New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
HORSE AND CARRIAGE NOTES.

II find business very good and constantly In
creaslng" says William Durland OF Durland )
Riding Academy What with the number OF peo-
pie who have forsaken the wheel. and the man
ner In which society people have taken to the
sport. there more horseback riders now than
ever before. 50 great has been the pressure for
room a; the academy that have been forced to
find room at outside stables for some sixty head"
Mr.. Durland has number OF well-bred and trained
Kentucky saddle horses which persons looking for
mounts would DO we'll to examine
William H. Gray. of Nos 90 and 90 Wooster-st.
SAYS: II have had much better run OF business
than I expected for March While no particularly
expensive jobs sold. the light open vehicles
were in great demand and the outlook is encour-
aging" Mr.. Gray IS making a special feature Of
wagonettes, vehicle VIII n is becoming more OF n
favoritc every year for country use.
The old established Broome-st. carriage house OF
Flandrau & CO. is holding its against It's up
town competitors. The firm has been doing good
business recently In hGh-class carriages and Il "a
showing a capital lot Of vehicles OF every descrp-
ton suitable for spring and summer
Frederick Gebhard Will sell his entire stable Of
steeplechasers and hurdlers at the American Horse
Exchange on Monday. April 1. The lot comprises
the wcll-known stecplechascrs Olinda, HOLMAN
Becky Rofe. Mzpah and several other useful ami
mails The sale will also include several thorough
breds owned locally and a caroad OF thorough
brcds from Kentucky. \ series OF sales Of trot-
under the management Of the Exchange to con-
tinue monthly thereafter during the spring fall
and winter months.
VI. c. Byers. of the Park Sale and Exchange
Stables 40. u West slXty-second-st.. says:
There is no doubt Of the scarcity throughout the
country of desirable coach horses suitable for this
market. ard thu difficulty I'm securing good ones +
Increasing every year In my recent trip through
kentucky and Michigan was able to secgre sixty
head They consist or matched pairs. single horses
and roadsirrs 12 10 lGie hands. from i've 10 seven
ycars old and all Of good colcrs They are thor
Oughly broken 10 al harness fearless ~ anything
wcil hammered ami ni for immediate use They
are the best ioi have over hal 10 oncr'
Exchange Broadway and Fifteth-s;.. on Wednes
dav next consignment OF wel-hred kentucky
saddle and harness horses. the property oi W lson
Brothers kentucky. They viii b." on exhibition at
will be- shown 10y electric iGht on esday night at
O'Clock. Included IN the consignment are sev-
eral wc.-trnined hlgh-schoo horses
The big carriage house Of Van 'rassell * kcar-
ncv I'm Thrtcouth-si.. near Third-ave. reports n
stock 81 new carriages W'r" the best In years. and
were principally Of the higher-pric"d vehicles The
carts. traps and gigs, among which are many eN-
elusive and novel designs not shown before In the
Lafctra reports ih" sale oi several good ones dur
ing the week. and the receipt Of carload. all good
S3;o ~ 1 .' En-" arms regular sent weekly air
ton sales on Tuesday and Friday last were well
n MANY .tasoned horse Se6ces eS S ordd Gr the
Downcy. Duncan White. SUCCESSORS to J. r.
No. l43 West Ffty-nrst-st.; VIII remove their
varerooms May to the building at broadway
and Forty -ninth-st.. under the old Guard Armory
They viii have frontage Of l25 feet IN Broa 1way
and q depth Of 10 feet. affording plenty OF room
with splendid Eight. for the proper display OF their
large stock.
S,udcbaker brothers Manufacturing Company
Prlnc-st. and Broadway. reports the best month &
business for March since the firm opened branch
I'm this city. II is constantly receiving shipments
from lis factories south Bend. Ind and it has
recently opened manufacturing and repair de-
parmcnt in this city.
The New-York Coach Horse and Cob Company
West End-ave. ana Scventieth-st.. reports several
sales at good prices I'm the last week The com
pany successful with its exhibit at the Dur
land horse show. a number OF blue ribbons being
awarded their entries.