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CONTINUED HEAT MAY AFFECT FORM Some of the Spa Racers Have Weary Appearance Many Horses Injured hy Overwork OverworkBy By Ed Cole ColeSaratoga Saratoga N Y August 8 Every now and then it is hot enough to melt the fur on a cat and but for the coolness in the evening both men and horses would suffer On these hot days horses come out from the paddock In parade showing visible signs of reluctance in some instances so polished with perspiration that they are wilting away ill many cases casesIf If the hot weather continues horsemen believe it will pull horses down to the clotheshorse appear ¬ ance especially those that have gone through a long campaign This may cause inconsistency in their running so it is predicted especially with those that started the season keyed up to racing pitch as they will be unable to stand the strain of racing and the weather weatherWhile While the atmosphere of Saratoga is invigorating to both man and horse too much of the really hot weather is wearing on the system systemIt It will not be at all surprising to see a horse run an exceptionally good race one day and come out a couple of days later and fail miserably said one wellknown trainer The cause will probably be wrongly defined by the critics and placed at the footstool of the trainer owner or jockey when the change in form will be caused through natural bodily consequences of atmospheric conditions conditionsOne One of the group of listeners intimated something about preparedness with an alibi in case of his horses failing to live up to expectations Well such things could be the trainer replied but you will not see it in the small racing establishments though it will be evident in the larger institutions institutionsThe The two patrol judges here James McLaughlin and John Mackessey were talking on the subject of horses not ruiTning up to expectations after working to perfection for certain races racesThat That is the great trouble with some trainers said Mr Mackessey they keep crowding their horses with fast works when they do not need it There have Ixen many examples of this not only in these days hut in the past generation of trainers trainersA A fast work is often injurious to a horse and fre ¬ quently brought about by the anxiety of an owner of some large establishment to see his horses put in a trial at top speed The trainer to appease his speed appetite will doas requested when he knows it is goinj to have an undesirable effect on the horse Om of the fastest horses of his day Horace E was broken down just because his owner wanted to show some of his friends what a marvelous horse he had hadHORSES HORSES LIKE HUMAN BEINGS BEINGSAnd And he is not the only one chimed in Mr McLaughlin i have seen scores of horses knocked out by giving them too much strenuous exercise Many a time I have ridden horses that have not only changed in appearance in two or three days due to a stiff work but the disposition changed also They are just like human beings beingsCrowd Crowd a person with too much hard labor and ho develops a feeling of discontent and groiichiness which grows on him Many a time asking a horse to do too much will ruin his disposition The great difficulty is knowing just what is suitable for a horse and what to do to keep him on edge without wearing him out That I where the expert trainer conies in the one who watches closely the develop ¬ ment of a horse both when in and out of training trainingSam Sam Hildreth pays so much attention to this that IK weighs every horse he has in charge many times during his training operations and even when he is racing to satisfy himself whether he i keeping up to the standard of condition and to find out ills weight when he is running his Iwst races racesTraining Training horses is much more f an art than many people believe aiid a mathematical solution of problems of this sort will often preserve a horse when ocular opinion is at fault faultAs As for training horses by the watch it would be far better if some of the tntiners would put their watches in their safe deposit vaults for many times their watches deceive them They pay more atten ¬ tion to what a horse has done against the clock than they do to the physical condition of a horse after he has shown them a remarkable trial trialHow How many times has a horse nm an exceptional race for his trainer when least exjiected There is no better proof than such instances that when a horse is approaching condition a watch is more detrimental than otherwise and that hundreds of times a horse runs his race in his trials trialsA A watch is well enough just to find out how a horse is progressing as regards speed Jmt when it is used to satisfy whims and caprices of owners after a horse is in good condition it often proves
