The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-24


6 = 6 The Presidents of the Uni-
4 W ted States are noe no exception I?ti'''
! in-,>I kept the finest horses in Amer
ic:i. There were seldom less than ten
! saddle horses in his stables at Mt. Yer
! Eo&. He always visited his horses be-
! fore breakfast and saw them fed. Tie
! Father OF his Country kept ali sorts Of
! ha-SeS. from piow animals to thor
oUgnhred>. He was very fond Of fox
h.nting and kept his own hounds. His
! favcrite hunter was a gray, and his
! laSr hunt was in 1ISJ. Washington
! Was very fond Of his horses. The
| chestnut charger which he rode when
! he received the sword Of CORVALLIS II
| Yorktown WAS never worked after the
Wal: Washington kept him in state 1T
! Mt. Vernon, where the horse died in
! 11:ll
Jefferson. like Washington, kept the
! finest kind OF horses. They were his
one extravaganza. He would pay any
price for fine horse. 1t his inaugu-
ration he rode Wild Air. his favori:e
saddle horse. He rode every afternoon
! until within a month of bis death.
! Jefferson kept fine stable of carriage
horses. bat seldom went driving. He
WAS very fond Of horse racing. and
never missed 4 chance Of attending q
meet when he could get to it. He was
a bold and fearless horseman. but be-
lieve:i in force rather than kindness,
and liked nothing better than to fight
On unruly animal.
Adams was fond Of horse racing. hut
did not ride very much. He was &c
voted to pedestrianism, and would
walk to the Homead course and back
again, a distance of four miles. to see
a race. Madison kept fine stable of
horses and was fond Of grays.
Jackson was devoted to racing, and
ran and bet on his own horses. While
he was President he ran his horses in
the name OF Major Donelson. One of
them started in a stake of $4,000 a
side against Commodore Stockton's
Langford The Presidents horse was
favorite, and he bet q lot of money on
him, but Langford won. So sure was
jackson that his colt would win that
he had large picture of him painted
and hung on the walls of the White
House, where the annual ball OF the
season was given the night of the Gay
of the race.
Jackson once parGoned mail robber
named Wilson, who was under SEN
tence of death. because Wilson had
once Informed him of job in which
one Of his horses was to be pulled in
race, near Nashville. Jackson had bet
heavily upon the horse, and Wilson's
information saved his money. So when
Wilson was condemned TO death for
robbing the mails Jackson repaid his
service. Jackson's famous duel with
Dickinson was the outcome of quar-
rel on the race track.
Van Buren, kept a swell turnout
while he was in the White House.
His carriage was the finest seen in the
country at that time, and was perfectly
appointed.
Harrison was very fond of horseback
riding, but did not seem to be particu-
lar about his turn-outs. He bought
carriage at the sale of Mr.. Paulding,
Secretary Of the Navy under Van Blu
ren. and used it without removing the
coat of arms of the former owner.
While riding one day with Henry y.
Wise. of Virginia, President Harrison
criticised Mr.. Wise's carriage for its
lack of comfort. Mr.. Wise replied tlrat
he had bought it first hand, anyhow.
and if he did buy a secondhand car
riage he would at least have the coat
of arms of the former owner erased
and his own substituted. Mr.. Harrison
took the hint, had Mr.. Paulding's crest
erased and his own put on.
Polk kept a swell turnout. beaUti-
fully appointed AMI furnished, and his
eouipage was one of the sights OF
Washington. Ee always drove four
horses.
Tyler was a lover of white horses,
and rode one in the Mexican War. He
afterward brought this horse to Wash
ington and used him as q saddle horse.
He was a fine looking animal and full
of life and spirit. He followed his
masters remains to the grave. Tyler
was so fond of white horses that he
ordered that eight of them should be
attached to his funeral car.
Pierce was a fine horseman anc
loved to ride. He was very fond OF
blind mare, and used to ride her about
the streets of Washington. Barring
her blindness she was a beautiful AMI
NAL. high spirited and fiery.
Buchanan was excessively FOND OF
fine carriages, horses and harness. y
Philadelphia harness maker once tried
to make him present Of magnificent
set of harness. Buchanan asked him
what the harness was worth. The har-
ness maker replied $500. The Presi-
dent kept the harness, but insisted on
paving for it. This harness had thlT-
ty-six silver buckles and fifty-six silver
,nororrams on il. Though fond or