New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-31
THE EX HIBITION
CRYSTAL PALACE.
XxEsI.

SADDLES, HARNESS AND TRUNKS.

Under this head We proyOse 10 90 justice TO most oil
those heavier articles exhibition which are manu-
f,eur.d chiefly from leather. First Of Saddles The
4 Saddles origin is known. L. probably beser had
an, distnc origin but has been gradual growth from
The suggestions of Necessity, beginning with mere
niece Of some Unframed skin, and progressing 10 the
tssutrfey finished and comfort assurleg modern sad
| Ale The saddle was not known among the Greeks, a
,ort Of cloth or housing being all they used By this
latter name portion Of riding apparatus is knogn to
tbepreseut day The also used bS The Persiaus
We have good n'eTenta evidence tnat Saddles, ia any
hing approaching The modern arrangement Of srrups
.ae totally unknown 70 the Ancient Romans in the de-
srrjpon by the great physician Of their time GaIen,
a c,t,ain diseases caused among the cavalry by the
pepdancy OF their legs on horseback. Inc hrst men,
Ron Of saddles is that have in connection with the
history Of Constantine. CoDstanus, brother of the
frat Christian Emperor got uPa plot to deprive him Of
his scepter In the course Of its attempted execution,
he represented having made his way the midst
"A the squadron, where Constantine was, mounted on
saddle from which he suddeBly threw himself Before
that time square panles were IN use by h0rsemen, as
may be seen represented in ancient statues, such
that Of Anonius which It'll grac.s the Roman capitol
Jnthe The dcsian code there is curious prescription
ef the legal weight of saddle and bride; they were to
weigh not than OU ID a@ OF the reign OF Hen
r, VII shows that in modern times attempts
made 10 regulate the OF saddles The nobility were
eompeled 10 them The cost which they were made
% incur must have been annoying even to their class
Judging by the circumstance OF Richard III having bar
tered no less than 400 for the saddle which he
u,ed in bis expedition to Ireland for the purpose OF
1 chssrisng Mac MorOugh for his assumption of the
title OF kDg-at least ruDneh the history OF the
fine The earliest charter OF saddle mandatory, of
which We have any account granted III l272 though
one said to have been III existence III England es early
4 as 1870. ~ -,
Creat improvements haze been made in saddles with
in fy Years as a comparison OF The specimens in the
I'll. ~ la nj "a
In This respect the English are behind the American
ssdders although the manufacture receives great en-
couragonent iIom the nobility aud gentry, owing to
! their racing and fox hunting habits. The same
material (hOg skin) is used, 10: the best saddles
| IN both countries, ON account OF IT, soitnesS
l aud CAPACITY for exposure to the sun and ram.
In this country buckskin is frequently used Tor the
seat aud the horns OF ladies' saddles, particularly
Among the samples of fore gn saddles We nd none but
The panes hog skim that il. 40 attempts at me quit
! ue and other ornaments common IN teiS Country
These come from the manufactures oil Great BrNan
and Ireland which the only foreign countries repre-
sertcd ia this line, except Germany From tue latter
there are some brides of very pretty aud peculiar pat
| tenn whose maker has not thought II worth white TO
attach his name From London, Robert Byth has sent
two mems saddles aud one lady and also racing sad
die TIE latter is smaller and higher than the DINERS
The seats are all attcr than those OF corresponding
American articles while the skirts of the slde-saddes
are narrower and shorter fault from which the soled
shirt of the fair rider would suffer William Len
u Dublin, exhibits man saddle duu one huht-
ING saddle The weight Of the latter is put down at lOl6s
and the selling price at 50 This Is certainly we'll
made and neat article but the price Indicates that the
is expected TO pay for bis fancy An eqlay g0oa
saddle could be furnished for SD in Newborn It's
heht weight is certainly recommendation, especially
for hunting purposes aud contrasts curously enough
With the 60 lbs gal rule cited absNe. But the price,
high az il may now seem, falls good way short OF the
worth Of 400 cows, at any valuation conceivable
All the saddles in the American department are oil
.l,e...
chief emplo, Inent of our hOrstmen morton uusoy'
Of st Louis has II of dragon equipments tha' are
yer, SNOWY aud no doub well adapted TO the Pomp
\ "sLd circumstance of glorious war Inc enofoIu-
i ey is of wide gded lace, and the quilting
Is very neat The brides appear much lighter than
usual which is most merciiul improvement ihere Is:
in this case what might b. called an unpadded tree
which is said to be much III use am ing the MeMuaiS,
and which was adopted by Generals Scott ana Taylor
during their Mexican campaigns. Presenting no cnecA
10 evaporation while leaving the spinal COLUMN oil tue
horse entirely untouched, il is also humane invention
still. more ornamesta SADDLE Is shown ny thompson
Ma, of Bridgeport Conn for whom IL was mahuiae-
tured as their card informs by Benjamin stevens
II presents the peculiarly Of having no cloth upon H.
Before passing 10 the harnesses, We must mention an
improy emrnt IN bIide reils otw0ich Howell the
Canadian Commissioner, Is the paeniee aesSneu
for either riding or driving. He calls 1t the Duplex
Safety Rein" Ordinarily. there are two reies To ever!
bride one ofwhich connects with curb ana the oneF
With n snalie This improvement proposes W u'SPcuso
With ne of these altogether n Single leatDer reia 10
attached 10 the curb bit short classic connecting
piece or false rein is attached at one END 70 the maui
rein and at the other the ring OF the snaieot WIN
this Arrangement SO long the horse moves gently,
the driver or rider bears upon the connecting piece
opy and through II upon the snafiie bt III the hsrse
is FESTIVE or hard mOuthed his rests auce stretches the
connecting pie until the pressure is thrown upon tAe
main rein and through il upon the curb or sun b thaS
bringing its lever power into play me monSh' Tue
animal becomes tractable again the elastic piece con-
tracts and transfers the natural pressure oil tue nose
month TO the snaie bit the lever bit becoming instant
Nv relaxed The material used by Mr. holseu' lot MS
model is gum. astc tube with metanc nook al ope
end 20 attach il TO the snaise or cheek-rng' ana '
lie button at the other, for whose reception hoies are
punched along the main rein The advantages proPoseu
by this promising though simple invention are "oio
natural sell relying movcu ent on the part Oh the
and gre alter sense OF security 10 the rider or utNe'
women or inexperienced and feeble persons II promises
an exemption from the common risk ei getung h"id oil
the wrong rein amid fright aud confusion Women are
often thrown from their horses in this very way when
using double refined brides ~, a, .,.,.,.
The term Harness anciently indicated the complete
armor of Cavalier. including Ills easque auu us
cuirsss In our modern sense, II s'snlhcs 'ne
Trainings or furniture OF the horse or oil 'eau VI
bor or other animals used for draught OF any sor'
We have derived she word from haT"atr S"e0n'l
though the original is supposed by some pn!o'Ss's "
have been Greek reOt, Arnaks, isno SAFE because
the Greeks covered themselves Win lsho sAlus as
part of their protective armor Inc near
of the eouiyalents in various ancient ana uiodeiu
languages is so remarkable TO be worth ci'ng mere as
pathological curiosity while at the same tune nai'asus