The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-03
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A THOUSAND MILES, WALK ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA.
by Nathaniel IL. Bishop. Lee 4 Shepard, Boston.
An interesting and readable book, and not without
value to those who are DESTROYS to know some
thing or the interior oil south America.
DICKENS CHRISTMAS CARROLL.
1icknor & Fields have issued very neat Illus
trated edition OF Christmas Carroll which was rem
dered doubly popular by the authors reading during
his late sojourn in this country. IL Is printed In
plain old English type on very line paper
TIE TRAGEDIAN. An Essay on the Histronic Genius
OF Junus Brutus Booth. BY Thomas H. Could
New York. Published by Hurd u Houghton
An elaborate analysis Of the style Of acting Of hat
eccentric tragedian Familiarity known az Od Booth."p
In each OF his leading characters. An interesting
book to the profession, doubt, but otherwise a.
we should call it, super1ous expenditure OF Labor
ana admiration upon dead subject The Whole o.
the elder Booths professional history may be
summed up In a few words. lie was great actor,
great favorite ia his day, but mighty uncertain ~
meeting his engagements. Frequently, too, the man
"a doing Richard was little better than monoma-
Mac bdt the trunpetng OF hs virtues only serves
to recall his weaknesses We drop the subject :
TIE TRorrING HORSE OF AMERICA; How TO TRAns
AND DRIVE HIM. WITH "REMINISCENCES OF THE
TBorrNG TURF. BY Hiram Woodruff Edited by'
Charles j. Foster j. u. Fora Co., l0a NASSAU
street, New YORK. uS-sHr
The author OF this work stood at the head of hig
profession "a o trainer and driver OF the trotting
horse. He exceed all contemporaries in his line Of
business and also In his Judgment, skill, experience.
patience and perseverance In that direction. He was
peculiarly organized for hts profession by that conn
binaton Of qualities, moral, mental and physical.
which put him In sympathy with the animals E0
trained and gave him the most complete mastery
over Them His conscientiousness and his pride of
character made him faithful 20 such animals as were
entrusted to him and also to their owners
and "as honest rs Hiram Woodruff was proverb.
In the two greatest nations OF the world, England
and America the improvement OF the horse has LONG
been deemed second only In importance to that &C
man. The book under consideration is the matured
in developing the speed and endurance OF the tros
ter, and his method of training and driving ia &C
cepted by turfpen as the perfection OF that art
This method is fully set forth In this volume
panied with abundant illustrations OF its correct.
ness by the track performances Of many OF most
celebrated trotting horses. To horsemen In parti-
cuar the book will be found especially attractive
and of great value. II will become a standard au-
thoriry on the subject VI which IL treats
THE AMERICAN STtD BOOK, Vol l. BY 8. D. Bruce
The first volume OF this work will be warmly wei.
coined by those who make the pedigrees OF blood
horses their study and accustomed to trace results
achieved upon the turf through connecting links To
their remote causes. good stud book alone affords
the means by which this can be done satisfactorily.
The one under review gives complete list OF thu
thoroughbred horses imported To this country at
rous times together with their pedigrees. These
importations are the foundation OF the American
race horse. There slight admixture OF cold blood
IN some American race horses no doubt; but such
instances are extremely rare. The pedigrees Of
American mares, and through them the Pedt-
grees OF their produce, can be found down
to the letter X in this volume. These
pedigrees are extensively given and as far as they
work by giving the public the next volume with an
little delay possible especially OF the mose
whose Initial letters are not in this Volume.
For instance, Magnolia, dam OF Kentucky; NebuAs
dam OF Asterold; Rhoda, dam Of Fleetwlng, &c. We
commend the general plan OF this work and hope %
will he speedily completed.