The New York herald., 1868-02-09
THE sLEIoHINo CARNIVAL.

Life on che Road-Th0 People ana Ihein
Pets. s~
winter with M old blasts and snowy mantle, bringa
to those who have many pleasures, among which
hone seem 80 attractive that Of sIsghing. and s q
indeed pleasing to have witnessed and participated ln
the Of gaysy andlnrh that have been snactso
during the pas, week upon Harlem lane and The Me-
Combs Dam road. rne sleighng has been sxesiiens
with splendid footing for roter, ana seldom mas
been enjoyed 70 such sx,snt within the memory %
the Oldest driver on the road.
During this carnival the road has been alive with stir
ring sghta One Of the moss beautiful was that Of
fourth hand descending Of The Park hills which,
upon closer inspection, found TO belong 70 MT.
vysa. rney were team Of fine grays, with eoachman
and foo,man in livery. The sleigh was occupied By
elegantly dressed ladies and children, whose rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes denoted the pleasure
they enjoyed On the way to the road many
city celebrities, with their families in roomy scsghins
vehicles. behind pets whose gstsning coats snc
easy movements gave promise Q, ns spssd 50 pri.ss
for his splendid squipages and he has enjoyed himself
ca li s & whose proud steps PLAINLY uoS
Of ''brave men and lovely women IS accompanied him.,
On Harlem lane and amid the throng were 10 b. sssn
trace drawing to the turn Of 80 gait, the fayor-
ito four.n-hand This unapproachabis team, four
coats and eyes flashing showing breeding and grace in
every movement were driven BY their owner. Mr. Eel.
his own. Inside the sleigh we're noted several beauties
among them niece OF Mr.. Fellows There were otbes
four-in- hand teams among which was that Of Mr. Gray
Taxing tho middle of the lane ~ standpoint was
John Simmons with Prince John N . teTinc
his bay Bsshaw; sut Ed Jones with Henrietta is try
ing shut up the daylight with his clipper; they ay
up road with the speed Of express train Rda-
book with Quaker was making Cornell's white horse
and sam Lockwood's brown ono trot; Romey Th0mp-
Richards with Pet c. J. Ward with his stylish team
Jack Briggs with De Soto, Haley with his Sashsv
sorrel mare. How they do get awayl Next comes old
jimmy Woods with his veteran gray whom he AYERS can
bea. him to dead certainty; and flying up the road
comes Gedney, with his 6g sorrel BaSaaw co. oy tns
son sy bis but bis
strongly indicates the Bashaw blood Dan Mace with .
fas. stepping cross match bay and gray = looking i
stylish horse is sailing down through the crowd with
out Of sight before Pnyfs with Tom Morgan,
shoots along Walking up the lane .ArSos7 Sos1
sne snow taxing @ ospef,a care rnn oS over
arrive al the sheds ana take an observation Of the
ss as1s w; 'i ascss cssy
Waterman's Old Tom ana mate, Hopkins sorrei,
Fosters mare Baby jim pNa Kussss bays UookS graz
Thompson's toam. Coulter's team, Hastings bay team
host Of other good troter whose owners were on
the piazza gazing at the panorama before them Aitse
looking al the horses We step into the house 70 take
little apple toddy the inner man, for y was "a
eager and nppng air Here every room was hlled With
"a Jolly crowd. There setting around The stovs
many Of the old time sporis but the circle was incon-
ps'' r.n ana l''' Bll Kellnssr ss' Amid the cnkinx
Of glasses and the hum Of voices heard the music
peasantrles eIci.emen was manifested on the piazza
just left and stepping ou. was noticed Leadbeseg as 40
down Ss tns s src ra hsans
mastery manner. Following as fast as the eye can
recognize individually comes Herring with COCKTAIL
Irhn urtt n faEl ar
Squres with sorel team, Waltermre with the stallion
Harry Clay, Miller with Hamblolonian colt, vat Mar
shall with Rattesnake. Tom Kerr with Hero Dr. Gordoa
with SaIlie VOORHEES,. Bathgale with Toronto Cbie's
who is moving very fast aud Brock and weA-
Billy Carr with sorrel mare, f. Cohen with
Challenge and Ike Phillips with Admiral Faragut;
brings the admiral down upon Fish, clearing away
his robc; Billy sails in with rush, and away they 20
s n spa ~s 1 asss
with brown and sorre, Smith with Hambletonan,
Tom simmons with comlnodore Mutt. pys With
with his brown; they are hard a.ii" Here is st.n
another four horse belonging to Briggs, Of twenty
% sna double are dying Up ana down the road max ~
every who loves feel the blood nge in their
Spcsr with gray and brown Seckendorf with his sor-
4 rels. Ellery with his little mare Noxt comes tha
stately team OF steiner. and 70, few minutes such
number Of slow moving but elegant seighs ION STYLE,
that the fast STOCK not seeing an opsn!ng navs to
With With HamSsionian, and Lewis With his pair are
bowling merriy along. cry Of '.Bonner is coming"
appears coming onwards with nno. sIashins ssrOss
that gains the applause and admiration Of the spectators
Coming from tho Club House, Commodore Vanderbilt
with his mare and Billy, behind him, with bis black
producing q sensation. Big Steve and Sam Hatch of
St. Louis, behind them with brown team, going e
forty gait trying " catch the Railroad King Pendletou
and Parker with their bays, Noe with his Kentucky
year-od, old Roe with q black troter West with his
well known stopper; BIZ simmons With the '.ligh.nins
splitter, Honest Allen make the ''ooys'' open their
pair OF 'rushers followed by Ben Mace and, Ben
Dan els who ride in the same sleigh behind slasbing
mare called Louso-what with the two Bens. ono driv
Ing and the other watching their opponents Of the road
and speak, s'conning the ship, II takes good
trotter beat them; Weaver with his horse Rocket
out all the reefs Of his white footed one:
Huntington with Fred Porter and Little with
company with VIM Turnbui, Who is behind his nns
horse Lew Peee Flying down the grade comes Noun
tain Boy, driven by Mclaughlin; Weeks with that good
blue mare Here also come Hastings and team Abram
Voorhees, with pair OF crays, Kent with big gray mare
and Mathson with black blazed tsced horses
Gies with their fine Chartres and Aberassas,
Wilson with pair grays, Messrs d. B. Allen and wni
horses shark Lincoln PeddIer saGolk Little Fred Tom
Hammond, Wofu, Vermont Boy Nod Forrest, Teascs
Harpers sorrcls. The Iano presents also lively
Frank Ferguson Is cutting loose his horse Nibo
Bales with his elegant team and slesh 70 driving .
family towards home, Dater tn his seated Sleigh
John Har6eck with hs pair, the Messrs. Cashnan with
their trotiing tcams, Alexander Thompson With team.
Depnison with Broker and riate, hcCuns with avery
fast young horse. and L. Phillips with his trotters
and Fan, are making quick time. Abrams is coming
the PARK a sashins gait, John Son with Frf,
and Matthews with a sery good one, Shook and Rogers
with their PAGERS the last bits OF speed that ths
Night with starry mantle, like the drop curtain of
theatre, has closed the scene Of excitement. 30
with tho merry words OF the old song, wish when they
oil do ride again may we be there TO sse" - ""
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