The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-06-29
HORSES I'M IRELAND.
The Hunter Is Now the Most Famous Prod
uct of the Green Isle.

uct of the Green Isle.
The Irish horse has been famous as far
back as any historical record of it can be
traced, but of late years 1t has been the
Irish hunter that has given the country
it's name for horse breeding. In producing
other breeds, such as the thoroughbred,
Clydesdale, Shire, Cleveland Bay and
hackney, Ireland can never hope to COM
pete with England and Scotland, but in
her own speciality Of the Irish hunter I'M
der an improved system she need fear no
competition. 1t Is therefore to tho devel-
opment of the weight carrying hunter,
with plenty of quality-that most perfect
typo Of horse for general utility and en-
durance-that, her chief aim should be d.
rooted
Years ago. before the Introduction of
various English breeds into the country,
O type existed Of the old Irish hunter
which stamped itself on its progeny and
by it's excellence in the hunting field &C.
CURED its reputation. This type Is unfor-
tunately rare at the present time owing
to the numberless experiments in breeding
that have been tried, and the hunter of
today Is more or less q chance animal, the
result Of mating thoroughbred stallion
with farmers mare-in fnot, the breed
ing Of hunters is now too much a lottery,
with too many blanks and too few prizes.
1t is admitted at once that there are
probably rs many of the very highest class
of hunters bred in Ireland now us at any
former time, but the class that produces
these animals Is limited, and to large
extent their value is only realized by the
dealers, into whose hands they chiefly find
their way. We must endeavor to reproduce
the type for which Ireland was formerly
SO famous throughout the country gener-
ally If we wish to attain success in Irish
horse breeding, and the possibility of es-
tablishing type and developing distinct
breed is consistently advocated by some OF
the highest authorities on the subject.
1t is obvious the broad question is not
so much how those who already have ev-
cry facility for breeding good horses can be
assisted as how an ordinary farmer can
be encouraged in the production Of the
best class of animal within his reach
while preserving the character Of the horses
for which Ireland has become famous.
The trade in Irish horses is now confined
to hunters, harness horses, troopers, use
full van and hack horses, polo ponies and
the various items of horsetiesh that como
below these, while there is absolutely no
trade in entire horses except for few
thoroughbreds that are reared In the coun-
try.-Nineteenth Century.
Some Points on Clothes and Jewelry.
The men who write fashion notes in
New York papers have a curious faculty
of making men who know how to dress
sore in spirit Here comes writer who
says that the most fashionable form of
frock coat is made of dark mixture and
worn unbuttoned. A gentleman never
wears his clothes unbuttoned II he desires
to be considered good form. AS q matter
of fact, lots of us do because the exigencies
of life and business force us to be easy In
matters of attire. But O man who wears
ON oyercoat, q frock coat, q cutaway or O
sack unbuttoned is just as certainly In I'M
dress as q man who would permit himself
to be seen with his waistcoat unbuttoned.
Another man informs us that ''spats"
ought never to be worn over anything but
heavy walking shoes. A ''spat" Is q
gutter. CATERS are worn usually with low
shoes and are designed to protect the no
siery. A man who wears a gaiter over a
shoe, the upper of which is extended above
the ankle, has about as ludicrous an idea
of the fitness of things as q man who
would wear long trousers tucked into high
boots. The basis of good dressing is COM
mon sense. No man should ever wear any
thing that has not some idea of usefulness
attached to it. He may wear q scarfpin
to hold his scarf together, but never on a
scarf already made up. He may wear
shirt studs, but never pin Of any sort
stuck in his shirt bosom for ornament
only. A watch chain is permissible be-
cause it serves to conflne the watch, but
finger rings are, unless of some signifl
canoe, impossible or should be. Even with
women earrings are quito out Of fashion
New York Press.