The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-20
New Workers on the Road.
Correspondence Of the Charleston Courier.


NEW YORK, Nov. L. 1891
We are having golden weather. Everybody who can
do these glorious afternoons desert their parors their
counting rooms and other Aes of business Out of door
sports generally abound Mis- season taste Of the
fresh country air, "a days shooting" fishing espe
cally agreeable just Ut this time Yesterday ! INDUCED
in one Of our autumnal luxuries-a drive the
ngdale road Its associations and pleasures great
enjoyment as well as relief from the dull routine OF every
day demands
has become Of itself 'insution especially in these
times, for fast horses loose women and fast men, On
some occasions the crowds of vehicles to be seen this
road OF fine afternoon such as yesterday are as nnu
merabe they ndescribabc Every species Of the
horse, man and vehicle, too, are here to be SEEN on
course in "crowd" like this there must be celeb
rites shall mention particularly, which will no doubt
asonsh Of those who have heard of him Yet do
Commodore Vanderbilt loves fast horse, and he al
ways manages to have one. He and his friend, Frank
Work neglect no opportunities go out the road.
Sometimes they drive together with their combined teams
and at others each sits behind his own hyer This was
the case yesterday The favore stopping place ON the
road now Jones'. Burnhams, Struckman's and Wood
lawn have about had their day The Abby departed long
and Strykers Bay is something like what used to be
called .Natchez- under the Hill.'
SO Jones is the popular resort. There every one
brings and picks the horses and men he wishes TO
beat Knowing as all the sporting men do that Commo
spread ambition to pass him the road. But this IL not
very easily done Yesterday everybody seemed to hold
back No one cared 10 lead of AT last the Commodore
and his friend got their and started for home
They had sooner done So than some ten or fifteen
other establishments Of fast order after them If
there was trotng done about that time, never
did see any. There only draw back-there were
too many IN the race they kept too closely together and
the road not wide enough The Consequence that
there only three break downs, aud all tumbled
gether.
The Commodore all right, and must have been
ahead His friend Frank Work well known retired dry
goods merchant however, had his wagon broken Every
one in the brush,' some Dozen stopped TO see the
others through and all seemed to take their mhaps in
good part Nobody swore, and nobody got mad. Mayor
Woods residence l. the spot Of the break down. and
this accounted for the appearance OF several policemen,
and quite a crowd Of the and children OF the
neighborhood.
But Commodore Vanderbilt is not the only character To
be met the road In the pendor and unigucncss VI his
turn outs doubt IL any surpasses f. r. Chrsy the
founder Of Chrsys Minstrels. Ned Christy amassed
fortune from his negroe business and is living the
life Of fast gentleman. He has two establishments both
noticeable aud elegant Sometimes he is accompanied by
female friend, AT others by 'tgcr," with white
vat and always by spotted pointer dog was informed
that Ned Christy drives out every fair afternoon alter
mating with splendid pair OF bays and a span Of very
delicate whites. Among the other well known characters
who cut dash and make splash on the Boomingdale
road Genin, the halter and "bazaar man, and his
boon companion PbaOn the barber II is cle
gantly termed now adays, 'arst IN hair" Neither Is to
be easily outdone when comes to exravagant display
There Is another celebrity frequently favo
rite road George Bancroft. the historian In strong
for out o door exercise dom know that he IL afraid
o. fast wagon Perhaps his nearsghtsdness nterfcres
with his driving. However II may be, he IL 'downn
light and often upon feet saddle horses lie
such occasions 10 be In good hunor with
himself "a he invariably does when talking with
some handsome woman at the Academy Of Music
faNoritp night