Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23
On the Road.

Burleigh, the New York correspondent
of the Boston Journal, thus describes a
ride on Harlem Lane, with Dan Mace:
l took drive on the road Friday with
Dan Mace. By common consent he is the
king of drivers. He is small, slim,
spare man, with dark curly hair; an agree
able face and manners, and under thirty.
The mantle of Hiram Woodruff fell on
Mace, though horsemen say he is better
driver than Hiram ever was. He is a
Boston boy, and is proud of the Hub. He
has some rare qualities which commend
him to the confidence of hor-emen. He is
intelligent, gentlemanly, atfable. He is
honest in the road meaning of that term.
His Judgment is relied on in purchasing a
tsam. When $4,000 or 100000 are at
stake, $4,000 cannot be slipped in Mace's
hands to turn the fortunes of the day.
He is a total ab-tainer. Men who drink
hot whiskey punches like Mace the better
that the most he Will drink Il a hot
emonade. He il SO thoroughly temperate
that he will not even Use tobacco. lie has
a small stud of horses, but they are the
best in New York He has two horses,
Little Dan and Bay Star, that the united
ability of Bonner and Vanderbilt could
not purchase. lie il one Of the best
judg gcs of horses in the country. He
brought out the Bate. mare Poa thpHtA-,
guarantee her spei o. her owner when
he was trembling With Huxh.ty. lad the
promise Of her rrr sl2 900, hid b. give
100000. aud ,old her - Bonner for ..ij,-
900. Every winter 3lr Maze lakrr his
fine horses, and iu company with fifteen
.Eg. A.
participate Ia the rieiphng carnival He
- aii ready n the winter Ggmpaiys
~ two e.Dck mounted rn INTO.
spider waral @itA 81 Airo - rida et
EInnets stud bis iva hafsrs gafe bay ~.
nothing % thr pole Lirua in. stfod w.
D'o Lambert. ngw owned w Nf Bate,
~ Boston, his granisife an Ab1 tli.h. aud
Bsh 3hprm -. iiambletH,t,n, sra ths
team a slDw pace lepds - the park a
sharp tfDt oyer lbs fur drive Nats ~ the
park leads t0 tho foad Ia 0ysty diocs'
ton teams are coming up. s,r<la md
double. What rnciug Is 70 England. iroi-
ting is ~ Nsw York Teams ~ eypry
double and single, driven ~
zroom-, driven by owners. driven ~ rele.
brated borsemen, pass and repa-s. Ihe
sutIre length Of thtToad is crowded With
teams. The speed Of the horses. the
shouts Of the drivers. the excitement Df
tho lockers on, made the place very cE-
hileratipQ. Merchants. lawyers, clergy
men, miilionaires. book men. old men.
mere lads and Jockeys. mingls III indi-- f,
5rimin8te confusion. Like the " ar horse,
,ur -te.d- -nuffed the battle from afar. +
Gradually the speed increases uni"r the
.oothing "Hoo Hoo Hoo Of our Ia
nous driver Gradually the rein. shorten
the handles are seized-a turn is taken
-ound the corner-, and the ponies settle
themselves to their work. To the word of
Gen. Sherman gives a snort aud .
puts himself 10 do it. Every body gives I
way to Dan Mace. One might we'll .
compete with the telegraph. Col. col .
ccted, with perfect mastery over his team
his prince of drivers flies over the gronnd
,utting in, cutting out, crossing, driving
hrnngh, a scud Of teams. with scarcely /
cams at the top of their bent, as II they
we're standing still. Mace'- famous hal
90 TO his team can be heard a halt mile :
Hoo -Hoo-HOO-HO OO-HOO-OO-4
OOH " Up and down the road half q
lozen times, we bring up at the celebrated
lotel of
HAPPY BERTHoLF.
This is high change Of the rpl1 II
tands midw of the drive. BY itall the
,reat trots, all the grand drivers aud
heir splendid teams are seen, and thr
,etter class of horsemen hra stop
Gentlemen who do not care TO ride f,>t or
10 not care to be beaten, drive here with
heir families, and from Harry'- pleasant
,arlor look out on the exciting scene.
His piazzas and balconies are full - the
most distinguished men of New York.
larry was for many years the crier "i
he courts. A partisan Judge di-p! ,c-d
i'm. He obtained this po-ition pnd i
popular, not only With ~"
orsemen, but with judges, ltw5 "r- and
rincely merchants. His bar toa.n IN
he afternoon is packed. The ho'e.em, u
rink principally hot lemonade.
ATALK on TIE PIAzZh.
1t is a curious place, tor everybody j, dtS-
ected who goes tramping by. "liallow
hats fine nervous team les, thst-
Weston, of ST. Johns Chapel. lie loves
ood horse. | was out with him when be
vas Chaplain of the Seventh Regiment
And DIR. Weston goes dashing by IN hi-
touched hat and driving gloves, wi
rother minister, an ultra high church (,
nan. at hia side. Don't you know who
hat is j.? That's Hall, of the Fifth Avenue
hurch. Well, he can afford it. Six
housand in gold, house rent, pe:qni-ites
brown in"
And Dr. Hall, with pair of spanking !
orses, tall, large formed nan. with
,ckey cap on his head, and in spider way
n, rolls out of sight towards Harlem ,
iver. Twenty years ago Presbyterian
Minister in New York could not have kept ,
span of fast horses ana his pulpit be- Z
des. The world moves. There comes /
'orey with Mountain Maid and Kentucky
fare. he breaches in little church on I
lurray Hill, but it is one of the most I
legant chapels in New York. He il an :
ager driver and loves the road - Van ,
erbilt will die soon from an infection of t
ne heart" "Why so!' Didn't yon /
now he gave Corey the Mountain Maid I
he is worth $4,000" Z
at was long time before | could get ,
~ minister to take ride with on {
,e road" said party on my left. "Ie :
one day, and l drove only fair Il
ace, TO his great terror. Grasping the a
,at convulsively, he kept crying out 4
DON'T Please don't Do hold mp D,n't :
rive so fastp After the second round he !
It up erect. On the third he intimated
lat horse was gaining on me Before
le drive closed he became so excited i
lat he shouted Take care! He'll 90 l.
= you !"-and 40 the conversation con- 3
nued till the teams were brought round Il
i'd the parties were on the road again. a
L.,
A LEARNED RANCHEMAN.-AnE English I
aveler in California. who stopped at g
lark's rancho, near the Yo Semitic, thus v
,scribes the proprietor: To look at him o
it'll his rough dress, rougher beard, and
ousers, Western fashion, stuck into his n
>oxo v,ov, ooro1aooIxv v,,,t h;c, down | ..