The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-15
THE CITY BLACKSMITH.
NO SPREADING CHESTNUT oVER HIN,
BUT HE SHOES WE'LL.

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To the average New Yorker the placRsmlth
shop is almost unknown and only limited
number OF the non-driVing ana non-rldlnR
community could. In all probability answer
! off hand Just where blacksmith shop could
be found on Manhattan Island. sueh shops
are located. however. in various parts OF inc
city, although the majority OF the large ones
| are confined TO the section between fhtleth
| street and Central Park and sixth avenue ana
| broadway, Here are tho shops where the
hlGhest-prlccd horses In THIS country are snoo'
The blacksmith shops show no advance
in architecture interior arrangements, or
finishings. They are all smoky. black, and
| without vestiEo OF decoration Bare or white
| washed brick walls are the rule, with thou
| sands of horsesboes suspended on nails and
s"uuo VI hoi eesnOos e"spu'ueu on nalis enI
hooks ", from tne "oo"en loans unuer the cen-
p'"IN' an 'oVN' ~ O''oN 'o'ot su' w
washed side walls, THERE'S pleasant, healtn-
t"a, 40, 49,, W. 80, lila ,,,st ana ia
nc '''"' nca',s y, So'a,S' ns ,o,'. o
of repurnance against the place
The onnaorance Of the blacksmith shop oould
hardly be different from the way in which the
work is carried on. Although blacksmiths
have become wiser than their fathers and con.
siderable expert KNOWLEDGE Is now REQUIRED
which formerly not dreamed Of Still the
work to a large extent is the same now IA
WIZ ~. ~ " ."lse eN..u' -. ny oano ~" 40
Wheh inc famous plack smith OF dretna dreen
TING of the sboes n wed a runawsv connIa nv
.i ns y, Wiz ,nu enooe W "1u iun""a. eoupo VI
OF brick. there are still some whose shrunken
rafters and sunken walls OF timber are In NO
way different from those found In the country.
But nevertheless in these shops the finest
so '.NAOf. $500 ~ $500 --OASSS
,hat occupy Cosby s'a!ls In Costly stables can
be po% in " arny amy u%' 'n0f "
~ T Ttiou ~ 10y a,i,i,.t WI. l. .,
ors rs
conntrv roods or ,hro,,cb nalds ~ ,,oado,ra
a ~ W u iloiuS ano
is done to pasture: is more likely to have sound
G eet than ,,n ths horse that drass heavy vehicle
hoofs were affected. we're sent, out into the
Sshsr 15an GsiSr Unless the 50 smith HfE0 Who W SRed
him 1ndHrs, too his work ,hor9ughly The
horses. SO far as their ieet are concerned.
come through uneven hoois. On the, cobble-
overcome by the uneven surface Of the stones.
INC uneven hoof IS Likely to strike first on that
Of he sd O 70 Se
Te,t OF ~ ne ne hoot; This to a certain extent
%enTS o., tne preT,lnR surface ana thus Is
level country road however, 1t Is impossible
LOT me same morse 70 strike go that the foot
there Is continual stralning OF the tendons.
ow S0u shgs bac6smtaS no longer ake theiE
own , SHOES 80 generally as they used TO- but
t buy Them ready made. Shoes are mapufac-
9qrsa n1 bSv oy machne py Gs thousand tons
order. hey are largely used whore their use is
i le on IN the country the manufactured
Usually il WI last antil tie horses 6ooii has has
Er"wn t. such an extent that it is necessary to
remove rem IT, III, In the city these manifested shoes
Ordinary IL
ing horses, and not lor the more delicate and
h trn,,o ro91 horses or thoroughbreds:
Fh the city he cannot wear It. at all;
use the machine m ade shoe Tor any purpose ale
in s, ne aamits It's good Qualities, In shop
three men were At work when The Sun re-
porter chtno M Two o. them we're making
OF road horse Sc that vas standing patiently IN
one corner ana WalenlnR the proceedings with
the horses owned by ". 3. Sloane Col itch Riott
F. shepard cl and O. 9; Gunther The proprtetor.
IN nltn se WORKING oiaoksmith was examining
There Is very little change between the way
W we miee 6e1 shSes aGT and the we used
use used 1t to- o.. make all my own shoes. because
ieel more certain OF them. and BECAUSE also. 1t
uneven h9ofs,. The manufactured shoes have
work them and change them as We can our own
shoes The latter are more expensive. of
course. but they give more satisfaction. The
Iron IL my shoes costs me more than corre-
spending weight OF manufactured shoes.
In shooting the fine horses that came there.
the smith said that it was necessary to keep
track TRACK oil me hoqls and change the shoes very
often Col. Shepard he said has about q
dozen horses, all OF which could 60 at pretty
Iall pace. although none OF them could be
e ei5 rs very rand trotters ). ,. kocke-
leil 81, stable Is attended 10 by black smith
on or, fIlty-lo street, Among the ten horses
belonging to Mr.. Rockefeler Is the famous
team Midnight and Flash. The manager Of
ms shop sAld that ne IN pught there were very
lew iirst-class black smiths to be found.
It is easy enough with ordinary horses" he
sag SAG but me tr9ubls comes TheH you get
noId 81 a thoIoqRhorId. esIeclally I he IS not
YET lulsy traihei ana mas not kstru"K hls proper
Ralt, NShry al me COTS nave mixed gaits,
ana tns uiilTrehce bstE eeh d ihorHuEnpred and
an an %. oEdlilarlIy g9oq morse = SHOWN ~ the
le1Rtn o. tiLhe i TAKES cue. 70 i.ke MS gait
a VI, Is snTe 10 stne ~ oNne Time
sven wnoqt S @ re an oil, morse
nIy meyer M ht ul,n the az "nith VIII deveop
III nI'it iI1 n1St spSe; INnn wen tI9rough-
.ieu u T. rS - Ell ,t IN me mat