The sun., 1907-12-29

40 tha ideal coiors FOR private carriages.
although AOiid chesenuts, browns or blacks
rate nearly as high. Self coAors seem well
nstRoilahsA ae lasting favOriees for the park.
yet white points or stars are not tabOoed.
IN England graYs are favoritss, more 80
han here. and the royal coach horses are
cream cOlored. ranging from f0.3 70 n
hands and raised In Hanover.
For denai-mail or 4tanhope phaetons
horses OF from l5.l 10 16.a hands are used.
and considerable dash il commendahle, Tor
the owners drive. Mrs. G. w. Watson won
IN this class at the last show with Lord
Baltimore and My Maryland H.. although
w. N. MOore's brown haCltneys Pride o.
Prides and King o. Kings would have had
the popular vote. No one. however. would
have placed the latter pair first TO a
6rougham or victoria. as they we're too gay
IN action.
:: The style for lsdy's park phaeton should
be 10 hands, but there 10 some latitude. In
leO0 j. w. HarriTnan's trotter Laughing
Water, 1872 hands won and at the last show
W. n. Moore g hackney MenelIa. l4.31% hands.
Lord baltimore being second. Ttotters
70 win as pairs In wonlen's park phaStOns In
John Gerkans Newsboy and Shopglrl. la.9
hands: Mrs. William Orr Barclays Sandow
and Sultan. Is hands, and Miss Mabel
Hooley's Quaker Maid and DOrothea, just
under lS.2 hands.
There 10 a mixed view regarding the type
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light vehicle in the country to-day. except
the buggy. Those who regard Il as a utility
vehiCie urge the light harness roadster
type. but the drivers OF runabout in the
park want a high stopper and COLBY nag.
Lady Kathryn, owned by A. q. Wander
bilt, is a fast road mare with low action
that has often won to rlnabout. Ringing
heils, winner at New York in 1903 and
nc many Southern shows, is a roadster OF
some action and striking beauty Of out
ners In many shows to this vehicle. are ideal
trottinR oobs.
Lavaran and Sporting Duchess are half
bred hackneys that make fine showings
TO runabOut. An Ohio entry in the rum
about class at the last New York show had
a long tail. but the winners are trimmed
always the same as gig horses. However
trimmed, for the man who buys may boss
the shears. the trotter is able TO al the bill
as the best roadster or park type of the
runabout horse.
The best known hackneys in America
are W. II. MOore's imported Forest King,
unbeaten as gig horse; Miss Emily Bed
Eord's Hildred and j. W. Harriman's Lady
Dilham, the IA hand pony that slipped into
the championship for horses not over lJ.2
hands by winning a special for the produce
OF hackneYs at the Last New York show and
was awarded the blue by the judges. a win
out OF her class despite the mares good
looks and quality. Hildred four years ago
was a matchless gig goer. and now at 0
years ls a grand actor singly or as a pair
with Plymouth Champion.
All the fine hacknevs have great knee
action and fold up their hooks TO match In
dazzling style. The action fills the eye.
but they lack pace. The fiashy stepping
does not bring them anywhere.
Lord Baltimore and other heavy harness
trotters have as much action in front as
The hacknevs. but they are not az slightly
in hook action. In pace thew overdrive the
hackneYs. Lord Baltimore is by the regis
.ered Morgan trotter Sharlock
Next TO the hackney Forest King, J. W.
Nala is the greatest gig horse OF
he day. He is q trotting stallion that won
many prizes as a light harness horse in
Missouri before being trained as a high
,teppSr. Sir James. the 1879 hand chestnut
reserve TO Nala In the heavyweight cham
Dtonship for single horses at the last New
Hork show. 10 also standard bred, by Bow
1eiln 2IS1<, dam by Red Wilkes. Lord
brilliant. q great small gig horse OF some
Iears ago. with Whirl of the Town. another
iashy stopper. we're also trotting bred.