The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-30

which has been known to tro' below the .hraes,
George Rogers has gray morse. wlch goei oyer ths
plank goaa very 5 sa9e ~ fasn ana styss Rorsa
but is most frequently seen handing inc ribbons
winch he does NJ an eapgrta nln tn os sa
best horsemcn "iE these parts"
George woodward drives bay and brown, u very
last team ~ troters and fashionable paiA piaeton
He n generally accompanied BY his family. M.
Dodge drives pair OF r0tters when can fo ~ 400,
w r .ne ROAD almost every day, anu ever iuay .oi
uiL" Felix Campbell (Fire Connlsslcaerl OWNS
suo urives fast team OF roaIsters, srAwaerfy roam
~ .oiof, and makes quite handsome display.
ar.tin Horne Is familiar as the owner OF pretty
lsl Ioftsng horse. samuel st. joan drives smayi
oronn spirited horse; can trot in 2:4o: aandsoink
Amos z. Robbins, who drives q team Of bays, and
=. 3. !. S.l'anai Who also drives iiIie lam, arc
5amii;as ~. Oh ias route for drive With their
Ianln,s. ~. spear drives team OF bays aud On
Englsh phaeton OF the most elegant r,olel; not
noticeable Die FOR speed however D. 9. DaneI Alder
man OF inc Eghth ward, has team that An tyot In
2:c0-a feat which he frequently eonpe,a hem to
mriorm wnen driving j. 3. Thorn Preadent Of the
road IN . park phaeson. His team are sopres, tols-
John Buckley, OF Flushing avenue, dr,yes = man
horse which trots III 24t and is on the road nearly
every fine day. James Farrell has gray horse that
trots in 300 and James Hawkins 'spaneer'' Of an
animal that has gone III 2:42. e. j. Madden owns =
stylish gray horse which goes tolerably fast. Mr.
Parsons Is often seen driving fast black stallion
can beat $50 Justice Cornwell is out occasionally
with stylish team and phaetOn.
Nicholas Duryea has quite number OF very fast
road. Mr.. Marin drives . Hambletonian marc
which can beat 2:a5; makes splendid turnout ana
Is . g9 ,,a driver; Andrew Dougherty hss ROAD
auently accomplishes He IL not regarded, however
as good driver. william Schwartzwaider handles
the ribbons over pretty fast and stylish pair Of
BAYS.
Henry Polhemus makes a fashionable turnout
every other fine afternoon, when he drives team Of
bays that can beat 244. Ex-Sherin john McNanea
drives the Marvin stallion and fast brown mare.
both o. which get over the surface In .
icvn a tufs,
number OF valuable Hambleonians, Is often seen ON
this road. Isaac Van Anden is out behind astyhsh
Then there is Congressman Demas Barnes ana
John G. Schumacher. Congressman elect, both OF
Captain Jones' George Oakley D. NJ. Cnauncy, An.
drew Suvdam, Joe Legget, John I. Martin, Edward
Kab1eisch, Frank Swift. James Hunter Bob futile,
Archie Bliss, Ersstus Croker, Johnnie White, WIZ
liam Alaby, Henry Beiknap and score or 80 mora
might be mentioned as among the h0bitu6S ~
the COney Island plank road during the past scason
but the above will sutice to show what lively one
it has been.
The Prospect Park fair ground, opened lately, n
already great centre OF attraction, though being
private none others than such az hold tickets Of
membership are permitted to enter tho enclosed
about two miles and half below Tnnsong. su,
perior three story aud French attic frame DuMdAng,
IL nearlv aomn L and i both commodons an1nr
nainental. IL is reported that Hiram Howe and Dan
Phfer. the well known horse men, will be on here
and take charge OF the new grounds for the asSocia-
ton In the early part Of next spring. This is to
vorite stopping place among the members twho arc
justly proud OF their enerprise and sucl AZ have
an enuee to the grounds. John |. snediksr keeps
the temporary club house Of the association near the
entrance. For such as desire more extended drive
the wish be graied by going across tho country
to the Na t.#
JAMAICA PLANK ROAD. :.
The best route there Is through Church lane which
is Just above Parkville; then take the first road TO
the right, by Ben Nelson's hotel, and come out by
sim Hoagand's, when you are on the road in Ques
ton. The attractions nave greatly decroased Tor
driving on the Jamaica road within tue pass few
years, and indeed IL may be said that for pleasure
purposes it has been abandoned altogether the In
ducements OF the new park drives and the COney
Island road having entirely eclipsed the former glory
OF that route
TO such as may have the time to spare and the
auisite facilities for enjoyment during tho few re-
manning days OF the declining autumn, VINO have
not yet been over the course above alluded 70, we
cannot suggest any drive more really calculated tn
afford pleasure III scenery aud bracng lnWgorating
effect in mind and body than drive to tho Park.
and throg yin the latter out the C0ney Island road.
Snowy faxes will soon, in all probability, spread y
different carpet over the surface Of the roads, when
smooth-clad runners will supplant wheeled ve-
hicles but TO sucn AZ admire speed. who dontmind
little dust for sports sake, now Ia the accepted
time