New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
HORSE AyD CARRIAGE TRADE VOTES.

HORSE AND CARRIAGE TRADE VOTES.
Hedges Seaman & Co. will hold a great trottng
sale at Madison Square Garden. beginning to-mor-
row. and continuing on Tuesday. Wednesday
Thursday ard Friday. both in the daytime ard The
evenings Four hundred trotting horses. turf WIN
ners breeding stock and youngsters OF phenomerEn
speed will be disposed Of
George D. King & Son. the Springooro. Penn.
horsemen report plenty OF prospective purchasers
at their city headquarters. in the Colorado Stables
No 295 West Fifty-sigh hth-st We sold few dur
ing the week and the prospects for closing out our
entire ot before leaving for home on the 10Th look
very good" said Mr. King yesterday. There are
several cxceptionally good trotting-br pairs Of
coachcrs and a complete pony turnout yet remain
ing unsoid in the Kings stalls which would we'll
repay an examination by persons interested in such
stock.
one OF the handsomest booklets put out this
season is Blaurocks Advance Sheet, Issued by
the Blaurock Carriage Company. Of No. 1888 Broad
way II j. entirely descriptive Of the different
styles of the Cafrey pneumatic wagons. which are
daily becoming more popular with prominent horse
men and for which the Blaurock company is sole
agent Thomas Lynch recently had an experience
with one Of the Caffrey wooden-wheel pneumatic
road wagons While crossing Eighth-sve the
wagon was struck nv electric car and pushed
along several yards. without being overturned. The
only damage sustained was the knocking OF few
splinters rom the hind wheels and slight strain
.aid that Il he had been IN one OF the wire-wheel
WAGONS which he formerly used II would have been
entirely demolished. anG thar the Stiffness and
rigdity Of the wooder wheels saved his life.
The big floor space the Old Guard Armory
Building. Broadway and Forty-ninth-st., occupied
Dy J. g. Brewster Il 60. contains almost every
thing thar Is and fashionable III the carriage
line The name of the firm ts usually considered
sufficient guarantee that The workmanship and ma
terial used are Of the hest.
The big carriage house OF Van Tasseil 4 Kearney
In Thirteenth St near rhA-d-ave. reports business
as decidedly good I'm the last week. There is Al
their rooms an especially good demand for family
sleighs and speedy cutters. while .eVeral brough-
ans and rOckawayS were among the vehicles
shipped from their new carriage department. The
regular scIni-we.hy sales OF seasoned horses and
GOOD second hand carriages. on Tuesday and Fri
day last. quite up to the usual STANDARD and
many good offerings chanSd own"rs at fair prices
Ellls Lafetra. manager Of the coach-horse depart
ment. hncs more difficulty ir getting horses of The
right sgrt for niS customers than in selling them
lie now has abOut nifty head of high-cldss North
crn New- YOr. bred pairs and single horses in the
stable. They are all Thoroughly httrd and man.
nored used TO city sights AMI ready FOR immediate
hard work.
Edward Callanan's Son. no 81 West Forty
fuurth-st Is Offering several choice second hand
carriages ~ greatly reduced prices. lie has now
I'm nis warcroOns an unfinished brougham. lght
euOdgh horse. when he will finish In any
style the purchaser desires. He reports a good
business In repair work.