Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
From Advance Sheets.
copyright Secured.
Continued fy0m last 70eek.



Francis Joseph and his Hungarian subjects gives delightful
ure OF travelling in that horseovng country in the following
passage
now changed horses for the last time little
animals started off again merry youth drove them and the
delicious elasticity the air seemed have inspired and made him
happy and buoyant By ove how whred along with that
young chaoeer Hank how he shouts his horses and they
his voice! Before the lash OF his long whip flying
through the air touch the leaders, they spring forward in
and another painting victory close behind
them.
Now the whip caught up with jerk and the wheeers
double-thonged in the approved style Again loud shout
the shout OF youth and JOY and the little wry animals spring
forward their speed How that boy enjoys his drive;
and how enjoy too For the whole distance he ceased
calling his thus, bells merriy ngng the whip
whng round his head and with loud and noisy shouts,
Kaansebes though express with the nte
genc that the whole frontier up that the Scvans had
crossed the frontier other equally momcntous piece Of
Mr. Boncr found Gcnycszcg exceedingly wc-bcd stud
belonging to Count Domn Teek His horses produce
thoroughbred and Transanan hardy and bear
cold without injury tall, good looking and any gentle
ride The distances people travel with the horses for
days together astonshng they break
their food The fOals stroll about the yard the whole day
winter with shaggy and get little Count
Izar has also considerable stud He has spent large
the best English blood the has bred very strong
animals but less fitted than those Count
TceN'
Since this the Emperor Francis Joseph, o his
immortal honour has behind the prcudce which
Hungarian subjects adopted
all his domnons those constitutional principles government
which the noble Hungarans cherished died while all
them submitted the stupid dcspom organised by Meteich and
blessed by successive Popcs
RUSSIA
The Russian empire like United States S that
extends many climates differing temperature
Norway and Sicily. Russia also includes many
Scandinavian SclavOnic Poles
Lesghans- which be found horses of great
variety that exhibition prize
list divided into not less than fourteen classes viz:
Thoroughbred English T. Horses
Saddle horses, haf-red known irregular cavalry hoses
OloH uOter. the Don Cosack
Carriage horses. s. Cart horses
s. Carabaghs- horses crossed O. Voitlgs
from Arabs and 1rouchmens
6. Irouchmens-a treedfr
Central Asia, much resembling aschkne
the Arab 49, Ponies.
Horses the Caucasus.
The poprictors of Russia proper include great
country gentlemen who live their large small
much qures did the days Georges
distinction between the courtier the we'll
acred squire admirably painted by Macaua which has long
totally disappeared Great Britain The Russian novelist
Touguenct in his Days Russian Sportsman painted
the Russian squire neither courter soldier proud his horses
his Persian ghounds and big wohounds and devoted to field
sports Among this class breeding pursued passion
and riding OF their principal occupations In win
ter Safeguarding the only conveyance pas
merchandise For military exgcncies every
officers know how ride, and ride we'll but all
empire hnesh and embrace required
the long distances between country house country
between and villages. Over a territory and
barren railroads only be carried unite important
ports and eapse before sedge horses
cease to be the principal conveyances.
"A hundred years ago the Russian nobility began to import
English blood horses with their excellent judi
cious mporatons have continued
breeds with size substance, and riding action
thousands Cossack ponies and Oriental goways The pictures
of the Russian sedghorse show blood
Northern Europe
The Russian horses imported into England
always said be of the Orof breed totally different
tribes The eg riding horse with great quality
OF the Arab style The others large
horses generally brown gray