The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-29

Lord Roberts and other British generals
have had TO encounter. At this moment
British agents are securing the world for
remounts. and often paying exorbitant
prizes for the same, simply because the
cry of a coming horseless age was taken
TOO seriously a few years back by the
breeders. But while the current military
demand for horses has much to do with
present stiffening prices, II is only one OF
the causes responsible therefor. The
passing OF The demand for car horses
which caused the ruthless slaughter of
tens of thousands Of animals of that grade
fnaugurated permanent condition. but to-
cay, in New Y crk Chicago and other big
cities Of the United States, there is a mole
pressing call for horses Of the better
grades han has been known for years.
General prosperity is responsible for this
and it's influence on the horse market is
twofod. Unprecedented business activity
calls for great numbers of draft horses,
and an abundance of money, well distrio-
nted naturally increases riding and driv-
ing for pleasure, and the demand for har-
Eess and saddle horses. The bicycle and
The automobile have their places and are
certain to remain In favor, but neverthe-
less there is a large and growing element
that cannot be satisfied with eteeds OF
steel.
treat vogue OF Coaching.
There was much talk about the passing
OF the coach a century ago when the rail-
roads began to make Roadway. But the
coach has not yet been supplanted. 1t has
merely been transformed a thing of neccs-
silly to thing OF luxury. Coaching has
now become social function, and is more
popular at the end OF the ninteenth CEN
fury than ever. Indeed, according to this
professional whip, Aurel Batonyi who is
looked upon by coaching men in New
York and elsewhere a s an authority on the
subject. there is eight times as much
coaching to-day as there was before the
advent of the locomotive.
Boston, Philadelphia, Newport and New
York are the chief eastern centers for
coaching enthusiasts, but the fascination
Of the sport has also been felt In Chicago
and a few other Western cities The use
of the coach as a social diversion has FOR
some time been known In Southern Cali
fornia, even, though In some of the rough
and mountainous Western districts 1t IL
still used as a common carrier. A list OF
what might be termed professional ans
ieurs in New York-that is, coaching mer
who own their own coaches-would in.
clude T. Suffern Taller. whose coacf
Lightning ran between New York, Tuxe
do and Westchester last season; Richard
+. Carmen, Alfred Vanderbilt, Robert l.
Gerry, K. D. Hatch j. Lee Taller. Olive
lSelln, Tracy DOWNS ana JOnn X. Town
send. All these men are to be eeen or
the box every spring in Central Park an
on the beautiful drives In Westchestei
county and elsewhere hereabouts. TIL.
recent death Of Frederick Bronson
president of the New Yorl
Coaching Club, was much regret
ted by his brother devotees Of the sport
but there is sure TO be no lack of en-
thusiasm for 1t in the season of 1900. In
deed. a number of New Workers nov
abroad who did little coaching last sea
son. have sent word 10 have their coaches
and teams put in order against the hom
coming, and this seems TO insure unriy
aled coaching activity during the sum
mer.
New YorIx's Public Coaches.
But you do not have to own your owl
coach TO enjoy the sport OF riding on
high seat behind four spirited stopper
in and about New York. For the gen
erai public there are coaches running reg
ularly on which a seat may be had b,
any well conducted individual who ha
the price IN his pocket. Perhaps IN
Good Times and the Pioneer are the mos
popular Of the public coaches. This yea
the latter IL run by Reginald Dives an,
George H. Read, making the trip Call