The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09
ITEMS ABOUT HORSES.
Gossip of Interest to Lovers of GOOD
Horsefesh."

Early spring trade in the horse mar
ket indicates that dealers win be called
upon to supply this season more ponies
than were ever sold in a year in New
York From all quarters there are re-
ports of an unprecedented demand for
them The prices at which some excep-
tional specimens have lately changed
hands would have been deemed remark
able for fun grown high steppers a few
years ago.
A consignment of 80 English ponies
Tor w ID. Grand of the American Horse
Exchange, OF New York, reached that
port last week from Liverpool whence
they were shipped by Douglas HGrand.
Horsemen who have inspected them say
their equals. taken all in all, We're pro-
badly never seen here. It is well known
that English breeders excel in the pro-
duction of ponies, but it is wonder to
everybody who looks over this cOllec-
tiOn that 80 such specimens could be
found in the market even in Britain.
Douglas Grand, the importer, says he
spent six months in collecting and fit
ting these ponies for the New York
market. English experts have handled
them until their manners are simply
perfect" he said yesterday.
James Buffers harness horses in
charge of Trainer Murphy. were among
the arrivals at the Empire City track
NOnkers, last week and they are now
sons racing. Heading the list is Don
Derby, 2;06 the chestnut PAGER that MI
Butler will probably use for matinee
racing this year. Others in the lot are
Hetty G., 2:051z: Colonel Williams
1:17i4; Nelly Gay, Piggy, and six green
PAGERS, including Annie Direct Venus
Direct, Tabasco. Lady Direct and Cyth-
eria. In all there are Is horses
James Butler is the millionaire grocer
of New York city and brother p H
IN rf
Silver Lake Mr.. Butler is the principal
owner Of the Empire track. He buys
"a carload of useful horses in Topeka w
cry spring to be used in his delivery
wagons round New York.
David Lee, son-in-laW of the late
Charles Broadway Rouss, is a notable
recent addition to the ranks of metro
politan horse fanciers. He paid $1,000
Tor the gray trotting stallion Reelected,
1.111a, last month, and has entered the
horse in several big stakes, including
the $4,000 Bonner Memorial at Brighton
Beach.
Thomas w. Lawson and G. Trow-
bridge HOLSTER We're the only exhibit
OTIS at Boston last week in the classes
for trOtung bred stations suitable TO
get carriage horses. In the class for
stallions exceeding ISL hands Mr.. Law
son has entered Red Cloud, Thunder
Cloud, Whirling Cloud, Daredevil. 2.09;
Ponce de Leon, 2:13. and Dreamer.
is 500 there are no other entries. In
the class for stations not exceeding 151
hands Mr.. Lawson's entries are GlOri-
GUS Bonnie and Glorious Lonnie. Mr..
HOLSTER win show his new high step
per Animation in this class.
The American Horse Show Blue Book
As the title of a new publication which
will be appreciated by all horse fanciers.
1T Is an annual compilation of the rec
ords of all horse shows held in the Uni
ted States and Canada, filing the place
for the votary of the show ring which
Coodwin's Guide fills on the running
turf and Wallace's Year Book on the
trotting tracks. The volume for 1902
contains 1868 pages, with complete
awards at all shows held last season
an index of horses, an index of exhibit
ors and a list of horse show officials
The work is published by the American
Horse Show Blue Book company, in
Chicago.
Fifty-four horse shows We're held in
the United States last season, according
to the Blue Book for 1902
Lord Brilliant competed IS times in
the show ring last season. He is now