. Breeder and sportsman . lcoltsarenot foaled with straight legs, but failuueto regulate tbe length and bearing the hoof maymake a straight leg crooked and a crooked leg worse,says Veterinary Doctor John W. Adams in FarmStock Journal. If breeders were^more generally cog-nizant of tbe power of overgrown and unbalancedhoofs to divert the lower bones of the young 1< gs fromtheir proper ditection, and, therefore, to cause themto be -noved improperly, with loss of speed and oftenwith injury to the limbs, we might hope to see fewerkneuk-kneed, bow-legged, splay-footed, pigeon-toed, cow-hocked, in
. Breeder and sportsman . lcoltsarenot foaled with straight legs, but failuueto regulate tbe length and bearing the hoof maymake a straight leg crooked and a crooked leg worse,says Veterinary Doctor John W. Adams in FarmStock Journal. If breeders were^more generally cog-nizant of tbe power of overgrown and unbalancedhoofs to divert the lower bones of the young 1< gs fromtheir proper ditection, and, therefore, to cause themto be -noved improperly, with loss of speed and oftenwith injury to the limbs, we might hope to see fewerkneuk-kneed, bow-legged, splay-footed, pigeon-toed, cow-hocked, interfering and paddling horses. The early closing purses of tbe Oregon State Fairare as follows: $2000 for a 2:15 pace. $2000 for a 2:17trot, $1000 for 2:12 trot. $1000 for 2:11 pace, $500 forthree-year-old pace, $500 for three-year-old trot, $300added purse for two-year-old trot. The closing dateof entry for these stakes is May 10th. The fair willbe held Sept 12th to 17th. March 12, 1904] <5h£ gveebev cmt» Qpoviaxnan. Over 120 horses are being jogged at the Jewettvillecovered track. The fee of Cresceus 1:593 has been reduced from $300to $200 this year. Major Delmar weighs 1080 pounds at preseDt andno horse in the world looks finer. Sam C. Freeman has assumed chargeof the trottingdepartment of Bider and Driver and Outdoor Sports. E. R. Clarke bought the Diablo pacer Imp 2:19} atthe McCarthy sale in Portland last week, paying $270for him. August Uihlein of Milwaukee recently purchasedthe mare Sola 2:141 by McKinney aod will race herthis season. Both Lou Dillon 1:581 and Dan Patch 1:561 will beon exhibition at the St. Louis exposition some timeduring September. The 2:13 class pacers should make a very lively andclose contest when they meet at the Pleasanton trackthis year. Thereare fourteen of them entered in thisstake. Ben Walker is mentioned as a possible trainer forWilliam Gerst of Nashville, if that gentleman decidesto send a stable down the Grand Circuit this comingBeaso
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