New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
HORSE AND CARRIAGE TRADE NOTES

J. g. Brewster e. CO.. Old Guard Building. Broad
way and Forty-ninth-st., report good weeks
business chiefly in heavy carriages showing that
the summer sojourners returning TO town.
The firm Is showing an elegant assortment OF
hroughams extension brougnams. Rockaways.
opera buses and the Ike all In the newest designs
and OF the best workmanship.
Attention is called the series OF sales of thor
oughbred yearngs two-year-olds and horses IN
training. under the management OF the American
Horse Exchange Limited. which will take place
during the present meeting at Morris Park. The
first sale will be held October with A. n. &
D. II. Morriss two-year-ods and yearlings by the
well-known sire and racehorse st. Florian and out
Of such high class mares as Ambulance and
Reckon. The yearlings will be tried in public on
Thursday next On October IL Apologize e. Nc
Meekins consignment and Milton foungs lot OF
yearlings. comprising some OF the best-Srown ana
best-bred offerings of the season by such sires as
Fonso. Brambe Lamplighter. imp Meddler, imp.
Golden Garter and Others will be offered on
October % several high-class winners. including
semper Ego Orion Kenmore Queen, Danforth.
Bona Dea. Rondo and others the property OF
Bromley G. Co, will be disposed Of
William Durland of Durand's Riding Acadmey,
Fffty-ninth-st and Eighth-ave was busy all last
month getting ready for the homecoming OF his
patrons The academy. which has been thoroughly
renovated and painted. has been decorated with
red white and blue bunting. and ife-size portraits
OF all the Army and Navy heroes of the late war
now adorn its walls. Mr.. Durland found time to
saw that the riding school business was never bet
ter with him. More than three hundred stalls were
already engaged, and he would probably have to
find room for many more outside
The Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Company,
Prince-st and Broadway. reports good business
and many Inquiries This firm has established
wide reputation for the workmanship and correct
ness in style OF carriages. Several of it's new
yia hrOu
J. NJ Quimby < Co.. No 232 Fifth-ave., have
placed on exhibition at their warerooms their new
wood wheel pneumatic wagon, with ball bearing
xIes and several other desirable carriages for fall
and winter use They are making special offer
ing of a few sidebar top buggies made by j. s.
brewster & Co. TO close them out
There will be an electric light exhibition to-mor-
row evening at o'clock at the American Horse
Exchange Broadway and Fifteth-st., of l.. w.
Wormser's show horses. which are to be sold under
nj 80 D. IN This sale offers an extraordinary
Opportunity to lovers of fine horses to purchase
animals Of the highest class. thoroughly bltted ana
handled including the well-known reserve cham.
pionship and blue ribbon winners Superior and
Adele and Rosemary. Masterpiece and viii Ham
ton. stars and Stripe Ben boon Boon; High a Af }
Blood Murray Hill and others; also on the same
d several prize the PrePer cf q ronF
bred matched pairs and high-steppers. the properly
u The BIZ carriage house Of Van Tasse & Kearney.
IN Thirteenth-st near Third-ave. has done
satisfactory amount OF business In the last week.
especally so in sales OF broughams and other
heavy Jobs from it's big stock Of new carriages.
sand vehicles on exhibition ranging from pony
cart to a road coach There are also on hand rev
second hand broughams newly htted up that are
practically as good new, by Brewster and other
first class makers. There Is corresponding IN
crease I'm the amount OF business at the regular
Tuesday and Friday auctions OF seasoned horses.
second-han vehicles and harness. The homecom-
Ing OF families probably accounts Tor much or TINS
Elliot Iafetra In charge of the coach horse de-
partment has made several good sales In the last
week but still has several good ones.
Edward callanans Son, No. - West Forty
fourth-st has several good secondhand jobs on
his floors including broughams. victorias and fall
carriages In general. which at the prices asked
should prove attractive to intending purchasers
one OF the features OF the carriage trade this
year has been the Introduction OF the pneumatic
wire wheel road wagon for use I'm the city. IL
has proved TO be we'll adapted TO driving on the
Speedway and "A number OF them can now be seen
on the road Some built on elliptic springs. but
they are not attractive to New-iork buyers. most
OF whom prefer the sidebar as the handsomest
Of these however. have not been successful and
a grade has been called for TO be built by the best
makers where the work has all been nnely con-
structed and made that each runabout shall
have n distinct expression OF Its own, these
desirab elements being obi anable In vehicles
being built Flandrau & Co. are showing several
styles and weights Of these. They have not how
ever displaced the wooden wheel with hard rubber.
or cushion dire. which are sold In larger numbers
than the wire wheels
Top road wagons are moving more freely for the
purpose OF the Speedway as we'll as the Howell
gigs a light, natty road phaeton, with elliptic
springs, which 10 comfortable, handy and Light