New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-08
ATTRACTIONS OF THE HORSE SHOW.

ATTRACTIONS OF IlE IOltSE StlOh'
cAxApA AMPLY Observation-Disclosures BRITISH
HORSES ~ The sTAGIs-THg ARAB AND PkcH-
YRoS BREEDS DISPLAYED.
irrou THg REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF riIE TRIDuSEI
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. THE horse show
! :, now fully under way. There are many fine ami
! malls in the American studs, but there IL rs
| vet nothing approaching representation OF
all the best broeds and o the kinds best adapted Tor di
feren uses Tho grounds lie about half mile fr III tho
chief entrance the Exhibition and front ON Belnoht-
ave- lust east Of the Pennsylvania Railroad track TheY
| are IA hot rs Sahara IN clear sunny weather. ana
he orid cXpansc OF sand and gravel between the two
long rows OF sheds il unreeyod by single tree or an
oa.s OF green sward The ARRANGEMENTS OF the sheds
for drainage care Of animals and facilities Tor Their
bene seen by visitors however excellent IL cannot
he expeeted that many people. unless they are great
admirers OF live STOCK. VIII desert the utiin EAhl-
iton grounds. with their fragrance GOODNESS aud mani
foil attractions to spend much time In this bare ana
| dusty nclosurc.
The stalls TO the left OF the entrance occupied by
Canadian horses chiefly from Ontario, OF "hch there
orc over 20 They arc mostly Canadian. only In respect
10 ownership. for nearly all ere imported from EnShhu
and scotland or are the immediate PROGENY OF imported
| stock Canada appears 20 produce no distinctive
| breed worth exhibiting Tho fayorite breed ap'
pears TO be Clydesdalo tScoch)-very heavy power
| iul animals with thick necks, LARGE SPORT hcads
| clumsy fctlocks, frnged behind with long hnr'
nd
remarkably fine stations of this breed ore shown For
heavy draft horses there probably better stock ana
for farm purposes Clydesdac stallion pnd an ordinary
| unblooded mare make desirable cross number OF
these half blood horses shown and ell possess excel
lent points One OF the imported stations, MARQUIS
Ueighs 81 90 pounds and another Royal Tom appears
70 he mt least 100 pounds heavier. number OF hne
staions. imported from suffolk, havs no distinctive
| hyeed.name and are called simply English cartborses
They arc less clumsy and symmetrical than TIE
Scotch stations, but not rs highly esteemed Among
roadsters Cleveland bay bred 50 the card tacKcu on
his sal says by the Emperor Napoleon lll b eSpech5
handsome A few fine animals OF racing pedigree are
showu-among them Lord Zetland' a son OF nol'isoui
and Sharpcatcher, grandson Vi 'he ih"'ou' '
horse Lexington. -
Beyond the Canadian sheds q few stalls are occupied
by Pennsylvania horses, and here too, Imported stock
appcarB to predominant. Except Morgan stallion anu
! a few gcldinys all tho noticeable animals poHSt Vi
English or Scotch birth, or at least OF unmxed BRUSH
| blood ono " the finest Clydcsdale stations on the
grounds is shown by the Chestnut Live Stock Farm OF
Easton He II hands high. and weighs 226O pounds
and Is called Donald Dinne. number OF empty Sheds
proparod for the dog snow that to begin next Monday
finish the long line Of rough, Implanted constructions
that stretches the left Of the entrance similar
ue faces this on the opposite side and across lhv
rivalry OF the English and American stcamrolers Here
Tue animals are all American IN ownershp but the an
raii"n Tor foregn breeds scarcely less marked than
m the Canadian section. 10 Is certainly mol nattefns
ones national pride hear the same story OF imported
from England" at stall after stall, varied only at shed
where an Illinois breeder exhibits some fine Norman
stalona ana mares 1t would that ought 10 DO
able 10 produce good types OF horses In this county
| bood. curiosity OF the American exhibit Is
| beautiful Arabian horse bought from q tribe OF
Bcdouns He is Is hands high, o grayish white
in color very gracefully formed and has An eye as gen
lie IA that OF good natured woman His colts by KEN
lucky and Norman are shown and are prased s
fine yoadsters In striking contrast to this amape son
OF the desert Is the little wicked looking BLACK frenca
saIlIon of Percheron breed that stands In neigbDohg
Sel shaking his long iorelock out OF his eyes ana
Isbing tail Of astonishing SIZE Another NJ nndr
ons gray Norman draft hor es stand. These hugo ani,
mails come of that Is ns doce as ~ strong a d
that frnses the stations that draw tho ouinibses ana