New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21
FOND OF HIS SHETLANDS.
EX-MAYOR GRANT OFTEN REFUSES TO
SELL THE LITTLE FELLOWS AFTER
HE HAS RAISED THEM.

At OTadell, a small village in New-Jersey,
few miles out the New-York and New-Jersey
Railroad. several well known stock farms.
Prominent among the breeders of fast horses
there is Hugh j. Grant. former Mayor of New
York Mr.. Grants farm is large, and while his
stables and paddccks are not as pretentious as
those Of some others. they are filled with first
class horses
Leaving the train at the OradeIl station, one
walks east along q beautifully shaded and mac
adarized road for about half mile, at the
end CT which the summer home of the former
Mayor is seen surrounded by large and well
kent lawn. At the entrance are granite columns
surmounted by huge ornamental lanterns, upon
the front OF which is the name Delford.
The farm consists of four hundred acres the
greater part of which is divided into pasture lots
where the horses are turned out to Craze in fine
weather. a number of stables are on the place.
IA which the one hundred head of horses are
kept at night. The stables are considerable
distance apart, each building being devoted to
nartic1llar class of animal. Directly in the rear
of MIR. Grants house is a large barn Of artistic
design in which are kept the coach horses. To
the north Of this barn is long one story build
ing which IS known the training stable and
I'm which Will be found the Mayors fast rotters
To the west is another stable, in which the WORK
horses are kept, while close by is one Tor the
colts. About half mile eastward are the quar-
tiers for the Shetland ponies. while in another
corner Of the farm is the blacksmith shop, where
all the horses on the place are shod.
As breeder Mr.. Grant has been successful
He has at present tIlirty-f1ve colts. none OF
which have yet been put in harness. but Mr..
Grants trainer. G. H. MCGEE. is sanguine that
some Of them Will lower the records Most Of
the colts were sired by ]. H r. and Regent Of
Venice two blooded stations with enviable pedi-
grees. The former has a record of 2:1914 on a
half mile track, and the latter went under the
wire in 2:21-
Bourbon Maid. a three-year-old, is Mrs
Grants favorite behind which she is frequently
seen driving when at their summer home For
ester is another Of Mr. Grants fast horses, which
at one time belonged TO General Tracy. Fan
dango and Bugle, the latter at present entered
al Memphis, are among Mr.. Grants noted ami
mails
While il is only Of recent years that the for
ner Mayor has devoted himself to the rails
fig Of trotters he always has had fondness
for Shetland ponies. In fact. his intimate
friends say that he has a greater liking for the
shaggy looking little animal than for any other
kind Of a horse. This is the opinion, too, Of
the men about the place. for they say that
when he is on the farm he spends the greater
part Of his time at the quarters of the little
Shetands-
"Oh, yes, Mr. Grant thinks a great deal OF
The ponies" said the trainer. I'VE have twenty
head of them, and they were all raised by Mr..
Grant. Why, he thinks SO much of them that
money could net buy them. Frequently a
neighbor viii drop in and ask Mr.. Grant to sell
him one Of the ponies, but he has refused each
time Last summer man called and offered
to pay whatever Mr.. Grant would name for one
Of them. but he shook his head. declaring that
the pony was dearer to him than the money.
As soon as a pony is old enough to be put in