Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-16

bte on the hoad-The Fast Men, and Fast
Horses oil New York.
The New York Herald deyotes one of It's six
column pages to full and minute description
OF the drives and tunouts Of the metropolis,
few clippings from which may serve to interest
the reader
tC0Rcipded1
The most remarkable equipage that travels
B,oOmlngdale, Is the turnout Of |. NJ. Singer
a regular steamboat on wheels, drawn by six,
and sometimes nine horses, three ABREAST
The wheel horses are two large pteys, with a
bay between them, ledby light odt6fsd cream,
between two sorrels. When Mr. Singer turns
out with nine horses, three cream colofed ones
are placed as leaders. The carriage is a mon.
ster, having oil the couvenences Of modern
brown stone front, with the exception Of a cook.
iug depsrtment. II weighs about 500 pounds,
aud will seat inside aud out, thrty-one PER-
sons. The inside is arranged with convenient
seats for full sized persons, with nursery at the
back end for the nurse and children, with beds,
TO put the dear ones to sleep, and all the other
necessary arrangements. This apartment is
also used as smoking room when there are
any gentlemen to the party who wish to enjoy
their lavauas. There are seats on the outside
| for 4 c accommodation Of sixteen persons, these
FURNISHING intdiAh Aoi hNldAl uAllu OF
music, with guards enough TO keep off all out
eide barbarisus Under the front Of the car
| riage is a baggage compartment, large enough
TO deposit tho luggage Of halfa dozen or more
persons The body is painted Canary bird
color, edged with black. The lootman is al ways
dTesse in gtoat style, while the driver appears
/ in ordinary attire Mr.. Singer has secured a
patent upon the vehicle. lie has three other
carriages, and sometimes appears with three
horses abreast before an ordinary coach lie
has invesiedin in carriages aloue sc 600, of which
900 is for this large sooiable, or travelling
lCauisge. This gentleman has Ien horses in
all. which have cost HIM $4,000 Whether
this eccentric turnout is intended for speed
comfort, or an advertisement the reader mus
ljudge.
MI Geo. Vogle butcher, drives a $4,000
bay horse at 235 speed those that pass hin
have something TO do. Mr.. NJ. Connolly. how
ever, with his iron gray can 90 at 2:34; hi,
horse is valued at $4,000, hr J Connolly
drives buckskin colored horse worth $500
Hts son rides very fast gray PAGER that will
PIce il 2:2O-plenty fact enough for all vent.
ldtiug purL oses,
Josn Perrin, although seventy two years o
AZ still feels great enjoyment IN being tn ihi
road Notwithstanding his advanced age Their
are none who canhold steadier rein He il
ready to take the "brush' with any Of the fss
bloods His bays are among the finest step
pers that visit this locality, and are always Of
time He matched one Ot his horses last sprinl
on 81 900 wager, for a twenty mile heat
and was to ride his horse himself--a task tha
but few young men will undertake at the pres
ent time, The stakes were put up, but hi
adversary forfeited
One of the noticeable tumouts on th
BloomingdaIe road is Victoria carriage b,
, longing to MIR James Gorjon Bennett. an
. Which is usually drawn by pair of sPend
bays. The vehicle was purchased in Pau
and is novel and elegant IN construction.
, has the advantage OF not crushing or coneea
Z ing the attire Of the ladies occupying 1t, all
tor diving in the park it is preferable to an
: ther carnage We haze seen.
Capt. Ry nders has solrel team, not yeI
large, but good in action; II is worth 81 900 81
Postmaster Fowler, Surveyor Hart aud Collie
tor Schell have no time to spend after ia
horses--the 1ammany machine needs muC
locking after that II occupies ali their attel
ton
The reader will bear in mind that all the pc
sons that we have mentioned in the fOTegou
list, with the exception OF Mr.. Singer and OF
OF two Others, invariably hold ths Teins then
selves, seldom allowing any one 20 touch theJ
Let US take glance at the equipages Of Il
arstocracy, as VIC suppose we are entitled
. denominaie those who keep up handsome O
tabshments Of this kind.
Among the wealthy persons who go in (
comfort rather than show we find Mr. WilliI
49, AstOr, who keeps five showy horses al
three carriages One Of the h0rses is work
, under tho saddle by his son Henry Alr
Z enjoys the fresh air with his family in pa
~ carriage, drawn by fine bay team, which mo
in stylish manner. lie, however, makes
great plotensions " display, but adheres TO {
substantial; SO, 500 of his immense wealth
found It's way into hoTsehesh. William
Astor, Jr., has three horses--a pair of la,
some sixteen hands high, for his carriage tea
ne also has thorough bred English mare, ii
he invariably uses under the saddle eve
morning; S2 600 IN horse flesh has satisfied !
ambition
DR.. Townsend, of sarsapsrila celebrity,
a showy turnout, and invariably appears in
close carriage, with iootmAn's seat behir
his team il iaTk chestnut; the whole esta
shment IL very handsome, and ia worth alb
So 500.
Peter Cooper is satisfied with one no
which cost him a 900; to make no display q
has very plain carriage.
George Law contents himself with 81
team, not snowy they are Of a homely colol
roam bays
Ex- Senator Hamilton Fish has pair Of 10
tail bays, and invariably appears in a calec
he is one Of the regular visitors TO SarRto
aud takes his establishment with him; il
worth about 90 900.
ss. One of the gravest OF this class Of tquipaG
is that of Mrs Nelson. She has black tea
exceeding snowy, aud makes her appearance
a close carriage, with the lamps and other
nsneuls all tipped with gold. Her coach n
and footman Sre dressed in light eolored COZ
and gilt buttons. She has recently purchase
,sd new aet Of harness, gold mounted througho
lao0ii at aeost Of $500 Mr. Burroughs her SON
vs- law, enjoys the luxury Of this turnout
whole establishment is worth $4,000.
II will not do TO let Mr.. SJlyesters buhal,
one Of the institutions Of BIOomingdale-pi
tlh without notice. He has very large and IN
o" nifcent looking buffalo, broke both 10 sad
and harness, and weighing about /, 400 POM
which will trot 4 mile In six minutes.
Mayor Tleman is on the road every pleas
day, letting the affairs OF the city take care
a, themselves, whilst his ong-tail bays trut
along, taking the dust Of all the fast boys
He always appears in bsrouche, and ne
makes much show. His team is neither
nor stylish--an investment Of $500 has satisl
his ambition in that line.
D" Charles A. Dana, one OF Tue Tribune phi
opheTs. has a slim built and aprightly bay I
NAL, that he invariably works under the sad
In the summer season he usually makes
appearance on Bloomingdalo at o'clock
NJ and is seen coming up aud down that ;
'i at perfect Jehu speed until z o'clock, wheT
,,hs reares, prepared TO look aftef the Tribune
his Harper's Ferry correspondence.
X. M. Whilock, grocer, Beekman Str
~, keeps quite stud Of horses, some fity in
he invariaby drives a bay and black, n0it
rs extra az 10 show, but very fast Ills horses
49, all very fast, and he takes Rreatdelight in sh
ing them. He always gives his South