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lie lu'eeds small stock, rather than a promising lot of salable 

 horses, at mature age, suitable for the road, the carriage or 

 tlie pknv, that are certain to give him par value witli a 

 handsome margin, if he breeds size. A good sized, rangy, 

 stylish, open gaited and enduring horse, of a good color, 

 bay, for instance, from fifteen and one half to sixteen hands 

 hio'h, weio-hinp- from one thousand to eleven hundred and 

 fifty pounds, will always bring a good price, and can just 

 as well be bred, and bred fast, as smaller sizes and indiffer- 

 ent colors. 



Tliere has been a growing demand for horses of this char- 

 actei' for years. It comes from the merchant princes and 

 business men of our cities and large towns. " Confined 

 between four walls during business hours, and forced to 

 breathe the foul smells of crowded streets, they thirst for a 

 breath of the comparatively pure air of the suburbs. The 

 siiburljs are l)road and wide, and far from business centers, 

 and only horses of great ability are comforts to their o^^^l- 

 ers or can long stand the work required of them. 



What families in New York have the ability to stand 

 this work and do it satisfactorily ? Morgans ? No, not 

 speed enough. Black Hawks ? No, not stamina enough. 

 Ethan Aliens ? Not substance enough. Descendants of 

 the old stage line Messengers, Hambletonian, and espe- 

 cially Clay crosses, are the ones that have proven them- 

 selves quite up to the line. 



Hiding up and down the drives of New York every day 

 for a week or more, not long since, with a gentleman of 

 large horse acquaintance, an associate of the Bonners, the 

 owners of Fullerton, Lulu and Gazelle, and other noted men 



