Breeder and sportsman . ough the columns of the Breeder andSportsman what to do for a colt that twitches hernose all the time when you are are driving her. Shetwitches her nose first one way and then the other, andsometimes snorts and strikes with one front foot. Youwould think there were gnat flies around her nose, butthere are none at all when she is doing this. I havetrimmed the hair all off from around her nostrils, butshe remains the same or a little worse. She is a verypromising filly and I dont like to let up on her. Answer—This is due to a nervousness and is verydifficult to prevent. A
Breeder and sportsman . ough the columns of the Breeder andSportsman what to do for a colt that twitches hernose all the time when you are are driving her. Shetwitches her nose first one way and then the other, andsometimes snorts and strikes with one front foot. Youwould think there were gnat flies around her nose, butthere are none at all when she is doing this. I havetrimmed the hair all off from around her nostrils, butshe remains the same or a little worse. She is a verypromising filly and I dont like to let up on her. Answer—This is due to a nervousness and is verydifficult to prevent. Avoid feeding wheat hay, or bran mash every evening and a little oats everymorning, with a moderate amount of tame oat regular exercise daily. Anything that irritatesthe stomach tends to aggravate the trouble. Sixteen thousand, seven hundred and seven trottersare now in the 2:30 list, 12,093 of which have madetheir marks in the last ten years. 6 ©tte gvee&ev cmfc ^povt&xnatt [May 18, 19d .. The Breeders place of meeting will be announcedJune 1st. Edith 2:10 by Dexter Prince has been stinted toKohlan King this year. A four horse team of draft horses sold on the Chicagomarket last week for $3000. Geo. T. Bennett, the Honolulu horse, worked a milein 2:10J at Pleasanton last Saturday. Enter in those $1000 stakes offered by the BreedersAssociation. They will be worth winning. Mamie Griffin 2:12 was driven a mile in 2:29 by JamesMulhall at the covered track at Jewettville last week. The 2:15 class trotting, purse $1000, announced bytne P. C. T. H. B. A- has been changed to a 2:14 class. Vallejo hopes to raise the necessary money this weekto induce the breeders association to hold a meetingthere. It is said that Anaconda has taken very kindly toJack Trouts training and the two get along verynicely together. Nearly 3000 loads of manure have been laid on theLexington track and it is expected to be faster thissummer than ever before. You Bet 2:12J, by McKinney was
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