Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1892 — Well-Bred Recruits Wanted In the Sulky. [ARTICLE]

Well-Bred Recruits Wanted In the Sulky.

One of the subjects touched upon by the National brooders at 'their recent meeting was the pressing quostion of dishonest practices among professional drivers. 8. A. llrowne, of Kalamazoo, Mich., speaking in support of the reformers, said: “Our groat difficulty in this matter lies in the want of a rosorve body of qualified reinsmen; the old-tirao d.livers and trainers guard their secrots and methods with such jealous care that the rubber gets little or no chance to rise. “At first glance this statement seems to bear the impress of truth, but viewed more closely It is seen to be susceptible of a fair amount of qualification. The main hindrance to the natural growth of a trainer and driver class from the groat body of rubbers and grooms is not so much the jealous caution of the former as it is the result of the almost univorsally shiftless habits of tho lattor class, their want of ambition and intelligent observation.