New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
HORSE AND CARRIAGE TRADE NOTES

The big carriage house of Van Tassell & Kear-
ney. in Thirteenth-st. near Thirdave, has started
the spring season with a fair amount or business
they are making many sales daily; their new de-
sign spider phaeton is proving one OF the best
sellers exhibited in years. The latest designs In
sporting and fancy traps, victorias. cabrioiets'
wagonettes station wagons brakes. etc. are
shown. and the prices asked are most reasonapie
The firms semi weekly auction sales on Tue lay
and Friday last were we'll attended. The stock
offered was nearly all Of high class. and prices
ruled accordingly as high as $'W beinS received
for a brougham
Mr. Innis. of the Studebaker BrothersO fanufact-
uring Company. Prince-st. and Broadway, says hio
Arm is doing its share of business. One OF tho
handsomest vehicles shown this season Is It's blue
ribbon Horse Show cabrolet. luxuriously upho-
stored in the prevailing drab cloth. painted the new
shade Of green, with stripping OF ivory white,
roomy carriage.
The Gibbs rubber-cushoned horseshoe is being
extensively used in all cities throughout the United
States where there are asphalt pavements II
Washington, at the Inauguration ceremonies. the
Gibbs shoe underwent test which thoroughly
proved It's practicability Troop A. Of Cleveland.
President McKinley's personal escort. had all Of
its eighty black horses shod with the Gibbs shoe.
One Of the horses becoming sick. another wearing
the ordinary shoe was substituted. In all the
difficult manoeuvres performed the only misstep
made was by this horse. which slipped and fell.
Troop will now no other shoe on Its pill
grimages
working up trade in California. He has recently
shipped an elegant rockaway, runabout and
some hgh-class traps to San Francisco. Mr. Gray
has a number of four-passenger open caDrioets
and surreys which attracting much attention
Edward Callanans Son, of No. 81 West Forty
fourth-st.. is busy on ordered new work and re-
pairs. He has fine carriages In his ware
HON
morocco and CLOTH painted dark green, with
light stripes. which has an attractive appearance
Flandrau & Co, Of Broome-st. report steady
improvement in business, and with the recurrence
Of bright spring weather the firm thinks that
trade will once more be firm basis. The firm
has on exhibition a large stock of two-wheeed We
hices embracing all the latest fads; also a full
line OF cabrioets Surveys, spider phaetons ana
other fashionable carriages.
W. D. Grand has a number OF important sales
scheduled for the future Among the most
prominent entries received are those of II. NJ.
Tichenor. OF Chicago: who is giving the final
handling at his stables In that city TO the twenty
five show horses he is preparing for the sale on
April IA and Is next at the American Horse Ex-
change His consignment also includes about sew
bred matched pairs. housekeeping single-harness
horses gentlemen's fast roadsters with records.
Peea e. Reoeg W hold his twentieth
combination sale Of trotting stock Tuesday TO Fri
day next, day and evening, at the Madison Square
Garden. Consignments are entered by me I ta,o
Alto Stud, California. Empire lily Sluu. WV
York: Highland Farm, Derby, Vt; ID. ID. WAGNER
& Co. Easton, Penn. and many others great
many notable horses OF great speed will come I'M
Charles r. Bates OF the New-York Coach Horse
and Cob Company. of West End-ave.: has sold the
celebrated pair of horses. Actress and Cock RoDll
10 William c. Dulles of Philadelphia. The gray
mare Actress Is well known TO every patron OF the
Horse Show, throughout this country, and Is ac.
knowledged TO be the highest all-around goer OF
bnr size alive She made her debut at the Long
Branch show last summer, winning many prlles'
she next appeared at the Madison Square GARDEN
with her mate Cock Robin. winning the prize IN
tandem high-steppers and single harness. AT the
recent American Horse Exchange SHOW she wa, was
shown three times, and won each time, both
single pair and tandem. Mr.. Dulles Will exhibit
these horses at the forthcoming Philadelphia show
Actress whose picture appeared In las, SUNDAY ;
Tribune has always been public pet while IN the
| show ring. w - c.ou,.. s.r
s r. Sniffen In charge OF w. ID. Grand,s car
riare denartnent at the American Horse Exchange.
saws: "rhere has been marked Improvement IN
| business even in the last week we nave take,
| orders TO build several traps, and we naVo so!d
| some from our stock. Everything points to sue
| cessful and profitable season. 40, 49,. , %
| Downey. Duncan White, OF the late j. y;
| Brewster e. Co. Nos 4S7 and 4S9 Fifth-ave. and
| No lG West Fifty-frst-st.. report a steady I'M
| provement in sales. They have several novelties
| among their stock Of spring traps One OF these
| is an arched sidebar trap. As the name implies.
| the bars are arched permitting the wheels 10 cur
| under the trap thus combining the grace and light
| ness Of the sidebar surrey with the utility ana
| elegance Of a cut-under vehicle. 1t should be pop
| Mar The FIRMS new wagon, the ~. b., Is much
| admired and orders are coming in for 1t steadily