Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-18
HORSES AND TrRN0TTs ~ VASE.
INGT0N.


Maw the Cabinet OHrers Travel In
the Capital Observation-Disclosures Of the
Sapreme Court Jusffces-rhe Fer
eigu Ministers.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l9.-yery little
vxork has been done here this week
Everybody has been at the races. Il has
been difficult TO fini public offisiAIs at
ter noon anywhere this side of the race
track at Ivy City, Just outside the town,
and when you did find them they did
not care to talk of anything except the
horses and the jockeys. President Ar
thur sets the example, and all tue resi-
follow. The President IL driven there,
az elsewhere, in q weil-Duilt coupe,
drawn BY a fair team, pronounced
nothing extra" by horssmen. There
are some good horses in tae executive
lstakle. a Substantial and somewhat
ornamental building jus. beioz the
State Department, Dut they compare
better with Hayes's horses than with
Grants. GARFIELD had better horses
than Arthur has. he was fonder OF
riding. The President buys his own
horses and carriages, unlike his Cabinet
ministers. who are provided with q
turnout" apiece by the dear people.
Secretary Chandler Is one OF the
busiest men in Washington. Stiii, he
.oees 70 the races occasionally. and bis
sharp eyes take in all there Is 20 %
seen: Secretary Chandler rides behind
the handsomest team In the Cabi-
net - handsome. stylish and fast.
Secretary Lincoln goes to the races o.
ecssionally, but he rides in Govern
nc eut wagon and behind Governmenf
team. Much Of his travel is done ON
foot. He likes to chew an unlit Cigar
and whack the pavement with light
. cane a. he walks and thinks rapidly.
( Secretary Frelinghuysen doesn't ~ -
: the races. He is Presbyterian Of the
Presbyterians and Secretary OF state
I besides. SO he sits in the middle OF his
handsome room In the State Depart
= mont collecting foreign stamps until
: evening every day. and then rides 70 bis
: pleasant home on l street behind q
: stsid New Jersey team. Secretary Fol.
! ger, afarmer's boy, retains all the old
vsye for the horse. be has a good pair
of bays to draw him to and from the
Treasury Department, and better pair
Sof .sorrels behind which he whirls out
over the Soldiers Home roads now and
then. Secretary Teller, a farmers boy.
. fmsn't seem to remember his nrst love.
H6yMr are only ordinary horses. They
ssem to be able to travel pretty rapidly,
though. Foleer and Teller both 20 70
the races. Attorney General Brewster
drives very fine horses in very fine
Atyie. Postmaster General Gresham,
being from Kentucky and Indiana,
{ loves good horses; but he 10 . poor
1naa, and he has to content himself with
q fairly good pair Of grays, which the
Government loans him, while he rides
ins,ths Postmaster Generals carriage.
: H Us good walker. though. despite his
wounds, and he doesn't ride half a.
much in the official equipaee as does
his First Assistant, the irrepressiblc
Frank Hatton.
Chief Justice Waite of the United
Etates Supreme Court rides behind a
pair Of glossy bays, although he likes to
walk TO and from the Capitol in fair
weather for health's sake. Like all his
fbrethrou of the bench, he goes TO the
s-eces. Justice Blatchford, the richest
nam on the Supreme Bench, has better
4 horses than any of bis brethren. Jus
9 toes Bradley, Field and Matthews have
decent horses. Horace Gray. the rich
Bssten baehelor. recently added to the
court, rides In very stylish coupe be-
hind q very stylish horse. Gray lives
more elegantly than any OF the othsrs.
He always did his own marketing ia
Boston, and spared no money to procure
ths shsK Of the seasons good things.
kEere he gets the best that can be had.
70 Is already recognized as ono of the
best judges Of good food and good
drink in the capital. I don't think that
either Harlan, Miller or Woods Of the
Supreme Bench has good team. They
are all poor. They probably. hire oar
srsaees as they need them during the
seassK. OF course every lady who goes
4 out" at all must have carriage. Many
people in society" prefer to hire them
a. tkey are needed. Is Ia cheaper and
IeEE ts0ubleeome, besides being lust a.
Satisfactory In the long run.
The diplomatic corps, its leading men
al least, have good horses--when they
can afford it-sometimes whom they
Can'k Mr.. Lionel Sackville West, the
British Minister, and Senior BAroo, tbs
spanish Minister, who committed sui
eide this summer, had good horses. His
: dsaghtes drove stylish dog-oart. Tho
~1aplnese Minister has hns team.
Nevertheiess he became 90 homesick
chat be got leave Of absence and went
home this simmer. The Chinese hire
their horses at livery stable. The
Eoreans did the same. These Hastern
diplomats are fond Of riding around
town. The Mexican Minister has good
horses. The Russian Minister has hand
some horses; he proposes to introduce
Russian vehicles here this winter. The
French Minister has rather good look
ing eQuipage. The Haytian Minister
walks. The Turkish Minister, who will
always b dearest to Warrington, Aris-
'tarchi Boy, always walked.
OF course there are many 6ne horses
an the stables Of people Of Len promi-
1ence in and on. OF public life. Com
,Rissioner OF Agriculture Lorinz has q
nase said to be the finest in Washing
Ion. PAymaster General Smith Of the
navy has very fast team Of very pretty
horses. Bob Ingersoll has some snowy
horses, rather tall and long. Senator
Joha sherman drives . pretty pair.
General Sherman walks or rides in an
army wagon. Allison, Pendlston. Don
Cameron and dozen other well- knowu
Senators have good horses. Most OF the
Con2ressmcn are horsemen. Thsy De.
light In races. Quorums are hard 10
keep en- race days. Beck. in the Senate,
And Blnckhnrn, in the House, lead th0
kurf element ont on the Ivy City road.
Both are frequently on the list Of judges.
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