Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-12
HORSES FOR CARRIAGE USE.
high Prices for Fine Pafrs-A Want
Felt Kecently-EffOrts TO Supply It.
Hetter Glasses of Horses Sought.

Felt ACCOMMODATIONS 60 Supply It
Hetter Classes of Horses Sought.
From the New York Tribune.
Carriage horses" said William Easton to a
Tribune reporter. 'Ah there you touch me
upon tender spot 1t is subject upon which
L have expended much thought When first
came from England to this county found that
revolution was beginning in the minds of peo-
pie with regard TO carriage horses There had
been time when a carriage horse was simply a
slow trotter. The horse dealer to whom man
went for a pair of horses for his wife's brougham
would order out a buggy. clap in two trotters,
and Whirl his customer off behind them. Now,
he would say, my dear sir, will guarantee that
this pair will go to light wagon a mile in three
minutes, there or thereabOuts. and will guar
antee the pedigree of both of them They will
go kindly in brOngham harness or any kind
that is not too heavy There are still places
where they continue to do this kind of thing.
But. observe. carriage horse and trOtter are
two different animals and belong to two great
divisions. What man wants in trOtter is
tr0tting speed. What he wants in a carriage
horse is primarily beauty Of form; next good
action of knee and shoulder; next endurance
and moderate speed He does not want an ami
NAL that can go like the wind for minute and
a-haif and then fall to pieces. lose his action,
hits his fetlOcks and crawls along anyhow for the
rest OF the journey. An American trOtter is a
most wonderful and beautiful creature, a thing
that all horse-men must admire. and whose
value all recognize. But he is not carriage
horse.
GETTING GENUINE CARRIAGE HORSES.
Now this fact had been realized when l came
to this country, and people were casting about
for ways of obtaining a real carriage horse
Some went to England. but soon discovered
that the English were unhappy about carriage
horses Themselves In some mysterious manner
the breed of carriage horses there had been
allowed to deteriOrate, and the willy French had
bought up the best of the brood mares and were
breeding them to the French coaching stations,
There had been in England a recognized breed
or carriage horses called the Cleveland bays
because of their bay color and black points.
The stud book had fallen into disuse, but it has
now been revived, and In a few years there will
be supply of these famous Yorkshire horses.
NOT ABLE TO FILL ORDERS.
The Cleveland bays are particularly for heavy
vehicles, landaus. barouches, broughams,
chariots, and perhaps for suspension spring VIC
torIas. They are seventeen hands high, have
small, symmetrical heads well set upon arching
necks. Their trotting action is from the
shoulder which slopes grandly, and they are full
of courage and endurance. They will whirl Of
heavy barOuche at spanking mace. and will
maintain it until they come to their Journeys
end. They have handsome black names and
tails. and are about fine looking animals in
harness as man would desire. Such pair
would cost from 1000 to $4,000. have out
STANDING commissions from several gentlemen
to purchase Cleveland bays at any price--fye. six
or even seven thousand dollars for extra animals
and have never been able to fill the orders.
American horses for family coaches have 2ener-
ally large heads, badly set upon ungainy necks.
Dahlman has been Importing French coaching
stations fbn hrna \
Illinois and this state they are trying the expert
ment on large scale. But it is in nv mind.
and cannot get rid of the impression, that the
french coaching stallion has in him too much of
the PercherOn or cart-horse strain, and that his
progeny will be soft and wanting in fire and
courage. | bought from Dahllnan for William
n. vanderbilt one of these French horses. In
croyaDie, a three-year-Old. sixteen hands high
gentle as a kitten, and the handsomest horse OF
the Kind ever saw in my life Pierre LOrillard
mas been experimenting I'm another direction
WIN great Intelligence. and, as should think
with good hope of creating true tyne of car
rage horse in this country. He selected his best
carriage mares and bred them to thorougbbred
stations, and will pick out the best Carriage
mares among the progeny and breed them TO
thoroughbreds, and So on. | imagine that in
the development of the Cleveland bays a similar
plan was adopted. although we have no record
OF It, III he succeeds, the country will be under
signal obligations to him.
LIGHTER CLASS OF HORSES
When we come to lighter vehicles. such as T.
carts, dog-cdrts, phHtons etc., we find in this
country an excellent class of animal ranging
from 1873 to Is hands high. These come chiefly
from Kentucky, though there are good horses
of this class from New York, Michigan and YER
mont. There are more of them i'm Kentucky.
and as a rule they show more breeding and are
OF better quality than Others. This is because
they nave good strain In them of the thor
Oughbred. If the Kentuckians had selected
large. rOOmy mares, as Pierre Iorillard has
done. they might have created the wished for
American carriage horse. But tor all purposes
OF personal driving these are all that can be de-
sired They are just the animals for four-in-
for the wheel, and 1919 for the lead, you can
nave as pretty team for shay as can be got
In the world. A pair will cost anywhere from
a thousand dollars up to twenty-five hundred.
according to quality: For ladies' phatons we
want a lighter animal still, ranging from Ia 2 nm
to Is hands in height Nothing can be better
for the purpose than a thoroughbred too light
Tor racing purposes, well broken in and with
good trOtting action. Beauty of form is most
essential here, but we get that, OF course in the
thoroughbred lady who drives skeleton
ph;eton wants horses with small heads, archlnp
necks. sllken names, flowing tails, satin skins
large mobile nOstrils. and ardent ewes Ken
lucky is the place to look for such animals. and
they cost anywhere from 81 600 to 81, 500. II
you want to know anything about American
trotters advise you to see Dan Mace"
WHAT FAST TROTTERs COST.
Dan Mace was not at home, but one of his
lieutenants said
Il suppose if any young fellow with lot of
money in his pockets wanted to buy fast trot-
ter to give his dust to the rest of the bows on
7th avenue he would come here to Dan Mace's:
for what he doesn't know about trotting stock
isn't worth knowing. During the season we
nave from TO to 100 horses to sell on commits
sion, and we have yearly sale of trotting stock
A man neednt pay SO very dear for a fast trot-
ter, unless he wants something that can 90
faster than $50. IL he Is satisfied with an ami
mai That can trot somewhere in the neigtbor-
MOOD Of 2:4O he can get one for a 81, 900
on see all the farmers all over the cOuntry
are trying to raise fast trOtters. If they get a
colt that in his sixth year can do q mile in 2.25
and he is of fashionable stran-Hambleto
MAN. Ethan Allen or General Knox-he Is worth
$4,000 But as animals that can make 2:35 are
very much more numerous than those that can
make 2:25, there Is a great disprOportion in the
relative value. One is cheaper than he ought to
be- and the other dearer 1t is the supply that does
this. lsidOre Garfield paid SIS, O0J for Maxey
Cobb. but he can trOt the mile to road wagon
In 2:2l1a. Capt. Jake Vanderbilt gave big
price for Boston. but he has done it to road
wagon in 22O. Shepherd Knapp lately sold his
team for $40. 600 to Chicago parties B. Smith
owns horse called Dodd, for which he paid a
big price. Mr.. Eastman drives a pair OF fast
ones, Bob Acres and Captain Jack. cap
drives his father-in-law's team-Col.