New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-19

ference between Morgan and Messenger As speci-
of the better sort of sensational writing the fol-
lowing sketch OF a drive with OF Mr.. X Bonners
fery steeds is not bad. .....
The union Of the blood Of Ethan Allen and The mag
nhcent chestnut pacing Pocahontas produced the
beautiful bay which Is now the pet and pride OF MT
Robert Bonners famous stable asd which also bears the
name uf Pocahonas The daughter Is speedy as she
handsom and she cost her present the prncey
Of s3j 900. She is of ,e best in the
world. rne very thought of ride had behind her once
thrills through aud through as write the reader
has ridden behind fast trotter be she does
not know what sensation Is wrote brief account oil
this ride once and rs 90 not know that improve
upon II mncn, repeat IL in substance 1t July
afternoon M 1869 Pocahontas harnessed 20 light
road wagon, bnllt 10 one and of
mat the situation was neither safest nor most com
Portable the world. We struck level of road
excited the mare and made her anxious to CO. Now
PAGER harnessed to light road-wagon rushes TO the
idly down all In advance Mr. Bonner has gently
been easing ms pull on the lines and we bowling
wagon drawn by the PAGER; the black increases
his stride 70 2aS pace we NJ hnger behind The
look and gesture. Steady now, says Mr.. Is. :" shall
lie! the mare and we will take the wind out OF that
so brace ourselves The effort " Hack Hia- OK -
atenpS herself down TO the rro my % re
ying squirrel attens himself when he takes leap
air and throwing her shoulders into the breast strap
with the power OF concentrated highpressure-cngne
the wheels hum, fairly riyang the momentum OF q
nicely balanced top The stride those limbs is simply
awful moment and have collared the black an
other second and we have passed him like dart shot
from the bow OF Apollo We glance TO the left as we
swept past and in the brief fraction Of second read
astonshment in the late exnltaDt face. Had the skies
suddenly opened and let fall the fleet steed OF Aron
surprise could been greater The landscape
longer speaks of beauty and OF order. 1t strangely
confused-green fields oyerrunniDg fences and stately
trees INDUCING fantastic freaks madcap dance
and flight The PAGER is left far behind. But as we
cend the hill the pulled to q shorter stride In
order she may clear her lungs for grander effort
The short exercise has warmed the blood and Pocaho
tas rs eager TO get down at rapid work again
| A beau In front
ground is slightly descending. so weight tells
| She mas dwinded fifteen hands down to ten. No
substance lost but is spread and elongated the
arr Every cord stands out every muscle swes under
the crushing strain The wind whistles about our ears
"a wind terrific highland the teeth fairly
chatter We are going at better than a 22o gait Two
twentyi Do YOU know what that means Ride it once
and you will forget It, 1t IS the very climax OF
sensation The blood bos rushes from TO the
veins thence back TO the the nails grow white,
and the and finger extremtes are left ia tinging
doubt Going at this fearful TaIe oil speed and one mar
on hippogrif nothing In comparison with IL. We
brace ourselves WE'LL and h2id las. as pest we can sup
, should give way, what would be the consequence A
broken neck, perhaps And yet we would not stay the
ayipg feet | never fast this before, and
| question II / ever shall again. Dexter carried
Inc with lightning, speed on Harlem Lane last
We hang it were, suspended between time and the
great unknown. But few wowy, trembling spokes
and time will DO nothing TO US stand they rm, and the
eyes shall not read the future IL one Of those periods
OF existence when the weight OF hair the
ing scales in favor OF life death We conscious Of
this yet ride on On-weak passive in
the hand of fate. We heaven that do not
whether the scales 80 up or down. This is where
the spirit OF adventure leads TO- enthusiasm
having been excited We reck little OF the result But
have gone half mile at this terrible rate Of speed,
have probed the mystery OF seconds, and Mr. b. pulling
strong and steady brings POcahOntas down to moderate
work again-from the transition state down TO solid
earth.
1.-THE Editors Easy Chair" is desultory, rambling
paper throwing light variety of opportune ques-
TONS and the versatile talents the writer the Rev.
DT, 0sgOod.