Show HORSE TALK IT to Is undoubtedly the case that there Is a limit to the speed as ag there la Is to the e endurance nd urance of horseflesh it mut be also albo generally recognized that that limit bat bar about been reached in the recent performance of nancy hanks at terre haute indiana to talk about limiting anything as aa to the matter of speed in view of the marvelous marve loua performances for mances of the present generation Is to many to assume the unpleasant position of an 1101 01 ol i 1 fogy and were it mechanism or the more subtle among applied natural agencies that were under consideration we should scarcely have the temerity to be sponsor for such auch a declaration As A it is ia a matter of flesh and blood however that is i being dealt with there would seem to be lees ie riek and under any circumstances little to recall it chuld ahr uld be remembered in this connection that in the early part of this generation equine perform ances ancee on the turf rarely if ever came within a full half minute of this kentucky mares torre terre haute achieve meni men indeed the making of a mile with the cypher in her case transposed instead of was considered ft a feat worth going miles to see and so indeed it was wac but th the scale escale has baa been gradually narrowing and steadily so no until all things considered the horse borne must have hare well nigh reached the condition of perfection in the matter of speed at least that he or in the latest instance may clip off a few more seconds from the score may bring it down to an even two mic minutes tuter and possibly make it fall a shade below that figure would seem to be possible and even probable but that it will ever reach A point as for far below the two minute mark as it is now above it we are scarcely pre prepared pared to believe it t ae all speaks peaks volumes for the climate and soil which lo 10 some owe portions portion of our favored I 1 land an d a are r e in possession of and no less lees does it constitute a weed meed of praise for those who have made the improvement of the horse their special care and study that is the race among animals which stands nearest to mankind and to simply breed him to is not enough he must be taken care of and in his way educated and encouraged to useful as well as dashing achievements |