New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-02
THE SALE OF ROYAL SADDLE-HoRSES.

Wien bs ROYAL Highuess, Albert I'd yard, Prince
of Wales landed at Quebec, he fouOd that the Cana-
disn Goverl ment had provided for himself aud cutie
lot Of saddle.horees which 60 where be Went
aud DO a, his disposal all through the Queens domio-
Up. Thus q1 independent OF the extortIons whi;h
might be pIaciced in some localities aud safe from the
iLcliOn of bad saice-nags the Place could 60 where
be chose On horse ack WITH fall of tue
of the ttast be rode The o~n7r of these horsss Mr.
w Krwin, hsd selected item as &c cream OF his
stables, the elect OF lot Of sixty four and giving up
the personal att Don to his business ia Quebe;, lie
tavel,d with the Prince, aud looked TO tne horse,
himself.
When the slow progress Of bis Royal Highness had
brought him TO the Western end of Canada The no SEQ
ere no longer needed, az go their owner had the
option Of IerurDiDg home With eye to tbs prolss
of an auction in this great metropolis, however, ho
chose the better part Of bringing the horses here for
markets no doubt supp sing has the arrant snobJery
OF our citizens would tempt them TO procure 70 pal
SADDLE orse If all within the limits of their purses.
His bright aDtidpatiODs would in probability, haze
been realized If he had given prop9r Publicity u the
al cGou sale; II fact, with BImom or Ullmtn at the
head of affairs, with carte blanchs az to advertise
mrnt large crowd would perhaps have Gag rig com
peed for the beass az fabulous bids We expected 10
have &, en- cCDcourse something Of this nlure, with
even the obscure uDcemsnts which ha1 Ape lred
in print and it vas with some little feeling Of spise
that we saw bandfuh of only some sixty gentlemen
surround MIR. A. C. Tutte, the AucrioGee', rs he
mounted the block at noon yesterday. the sale was
held in lie ring Of the Washington Riding Academy,
c. ner Of rwen'y.sixh street aud Sxtl avenue Of
which Mr. L. Tournure lie the proprietor locally
emf emily suitable for the purpose.
The Americans a. a nation, are not go fond OF
saddlebatk riding their Erg'ish relatives. Nor, as
general u ing, have We acquired the graceful seat
aud careful hand which we snali ultimately attain bat
the cTetirg Of our C-n.rI Park, aud other various
riding paks which have recently sprlog up has
alreaoy given a most renarkabls impetus 10 the pJpu
lrzatitn Of this healthy exercise. American lanes
are unusually tlmd before mounting, bu', when oGce
fixed III the SADDLE they ~sl 10 go at heatlong speed,
and our men ne a general rule are rough iders Five
years from This ,ine this lot Of saddle horses would
have been more eagerly coutes ed for on ac;)unt Of
their training rather than quality; bu as l. was, We
think their owner has 10 crest 10 bewail his
luck Our opinion IT, that the horses taking en- one
aud al brought thirty TO forty per cent more than
q deu Ocfac American horses Of equsl excellence
would have DONE To be the owner e q hUrss, which
WIS once bestrode by TIE Prince Of Wales, was sons
thing 10 boast Of, and we have no doubt bat
that v thin the 1miug ten yesIs a. lea. couple Of
hundred homes vii be sold in different parts OK the
country as tie real original royal ebarg r. We are
- fLeltea So 20 believe that New York State caouow
f1iuish az GIe saddle horses as any country in the
wo 3D. aud hat many q Oue good enough 10 mount au
Emperor msy ne picked mp IN ouriit 10 country villages
n mOdsH,e IIce On slmOst auy nlrklt day, TIE
riltoie Of three quadtH tboroug ibred cay ConIter.
nation ooumonmr.s, g'sa deg &c Of zone, blood,
actioD, and courage which cou1lc 10 form the Oest
type oftlo ss1dls.hCrse, one which IN England wont,
be repre- sented by c5ss ofthoroush on Yorkshire
msres. TIE Morgaas are 700 t,lyy forward FIR JAo
sadde their re,d Id to lsavy, aud they lax sy,aud