The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25
The American Horse at Home and
Abroad.

The American Horse at Home and
Abroad.
We have heard great deal of nonsense
about the running horses which well known
Kentucky turfman took some time ago over to
England, with the avowed intention of beating
the British nobility and gentry on their own
ground. The career of Mr.. Ten Broeck's
horses in England has not been a brilliant one
in a racing point of view-that is, they have
been often entered against English thorough
breds and have been almost invariably unsuc-
cessful AT the same time, however, it must be
acknowledged that the visit Of the American
horses in England has attracted attention to
our stock, and melted gentlemen farmers and
others to emulate each other in the breeding
and rearing Of fine animals. AS the country
has increased in population and wealth, the de-
mand for fine horses has been greatly
augmented. In the metropolis alone there
are a hundred private equipages where
there was one ten years ago, and there
is a corresponding increase all over the
country. The opening of portion of the Cen
trail Park has created such demand for saddle
horses that it is very difficult to obtain good
one for love or money; but that difficulty will
soon be remedied Then, again, many of our
best horses are sold to foreign customers, and
among the best of them is the Emperor of the
French. The Imperial stud ia known to be the
best in Europe, and contains four hundred
horses, of all breeds and nativties. The En-
perors favorite amusement is driving a pair Of
horses in light open pheton. Like his uncle,
he always wishes to 60 fast, and he may be
seen almost any fine day dashing through the
Bots de Boulogne or the Park at ST. Cloud, with
a pair Of fast trotteIs, "raised ia Vermont"
Latterly he has purchased, through NJ. Mer-
cier the French Minister here, five more Yer
mont horses, fifteen hands high. and trotting a
mile together in q little under three minutes.
With these accessions, the Emperors stud will
contain twenty.nine American horses. OF
course the Imperial example is Initiated BY the
Court, aud, therefore, the number of Yankee
trotters in and about Paris must be very con-
siderable. Havana also is a very excellent
market for our horses, and many are sold at
very high prices to Mexicans and South Amer-
cans.
While the American horse has been improv-
ing in beauty, style, speed and endurance, the
old love of racing seems TO have been dying
out. AS in England, the turf here appears to
have fallen into the hands of gamblers and per-
sons with whom gentlemen will not associate.
A better method of testing the quality of the
horse bas been instituted and with the most
astteripg success. We aiiude to the horse con-
ventioDs which have become so common all
over the country. TIE first of these unique af.
fairs took place at Springfield, fye years ago,
under the patronage of the late Abbott Law
renee and other gentlemen of high character.
The show was so successful that three others
have since been given at the same place, ard
the fourth is to take place during the frat week
Of September next, when very large sum will
be distributed in premiums. There will
be an immense number Of horses on the
ground from all parts of the country. We have
National Exhibition of Horses at Kalamazoo
Michigan, on September IL. II, Is and
II next" The Michiganders give six thou
sand five hundred dollars in premiums. in
clnding one thousand to the best trotting stall
lion under six years old and two thousand
" for the latest horse of any age or sex" The
Northwestern Horse Growers Association will
give their second annual show at Waukegan.
Illinois, on next Wednesday and Thursday.
On the 2lst OF this month horse exhibition
was commenced at North Andover, Massachu-
sets aud some eccentric Bostonin introduced
a new feature by Offering a premium for the
" slowest horse" The California State Agri.
cultural Society gives liberal premiums for
horses exhibited at its Seventh Annual Fair, at
Sacramento, September 10 to 20, and nearly
all the State and county fairs throughout the
Union have gone into the horse trotting bust
ness, more or less. II affords a most agreeable
relief to the tedinm inseparable from such
affairs. gives the horse dealer an excellent
chance TO show of his best stock, and pro-
tec,s the buyer from being swindled, The
standard Of excellence being so high as to ex-
clude all inferior animals. 1t may be veil
enough to remark, in conclusion, tn our
horses are bred for hard work, and that while
we are rearing breed Of horses unequalled for
speed and endurance, the English horse has
been deteriorating, on account of being trained
too finely. and for speed alone. American
horse stock is consequently the very best in the
market.
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