, 1881-12-31

Wifhln comparatively fuw ycars there h0s
been remarkable Increase In tho number of
heavy drHft lorscs inspurted By American teal-
trd and this incrcAs0 Is the outKr0wth of tho
contest "a to merit between tho different breeds
Of foreign draft horses. Tho heavy horses have
thus fur bccn practically contlnul to the perct-
cr0,! ar CIydeIuae; set there nr1 many fnuclers
who clh!t0 EGlnul ulkNhe characteristics as stronx,
dut1lUle hHlmils for tho Derby and tho Cl9ye-
land Tiny. the hitter possessing, beslllo his
weight ilil uniform color, Il galt and nction that
calnntt,ds lin US u roadstcr nlsu. Tho Amort-
caH running llorso has succeeded In
ust0bl'ahtnK hlfhsolt abroad, and His
presunE envEnblo position has resulted
frosn demonstration ot hIs aool q,,alittcs, al
Ihol'Kt 1t hus t,kan yours OF patience uul hum
tlrGsls ot thousands Ut dollars tn remoyc tho
prejudice TINT has ntwayH exlste4s nbrt,ad. cspe-
cAllyin England, whore 1t has boon tho e,,stoa,
unt! recent years to look unn American htIrxcs
as OF iin particular consequences III turf horses,
Th6 performances Dt AHncrlcnn tl,nr0uRi1broAs
has lIsslpatel tnls Iiua pru.tY eHcytnully, uu it
now nppcArs thai American ruudsturs utlu teusn
hornes aro becoming popuiar Un the uther side.
lilo New York Tribune ruccHtly published tho
following OH ttH subject Of tho shIptneut OF
AMsrlonn horses to furotxu countries, anu ltx
reproduction iii these COLUMNS will 10 ut xrcNt
Interest to horBc brcedurs ual buyers;
Shlp,Ilent8 Ut horses frnm thta cs,llntry orp
Gutlsaaceae!e. pnt their chnrotnr IL nut ~ well
Rn1%n; onu " the latkeas lots over shippe'l
summer af ls'b tn ll at. order rs,nl thq .kvtr.,-
P.l!san TrAMway cotnpnny Ut l.vnton. About
fN'th, President Ut Tho Company, Ii, u letter TO
ths shiuTcrut tho Lo,scs on this side, wroto: ~
hrv efI% IF y h1ses , o. ara t sra :sus'rst a'
xMo ,,t twn Frenen hosscs fur ono American onr
Blncu ti,cr tnorlts haye became know,, mnnv
American hoEsgs have t,ecH ahlppctt uhtouti un.
nuMy. though ~ slnnltr lots lhan thut men
sass It asGffs r. hs' S e. H
anu fN!r.stzetl untnus. such ls urU HscJ nj,
s.st r1lways or .tsS IL aay ~ ot md
y touIlnnnl demand, nnd French buyer las ro-
!Sy%i s; Il IL e s @ ssa &ssss ssS!: II: s Is i;
~ ~ hgner thu! at m tins ls.st yer. sir
e"t o m avsse sss a5s IT, ..rssar %s ut q: Hssys sy
ynars aRo+ 0n tho Sixth avull,to line, Tor iu-
ss,s,Se s, nal'y t1e; ten,s ciii 10 sco1', suno nf
a. Trench So,npaiiy. which bas a cuatraet with
extensively Ut b. ius I'D III a4SWbspo f1'a n fha
,t Mess a.. Mn!."!: oetux s'estneI lor tho uso Of
VIZ IL a"Sf Iht T. ,iss IT, shs psas: ~ =.
hors',s. probably, thut has been nladU from tbls
enHat,ary Htuly " innny % %yeuss. ,".
shtppiny tho hurees fruiu this port, lall ~ 4
atlnai't ssp1,stcr , X M5seen.ls th4t tho comranv
W!shcu 10 snip h.oO0 huEses Icranls familiar
WILD tho nofso marhet,, however. vsly tbnt 10
plug TOR tue French cavalry" tatl Mr. Nelph,
q class u h0Ests sItniihr 10 shnse used Oh
street cMrs about utttrtl an1 huit hnuds hIkti,
buyer Ut Vt. ]ouis wEitos thu hu has I'D difficulty
" h,lyLg such stock u VI. Louis ut from fl Il,
fila The I,itk.uyo' affected the horses 10
KencraelY there that the streets clsH stopped rl,1l.
lltsx ~ sons Instances. On Wccuilut uf hits dis.
thse shipments had to Dr posi- lpti.sd until lilo
expcet thu itsst lut every lny uOw, auj
pope 20 snip ~ Hr1ry fortnight. THEY vii! 10
thtrp tttcy Will bo tnke,l " sarsess, ana nftor.
ward conveyed H. transpotts acrt,ts sEa biodter-
aneAntnTAn!s. Thu freight u !laytv, With feed,
cent. ThGto wGre LID horses shipped Inst July 10
!thfro frun' baltimore, auu thu Fre4rb nutht,tI-
Ercl!eh cavalry cn usa lIghtor horsa tt.,lI tlIo
English, Us tbs Frenghntu uEe lxbt little frl-
lOW., W1lXatnX nb04t u pounds, Mall4 the urit.