Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-26
lna GRANTs HORSES. sYs
what He Knows of H0rsenesh-The
Stables at Long Branch.

what He Knows of fHorsenesh-Ths
stables at Long Branch.
From the New York SUM-
The Sun man entered the stables. Mr.
Hawkins apologized for the condition oI
things, saying that he had been away al
the morning, and his adjutants, Messrs
Whitelaw and Barnes, had not been able
to get things to rights. .,o.,
We are q little cramped for room
here" he said. 1.-The General will in.
sist upon bringing everything with him,
and / hardly know what to do with il
all.
Mr.. Hawkins is large-sized gentle.
man, of considerable intelligence and
manliness. He is very dark, being a
full-blooded African, but is finely built,
and is very courteous in his manner.
THE horses?--oh, yes, with pleasure.
Ali Captain Barnes, will you be kind
enough to lead Egypt out?" Captain
Barnes led out magnificent blood bay,
fully sixteen feet high. "This, said
Mr.. Hawkins, is the Generals famous
war-horse--or, rather, one of them.
Cincinnati is his favorite army horse,
but he went lame few weeks ago, and
| sent him out to the estate in Missouri
The General took on about it good
DEAL but told him il wasn't any use;
the horse must CO. This Egypt is a
very fine horse. He is Kentucky ami
NAL, and is now nearly sixteen years
old. That will do, Captain; put Egypt
up. Now, sir, if you'll come in, i'll
show you the carriage team. They're
not Very valuable team, but they re
both good horses. One, is Kentucky
horse and the other the General raised.
Sun man-Where did he. raise him2
Mr.. Hawkins with a significant look
at the Sun man)-On his farm at st.
Louis.
Sun man-Oh | beg pardon.
Mr.. Hawkins-Yes, they are a nice
team, and very gentle. Anybody can
drive them. The little trotting mare you
saw in the lot is nice one. The Gene
raj paid $4,000 for her and her mate.
They could trot together in 2:40, but her
mate died, and since then | haven't let
the General use her much. Miss Nellie
drives her once in while, but shes S too
light for hard work. This sorrel here is
an army horse that we have to run mes
sages, and this one 80 ".t 'e
Sun man-Did you say this was an
army horse?
Mr.. Hawkins-Yes, sir; and this one
Sun man-Exeuse me, what does Mr..
Grant do with an army horse in his pri-
vate stable2
Mr.. Hawkins-0h, we use him to run
to the postoilice and on errands. This
horse here
Sun man-But where does this army
horse come from2
Mr.. Hawkins--Oh, General Sherman
loans him to the President, the same as
he loans him two Of his staff officers.
Here Mr.. Hawkins laughed.
Sun man-Who feeds this army horse
Mr.. Hawlins-We draw forage for
him from the army.
Sun man-And how long has the
President had him2
Mr.. Hawkins-Ever since he has been
President. Now, this horse here is Mr..
Melah's horse. Mr.. Melah is the steward.
The General keeps horse and wagon
for him to go to market IN. These arc
all the horses that the General has here,
but we've got more in Washington, and
lots more in st. Louis. lH4
Sun man-How many horses has the
President2 Nt lAAa tA.-sA - t. p
Mr.. Hawkins-0h, a good many
thirty or forty. He raises good many
horses on his farm, and then, you see,
people are all the time givin' him colts,
and they come in to swell the stock
Sun man-What kind of stock does
the President like best2
Mr.. Hawkins-Well, it don't make
much difference to him. He takes any
stock that comes along, and don't know
the difference. - rrtuun
Sun man-Why, / thought the Presi-
dent was a great horseman b ltrFf4 n
Mr.. Hawkins-Well, he is fond of
horses, but you see he don't know any
thing about them; colt is a colt to
him. When anybody sends him Ham
bletonian colt he don't know il from q
B6shaw or a Morgan. He pretends TO
like the George NJ Patchen breed, and
he thinks he's got half dozen Patchen
oolts You see all these old Jersey
men here that's been sendin' him colts
swear that they're all Patchens.) He
Amt got but one Patchen colt, and that
one he brought here last summer.
Sun man-How long have you been
with the President. tli..f. 4
Mr.. Hawkins-Tve been with him two
years.
Sun man-You know all about horses,
do you not? e w At
Mr.. Hawkins gazed at the Sun man
with look of surprise. We'll, | ought |
to. I've been tending horses twenty