New-York tribune., 1872-09-13
4 PRESIDENTIAL HOBBY.
GEN. GRANTS STABLES AND FAST HORSES AT
LONG BRANCH.

GEN. GRANTS STABLES AND FAST HORSES AT
LONG BRANCH.
The fondness of President Grant for fast
horses is well known and with the ability to crafty his
tastes in this respect it is not strange that he should
now be the possessor Of choice and valuable stock
Notwithstanding the Of State, his horses occupy
large share OF his attention. Previous TO his election ne
did not hesitate to manifest publicly the Interest which
he took in fast horses and two occasions, at Balt-
more and at Washington in 1866 he acted one Of the
judges the races both Of which Dexter was one oi
the contestants.
Although Gen. Grant rarely visits race-course or
votting track his interest fast horses has not dnn
shed and much Of his time is devoted to them lie mas
a large breeding farm near St. Louis, where several
very valuable kept and fine fouryear-old
chestnut stallion by Iron Duke, son of the famous o
Bambletonian the hero Of Chester Among the former
are the bay mare Mary age 49, purchased by the Presi-
dent in this city, Eve years ago, for S20) jenny bay
mare Of the same agc and bought at the same time as
Mary for 81 800; Loretta bright bay FLY by Rysdck
son Of Hamble0nian, owned by A. Welch OF Chestnut
Hill. Philadelphia, the possessor Of bennington and
Flora Temple; julia black mare by Washington age
T. and three-year-old My by Bashaw Of Georgetown
out Of Jennie.
The Presidents stables at Long Branch are behind his
cottage in small grove OF evergreens near the public
road which skirts tho shore They arc not large only
afording accommodations for the seven horses now
there, and are remarkably plain and unpretending In
appearance The first animal to claim attention on en-
teing the stable is Rebecca, ur-yearOg bay FLY by
Hambletonian Rysdicl bred by the President himself,
her dam being fast bay mare named Addie formerly
owned by him. The foal was brought up by hand, and
has grown into a handsome, finely formed mare about
l5f hands I'm hight, with rare gif OF speed she IS
GREAT favorite with the President, and no price
h is said, would tempt him TO part with her.
lie occasionally drives her himself TO light TOP wagon
aud her gait is remarkably fast. Lieut. ieuc4ck Grant
now temporarily occupant OF the cottage, OCCASION
ally drives and rides her for she Is an excellent saddle
mare Beside her stand two silver gray hosts iespec
yely four ana tre3 years old; the former by he thor
ourb1ed racc-hore legal Tender Whose IA mile tme
made 40 Cincinnati in 1893, was for long tme the iast
est on record, and the latter by Flying Cloud, noted
Western rOtt!ug stallion These are handsome colts,
ana arc We u matched. They tTOt well tOCetherCr GnGy,
and In time, viii make fine team, as they arc equally
matched In speed az Wen as ia size ana color lhe
and very fond VI them, tie Legal Tender coI Deing
st9nS.ng in the next stall IS dark bav stallion 1Cl
hands n hight, and about 16 years Old This Cucln-
natl, the war charger ridden by him dnrrg tle War.
The General bought and named him at Cincinnati 10
1862 He is occasionally driven in the family carriage
with Egypt but may be regarded az penIoner Tor his
past services aud the dangers TO which he has been e
posed his abOrs slight Next to him stands
the dark bay seldng Egypt 10 hands high and l6 years
old lie is fast rOter and has been III the PRESIDENT
possession since 1851 Gen.. Grant occasionally
drives him over the road, vhere the horse
always attracts attention In the adjoining
stable stand the family carriage horses, pair OF
handsome bays Although nothing is known OF their
pediqees, both show undOubtcd breeding. The large
horse stands fully lG. hands IN hight and Is powerful
wellshaped annual resembling Cevela9d Bays Of Great
Britain. His mate IS not quite so tall but wren mar
messed with him the difference in hight s scarcely ne
ticeable So v@. are they matci :" -'i'H" ana sVeed
The driven daily in front Of the large family landau
weighing pounds and their united power Is so
great that they tTOt mile easily IN three minutes
The value Of this teaW estimated at $1,000 and indeed
il would NO difficult 10 purchase two horses so wen
matched I'm every point and quality for that amount
Tie coach-house is SMALL and contains two Hght Top
road-wagOns of fne workmanship double box wagon
a light wagon and the family landau Beyond the
simple monogram "U. S. ca" there Is nothing Oh the
panels The yerics of the c0achman and tootmau, who
ride i'm front are brown in the morning and white IN the
evening orDamented with gold buttons aud mono gram.