The sun., 1894-08-19
IT,s ALL HORSE HERE.
Pseuiiaritie- OF Life in the Lower Part OF
Lezington Avenue.


PeepIiaritie- OF LIZ. In the Lower Part OF
Lexington Avenue.
Sleep still fingers on the eyelids OF the resi-
! dents Of lower Lexington avenue when the
| tramp OF the hoofs OF many horses heard
on the street without mingles with their
dreams. Every morning regularly this happens.
and the residents OF that part Of the city could
scarcely take their last forty winks before get
ting up without that familiar sound to lull them.
As the sun rises higher the sounds grow louder.
| One can distinguish the animals by the beat Of
the hoofs. quick clatter and light rolling
sound denotes the passing OF a pony drawing a
/ fancy cart. Then there will come the heavy.
measured tramp Of some big Percheron, fol-
lowed by the drum like roll OF the hoofs OF pair
! OF high-stepping trotters. and finally, perhaps.
a rattlety- banging mingled with shouts Of
whoa" Whoa" Whoa, there" Hi!
| git out the way." whoa. there" That's n
runaway. and 1t takes two three Of them to
/ wake the street up.
! 1t is the open-air horse show that goes on all
! the year round. Just why the horsemen should
| have chosen lower Lexington avenue a train
| ing place for their animals isn't certain. Per-
| haps II is because the locality, though central.
is pretty quiet, and the asphalt pavement is good
! for exercising on. At any rate here is where
| those who are wise in the matter OF horse flesh
| come, either TO train their horses or to watch
others. You can always hnd a number OF them
standing on the corners; spare, keen-loOking
! men. most OF them. with bright eyes. wrinkled
foreheads, and habit Of cooking their heads on
one side when looking at thing, in the manner
OF q terrier who suspects that there's rat some
where about. Also each and every one OF them
| has an air OF wisdom that would be worth
thousands TO a fortune teller. II they don't
know it all you never could tell that they didn't
! from their looks and actions. They speak a
language peculiarly their own. About word
| in four can be distinguished as English and the
rest is cultural mumbling. II must be difficult
language to speak, because II takes the speak
ers five minutes TO evolve sentence from
their inner consciousnesses. A reporter stood on
the corner two Of these wise one
morning and listened TO what he supposes was
a conversation. Its subject seemed To be a chest
nut flly which was resenting the attempts OF a
stable boy to make her stay on four legs when
she preferred TO cavort around on two. From
time TO time they jerked their heads toward
the hlly, and this Is what they said:
First EIpert-M -m-m-m foNe,foot- Br-r-r-r
too high. M-m-m-m-m SPAWN m-m-m-m.
second EIpert-Humph!
First Expert-M m-m-m hlly. chr
second Expert-Uh huh!
First Expert-Bz-z-z-z bay mare. Br-r-r-r
Smithersr
heaves. M-m-m bz-Z-z-z dam fool.
First xpert-Humph!
Silence for another nve minutes, during which
the hlly throws her rider and endeavors to step
upon him without exciting the least interest
second E1pert-Drinkr
First Expert-Humph,
They disappear in a saloon, leaving the listener
In a state OF wonder and with a vague sorrow
for smthers whoever that worthy may be.
Nothing ever disturbs the equaniMity OF these
wise men. Horses may run away, men may be
thrown or trampled or dragged. IL doesn't make
any difference 20 them. Calm and serene in the
impenetrable cloak OF their wisdom, they live
apart from the world about them. Only a few
weeks ago, as a pair Of these WORTHLESS were
ing ground, runaway came swinging around
the corner and knocked them sprawling. They
slowly got up, felt themselves all over, and pro-
ceeded To their destination. There they thought
the matter over and arrived at conclusion.
"M-m-m-m skittish colt" observed one.
bit. M-m-m-m trained bad" responded the
other, and they then ruminated as peacefully ss
are wise the horses are beautiful. which is bet
ter, and their beauty unlike the wisdom Of the
going over 10 Lexington avenue 10 see the AM AMI
mails on parade, As they generally are. early in
the morning or early IN the evening IL IS quite
education in department Of high-bred colt
from his hrst appearance when yanking an un-
happy stable boy out on the street on the end
OF a strap he proceeds 20, mop the pave.
ment with him TO his debut as a useful
on his dainty PAGES in the harness In
front OF spick and span new cart. Then
there are the majestic and dignihed
PercherOns, which are, as a rule, the most dOcile
OF pupils, and the splendid pairs that prance
and curyet and give their drivers end OF anx-
iety by their friskiness. Every now and then
there ls runaway. some giddy colt unseats
his rider, perhaps, or stable boy leading two
or three animals by the halter gets tangled up
and lets one OF his charges 20, or high-spirited
horse merrily kicks the dashboard out OF the
buggy he Is pulling and starts for Harlem. In
such cases every body turns in TO help catch the
fugitive, except, of course, the wiseacres. who
look on calmly and think their unIathOmable
thoughts undistuTbed. Runaways are regarded
as a legitimate amusement; little ripples OF ex-
element that furnish fun for every body.
To the residents OF the locality all this is an
important part OF life. The horses are neigh
bors 10 be made the subject OF Of discussion and
and departure in the equine population Of the
street very shortly after its occurrence. Two
nelghbOrz on Lexington avenue, coming out of
their respective houses at the same time, will
open conversation not about politics or the
weather, but about the horses.
w hats become of that big chestnut that
Charley has been training Z" one will ask
why, understand he's been sold "a "A man
up town" the reply will be. His education Is
70 be finished up In Central Park"
" I9 Tee bad bad TOO bad He had grown to be quite
Yes it's pity; but there was beautiful
pair OF grays down here yesterday. l under
stand they're to be here right along"
so u goes. As soon as one goes others come 20
take the place, and the equine population OF the
dents soon forget old friends for new fRVOrites,
content as long there are plenty OF animals OF
good GuAllty U preserve the high standard OF
this Out-Of-door horse show.
F0E O.s CszL