion Course, indicated the degree Of enthu-
siastic and intelligent emulation to which turf
ties in town and country have been stimulated
10y the increasing Improvement of horses of
each of these two favorite breeds--the Messen-
gers, including the Mambrinos, the Abdallahs
and the Hambletonians-an especially the
Bashaws, which during the present season
appear to bear off the palm of superiority.
The Bashaws, as the HERALD said the other
day. are peculiarly distinguished for dociity,
beauty of form elegance of proportion, and
swift correct and easy style of trotting. 1t is
beyond doubt that the active rivalry of the
owners of our best trotting horses to secure
Improvement in point of speed will prove
favorable to improvement in every other
desirable point The general result will be
beneficial on scale Of national Importance,
inasmuch as trotting, unlike racing, is not
mere aristOcratic pastime, but is Of direct prac
tical advantage to the productive interests of
the country.


Our Indian Troublcs-The Commission Farce.


The present month opened with fresh budget
of Indian atrocities, and the consoling intel
late prOteges are continuing their depredations
and numbering every white person they can
catch. They have a particular fancy for the
scalps of the employees of the Pacific Railroad,
and in New Mexico they are very fond of emil
grant trains with small escorts. The latest
accounts from the Peace Commission bring us
the gratifying news that ''Man-afraid-of-his
horses" and ''Red Clouds band Of Sioux
have promised to be good boys for the future.
The amiable ''Spotted Tail" has not been heard
Of for some days, but he is supposed to be
indulging in fresh coat of paint preparatory
to another tramp on the warpath. What the
intentions of ''Blue Bear, turkey Leg" or
''Tomcat" may be, the Commission have no idea
at present, but they confidently recommend
''Prairie Wolf and Running Water" How
long is this ridiculous and at the same time
expensive farce to last five depend on Indian
treaties and promises for the preservation of
peace and colonization and development of the
immense resources of the far West then no set
tiers scalp will be safe on his head During
the winter, as we have repeatedly urged, bull
lets and cold steel would have settled the ques-
ton of security of life and property ON the
Plains forever, and we should hear no more
about ''Boilng Kettle" or ''Man-that-walks-
under r-the-ground." Now that the grass is ON
the Plains and the spring gives the redskins a
chance Of procuring food for themselves and
horses, we may rest assured that they win
fling treaties and promises to the winds and
return to their favorite pastime of murder and
pillage. They bury the hatchet only when
they are compelled to do 30 on account Of supe-
rior force or want of provisions. Now they
will lead our troops wild goose chase over the
vast plains Of the West, and will burn, pillage,
scalp and murder in one district while the
Quixotic commissioners are hunting for them
in another. A short, sharp and decisive cam





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