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1 [ 1 1 , , I , , , I I , LEXINGTONIANS DISAPPOINTED BY RAMUS. • Lexington. Ky.. March 9.- The defeat of Ramus s in he WstBTboose Cup Prclimanary. in which he ■ started for the first time in the name of Thomas II. Williams and his subsequent withdrawal in the E Wateriioiise Cup last Saturday, was a big disappoint uient to more 1 11:111 one horseman here. "I was in hopes that Ramus would be able to n rascal bis rtetery of 1007 in the Waterhonse Cup at t Oakland, and I believe he would have done it had I he remained in .Mr. Stevens hands." said Fletcher r Driver, the manager of Walnut Hill Farm and son in law of tin- veteran turfman who sold the live e.ir old son of Governor Foraker and old Emily S. to President Toui Williams of the Pacific Jockey CI Club su such ha has a a Mr. Mi at" tu ea ie le tr: ar are ra race is is Tl The *P L I- "" only a. B_ ? L y F. ,, | a, any 1,, he ,, is ;,. J a u. as t.., -. . .. * „, tl b. w In tl iy d do lo ei f: tl e: sj. to t to It it it for ,000. "A change of trainers for a horse as Ramus is not always a gixid thing. Ramus not been out of training since he was taken up as yearling. He won thirteen races and 0,715 for Stevens out of seventy one starts. Naturally, after such a campaign his legs would not stand tight bandaging. A tight bandage will, in nine cases out of ten. play havoc with a horse of perfectly sound underpinning, to say nothing of a fellow who has been hammered over all kinds of tracks and distances as has Ramus." Mr. Driver says the two-year-olds at Walnut Hill doing well and be is sure there is more than one horse among them. The most highly-tried one Floreal, the bay filly by Wadsworth — Auyday. dam of Floreal is a full sister to Caiman, the speed marvel which was taken to England by Mr. Lorillard. "There goes a living refutation of tin- claims of Francis M. Ware and others that a thoroughbred is tit for the race track." said "Hick" Wilson, as good looking chestnut gelding pulling a runabout came down the gangway at Horsemens Headipiar-t rs and at a chirp from his driver, turned into Main street on a quick, smooth trot. "That is Cot Aboard, the four-year- Id full brother lo Au Revoir. R. Bradley gave ,750 for that fellow as a yearling and started him seven times as a two-year-old in 1900. He couldnt ran fast enough to get part of the money in any of those races and passed him up as about the poorest racing tool that ever came into his barn. My brother. Garret, bought him and we Brake him to harness. Th re not a better livery horse in the barn. We havent trotting bred horse in the stable that can travel far and as long as that chestnut thoroughbr. d can. and there arc mighty few horses traveling the roads hereabouts that can take his measure on a trot. He is a willing worker and has a kindly, gentle disposition. He isnt afraid of anything and will stand without licing tied. We have some other thoroughbreds working here, but this one is the best in the barn. Those fellows up in New York who are decrying the usefulness of the thoroughbred for other than racing purposes are talking through their hats. Tiny are either insincere or ignorant of the facts. All of the people, however, not know that those anti-thoroughbred fellows are not talking by the card and thus they are enabled to misl-ad and prejudice the minds of many fair men. Its no trouble to show them plenty of ■ thoroughbreds in this neck of the woods that are earning their oats by working in harness. And. say. yon dont need to worry alioiit their pulling a load. Old Interior, working alongside a green horse a baggage wagon, many a day hauled twenty trunks, six niggers and a couple of dogs and did I on a trot."
