. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, November 29, 1913.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 11 THE QUIET SEASON. This is the season of the year when there is but little activity in the harness horse world and, consequently, the turf scribes, whose duties are to fill their papers, are often hard put for a subject on which to extend themselves. There being few, if any, topics of the day, the events of the last season are raked over and scanned, and many ideas and theories are propounded to re- lieve the turf of the evils or so-called evils of the year past. Examine these proposed changes, however,
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, November 29, 1913.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 11 THE QUIET SEASON. This is the season of the year when there is but little activity in the harness horse world and, consequently, the turf scribes, whose duties are to fill their papers, are often hard put for a subject on which to extend themselves. There being few, if any, topics of the day, the events of the last season are raked over and scanned, and many ideas and theories are propounded to re- lieve the turf of the evils or so-called evils of the year past. Examine these proposed changes, however, and we in most cases find some old hobby, merely re-clad in new clothes, that has been annually put forth each season. One of these theories is "more money for the fast horses," and we notice this cry is being raised again, despite the fact that the fast classes, during the sea- son just ended, were more or less of a joke in most instances. Theoretically, we subscribe to the theory that it would seem no more than just that the fastest per- formers should receive the greatest rewards, but practically, such a small number of horses achieve fast records, and yet remain sound, that each and every secretary of the big associations, who offers a good sized purse for the extreme speed performers, knows when he puts such an event on his program that there is certain to be a substantial loss there- from. For that reason, we refuse any longer to join in the cry for recognition of the fast performers, until conditions so change that profits on the other classes become so large that the associations can feel able to face large losses in such events with equanimity. Another stock subject that is being whispered of at present, and will probably be in full strength shortly, is the expresed fear that the foreigners will so raid and deplete the ranks of our breeding stock that the American harness horse as a breed will suffer thereby. At one time, that also appealed to us, and we coul
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