94 THE HORSE. 



At Kalamazoo there is a race -course of two-thirds of a mile, 

 with petty races occasionally ; kept mostly for training. 



At Marshall there was one, but it has not been kept up for 

 the last year ; also one 



At Jackson, which has shared the same fate. 



Yours, &c. &c., 



A. Y. MooEE. 



Grand Rapids, February 29<A, 1856. 



A. Y. MooRE, Esq. 



Dear Sh\ — Your favor of yesterday is received. I am 

 sorry that I can impart so little information from this section of 

 our State which will be of any moment to Mr. Herbert. You 

 are aware that we do not raise any thing like horses enough 

 here to supply the local demand. Hundreds of horses are 

 brought to this place every year for sale from Ohio, Indiana, 

 Illinois and southern Michigan. We have now at work daily in 

 our streets two Morgan horses, which are known to be over 

 30 years old, and they are still hale and vigorous. They were 

 brought from Yermont. We have also several Messenger 

 horses, which were brought here at an early day, and although 

 they have attained a great age, they still retain their vigor, and 

 plainly show the distinctive characteristics of the Messengers. 

 Most of our stallions have been raised here, althougli we have a 

 few which have been brought from ]S"ew York and Ohio. We 

 have no thoroughbred horses in this part of the State, and but 

 few stallions whose owners can show a well authenticated pedi- 

 gree. The only breed of horses which lay claim to fleetness, are 

 a stock known by the name of Bay Roman. They are small, 

 but exceedingly fine. There is no race-course in this section of 

 our State. If this meag)-e description of the horses in our sec- 

 tion of the State is of any consequence, it is cheerfnlly given. 



W. S. H. Pelton. 



Ypsilanti, March 3, 1856. 



A. Y. Moore, Esq. 



I received your letter of the 28th February on Saturday, and 

 hasten to reply. 



In that portion of our State bordering on the great lakes and 



