The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-07-12
Horses in New York.
: o From the Commercial.

a II From the Commercial
From careful estimate, based upon the
Emost reliable data, it is believed that ten
wears ago the number OF working hofseS IN
this city numbered some fifty Hoasandss;
five years agoft had increased TO seventy
thousand, and is now estinlated at one hun
dred and ten thousand. -
BY far the best kept class Of work horses
are those large muscular splendid looking
| teams witI4sleck shining coats covering a
fully rounded form, drawing the heavily Ia
den wagons of lagerbeer brewers.
Ten years ago there were but few livery
stables of any extent. There were at that
time little under fourthousand horses on
livery five years ago they numbered over
| fvethousand. AT the present time this
class is estimated at nearly nine thousand
an increase of some twelve hundred during
the first half of the decade, and about
three fold that increase during the latter
half. Some of the stables are of mammoth
proportions, handsomely provided, and
owned by men who have too much primer
| pie to charge for meals which their four
footed guests had never eaten. .
10 ascend somewhat, in the scale, there
are believed to be from three to four hum
dred horses in the city worth from 81 700
to $4,000, and from fifty to eighty ranging
from that sum to $4,000. Most Of these
are valued for their speed among these,
Frank Work has a 2:2S mare, worth ST.,
600; A. Winterears, Hmbletonion 2:3l
mare, worth $1,000; VIM. Hamilton a
ESQ gelding, $4,000; Edmund Jonesa $50
gelding, $4,000; a SO, 900 mare, and an
other worth $4,000; A. r. Lamb horse
worth $4,000; Peter Dubois, a q 30 geld
ing worth So, 900, DC. asa hsl-5s,.ser ID
Among the splendid teams. of matched
horses may be named two of N. f. Hig-
gins, one of which Is worth 6,000;' Sim
mons ponies, same fl CURES 'Somendike's
roans, 5000; Edwin Thorne's, $1,000
worth S., 900; Mr.. Harker sspan OF browns
valued at $1,000. '.a9 a-aa.r
-Four in hand teams are no longer a nov
city, as the habitues of our unapproachable
Central well know--some of these are
known to be high priced stock Among
such drivers are Simeon Leland, Ii. H.
Simmons, ia 10000 team,J Edward
Brooks, Potter Ta1mar, Mr. G. w. Hough-
ton, Leonard w. Jerome, August Bel
mont, &c. rs. sgifa za
There are probably from forty to fifty
horses in the city worth over $40, 000.-
Among these are Louis Pettee's bay mare
and sorrcl Peter Dubois $4,000 black
mare, Mr.. Noes Atlanta mare, james Nc
Mann's mare, worth SOC, 000,l VIM. Sim
mon Hambletonian stallion, worth $685.
900, &c.
1t is worthy to remark that public senti
ment has become greatly modified in regards
to the moral effects of expensive horehesh.
Not many years since a sedate paterfamilias
would fear to tarnish his reputation for So
briefly by paying more than $1,000 for a
horse, and Col. John Harper may be par
doned for drawing two checks fo conceal
from public criticism the payment of 49,
500 for horse that suited him. These
fancy prices, are, of course, determined by
speed--but fast horses are no longer mon
opolized by butcher boys or bar room
swells. H.. Il.
Mr.. Nelson Post has the largest stable
of any horse fancier in the city. 1t num-
bers about $50 horses, valued at about
$4,000.
Commodore Vanderbilt has long been
noted for fine hcrses-he has two worth
| $40, 000-one costing So, 600 has made
2:25, and number of others Of consider
able value