The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22


interesting. number of leading citizens be-
came interested in it through their children or
other youthful relatives, and around these
rallied hosts of friends who have poured in
votes by the hundreds for the boy or girl OF
their choice. The young people who were not
themselves candidates have also been very
active workers for their little friends and 1t is
safe to say that not a SUNDAY HERALD has
been printed since the contest opened from
which the voting coupon has not been clipped
before It was finally filed away or consigned to
the limbo of old papers.
AS soon as the proprietors OF THE HERALD de
cided upon the nature of the present they would
give to the boy or girl whom its readers voted
most popular an order was placed with the
well-known firm of carriage builders, Messrs.
Andrew j. Joyces Sons, of Connecticut avenue,
for as handsome and serviceable pony surry as
their most experienced workmen could turn
out 1t was to be built of the best material,
after the most approved modern design for
lightness combined with utility and durability,
and was to be finished and trimmed in the most
artistic and tasteful style. The Messrs Joyce
took hold of the matter in an obliging and en-
thusiastic spirit, and in a very short time had
completed vehicle as natty and attractive of
its class as was ever turned out in Washington.
Most of those who are interested in THE
HERALD's contest have already inspected the
pretty little surry, which was placed on exhibit
tion in Messrs. Joyce's Sons ware-rooms as
soon as finished. Those who have not seen it,
however, can get an idea of just what it is like
from the accompanying cut AS will be seen,
1T is an open-top surry, with two comfortable
seats, black body and yellow wheels, which
give 1t an attractive while not gaudy appear
ance. 1t is wonderfully easy-riding vehicle,
and the fortunate boy or girl who gets it will
have many pleasant ride in it, no doubt ac-
companied by merry parties of admiring friends,
over the smooth pavements of Washington and
the good roads of the suburbs.
The matter of procuring a suitable pair of
ponies, even more important part of THE
HERALD's proposed gift than the surry, was
one of considerable difficulty. Ponies, unfor-
fortunately, cannot be made to order, and there
are not many of them on this market. One
could easily be procured, but to get pair well
matched and suitable for The SUNDAY HERALD's
purposes required great deal of looking about.
The local dealers in horses were given orders to
look out for such q pair of ponies as The
HERALD wanted but it was several weeks be-
fore they succeeded in filing the commission.
At last, however, about month ago, two suit
ably-matched ponies were procured, and after
q careful inspection and examination they were
purchased. Most people in Washington are
already familiar with their appearance. They
are just precisely the right size to go well with
the surry. Each is pure white in color, and
are as clean lmbed and generally built as any
pair of ponies ever put in harness. Their SYM
metrical heads, large full eyes, and readily-dis-
tending nostrils indicate that their veins con-
tain good blood, and that their dispositions are
kind and their intelligence of ia high order.
They have been pronounced sound in every
particular by competent veterinary surgeon,
and since they have come into the possession
of The HERALD they have demonstrated their
right to be considered frst-class ponies in every
particular. Although reared as most ponies
are, amid the quiet and peaceful scenes of
rural community, they have become accustomed
to the noise, hustle, and excitement of city life
very rapidly, as wellbred and intelligent mem
bers of the equine race usually do, and they
now act on all occasions rs if they had been
reared in the city. They are still young and
naturally possess a fair amount of spirit, but
no one has any difficulty in controlling them,
and a drive behind them is great pleasure
They are free and willing roadsters, and can
keep up spanking gait for any reasonable
length of time Hitched to the surry, they are
now driven aboutsthe streets daily, and where
ever they go they attract general sattention by
their striking color and exceptionally handsome
build. The turnout is completed by pretty
silver-mounted harness, made specially for the
purpose, and the usual whip, robes, etc. AL
together the turnout is one well calculated to
fill any boy or girl with great desire to pos
sess it, and it is not to be wondered at in con-
sequence that The HERALD's contest has
aroused such widespread interest among the
young people of the city.
Never before was such magnificent array
of presents offered in a similar contest, and The
HERALD feels entitled to call ON it's friends to
second its efforts TO make the affair successful
in every way. very little exertion in a case of
this kind brings apprecable results Tell all
your friends about it, If they do not know of it
already; or if they do, remind them of it afresh
and urge them to put in vote for your favorite
candidate. But one week now remains before
the polls will close and the count of the ballots
be made. Thus it will be seen that those who wish
to win for their friends the magnificent prizes
offered have no time to lose. They must beup
and doing; andit should be remarked in passing
that the winner will have to get very large
number of votes The friends of the candidates
who are in the lead are very earnest in their de-
termination to succeed, and they have piled up
vote for their faVorites that is very handsome
indaed