The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-03-27
STYLISH PARK HORSES.
Wherein America Is Said to Lead the
World In ConCI,crs


hands, carriage teams, tandems. cobs.
and other roadsters come brcastiny
over tho riso in the driveway Just be-
yond the Museum OF Art. Even TO n
person who has grown up in the city
and observed the gradual increase Of
stylish horses, the sight is inspiring.
One coaching team, owned and handled
by q man who has won the highest turf
honors, both in America and Europe,
looms grandly in the mir. Tho team
Is OF native stock. Bo'h whcclcrs and
leaders are brown and perfectly match
ed. They have the majestic micn and
free action of highly-brcd park horses.
On emergency each can trot n fast
mile. Then follows n cavalcadc of
pairs of magnificent bays, browns.
grays, blacks. chcstnuts, and roanS,
with crossed teams OF blacks and
grays, chcstnuts and grays. and ruans
and chcs,nuts, these being the fashion
able colors. When the sun flashes on
the polished trnppings and enamclcd
coaches Of varied colors, the show
is the most brilliant to be seen out
of doors. With the growing display
rivalry in coaching teams has become
n passion with many of our wealthy
.ciiz"ns. As consequence, the de-
mand Is far greater than the supply of
fine coach horses.
Mr.. George w. Bishop, wcll-known
dealer in native stock, and who crosses
the ocean frequently TO purchase Euro
pean horses, said during recent chat
about American coachcrs:
There is remarkable call for fine
coach-horscs. We cant supply one
quarter Of tho demand Down in
Maine they are beginning to breed
horses again that were in fashion
twenty-five years ago. Maine horses
step through the snow SO much that il
causes them to move their shoulders
more freely than those raised in warm
or climates. This makes their chests
broader and their muscles stronger
and more flexible, and imparts great
knee action"
"What stock are they bred FROM"
"rhc old Morgan cross, Knox. F,y-
ing Eaton and the Drew stock. They
make the best coachcrS of any country.
They have wonderful high action, are
always lSYol-hcadcd, and possess re-
markablc intelligence, without any
foolishncSs. You rarely find one that
4 lady can't drive. Kentucky contrib
utcs some very fine horses, but they
have no, the intelligence and even dis
position Of Maine horses. They are
now breeding lIamblctonian with thor
oughbrcd stock. This makes more
symmetrical and finer type
"Mr. Pierre Lorillald," continued
Mr.. Bishop, in answer 10 an inquiry,
"has made crosses on different forms.
lie has crossed thorougnp eds with
large Norman mares. lie is now cross
ing thoroughbred mares with n horse
named Howo's Bismarck, II son of
General Knox. l believe that in four
or iivo years he will show rs finer
this country. They will combine style
and form. and have quite turn Of
speed withnl. Mr. Lorillard - now
working n coupe horse Of his own
breeding from this cross. lio is n
chestnut. and. think, the finest coach
horse in New York.
"Who owns the finest coaching team
hcrcabou,s?'
'Wcll, have seen the best four-in-
hands in England and France nj the
races, and ! can confidently say that
no team has ever been shown in Europe
equal to Mr.. Lorillard's four browns.
They are Maine horses. Every one Of
them can trot better than three min
utcs. II is an easy matter for them,
with sixteen passengers on the coach,
over good road, such rs they have in
England, 10 jog of twelve miles an
hour without raising a hair"
"Who owns the most symmetrical
horscsP"
MIR. George !. Seney has the finest
shape trotting stallion in this country.
lie combines the elegance Of the thor
,ughbrcds with the true form of
'oach horse. never saw but one
,ther horse, Mr.. p. Lorillard's Nor
cmcr that thought his equal. These
wo horses consider far superior TO
my other stations / have ever seem"
"Ilow do our iurnouts compare with
hose in Europc"
''Thc sight in the park on n fine day
or driving is superior to any ever
Jaw in any European city. Our Coach
NO Clubs parade will compare more
han favorably with the Euglish, so far
IS tic horses are concerned. II this
we're not so European buyers would
lot be here after them, Last summer
sold n horse to an Enrlishman. When
he horse arrived in London, a promi-
,ent dealer pronounced him the most
perfect animal hc had ever seen. The
lorsc was a large chestnut of mapnii-
,cnt action.
"Prices for carriage teams range
rom $500 to $4,000. Several sales
ave occurred in which $4,000 has
,een paid for high-stcpping, fancy
cams. This is the market of the world.
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