New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-30

never, either IN the ,sddss o. On The dr;vtx A1, b.
Gene more haa The mott ncdsgss performers, s~s-
ward 10 manner and s2,sars.se, shss; usg1sssfai,
sId TO great e1iene insps 70 The task hey cave ss
Other, again, have faculty, or eaa q power from
de first, 20 esfily that i; seems like nsnct, which
my segss Ss ooS.ss,ss
bon eusen, 20 zoos as they come In eontac. with 9
horse.
In ,ome sort, genius Of particular krd necesss-
~ 10 the attainment Of great excellence in ihY q
In mapy other ar.s and Q man, to be Q p.eeri.
rent. rider or q 6rst rate whip, as to be 8 poet, q
musician. . crack shot, or q general must Sc born
,ueb, frst and then be led on step BY STEP s5
VIVA. have though: II Advisable to say myself, or
10 compjle from the works Of others in relation 70
Hiding has been given under the heads Of Breaking,
of Bsucher's Horiemanshp. &c, sod viii, l believe,
be found 10 contain ali that needed on the subject.
In regard however to driving, nothrg similar csa ,e
vrittsp or taught and though nigh: tell . man how
10 hold his rtns on which side to mount hs driving
seat and or which hand 10 take his place, all would
be 70 no effect; ard II may be said in few words,
that there is no way Of learning TO become an excel
lent driver except BY sitting, often, alongside OF
frt rate whip listening to his instructions and watch
inc bis manipulation of both whip and ribbons for
n any day before attempting TO assume either, and,
when that lie dore by working patiently under bis in
strucohs until such time as ne soau pronounce MS
pupil capable 10 90 alone.
In no other is II so necesssry for one TO lean
how TO sfand before he can Co. and to go before he
can run, as it is in driving.
With regard, however to management on the ROAD,
some advice NAV be given, which will be advaDta
pecus TO all novoes and to many Of those even, who
c. nsder themselves horsemen, and whips OF no COM
mon stinting.
It is 60 co1lmen that no person who has seen much
Of travelling roads, either In the saddle or IN vehl-
ces can fall to observe it, that man will get his
haekrey bis wagon horse, or his team, over his
ground any given distance at rapid rate OF rav-
elrg, say ten or twelve miles an hour witnoul as
tressine nm or them at all while ano her, at an ine.
nor pase. viii have his animals worn out before half
The distance is accomplished.
This arises fr pm several causes; the possession by
the ono Of judgment Of pace. Judgment OF ground,
quick perception of the manner Of his horses or his
teams working sufficient skill in driving his horses
10 avoid worlyirg them, and if he be using two, or
four 10 make all work evenly and alike; Keeping the
slow ard lazy animal well up to his collar, rnd the
wiling eager animal hard on his Bit add to this, the
Knowledge how TO nurse comfort and care for horse
on the road ard We have all that is necessary to con-
stitute good horse-master.
The fIst thing toward accomplishing journey
we'll and in good style and good tme is to start we'll
and in order to do na the horse horses to be used
heirp preaupposed to be in good condition. should
have been led and waseIed long enough before the
hour of stsrr to have dgesteo their food that 10
saw to have passed il from the stomach into the ntes
tines so that there shall be DO danger Of laundering
the horee or breaking his wind, by driving him when
he is in nowise fit TO be driven.
When this is all right is still advisable that the
driver should on first taking his horses in hand let
them Jog along gently for the first mile and halt OF
their Journey, aud he will generally see the animals
cleari their DO wells and throwing of the dgested re-
mains Of the last meal; by the appearance and con-
sstence Of which he will readily judge OF the fitness
of his horse or team for the work. which he or they
has or have to perform.
While on the road, the FIRST thing and the most &C.
cet.ary TO nculcate, because generally unknown or
misunderstood is that next TO continual ascent, the
hsr ast ar wi
opg dead leye-or the reasons, rst, that there Is
necessity for constant pressure into inc coar IN or
der keep the traces tight and the vehicle notion
since the friction prevent the best running carriage
that can be built from following and second-ths be-
ng applicable much 10 rkipg uader the saddle as
to going in harneesthat the set OF muscles are
kept continually at work. instead OF one SET nenS re-
eved by another, which is brought INTO play alter.
nAtely in the ascent and de,cest of hills.
There having been long standing dispute on this
question II soveo, come years since, by the OH
ceis Of one Of her Mtessys regiments !uartered at
Of experiments with number of horses on two tracks,
each of fifty measured miles, one on the road covered
with snow undulatng over hill and dale, parallel to
the River St Johns and the other on the snowcovered
lev surface Of the river itself in which trials, it
found that the horses, which bad proved themselves
victorious the road were invariably beaten on the
river by the very animsls which had failed against
the with the circumstances reversed-and that, by
such considerable distances, and with such Use, as
showed the 10 be indspuaby the nature Of the
surface. 49,
cause il is exactly the Of what Is generally
believed to be The by yros and because nothing
80 common as 10 hear II said On! here Is nice
stretch Of ten twelve miles, on dead eve nov is
the time 10 make play"and to see the string admins
tered, and the horses put along at aspanking pace,
over ground which is only less severe than direct
uphill deau pull.
On gently IolIg road BY letting the ~, horse. 90
oo.e little iAster than it is necessary in order to keep
them we'll ahead Of the carriage the latter will have
gained such an impetus that it win follow them over
the bottom and up the first part OF the next ascent by
s own previously. acquired veocityj and PIP to, and
even over the top, BY the mere tightening Of the ira
ces, without anything like hard coIar.pun.
This is the way in which q gOoo whip by merely
holdir bis ho,ses sufficiently in hand to prevent their
breaking sway vita him, or coming down in conse-
QUE nee Of treading rolling sone will get over
cturtry with Just one half the distress which will be
il icted by another his horses, Who, seeming to be
more steady and more cautious, by making his team
hold back the carriage when there's no occasion to 90
60 will give them the necessary double labor first OF
holding back the descending and then dragging for
ward the ascending load by dnt Of direct expenditure
Of animal power, when, If left alone, the same result
would have been reached by almost natural causes.
In regard to watering horses again, great error is
constantly made, in two ways-frst, in letting horse
become partially cool, Just enough to be half shiver
ing, before giving il the pail, and then IN allowing II
to drink bucket, or even two buckets full, 1t
draught.
Unless water is intensely cold and fresh from very
deep well, there Is no danger in allowing horse to
take few swallows, while he is in glow OF heat;
provided that be lie put in motion again Immediately
after taking them; unless he be exhausted, and In
state Of collapse when cold water is almost certainly
fatal and when that which ne requires 10 dencn OF
cherry. or of ale with dash of spirits in 1t.
Once in ten or twelve mes, horse travelling last,
ray from eight to twelve miles an hour, ought to be
wstered, with from one to two quarts Of water. And
it is an excellent plan to put in couple Of table spoons