Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-07
From the n. Y. SUM-
,Siejghj;D IN Central PaFE.


THE FAST HORSES OF NEW YORK CITY
AS we d,aw near the Park, the sleighs
became plentiful, until at last we can
count more than sixty passin; at a
given point in fl C minutes. More than
seven hundred in an hour. All going
one way, and the long, almost inter-
minable procession of fine horses and
sleighs freighted with youth and beauty
Think of it, 8, 800 turns out in one day
There are all sorts and manners of the :,
the four-in-nand with harness resD.en-
dent in gold, with llveried driv r and
footman, an jolly excursion party,
plentifully supplied with edibles and
drnkables, seated in thousand dollar
sleigh, and protected by bearskin robes
and Afghans of bulous value.
Then there is the dashing two-horse
equipage, in which a gentleman and his
friend are seated. Also do we see tam
dems, alter which the straight-built
sleigh is rushed with apparent danger to
the lives and limbs of the occupants.
Likewise we observe one-horse sleighs,
so many that we cannot stop to count,
and are occupied by those p rsons un-
dramatically termed "gents." a Port
land drawn by $50 horse, is followed
by what was many years ago milk
sleigh hauled along by a superanuated
lstage-hOrse; four we l-bred Ethan AL
len or Patchen horses hurry along q six
seate Concord sleigh parallel with a
of shaggy-mane, lOng-feltlOcked Canada
PONIES. Everybody that can get out, is
out, and everybody seems happy.
AS we dash down the lane, Bonner of
the Ledger, fits past us, driving one of
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we can tell which one it is, he is lost in
the crowd. hat magnificent turnout
of four high-spirited bays, that can go
| in less than three minutes, belongs to
~ adame Davis. The sleigh is first-class
and is filled with happy party. We
can't stop to look at them, fol here con e
the two switch tail bays of Van Orden
& Duff. of 222 Mercer street plunging on
ward at 2:40 gait. There is Jenkins
mot the ubiquitous and illustriour Jen-
k ns) of ,4Jl Broadway, with four-in-
hand of bright lay mares, bOb-tailed.
His family is with him and they are en-
the driver, hurrying his fast chestnut
mare Isabella and mate. This mare has
made her mile in 2:2S, and her owner
has rejected an offer OF $1,000. Yonder
comes j. w. Steinfeldt, Jr., of the Point
View House, Harlem Lane, with his
young dark bay Patchen mare MinLie.
She is worth $1,000, and her owner will
invest money on her beating 40. MI.
Jerome, brother of l.. w. pushes along,
behind span of handsome bays, at a
very high rate of speed. Oh! here is
six-horse team, al! grays, finely-match-
ed draw ng large sleigh, crowded to
its utmost. 1t belongs to Mr.. VIM. Gar
rison. This is John FELTON,, with his
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we see Harry Hamilton trotting sorrel
and black in tand m.
They say that Harry can get along in
less three minutes. Asa WhitSOn rides
behind his brown horse Jonas as though
he intended to make him come down to
his quickest gate but it can't be done in
this snow, although the horse on a good
track can teat 2:30. EXSheriff Lynch
goes by with his horse Sam Webster,
who, it is confidently asserted, can do
mile under 2:40 Here is a well-known
equineantiquity, with Sylvanus, Haight
behind him. Everybody not too young
emembers the old brown trotter Char
ley Woolsey, and he it is that draws
Sylvanus down the avenue. Pike of
he Opera House rides CALAMITY on the
road accompanied by his family, or it
may be his friends, in Il stylish yellow
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bays. j. Covert's team, the black mare
Louise and bay mare Lady Allen, who
"a go together inside 40, makes its APP
pearance, and soon is lost in the thrOng.
That clipped bay horse going along so
,asily, and still 20 rapidly, is Andy
JOh lson. He is known as a "stayer,"
md can any day beat 2:40. His owner
Wash. Slype, is driving, aud under
stands the ribbons, The skillful driver
Dan Mace, hurries by with roam trot-
er, and we scarcely get a glimpse of
aim. After him, at somewhat slower
pace, comes Thos. Dulap eX-Doputy
'heriff, with handsome team of
blacks.
But there is Mum driving Commo-
lore Vanderbilt's Sivertail, and right
behind him is the redoubtable Commo-
lore, driving beautiful span of bays.
Here is one of brewster's sleighs, drawn
1t dashing pace y four clipped bays.
The vehicle contains Mr.. Fuller and
party; they have a colored driver and
ootman. Slowly, but with the con-
,ciousness of speed, comes the Belle of
Maine, who has made a mile in 2:31.
She can repeat the feat, if the judgment
If her DRYER, Hen Hughes, IL not erro.
neous. Passing US is Mr. u. Tailman,
With two fine blacks. Next we meet
Chester Lamb, of the st. Nicholas Ho-
Cel, with party, drawn by four bright
bays. Immediately behind him come |