New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-15
SCENTS At THE HORSE MARKETS.

The stranger who is passing Twenty fourth
ST.. in the Third Avenue Elevated Railroad. docs
need be told that he IN the vicinity of the great
horse inars OF the city. His OlactOry nerves speedily
assure him OF the fact II anything further is needed
no has only to glance ont OF the windows aud he
will catch heeting empses ~ stable boys and men,
whose "hOrsy prociyiti to DE mistaken en-
gagged in handling refractory beasts discussing the
point, the animals with the air OF cono.-eurs lie,
the stranger get oil AT the Twenty third station and
spend hour among the numerous long. stables
that make up neighborbood known to New Workers
"Thc Bulls Head" and he viii wonder where all the
horses como supply this The country
man who spends days haggng trade will a sim
gle dealer sell horse fast the stabemen
them before the eyes of the purchasers.
- How many horses do you sell IN year - asked
TRIBuSE reporter recently. of Bulls Hcad.dealer
''Tcn OF twelve thousand hc replied.
"Wherc do they all come from !"
From all over the country Canada, the New Eng
and states the Middle States the southern and the
Western states and recently there have been importa
tons Of the thicAuecked heavy Norman horses from
France. These latter are FOR breeding purposes. To
supply this market. thirty thousand horses year
qtred. Every street railroad keeps securing the
country for suitable horses for it- They want
Hight quick horses that weigh about l. 100 pounds.
The brewery and express companies aud the heavy
uckmen will take the largest horses they get. Tho
nearer to 900 pounds horse weighs. the more they
Will pay FOR him II is to supply this demand that tho
Norman horses are being brought To this country I
have stable Of Norman horses one of sreeicar horses
one filed with old hacks 10 sell to pcders and
Tie young fellow who wants To take his erl
out behind toppy team can be accommodated"
80 crowded these stables tlat 10 l. difficult 10
move about between the horses without being tramped
upon Yet tac stabemen SHIFT the horses about and
trot them before the buyers with surprising agility
while the reporter standing looking an the busy
I'm OF these stables and listening the stamp
Ing Of hoof- and the crack of tho dealers whip the
horses sped past h stable boy walked slowly 10y. with
an expression Of pain his features and holding his
hands 10 his side.
Pm a,cared am laid up for good this time" 10
said as the reporter asked him whereabouts hs was
kicked There j. the scene. with more or less
activity, in all the stables al day long until night
comes, when the animals are led, rubbed down and
banSeted. the sea air quickly gives csuntry horse
the pneumonia or lung fever.
When youug horse is brought from The country he
receives his breaking In - at the hands % the street car
or truck driver IN cther the result j. the same
lie 5Ncu ted and well grOOmcd but driven rrmor,A-
lcssly the Belgian blocks Tor two Years until he IA
stud and spawned. Incn he Il sold cleaning out y
day to a. pcdicr The poor horse then finds thar
his troubles nave )us begun, and hence forth there IA
only the watchi humanity OF Mr. Bergh t0 protect hin,
Last year MI Bergh kindly killed about / 500 of
these horses. Then their iarr,n
Island. There every particle OF them Is utilized Their
bones are made into hne handles and combs aud mud
ready sale Iher hides are tanned Tor leather and their
hOOls made INTO glue and mucilagc