The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05

1 bui'tby j. w. Lawrence tor his own use it weighs
| One Of the noticeable turnouts on the Bloom
| ingdale road is u Victoria carriage. belong-
! ing to Mr.. james Gordon Bennett and which is
usually drawn by pair Of splendid bays The
| vehicle was purchased in Paris and is novel aud
| elegant in construction. II has the advantage OF
not crushinr conceaing the attire OF the ladies
! occupyn u, md for driving in the park it is pre-
| ieialle IL my other carriage that we have
Capt Rynders appears 20 be the only one Of the
/ present managers of the Tammany machine that
| induges to any extent Ia horse flesh. Hs has =
sorrei team, not very large. but good in action II
| Is worth ST. 900. Postmaster 70 wler, surveyor
! Hart and Collector Schel have no time e. spend
| ~ith fast horses; the Tammany machine needs 50
much looking after that it sscapies all their alton
| ton.
Thus We might 60 on for a column or two
| more, enumeraGng fast turnouts; but those that
| We have mea toned are enough 20 furnish the
reader with tho PREVAILING character Of Life
utter imp0ssbility to specify all who mngle in the
throng on the fast drives. Or hate, Ter Instance.
1 number OF new characters have made their appear
ance the general cut OF their attire and their self
| important airs resembling very much those assumed
by some Of our fast bank clerks. Who these people
are no one knows, but it woOld be we'll for the
bank presidents 70 keep close watch % the &C
! counts VI their employees.
To those who wish to witness the fast and fancy
! driving Of New York and see for the lnselves the
material of which it is composed. let Thorn visit
\ Boomingdale any pleasant afternoon. II, how
ever, they are DESTROYS Of witnessing fast driving
4 and to see those magnates Of the whip, Vanderbilt
and Bonner, test the speed Of their nags let them
| go TO Harlem lane between three and six p M.
i The reader will bear in mind that all the per-
! sons that VIC have mentioned in the foregoing list,
/ with the exception Of Mr.. Singer and one or two
others Anvariably hold the reins themselves seldom
/ allowing any one to touch them.
| Having thus sketched of currente caldme the
| sporting characters Of our CITY, in
principal drives, let us take glance at the equi-
pages or the arstocracy, as we suppose we are en-
,fiad tn ks.Ap hand
establishments Of this kind.
| Among the wealthy persons who 20 in for COM
fort rather than show find Mr. William B. Aston,
who keeps five snowy horses and three carriages.
| One Of the horses is worked under the saddle by
| his son, Henry Mr. A. enjoys the fresh with
/ his family in olaia carriage, drawn by fine bay
| tesm, which move in stylish manner. He, how
/ ever, makes no great pretensions 10 display, but
/ adheres TO the substantial; S. 500 Of his immense
\ wealth has found its way into horsedesh William
| b. Astor, Jr., has three horsesa pair OF bays,
some sixteen hands high for his carriage team; he
/ also has thorough bred English mare, that he in
variably uses under the saddle every morning;
| $1,000 in horsefesh has satisfied his ambition
Dr. Townsend of sarsaparlls celebrity. has snowy
turnout and invariably appears in close carriage,
| with footman's seat behind; his team il q dark
| chestnut; the whole establishment is very hand
| some, and is worth about 81 800.
Peter Cooper il satisfied with one horse. which
| cost him 81 ,000 he makes no display, and has
| very plain carriage.
George LAW contents himself with 5000 team,
l not snowy, tney are Oh nOUely CUl0T-~rOdu pays.
J. w. Gerard keeps three horseshoe saddle
horse that will trot in three minutes; his carriage
| team is pair Of SNOWY bays; the whole are worth
about 81 900; he Keeps three carriages-barouche,
| coupe and common coach.
/ Ex-senator Hamilton Fish has pair Of long tail
bays, and invariably appears in caeche; he ia
| one Of the regular visilers TO Saratoga and takes
his establishment with him; it is worth about
| $500.
One of the gayest of this class Of equipages il
that of Mrs. Nelson. She has black team, ex
| ceedingly snowy, and makes her appearance in
close carriage with the lamps and other ornaments
| all tipped with gold. Her cOachman and 70 ,tman
dressed in light colored coats and gilt buttons
She has recently purchased a set Of harness, gold
1 mounted throughout at a cost of $500. Mr.. Bur-
roughs. Eher soniD-law. enjoys the luxury OF this
turnout The whole establishment is worth s. 00G
Mr.. Valentine Hall has large bay team, sixteen
| hands high, which he attaches to a caleche, with
footInan's seat behind. The whole establishment is
| worth 81 400.
| Mr. Jas. Hamilton has pair of snowy long tailed
| browns, and usually appears IN pbaton carriage
Like the majority of this class he visits Saratoga
every season with his family, horses and carriage.
Mr.. l.. c. Clark owns stylish bobtail bay team,
worth 81 600. and drives in small close coach.
Mr.. w. H. Webb. shipboider when here, drove
stylish team, not fast but snowy. Mr.. +. H. Lud-
low, auctoneer, has two snowy family horses. hut
drives single great deal. Mr.. Curtis Noyes makes
no pretenslons to show, but has handsome team,
and invariably appears With close carriage.
The Hidden family have great fancy for foe
turnouts, VIM. Baden owns stylish sorrel team
Wltb elegant trimming on the harness, Dut u close
coach. The three Miss Haddens have also very
| fine team, handsome and stylish they appear both
! in open and close carriage, whilst another bro
| ther contents himself with rockawsy and light
! wagon, both stylish.
! John Penpyman usually drives a snowy pair OF
long tail blacks, with silver mounted harness, be-
| fore brett
/ Mr.. T. Simmons has three roadsters--one brown
end pair OF grays. The latter he invariably drives
| together; they are very fast When he appears
alone, be has his brown hitched to light trotting
| wagon, and IL always enough for the LAO horses.
| Ten thousand dollars il the extent OF his invest
! meBt IN this line.
II will not do to let DR. Sylyest.rs buifao-one of
the institutions Of Bloonnngdale-pass without no
tice. He has a very large and magnificent looking
/ buffalo. broke boh 10 s8GSle and harness and
| weighing about 400, which will trot nile in SIX
minutes 1t has not been ascertaned whether it is
one Of the million seen by Greeley on the plains
| The Doctor would do vel 10 keep him Housed
| when the whitecoat philosopher travels that way
Mayor 1iemann is on the road every pleasant day,
letting the affairs oft city take care Of themselves,
whilst his longta bays truege along, taking the
| dust of all the fast boys. He always appears in a
barouche, ard never make. much show. HIS team
j. neither fast nor stylisl-an Investment Of $500
hae satisfied his ambition in that line,
4 ExAldermsn Compton drives pair Of bays, in
variably togetherthey arc amongst the fastest on
| the road--his turnout il worth about $4,000.
| En- Alderman Fulman has bay aud gray that arc
considered good trotters; he usually drives them
single, before common buggy ~ 900 OF his funds
| are invested in hor:efesh, As he is one of the
outs ~ the present time rs expected that Alder
| man Genet, with bis eorre before splendid wagon,
F., will pass him.
1 Mr.. Genet snufis the country cir Of Bloomngdae
| with a thousand dollar turnout.
Councillor Lee spends his leisure afternoons with
| q stylish pair Of bays he appears upon the road
both double and single, and moves along at no
snail pace 81 600 pair should not be in the back
ground.
Samuel Dayton, oyster dealer, mingles in the
crowd with ine snowy team, noted more for their
! beauty than speed. He makes his appearance in
| family coach, and is rarely without company His
| turnout is worth about So 900.
/ John Marshall, of the Consolidated Stage Line
| Company, generally appears on the road with a
bay and gray He ~ looked upon one OF the best
judges OF horses IN the city, aud Ia very careful
driver. His team can move At about 40 speed.
| Mr. Gustavus 4. Conoyer, builder, finds leisure
| to exercise bis S. 600 teanl-a pair Of bays-the
same that Huntington, the torger, made his plurge