Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1858 — Farmer's Department. [ARTICLE]

Farmer's Department.

CONDUCTED BY AN .AGRICULTURIST. OI K rtOiISKS AND JIO‘ J * EJf I!V ENG’ '* A ' U seems the* * iner ica has been a second time bad 1 -' eaten - Mr. Ten Broeck entered p,. -ess and Charleston (American horses) lor the Goodwood Cup; and, in order to have them in good condition, Prioress was withdrawn from the races in which she had been previously’entered. At the Goodwood Cuprace, which came off’ lately, only eight horses ran. Prioress did not get a start, and Charleston came in the last but one. The winner was Saunterer. The race is thus described: “Ventre St. Gris and Scdbury raced for the lead, and soon placed a wide interval between themselves and their pursuers, at the head of whom were Saunterer and Ruination. On quitting the straight run, the first two were upward of a dozen lengths ahead, Ruination going on third, with Arsenal and Saunterer next, and Charleston, who had occupied a forward place up to that point, dropping nearly a hundred,yards astern of everything. They rounded the clump without changing positions; but immediately afterward the advanced lot closed up, and when they reappeared in sight, Saunterer was seen with the lead 1 , Fisherman occupying the second place, with Ventre St. Gris third, and Sedbury fourth. Next in pursuit, and far behind them, were Schiedam and Arsenal. On descending the hill, Ventre St. Gris went up to Fisherman’s quarters, but was shaken off in the bottom, whenco the race was confined to the first two. Fisherman made a game effort to reach Sauntercr, but failed, and was beaten a length. Nearly a dozen lengths off, Shiedam was third. Ventre St. Gris was about ten lengths behind him; and far in the rear the Others finished, as if at exercise—Arsenal being last of all.” In consideration of the pains taken with the American horses, and our defeat of last year, it must be admitted that we have thus, far sustained a very poor reputation. We have had horses in England for over a year , and only in one single instance have we exhibited anything hut third-rate speed. It seems hardly possible that America UUn compete with a strainTif animals which has been highly and judiciously cultivated for a generation or more, and which has turned with special emphasis to the one object of running. Blood will tell wherever it appears. However, Jonathan will, probably, cleave to the matter until either his money is gone or he can, hy-some sharp practice or other, outwit his more honest brother, and regain what he has already lost. America can beat the world > with her roadsters. Let her rather endeavor to improve and perfect that in which she already excels.’ The performances of her horses are something of which she may be proud, and is glory ehiohgh for the country, justly. Mr. Rarey’s career has been somewhat impeded by the production of a book published by him in this country several years •ago. Mr. R. states that his secret cannot be very successfully learned from a mere book; and that hu has made several valuable improvements in his-method since his-book was published. lie will undoubtedly, before long, give the world a more complete account of his method. He has cleared one hundred thousand dollars from his instruction. Now, that his secret is divulged, the price for admission to his lectures must he greatly reduced. He will, however, have nil the pupils lie can attend to for a long time; arid will, very likely, gather another hundred thousand before he leaves the country. ' 5: ■ It is hut just to say that Harper's WecJ.li/ of the 14th ult, charges that the article in regard to horse-taining, published, in the New York Tribune, and which was copied into the Gazette, was not written by Mr. R., but was stolen from a work by so’mb one iii this country, which was sent to the Tribune office to be reviewed. The boSk,-'by some oversight or other, was not .(ppy-righted, and the Tribune appropriated it to; its own use.