Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-03-13

petS Oh tne rOau, nave Deen OIJen ue-
scsibed in print. No one seems to have
thought of looking elsewhere for infor-
nation on the subject of horses than to
establishments where the "hyers"
abound. A reporter of the New York
Tribune, who dropped by chance into
the great stables of B. Il. Babbitt, in
Washington ST., was surprised to find n
horse palace almost the equal of any of
the homes of the trotters, and fully as
rs interesting. The animals were not
slender-limbed, long neck racers, but
mammoth bodied draft horses of Nor
man Percheron breed. There are twenty
of these great beasts, that are cared for
with as much pride rs if they were good
for 2:15 in speed. Slow in motion, inn
mense in strength, with great neck and
shoulders. heavy jaws and legs like mill
posts, these gentle-eyed giants OF the
horse world are curious study. MIR.
Babbitt bought pair of Norman Per-
cheron horses from Chicago stock
raiser about eight years ago. These
are still on his farm at Bedford, N. T.,
where the others have been bred. 1t
has been sort of hobby with Mr.. Bah
btt to surround these animals with all
the luxuries of the horse kingdom, and
| that he has succeeded his stables give
every evidence.
Isaac III. Dahlman, whose extensive
stables are in East Twenty-fourth ST.,
has been the principal importer of the
| Percheron stock for several years.
With view of ascertaining the points
of the Percherons and the extent OF
their introduction in this country. re-
porter yesterday engaged Mr.. Dunham
in quiet chat on the subject Said he
1--WE now handle about forty of these
large draft horses per week. They are
bred in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa, being a cross from original inn
portations. We import the stations
and sell or let to breeders. In August
and December we brought over from
France twenty three horses OF the Nor
man and coach breed. The Normans
cost 81 300 to 81 900 each; the coaches
81 800 to $4,000. The cross from the
Norman ranges in weight from l,2OO
to LOO pounds and sells at $3.50 TO
$3.50. They are all sold for draft pur-
poses, for which they are the top OF
) the heap. They stand our climate
well; are good-tempered; early Of un-
, derstanding; break and train easy.
, one would suppose, and they can pull
| the biggest loads. They are the best
warm weather horses that we get in
, New York The brewers are now US
r ing them extensively on that account.
l They won't have a Clydesdale If they
3 know it. Yes, we handle all kinds of
horses. Our sales last year reached n
3 total of over II 600. We got horses
| from all over the west-a good many
r from kentucky. The breeding from
French coach stations promises to be n
, big feature. The characteristic of that
9 strain is high action. Tho Norman
a cross is good farm horse as well as
t draft, but it is to the latter use that he
: is best adapted.
l At the American Horse Exchange a
i man well informed Oh such matters
/ said:
q "Raising heavy draft horses probably
y Yields tho most money at present for
Il the capital invested. But the big money
Il of the near future is for those who fur
d msh n stylish coach horse. The i'm
J. purta ION of draft stations has greatly
/. increased the value of our farm horses
g but as the farm hack Of the past ap'
II proaches too near the p re blooded
h draft horse by just SO much he loses
y value rs farm horse. The fuil-blOOd
} cd Norman Percheron, though usefu
e in crossing with native mares, TO give
s. increased weight, IL wholly undesirable
IT himself rs farm horse, being clumsy
.e where much splightlinoss is needed fol-
it the general work of agriculture. There
1t is already a reaction in favor OF horses
)f of lighter weight and more activity toI
IT country use. For slow, heavy work il