. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. February 12, 1898] ©tj* gveetiev axw gpoxtsman. 103 When many of the Klondikers return loaded with gold dust, about the first things they will be purchasing will be fine trotting stock, and many a good one will be sold in this city in May and June. Stallion Owners, Attention! The season for breeding mares generally commences this time of the year, and owners of good ones who read the account of sales of horses of all kinds are carefully scanning the turf journals in order to see what sires are advertised. They have no other means of knowing any- thing about the
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. February 12, 1898] ©tj* gveetiev axw gpoxtsman. 103 When many of the Klondikers return loaded with gold dust, about the first things they will be purchasing will be fine trotting stock, and many a good one will be sold in this city in May and June. Stallion Owners, Attention! The season for breeding mares generally commences this time of the year, and owners of good ones who read the account of sales of horses of all kinds are carefully scanning the turf journals in order to see what sires are advertised. They have no other means of knowing any- thing about these stallions. The present demand in thoroughbred circles for the services of thoroughbred stallions is unprecedented in the history of these "Children of the Winds," and sev- eral stallion owners have concluded to insert advertise- ments in tbis journal next week. The light harness horse industry has a brighter out- look than at any time in its history. Many wealthy men who bought horses at fabulous prices because they were bred well, have retired from the business because they knew little or nothing about it, and had no time to devote to the breeding problem; and,as they saw they had bought on a rising market and had come to the con- clusion they had "got in wrong," they hold dispersal sales and drew out of the business the very easiest and quickest way possible. A few of these gentlemen, how- ever, had become infatuated with the business and are determined to remain in it. They have weeded out their bands of mares and retained those which they considered worthy of producing horses that would sell. These men have also outgrown their notions (which almost ap- proached the bigotry line) about breeding to their own stallions. They are willing to breed to those owned by their neighbors and are anxious to see if their judgment in this great study is correct. Consequently, through their influence, many "small" breeders, or what may be more correctly ca
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