. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, December 21, 1907. FAST AND GAME RACE HORSE. CONFIDENCE IN OTHERS. A stallion that makes a good and consistent show- ing his first year out, even though fie is not returned a winner, always attracts the attention of the astute horse breeder that is looking for something good that has not reached the point where the highest price is asked for a service fee. Among the real good ones in the front rank this year was Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick's bay stallion Charley D. by McKin- ney 2:11%, that James Thompson took through the Califor
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, December 21, 1907. FAST AND GAME RACE HORSE. CONFIDENCE IN OTHERS. A stallion that makes a good and consistent show- ing his first year out, even though fie is not returned a winner, always attracts the attention of the astute horse breeder that is looking for something good that has not reached the point where the highest price is asked for a service fee. Among the real good ones in the front rank this year was Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick's bay stallion Charley D. by McKin- ney 2:11%, that James Thompson took through the California Circuit, starting him in four races, and winning two second and two third moneys, without getting a record. In his first start at Pleasanton, Charley D. had to meet those two whirlwind pacers Copa de Oro 2:07% and Inferlotta 2:04%, and that he should be next to them in the summary caused Horsemen have many peculiarities which have aroused a great deal of comment, but among their traits there is one in particular that seems to stand out more prominently than all the rest. It is' the confidence that one horseman has in his fellow assocites. The amount of confidence that one man has in another when he is making a horse deal is so great that it seems almost incredulous at times, but, never- theless, it is true. It is one bright, peculiar trait common to horsemen and has been prevalent ever since the light harness sport was started. Confi- dence and honor go hand in hand with horsemen and both are continually showing themselves. Last spring at the May sale of the Fasig-Tipton. would be sweating over it until he had his deed showing that the title was clear and that every- thing about the transfer was After that he would worry about the property- as long as it was in his possession, but not so with the horses. Brad- ley knew that they would be taken care of because he had confidence in Tanner, who had trained them and sold them, and he also had implicit confidence in the gro
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