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MOODS OF THREE PECULIAR MARES Fairy Wand Hcrodias and Cherry Blossom and Their Tricks of Temper Fairy AVnd belonging to Gifford A Cochran is one of the meanest horses the turf has ever known She is a beautifullooking mare with a tremendous turn of speed But her delight in life seems to be to injure some one And she plays no favorites Man dog cat or pony sin seems to detest She is cunning and will go through al sorts of tricks to accomplish her fiendish end She will prance and play about as if she were as harm ¬ less as a pet dog iu an endeavor to lure one near her Then she will try to kick or bite him himAt At the post she kicks all of her opponents which come within striking distance and tries to unseat her jockey AVhen racing she is an entirely differ ¬ ent animal Then she is as docile as a lamb and tin tiniest of IMVS can ride her as well as the oldest and strongest practical jockey jockeyTom Tom AVclch the AVidener trainer owned the most stubborn horse the American turf has ever known Site was Cherry Blossom the greatgranildam of Purchase the renowned fouryearold colt belonging to S C Hildrcth and Harry Sinclair This mare was kind and gentle in the morning and would do any work asked of her But she would not race at all She refused to go to the starter and she probably was the only sound horse mi the American turf which trained well and never competed in a contest Every time a saddle was put on her in the after ¬ noon she threw herself on the ground and kicked at everyone and everything near her until the saddle was removed removedSome Some of Cherry Blossoms characteristics have shown in her children notably Cherryola the dam of Purchase PurchaseIlcrodias Ilcrodias the imported gray filly owned by AV It Coe displays more affection than any other horse now racing Seldom has a thoroughbred shown such fondness for a man as she does for her negro keeper named ited AVhen he is out of sigiit she is restless and fretful and will neither eat nor sleep until he returns When she wants to eat she whines for him and when she is tired ami wants to sleep she stamps and whines until he comes and throws himself on the hay and pretends lie is gong to sleep beside her herWilliam William Karrick her trainer says she would fret herself to death if Itcd were not near her lie says the filly is frail but not timid and in a race is as courageous as thoroughbreds come Xew York Sun ami Herald
