The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-25
STYLISH PARK HORSES.
Wherein America II Said to Lead tho
World in COachcrs.

World In COachcrs.
A stirring picture Of horse life worth
looking mt can be seen on any clcar
afternoon by standing in Central Pix
near the obelisk, and watching four-in-
hands. carriage teams. tandcms, cohs,
and other roadsters come breastIne
over the rise In the driveway just be.
yond the Museum Of Art. Even 10 !:
person who has grown up in the CITY
and observed the gradual increase oi
stylish horses, the sight IL INSPIRING.
One coaching team, owned and handled
| by man who has won the highest turf
honors, both in America and Europe.
looms grandly in the mir. The team
IL Of native stock. Both whcelers anu
leaders are brown and perfectly match
ed. They have the majestic micn md
free action of highly-bred park horses.
On emergency each can trot fas
mile. Then follows n cavalcaae @.
pnirs Of magnificent bays, brown,
grays, blacks, chestnuts, and roam
with crossed teams OF blacks an.
grays, chestnuts and grays. and roans
and ches,nu.s. these being the fashion
able colors. When the sun flashes on
the polished trappings and enamelet'
coaches Of varied colors. the show
Is .he most brilliant to be seen out
of doors. With tho growing dispis.f
rivalry in coaching teams has become
q passion with many of our wealthy
citizens. As consequence, the de-
mand is far greater than the supply oi
fine coach horses.
Mr.. George w. Bishop, n wcll-known
dealer in native stock, and who erfss g
the ocean frequently to'purchasa Euro
pean horses, said during recent cna
about American coachers:
"rhere is 4 remarkable call for fin
coach-horscs. We can't supply on
quarter of the demand. Down n
Maine they are beginning to brcr
horses again that were in fash.
twenty-five years ago. Maine horse
step through the snow so much that
causes them to move their shoul .@~
more freely than those raised in warm
cr climates. This makes their e!
broader and their muscles strot .s3
and more flexible, and imparts gre
knee action"
What stock are they bred frcms"
"The old Morgan cross, knc> I v
ing Eaton and the Drew stock. Iuer
make tho bes, coachcrs of any com r..
They have wonderful high nc ion. ar
always level-heaied, and possess 1T
markable intelligence. without :ns
foolishness. You rarely find on. t..
a lady can't drive. Kentucky con,r.ss-
utcs some very fine horses. hut TN
have not tho intelligence and even ti>-
position of Maine horses. lhef Il.
now breeding uamh,e,on.an with he
oughbrcd stock. Tnis makes a m
symme,r cal ami iiaer tyre.
MIR. Pierre Loril.a:d,' continues
Mr.. Bishop, in answer to an ingGirs.
'.has made eros scs on d ilarcnt to.Xs.
He has crossed tkocoughbreas Ms
large Norman mares. He is ROW cross
ing thoroughbred mares with u horse
named Howe's Bismarck. son a.
General Knox. l believe that in -four
or five years he VIII show us fa.s
coachers than have ever been seen II.
this country. They will combine style
and form. and have quite a turn o.
speed wi,ha!. Mr.. Lorillard is ROW
working coupe horse of his own
breeding from this cross. lie is i
chestnut, and. l think, the fines, coac!
horse III New York.
"Who owns the finest coaching team
hercaaou,s?"
We'll, have seen the best feur-in-
hands in England and France 4, tht
races, and | can confidently sly thar
no team has ever been shown in Euro a
equal 10 Mr.. Loril.ard's four brown,
They are Maine horses. Every one vi
them can trot better than three min
u,es. 1t is an easy matter for them,
with sixteen passengers on the coach,
ever a good road. such rs they have in
England, TO jog oil twe.ve miles IN
hour without raising q hair.
who owns the most symmetrical
horsesp"
''Mr. George /. sency has tho finest
shape trotting stallion IN this country
He combines the elegance of the thor
oughhrnds with tho true form Of a
coach norse. never saw but one
other horse. Mr.. p. Lor.llard's Nor.
temcr. that thought his equal. These
Two horses | consider far superior to
any other stations l have ever seen."
'.How do our turnouts compare with
those in Europc?'
'The sight in the park on 4 fine day
for driving is superior 10 any l ever
saw in any European city. Our Coach
ing Clubs parade will compare more
than favorably with the English, so fa,
rs the horses are concerned. If this
were not so European buyers would
not be here after them. Last summe,
sold horse to IN Eaglishman. When
the horse arrived in London, a promi
nent dealer pronounced him the mos,
perfect animal he had ever seen. The
horse was a large chestnut Of magniti-
cent action.
Prices for carriage teams range
from $500 to $2.5oo Several sales
have occurred in which 5000 has
been paid for high-stepping, fancy
teams. This is the market of the world
BUYERS from England, France. Ger
many, California. CSba, South Ameri-
ca and the West India Islands come
here for fine carriage horses. Three
Cuban buyers are here now"
Mr.. Isaac H. Daalman, n veteran
dealer of imported and native horses
on large scale, from cobs TO percher
tcresting information regarding car
ria.e horses. Among other things hs
said:
New York is not what it was TWEEN
ty-iive years ago. With its enormous
growth men have become richer, and
in place OF hundreds of wealthy men,
there are Thousands now. As neces
sary consequence there is 81 per cent
more demand for eoachers and so pcr
cent. less stock. Formerly many farm
ers JraA line carria.e horses. New
Y rk. Maine, Vermont AMI o,her East
rrn S>at~s l'.l,'d plenty of horses oi
~" nat loukri ike iirst-class coach
~, whether they had harness on oi
apt. Tneu came the craze for troticrs
Il reders thought they saw NOR.
n.un't IN raising last Shoppers than il
]; rrlaae norss :. NarroH-c!teslea ami
nAts appeared that hai Ia be sen
-une wIlA toe weights and loo's. On,