INTELLIGENT HORSES SCARCE.
James Murray, Visiting Horseman,
Says They Just Happen.
"You cannot breed intelligent horses, you must buy them, and they don't grow on bushes, either. They are few and far between."
James Murray, a dealer and displayer of fancy driving horses, said this at the Baltimore hotel last night. Beginning at the first exhibit, about nine years ago, Mr. Murray has shown thoroughbreds in this city. His headquarters are in Toronto, Canada.
"The most intelligent horses just happen among the thoroughbreds," continued Mr. Murray. "You've got to travel about the country picking them up, for you'll have bad luck if you depend on raising them from horses that have made records, on the grounds that like begets like. It's pretty apt not to happen in your case, so it don't pay."
Mr. Murray is a Scotchman and was born within the shadow of Balmoral castle. He has many friends among the older horse fanciers of this city.
