The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-18
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NEW Yonx. August ia rerfec'
Iof.e I- nLe perfect diamond. -ail
Dir Charlie J. Fetr4. ~ East lniFteenth
sfreet. ono of fhf katLe-t eyer l1
equine values lD New York. J. ls ll-i
a. difficult o. find the oDea. The other
FOR fte lat ten wears Mr. Ia Petra
10. haf died more fine horses for private
use than any other man in tIis city.
Il don 1 kDow single perfect team
ia New York replied the exert.
~ 10 the Iafk- aul -ee the thou'ands
II habd.Ome rg- drive past. and haFt
set. / repeat. % zee the fret perfect
iorse. Some are badly cOl0TeI others
aie irregular in action ~ awkward in
efyl-. Sometime ] seed a beautiful.
rg sweep by and ! say 90 myself.
We'll now that e nice PAR.
hut u happen % see them az Close
quarters their impeTiecil0ns inn
mednately appear. and say. No, must
O0k further FOR the perfect hDr.e.
They are either OyerOn their knees OF
up IN the ankles. ard some ~ the
prettiest teams. driven by the best peO-
In town to-day are very far from
being sound.
Your statement is strange one j.
IL ugt. ~ view o. the fact THAI 30 much
money j. spent BY wealthy New iorkers
Do horse flesh
~It's true though insisted the ex
pert. "Of course / have reference 70
horses kept for private u-e and not %
thoroughbred trained for the turf.
What ~ L. or build II h0Ise 10 most
in vogue ~ the present time hr la
Ietfa Was asked.
II that question had been pat % me
a few years ago / should have found u
a more diiicult one u answer. a. thea
every vehicle had Us own style Of horse.
but lust DON everything u COLBY. why,
even the truckmen want cob hOTs--.
But. Joking apart. the cob has the call.
AID has lairly driven the long. rsngY.
Kentucky-b horses out. for the lat
Ter are no longer fashionable. When
YOU buy cob YOU should get one that
A. fancy c0lOred. cTO-- Matched.
aud about 152 hauds hish.
Toe horse should be COLBY built
at both ends 10 b. a true COB. 10
choosing tam. particular aueuiiou
should be gIVeD 10 tbe knee aciIop.
wnich -bOuld O+ perfect. tuc b. neck
should be- sIacsiully cufvsd. 4 2 on
cob would ~ugn irCm 1000 - 200
pouEds. A am wnuii Get az The
NAV from Z $40 "a 81 500. but really
yoOi. fefviceable an0 si5nsh pair
In.ghf be bought ior GOO or $500. Ii
4. Whsa they have the kuee action spe- /
clally Zoe that they cost from ~ 90 f
arp.
Tho best cobs come from France
and the fi6e-l ! ever saw WAS the horse t
Fashion. which D. now Jwuec ln Con- .
recucait. L. lsf so )yO OF cl2 90. and 4
while here took come thirty or forty
premiums for noe action and shape.
What Is the Dsst horse Tor coupe 2.
well. it's al The same v hc.bef you
want them for coupe or . iOut1r-
hand the cob ~ fret choice. Your
coupe bOfse should he about sixteen
hands high. chunky aud square built.
ana the nearer 10 - 10 cOO-sbape the
better.
FOR tandem your wheel horse
should be an inch and half taller |
than our leader. because d; N kes !
them work bitter TX, Their. the /
y Leeler bas the BIZ end Of he draUgbt. {
md leeds weight and height Ia help
llu While he l.ader eed- 10 BE- very q
/, .lck on bis mouth aud on tie rem. d
u bef~Ise the shalts would 10 &
ixht on 10 the leader. "
nd you would be do~tlsI b,
y. II is the easiest thing in the world c