LIFE WITH THE TKOTTERS. 141 



lieve, the men that rubbed him for me. The first was Barney 

 Stanford, who was a pupil of my old friend Mace, and learned 

 the art of caring for a horse as well as it was possible for 

 any man to acquire it. After having done this he was will- 

 ing to give his emj)loyer his best sei'vices at all times. Bar- 

 ney came to rub Rams in the fall of 1876, and remained with 

 me until the day I sold the horse. There was a good deal to 

 Barney besides his ability as a horse rubber. He was digni- 

 fied and obliging to everyone, attractive in his X)ersonal ap- 

 pearance, always dressed in the latest fashion, and possessed 

 the taciturnity that is especially commendable in men who 

 have to do with trotting horses. In habits he was first class ; 

 he always managed to get a little money on all the good things 

 that came off in the neighborhood, and took as much pride 

 in Rarus as I did. In attending to a horse who was famous, 

 it means that the head rubber must be, on every da}^ of the 

 trotting season, i)repared to act as a reception committee to 

 thousands of jpeople, many of whom have apx:)arently no 

 idea of the responsibilities that are involved in the care of such 

 an animal. In, dealing with over-enthusiastic folks, Barney 

 disx)layed all the watchfulness of a Vidocq and the diplo- 

 macy of a Talleyrand, He is now a successful trainer on his 

 own account at Detroit, and I want to say that any man who 

 gives Barney Stanford a horse to train and drive will place 

 him in the hands of a cajpable, honest, industrious, and pains- 

 taking man. 



The other boy's name was Dave Colross. He came to helj) 

 Barney take care of Rarus in the spring of 1878. When he 

 applied for the position he looked as though he might have 

 been measuring tape in some dry -goods store. I asked him 

 something about his ability in the care of a trotting horse, 

 and he told me that Mr. Morrell Higbie, his former employer, 

 had said he was the best rubber he ever saw, a statement 

 which I wish to indorse. He remained with me until the 

 day Rarus was sold, and afterward rubbed for me the imcer 

 Johnston, in which capacity I shall have something further 

 to say concerning him. 



