The New York herald., 1866-03-06


The Trotter's Carnival.
TO THE EDIT0R or rRE HERALD.
II is we'll known that New York takes me precedense
OF all other cities Of the world for fast rotters hne
roadsters and magnificent carriage horses Fabulous
are paid every day for the genuine article. The
fastest trote all get here first last and fine weather
brings the good ones thick bees and ~ busy
too New York. as It Is particularly the home of the
troster also especially the home Of the road man.
He Is always gentleman Of taste, and takes great
pride In his horses and things apperaining thereto
He knows good horse, and can drive him. too. When
differences Of opinion about the speed Of his horses
he ready to put up his money, send his horse 70 the
track, and by public tnai contest his claim to su
periority with his rival or show such time publicly
as will decide the dispute. II he wins he Is salts
fed; If he loses he bears malice. He is always
trying TO get something faster and willing 10 pay for
1t: and he Is the Of all others, whose mouey and in
terest In horseaesh have caused that rivalry among
breeders that has produced the magnificent specimens
with which this city Is so richly endowed.
But see the avenue and Park are crowded with the
fair and brave snugy seated In vehicles drawn BY single
horses teams and tandemA Care Ii surely dead judging
from the smiling ces Of the ladies and the oval air Of
their cavaliers Twenty minutes drive brings us TO Har
lem lane, and, looking around for 'foemen worthy Of
our steel, We see tho veteran rosdman, Commodore
Vanderbilt drawn BY Boston Girl and mate William
vanderbilt with bis black and sesTsl D. B Allen.
with his beautiful bay mare; Harkcr, with his
thity-two thousand dollar team, Bruno and Brunette;
Osgood with his team William Allen, with his bay and
with Boston Boy and Bullet and Runkle, with Daisy
and mate They sail in bunch. at spanking gait,
and are sti hard at 1.-THE best ahead-when we
reach the Club House, where go up the piazza for
good look at the trotting As take place among
the crowd tho beautiful team Of John p Son Kitty Wink
and credit to their owner We see sllghtning split
ter coming, and proves to be Bonner with the famous
he fairly flies up the road DO Forest with his bay team
and Murray, with his browns, having nice brush
together The stables OF Mace and Walton, where trot
ters always plenty, well represented by Dun
Walton with SILK Stockings, and Benny Mace with the
beauty and crack trotter Up and Up Norrisown, Hck
ory and John Simmons also among the crowd They
are all slashers, and go by with rush. We do not
see Dan Mace; but, upon inquiry find that be Is in
Boston beating the hu6es MIN Honest . Allen @rsr 'ns
Boston, with his 232 bay Hambletonian, helping Mace
to keep up the honor Of New York on "the Brighton
road
Next comes woodman with his celebrated horse Pickle
showing a.terriGc gait Geo Wilder, with his team, is
VIM Turnbul with his champion stallion Vanderbilt, Is
making hot work with Sanfords Coudman, and they 60
past like fash; Phillips, with his beauty, Hector;
Pete Dubois with his fast one Gamble, with Gentle
Annie; Lew Martin, with sorrel; Human, with Stone
WALL and Goe,chius. with st. John, trotting fast
stables With bis white footed horse Smoke and Shirley
with his pretty mare. go by like whiriwind Here
1oe %aTe ISe Ella Sherwood Taman with Butler Howard
with Ratesnake and Marshall, with Shark, create an
excitement and can beat railroad gait easily. Burch
Noe with his fast bay mares, and Pla with his tcam
glide swiftly past. Dcnison, with Broker and John Hill,
seems have designs upon Richards, Of tho Belmont
Hotel, who Is driving Brother Jonathan and Palmyn
Pet.
We have not seen half enough yet, and next look
up the road shows John and Eph Simmons with their
slashcrs and John Briggs looking dgn6cd usual
behind his team. Next crowd of "fyers f" COM
posed of Harbeck with Miller Boy Jack Reeves, with
loppy Voorhees, with Mac; Carr, with black colt Risley,
with Buckskju and sorrel Here Is Leadbetcr, or the
Now England stables with his fast HambIetonian, and
Uncle Dolson after him with his sorrcl mare, sally
Voorhees,, Pl,yfe, with his Captain Kenny and Lady
Lockwood is cutting loose at fearful gait Next in the
gay crowd come Lady Clifton and mate, Humphreys,
with Rosa; Crooks with bay mare, and sherwood with
Big Iizc Howe, with black horse Lawrence (of Brews
II Coz with his stylish bay team; Bauch and Brad
ford with their teams; FELTON, and Powers, wi h their
stcrpcrs; Dan and Mike Casbman with their we'll known
teams Andrews, with brown and sorrcl Parker with Pu
laskiand mate and vyse with stallion team form tho
next crowd. DR. Marccn, with Patclen, and Dr. Hall,
with his gray so wing the truth Of the old adage that
doctors do sometimes disagree" Amos Iiitl, with
his gray and brown Lewis, with Brown Dick and sorre;
Kerr and his sorrel mare and Burrows with bay team,
speeding FAST and enjoying the fun hugely Frank
Ferguson with HE trotter TONI is rang down past,
and William Waiten.,re ard Miller trying the speed
of of famous old Patchen's progeny We with
pleasure that the fine Old stations colts bid fair TO keep
up thcir sirc's reputation.
As We. drive down the road homeward bound notice
Mr. John Harper with bis team tormrd, With his
coQuetlsh mare Ida; Upsoh with Pet and DR. Gedncy,
with his whte-lootcd horse Gam Truesicll and Tom
ton with his gray aud sorre Moier s also giving his
fast pair sharp work. and here Is Frobsher, with
Sleigh Belle, crowdng tho best of them. Wright and
James ellis shaking up their teams aud having
speed" together t3e isns; reach the Park
come up with Fire Marshal Baker and his spanking
roadster Mac.
Darkness Is closing over tho brilliant scene and tho
casghts on the avenues twnkling like stars
drive TO the stables aud with good ght and good night
to many q friend, who Is aso jogging homewsrds our
dcloses leaving well pleased with The pleasures o.
this gala Afternoon.