HORSES THAT CAN GO.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1292, 1 February 1883, Page 2

HORSES THAT CAN GO.

Although remarkably fine horses of the trotting type are coming amongst us from America; tliatstyleof animal is not over plentiful there. As' 'the Live Stock Journal says:—"The prices paid for these fliers* by. ; wealthy gentlemen who have a pride in owning fine-style drivers, that will take the lead on the road, is some thing-almost incredible. Any breeder who raises first or second class trotters.#th find,a market for tliem at high figures. Those able to trot a mile in 2.35 'or better will sell for from 5000dol to 10,000dol both the first and second claas, with good style, finding a ready market, at these Jhigh figures,. and r b'rifiging * ; considerably more for private driving than for. public racing.'V:' The reason' why the American j breaders ■ train and fit their colts for the track, and enter them! for. trotting (flhgigements is, that they want to exhibit their speed and style of going to'the public, with a view of negotiating with men's driving; horses. It is often not the temptation to win large sums in purses tkatinducea-owners-to-engage their stock in trotting circuits; 1 for it is only the fastest Hhat win ' any considerable amount over expenses in the trotting circuits,;' ;but; breeders' enter their stock in these trotting events to give them market value. There is an extensive demand for first-class roadsters that will continue to J increase at the oountry grow* in wealth and population. Should the' present wonderful rate of increase . continue fqr the next 50 years, it requires .but little sagacity to foresee that America must double her animal and vegetable productions in order to suipply the demands of her own population. No breeder need bo discouraged for fear that the market will be overstocked with horses, for the foreign and home demand will more than equal, the supply for half a century to come. The present demand and future prospects ought to encourago breeders to an additional supply of really capable stock to meet the rapidly increasing' demand at home arid abroad,; The public demand fpfilast driving horses has taken from the American course 3ome of its brightest ornaments, wliichi. have been purchased and retired from; tlio race-course to private stables. The intense rivalry between gentlemen of wealth to own the fastest roadsters, has prompted them to purchase the most famous horses on the turf, at extravagantly high prices, for their own use.i Speed and style are the qualities they require, and the more of these a horse possesses, the higher the price .he will command.