The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-01

American Horses Tor the eTeticn emperor
The steamship Vanderbilt which sails for Havre u
to-day will take ou pair Of splendid bay horses, Witch
have been ordered by peonsge than Louis Napo
leon Emperor Of France, who Wishes add few choios
American horses 70 his already large and magnificent
perial stud.
Napoleon is quite o0nnosseur In horses h ec,irje
contain Of the fines. specimens In Europe and oo
the imperial treasury fabulous cum OF money TIE
horses that 60 out today will vic With any that hs new
has, In he particular for which they des.nsd
which 10 draw The imperial carriage State occasions
and their having been bought al the Emperors der
another evidence Of the high estimate that Ia beginning
be placed on American horses iu Europe whha few
years American troters have been much sought aes BY
Epei,h turfmen bet the Emperor Ma poeon Ia the r 70
show any appreciation Of fne carriage horses, the
SNOWY English having heretofore been deemed
the most desirable for those purposes
The circumstances connected with the buying OF thsse
horses little curious, and goes 70 show the influence
Q In France may have IN bringing horses we'll
hoops into ahon, provided she Is at cour and has tbs
Of the Emperor The Marquis de Lavslotte Senar
of France, and Of Louis Napoleons conadants
ried TO pretty young American lady, formerly Miss On
derwood and cousin 10 AID srman Cnde wood of the
Third ward OF this city On the Emperor expressing =
wish TO buy pair OF carriage horses he consulted
With De Lavaee who Of course at the Instance Of his
u
he agreed 70 do and the fair Americans relatives
choeen agents purcha,e the e1iipals with nsruO
tons To spare cost, but procure the finest
AID OF the purest breed. notification to this
effect sent 10 the senior member Of the
firm of Underwood Co. In Boston, Who after delay,
purchased The korsse In Rutland county Vermont and
sent them on 10 his brother the Alderman In his city
to be sent Oft In the first steamer that sailed for Havre
The animals arrived by way OF the boat from Troy Fs~
days since end were put in stable In Nex s.-oss near
Beaver, where they remained until yesterday afternoon
when they were taken on board the Vanderbilt
Their temporary accommodations In New street. were
anything but imperial and must have been i'm nenseiy
dsgurtipg to animals with regal destiny before them
For three days they had been compelled 70 consor VITA
all Of vulgar beasts who had oil their lives been
drawing milk wagon coal carts, and some had been
put to baser The place Clearly agh,
but would hardly compare with the splendid ecuys Of The
Emperor
These animals eedings Of the pure Morgan breed
which has furnished many One horses TO the American
turf and road. hey nearly years DID, ars
within fraction or being sixteen hands high, and have Ill
the arks pc uliar 10 the Morgan horse They arc Of
. bright bay color, with . white spot tho fore
head and, Ia usual with horses marked, The neax
hind hoof and portion Of he feock including passss
joint white In appearance they worry stately
enme WIN Small neaos ana cars nicely eet taok arched
neck deep full Chest showing them be long winded
clean LIMBS, with ,trong muscular Developments. Al
present they rather full In esh but this adds ther
appearance, and viii make them presen.abis 70 K
Grand Ecuyr de rEmprev, 70 whore they gill be
consigned within q month. An American groom named
J. NcBrce will take charge Of them the voyage and
until they arrive et 81 Cloud, whittier they destined
The American purchasers for reasons best known 70
themselves, and probably with desire 10 appear d.
plomauc possible, belts the agents OF emperor,
decline stating what they paid for these animals they
would probably bring $4,000 at Bulls Head and moro In
Wall street, where every broker great Judge OF horses
They NOT fast horses not being bred for the turf
have rotied their mile within three min utes, harnss
Ample accommodations have been provided for Thorn On
board the Vanderbilt Twenty days feed has been placed
board, TO provide against accident, and they viii 70
ceive all the confederation their high destiny entities then
TO- We shall doubtless next hear OF them In Paris PARTED
pating In some State display.