172 CARE AND TRAIXIXG OF TROTTERS AND PACERS. 



Here is how it can be clone with a ten horse 

 stable. Monthly receipts, $300. Monthly expenses : 

 Two caretakers' wages, $50; board for two men, 

 $30; stall rent, $10; feed, $150; balance for train- 

 er's services and board, $60. Of course, the bal- 

 ance left for the trainer is not much, but some- 

 how he will manage to "get by." Naturally, the 

 horses do not get much jogging or much care, but 

 if the owner is satisfied the trainer "should wor- 

 ry." Shoeing and incidental expenses are not in- 

 cluded because they are charged to the owner. 



A trainer said recently: "If a man has a colt he 

 just wants jog"ged a little through the winter and 

 only expects to race in a few purse races in the 

 summer, he may send his colt to a low-priced train- 

 er who lets one man take care of five or more 

 horses, but if he wants the colt trained carefully 

 with the futurities in view, he should send it to a 

 high-priced man. The two great mistakes made 

 by owners are sending cheap horses to good train- 

 ers and good horses to cheap trainers. The latter 

 is the greater mistake. If the bill comes in with 

 extras the owner hollers because he has been 

 cheated. He ought to be cheated. He invites 

 cheating." 



One successful trainer charges $45 per month 

 during the winter and until April i and this is not 

 an unreasonable charge. He has one man on four 

 horses. He pays a little more for help and their 



