The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-10
HORSE NOTES.

Goggles and resprators have been at . premium
during the last week the road II Is understood
that the contract Tor watering does nor commence
until May SO, unless rain falls choking, binding
dust clouds Will have the monopoly OF the Lane
and Eighth avenue until that time. Work has been
commenced on that Old trotttng ground, the Lane
in earnest and soon 1t will be transformed into st.
Nicholas avenue and its surface hardened to flint
like consistency. Meantime the Sixth avenue should
be finished as quickly as possible as far rs 125th
street to afford passage through to Eighth avenue,
the Laneis filed with dirt and stone carts, whose
drivers very little respect for light vehicles and
whose presence is anything but pleasant to dainty
drivers. AtA 84t
Al the intersection OF Seventh avenue with the
Lane II Ia rs mountainous and uneven as South
American mule path, and the Lane, In fact so far al
being speeding ground IA "ihlng OF the past.'
A petition is being signed by thousands addressed
to the commissioners of Parks praying that Seventh
avenue, above the Park, may be made dirt road aud
Kept as such until improvements taxing place neces-
state Its being paved. We cannot see any objection
to giving those VINO own fast stock chance to
exhibit as wen as those who prefer to go slower,
and Tor whose sole benefit 1t Il proposed 10 nacad
anne all tho roads remaining unpaved unulac-
adamized on Manhattan island. 1854
Il. i. Anderson, of Ffsieth street, Is driving nis
sorrel six ycar-old Bashaw gelding, George Moore,
on the road. He Is stepping fast.
Henry Casey IL driving the brown gclding Robert
Bonner. He Is line this spring.
WIN. II. McCormIcS IL driving his sorrcl mare
Minnie Sprague. she Is very promising young
M r. .. Havemeycr has ane bay carriage team
Mr. Rockefeller has cross matched team bay
and gray, that he drives TO top wagon. They
Mr.. Clark has q very stylish chestnut that he is
driving to 2 landaulet. He Is much admired By
James s. Reynolds "a driving his fast chestnut
mare Blonde. She can trot wei and Is good
Frederick Reynolds grey gclding, Harry can troi
well and his owner thinks few can CLIP HIM Lie has
also q fine pair Of brown mares that can step well
T. G. Barry has his beauty, Dave, still. he Is by
! Wilkes and In cOnditl0l eau trot very fast.
| Mr.. d. Bake BonneJt's black stallion by Wilkes,
| dan Alice Grey, eau snow 2:40 clip when called
on. He Is one OF the good 'uns."
Joseph rOwney has lately purchased fve-year.
old Eureka colt. lie IL gray, well put up ana can
| show a 2:55 clip.
Harry Hamilton Is on the road every DAY behind
either Linwood. Gay Decever, Stella, Lady clifford.
Ned Forrest, Edwin Booth, all OF whom flyers.
Harry's taste Is exquisite Ia horse matters.
The statement that the Macomb's Dam bridge II
unsafe has caused no little excitement among road
men, rs the road beyond Is fine to step trotin9
horse on; noweyar very l.tte expense perhaps apps
until a new bridge can be built.
Bon Daniels Reports American Girls condition TO
be flne she mas been logged the last Two weeks.
Dexter The king OF the trottcrs, never looked 80
well Is he does this spring. He Is larger and finer
than any one over saw hn before. ar. Bonner has
driven him on the road two OF three times this week
after Ills winters let up
Ex-Sherin Lynch and his old trOttcr, Dan Webster,
are again on the road az good new. s#
Ed Wilkins has got new gray and chestnut team
Mr. Jonn Q. sare brown team are trottng very
fast this spring.