New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20
HORSE AVID CARRIAGE NOTES.

Tho ,oveIties IN spring carriages at the big car
Rage house Of Van Tassell & Kearney. In Thir-
teenth-st near Third-aye.. are many; traps ano
carts in various styles Of color and trim there
in great variety, while the standard vehicles are
well rerrcsented Many high priced Jobs were sold
in the last week and the firm expects good busi-
ness from now on. Its regular tuesday and Fri
day auction sales arc attracting large crowds OF
buyers and some very expensive jobs have re-
comfy been disnosed of in that manner. In the
carriage horse department a fair run OF business
was experienced: still there are some good ones
left. in perfect condition. and ready for imme-
date hard work
william r. GRAY OF Nos % and % Wooster-s,..
savs I'VE have had a fairly busy week As the
season advances the demand for open vehicles Is
increasing. All indications point to good spring
trade"
At the Studebaker Bros Manufacturing Com
ronv's plant al Prlncc-st. and Broadway, brisk
business is the rule nowadays. The display or
sprtng carriages IS one OF the finest In the city,
and is being constantly added 10 by shipments
from, the firms factories at South Bend. Ind
william T. Fasg & co. Will sell at MADISON
souare Garden on March %. % and "a. days anu
evenings abou; two hundred and fifty royalty bred
trottlng horses many OF great speed including
consicnments from A. A. Bonner. Palo Alto farm
Tuscarora Farm. Railey Bros and several o'her
prominent and successful breeders
Edward Callanan's son. No. 81 Yves. Forty
fOuTth-St..
ney carts runabouts and similar vehicles recently
This is Mr Claimants busy season in the repair
denartment for which class CT work he mas hlgh
reputation There are some attractive bargains IN
victorias and wagonettes in his repository
NJ G. Bvers of the Park Sale and Exchange
Stables No q West Sixty-second-st. returned on
Tuosdoy last from his spring purchasing trip. lie
b,q occurred some fine stock consisting OF matched
nairs single harness horses and roadsters. when
ne is busy shaping up. Mr.. Byers carries large
stock of hieh-cass horses, and his sales are made
small margin.
Tho entries received for the horse show at Dur
lands Riding Academy, March "a. rs and g. have
reached the large total OF 90. The saddle classes
naturally drew large entries, the eight classes de-
voted to them receiving seVenty,elght no
THO runners will also be well represented. me
three classes receiving thrty-thrc entries The
dealers snow mp strongly IN me ha[ n Somnanv'
! Dlc,,rnan brown. John Arthur. straus Hexier
Isaac Sraus and other representative dealers MADE
Fer long time there has beer effort on the
mari ~ carriage builders TO produce IN response 10
he demand a road wagon with pneumatic tires.
vehicl,, similar to the riirabout hut with better
riding nnaiitics because carriages having cross
rines teftached to the side-har likely TO be
rigid The Introduction OF the hard-ruoner IRE hds
helped somewhat ana oy n,Ss o fl Former m1r
wears but stll this does not satisfy customers VINO
desire easier idng yS agan mat has The shapc
and design OF the sde-bar box wagon. with
,orsI Vim me addition Of the elliptic spring and
have so devised it's construction that u has the
styIe Of the side-har well This makes am ex-
ceedingly easy riding wagon. stylish one. indeed.
and il sets higher than the runabout, giving better
command Of the horse. and Is better ADAPTED 10
,he road horse or cob Besides this wagon they
nave now upon their floor an ellptic-spring wagon
that IL entirely new n its construction. with pneu-
matic tires and wire wheels This vehicle Is new
for the spring and Is exceedingly soft and pleasant
i'm its action. The tires fastened differently
from the bicycle that the trouble with the
creeping OF the tire has been overcome altogether
This in conjunction with the axle. which while
not a ba-hearing axle. runs as long. Is as easy
much ,ruer. and Is not subject 10 the annoyances
OF a ball-bearing axle. These they are showing In
yariaty CT colors and trimmings. and all sizes.