, 1881-07-16
Tile Experience Of Dcnlcrs Who
Buy and Sell 100000 Horses
Annually.
Relative Merits Of Peroheron, 0lydes'
dale, and English Horses.
Opinions Of All the Leading Dealers In
New York md Ctllcngo on the
Subject.
They Arc Unanimous IL Preforring the
French Breeds Over All
Others.
More Enduring, Best Dispos1t1oned, Stand
payemenls Bess, and Bring The
Highest Prices.

fASeW1HtS ptSsy anu o9lHH &hu
Hlahes! Prices.
TiIE TRIBUNE. as tho acknowledged champion
OF tho aHrlculturfsts Of the gtcat Northwest,
whose progressive IDEAS hive beon established
mud developed undor Its tutolage. prcseuts to
Its readers In this issue n most valuable and
tinoiy nrray Of facts bearing upon tho relative
merits of tho hifcrunt brepd Of draft horsos
TINT nro being bred in tho United statoa aud
Cauudn.
This subject, ,'allhonah of vltal Importance to
the people, IL ONO that. Ior various cAttsos, hns
been bundled worry tentotly by those papors
whose duty It rs to give the facts to theIr read-
ers. The agricultural press, which clalms to
bc wholly devoted u tho interests Of farmers,
for fear OF losing advertising patronage by pnb-
fishing that which would in1urc anybody cn-
Hlged IN handling what Is called improved
stock, has attempted 10 pursue n course that
would coucittntc MI. Tho result has hCon tho
tuystincar1on Of tho people, who aro Mt moro of
loss what to do than II nothing had bceu
written.
In order TINT tho facts might bc known to the
people, that thoy might pursue tho most profit
nule courss Of breeding, representatives OF TUE
TRIBUNE wcro Instructed 10 procure Of tho we'll
known ind leading heaters III the New York md
ChIcMYo horse mnrkots Information upon
TIL; FOLLOWING POINTS:
II thoy haudicd drift horses to any cxtent,
what hrcods thoy bundled. VI which particular
breed they sold most. Why thoy sold moet Ut
that brucd. II tho hurscs Of that breed wore
posscssed OF moro endurance than others. II
they hnt, better foet and lastcd longer on tho
city pAvcnpnts. II they commanded higher
prices. Or what were tho REASONS for this pnr.
t!ouEaT breed being tho favorlt. Thls Will sc-
cuuHt for tho similarity Ut somc Of tho intor.
views, M. whero tho gentlemen Interviewed did
jtyt tfSN1r fnfn fd
those questions worc RunoraiIy propoundcd.
Tho result will DO OF immense valuo to all
those enrnged In breeding horses, MS we'll us
thuse who have horses to buy and have not had
experience np0n which to base their Judgment
IN purchasing. This evl1cnco Ia Of tho very bust
that can be obtulned, for 1t "a the accumulated
knowledge OF years Of cxpor1onco Uf those who
furnish I'orhups 1u,o00 horses annually directly
to those who huy them 10 wct.r out.
In order to avoid uyst'fytng tboso persons not
verso1 In tho li1erent lMtncH often applied to
tho same breeds. we will explain briefly by stat
Ing that those clasacd ns Clydosdales arn mostly
tho produce Of horses imported direct from
Scotland. or bred In Cnnala ind imported 10 tho
Cnltel States. Uuticr tho hcuh Of English
horses aro comprised tho largo Llnconshtrc, tho
Yorkshire, tho Suffolk, ltl1 Uthor strAlns.
Tile French breeds arc composed OF tho
pcrtLcrons, tho llritanny, and tho lIouionuaiB.
In this country pcopl0 distinguish them as
Pcrchcrons, Porcherou- -NorInnns. Norinnu
pcruhrrons, Nurmans, alid Froneh horses. Tho
pilro brcls nro all recorded. or Are eligible for
entry, In "Tho rcrchoron-N NUrlllan Stud Book"
The pcrcnerons arc considered superior to
oil tho French tumflcs, 1nd vt tho Universal
Exposition OF lb7s, and ut a|l tho grcat SHOWS of
Frnuro for yours, they hAvc onrrlod oil tho
The result OF tho intorvfows wins as follows:
ISAAC u. DA1iLstAN,
Of Nos. :sD and III Inst rwenty-fourth strcot.
hsw SSrE Gty esnx l Sa'tsa po ,hs
1,ou With t,tnor denlors It WIS learned tAt Mr. i.
asaor ID ,ho NV sssot a h'1S %
f%St n tho cGs kga ~ a!l thS casrs
tl0rity ot, turscileah
Calling il tho evening. Mr. Dahl,nan said,
~ handle bctwcsn yuu0 and lgD00 horscs nn-
NuAt!y Dn my utyn account. Du not hntdO
horses OH commission for othor pruple. TAuso
include ~ kIuas q hotses-t'raft. coash ,lriv-
aaa Of FL iGoso are hcaSH art SSxses
0f tho drs.ft horses handlo tho Rrcat proi0r-
lion. nearIy ny. nrc Nornlu1l. Pcrclcrons. Theso
Eorlnan- fcrchoron fl,'lBes aro u9o!U, inteili-
Grpi. They are e.slly brokon, ana arc atuay
they 81 Fcy s1sy oFsSs Mss
,ss, ,s o4 %, eRs % c S{pS @ e sS saSs
."Tlls Normat-r -rorcterons havo tho bust feet
Of ay horss II A.. An'ot ft They hsye a!gh
Eayoncnt bcttur taan thpso Of any other, brcoa!.
81 d iasa s 'es seea bot wcanss tho NJ
horses bore hava the hardes. work Il. ,e. wealth
Gr lhu Nnrtnau. rerehornns generally giyo
them to wear out. Tnoy arc worry tiaoiy aovSi. VT
upod lor their agcs. nut them lnio lio heav-
XII Syf wh s & l s saa ~ S s,and Il
sannnt, get thesn over ycars old. buy lhoso
horses bacauso shoy eivo tho best satisfaction
Tdoa't whit it understood titat all Norman
t, aotses hay. 1 the Eoosi qualities ! i,Ay9 scon
~ could be fount. Solno arc whut l. ral. 'titg-
yer. toaad.wioo aunK ~ tue oauk and yory l,ar.
sas sesy ss Tn, @ a.s Of hose. s s9 ox
ltnpotled by noopio who huva no jud3nlcnt i,
ssslsstluE sa. hosscs who g1ly 70 sel and not IL
with tho i,s, guilty Y, .,,.r,,,.,,.,., ,.,..
crossed agan with q Thoroughbred ,nakus Il f.iuu
coach horsu. Thore ~ II scarcity u coach hursus
sly eonry s1d ths e dsnS \! orosn
MIR, DahllnAi. was ttIoi, iiskct In whit resnoct
he considered tho Uly4caduio horscs insorlIr 10
you any Sritirts'n On tho Clydcsjnios. II i Gay Gnayy
Sd Saay asT oa IF as "Scu, to pass a' sabo
'othor breeds, Mr.. Dahii',au sa,d H. shonid haSo W
sio moro for him: ''.'' ''o''0 "se'N "''''s
wauM seeounlnond farmers u breed from with
'Tss,tcreise 70 sel!tua gu tho Now York iuarkOt.
-hld already sal4.
j. il. wIllrsox SON,
II IL. slo East Twonty-to4rth street, New York
"We Do 'toito q jsrae iuslaess In horscs, but
DO no. 1oako s!.sealty q aratt h9tses lls,.die
and driving horsra Wn hnnilo snn,o ~ i'm