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MULE SHALL LEAD THEM But Trigger Is no Ordinary Mule Can Bun Past Trot Face and Jump Many turf followers who will be in attendance at Saratoga during the coming meeting will prob ¬ ably be amused and some perhaps shocked when they note a mule sening as the lead guide for some highly regarded racers Kentuckians Ions ago became accustomed to the sight and they have gotten over their amazement The mule which easily can lay claim to title as champion lead in the country is in the judgment of astute horsemen su ¬ perior to any pony in the purpose lie is intended for He seems to have a soothing influence on a nervous or highstrung tempered racer while in the paddock or on tho track trackTho Tho mule whoso name is Trigger was bought by Edward B McLean for a big figure during the Douglas Park meeting Mr McLean readily noted the possibilities of the mule and immediately set about acquiring him from William T Woodard The latter who was using Trigger as a companion to tho highstrung ami sometimes fractious acting Opportunity balked on the proposition of letting Trigger go but the tempting offer decided him and now Trigger is now the companion and chaperon to the racing cracks of the McLean stable stableTrigger Trigger is not a bit surprised by Lcocharos The Porter Kathleen Ron Jour or Uncle White Even when they are called on to step a fast preliminary quarter stretch trial Trigger is right there on the job for while they might beat him to tho finish he is going to make them step some to do so for he can sprint a quarter under 20 seconds himself himselfTrigger Trigger is a winner at the Blue Grass Fair in Lexington and has to his credit a winning mile performance in the mud of l57Jf He is also a winner in the saddle ring taking the blue ribbon from a big field of competitors Trainer Woodard also while Trigger was under his care taught him all gaits lie can trot pace singlefoot park and canter Woodard also during his spare time in winter used Trigger as a mount in his hunting ventures and tho mule can clear a wellsized hedge or other obstacle witli evident ease easeHorsemen Horsemen have frequently expressed amazement that the highly nervous thoroughbreds have not offered injury to Trigger on tho contrary they seem to enjoy his nresence and Trigger likewise has lost or never attained any of tho kicking character ¬ istics of his specie
