The New York herald., 1874-07-23
RACING ON THE ROAD.
Display OF the Crack Private Teams OF
New fork-The Start. the Race and
the End-The Winners and What Is
Thought OF Them-A Gala Day Among
the Lovers Of Fast Horseflesh.

the End-The Winners and What Is
Thought OF Them-A Gala Day Among
the Lovers OF Fast Horseflesh.
IL Is popular iallacy to suppose that because
the thermometer has ranged up among the nine
ties lately everybody had gone out OF town
and had taken their horses with them. There are
plenty OF people left yet to keep up life IN New
York, and particularly ION the road,r and the
fastest horses that this city boasts Of are yet
stabbed here and, judging from what took place
"oa the road" yesterday, they Will continue to be.
All announcement a few days ago that several
crack double teams were to have brush from the
Bridge TO HeintZel's for a champagne dinner and
probably more valuable stake Unused
new energy into those who have not patroniZed
the road SO frequently OF late IN consequence OF
the warm weather, and seemingly VITA one ac-
cord they determined TO have at least one more
grand turnout before the summer ended. The
sight from the club house. from Forence's, and. in
tact, from all the road houses, Is grand any alter
noon IN pleasant weather but yesterday afternoon
it was particularly The handsomesr and fast
est horses In New York were trotted out for the
occasion, and they seemed TO ce quite as proud as
were the gentlemen who held the reins over them.
There horses IN whose veins coursed
some OF the best trottng blood In the
country horses whose careers on the turf
and road have added aurels to their fame, and
rendered them worthy TO be called the best gets
OF such illustrious sires as old liambetonian,
Straightedge, Morgan and the host OF other trot-
ters that have made the trottng turf OF America
the greatest Ill The world. The excitement that
brought out this great array OF beauty aud speed
was the matcn between Mr. Abe schenck's team
and PytnlaS, and MI ). j. Anthony's team
Straightedge and mate. These horses have all Il
good record, anu, having never trotied together,
the desire 10 see them was great In the breasts OF
all lovers oi last horsenesh. llle animals were
were taken across the Bridge TO the start
Ing point. The scoring was made with.
OH they dashed, stra,entedge and Mate taking
the Lead closely followed by Rce's team, while
to last long. rho driver OF Llstner and Adonls
knew his business wen, and after the first turn of
the hill had been made he appealed gently to his
startled deer they went past Rice, tapped Anthony,
| and IN less than one minute took the lead wnlcn
Meet looted antagonists behind them. on they
| dashed with nostrs distcnded and ears laid Hat
down, they seemed Ialr!y To devour the earth with
tnelr hoois while the noble ANIMALS benind strain
| ed every nerve to either pass them or make them
| ana Adonls were bound to win, ana in exactly four
minutes and i've seconds from the time OF starting
| they were stopped IN 'front.' OF Aelntze, the dis
tance being one and three elghthS OF mile. Mr..
Anthony Drought III ms horses lew seconds
| later, closely oliowed by Mr. Rice. The race was
altogether last one, and so mucn satisfaction dad
II give that MI. .-chenck at once offered 10 match
| his team agar Hst any private double team in the
CITY. very sOOu tle lBc CTOWu bilbI Uau turned
! out Tor the race came tiouplng up, and then the
fun commenced. Horse talk and nothing else
! could be heard, and as each animal was pulled up
he was commented upon. Cnie among the flyDg
beauties we're mr. J. s. Birche's sorrel team Baby
and Pet, beauties and very last; Mr. Ayers team.
generally styled the ''DOsseS OF the road - Mr..
| Thomas Ryan, of the Union Place Hotel, landed
safely with his bach mare Fanny. her Distinguishing
| feature Il beautiful silver tail SHINING like silver
IN the sunlight; Mr.. Eastman, OF Fleetwood,
PARK, with ms bay horse handsome Dick; Mr.
| Miller OF West Fifteenth street. with his pretty
| MaVneIl and Sue: Mr.. j. w. COSter. the
| Union Club, with his superb black and gray team
mot yet named Mr. Joseph har.ner with a m ms
fast bay team, but driving handsome little DAY
mare that did not seem INCLINED to take the dust
pair or blacks, Minstrel anu mate Mr. Frank
Work, with his sorrel, and Mr. George Turnout,
bt, with Lady Emma and mate, was sadly missed,
but regrets were soon drowned when Mr.. II. H.
Brockway, or the Ashland House. drove up with
speare says That was all horse should De,
short ietlocked broac backed and thick necked
ana his admirers add the fastest single goer on The
! road. Mr. A. X. Phyie his famous horse General
TNeed; while Mi. r. :: Dana sat behind his cream
ctement, Mr. Joseph G. Smith. OF rwenty-flftt
street (Brewster's) came dashing up with his
famous bay mare Kitty nltched to a l4s pound tor
/ wagon, ana moving at a :3S rate OF speed Mr.
! w. Humphrey, brother OF the owner OF Judge Full
lerton. drove natty little bay morse, closely ol
grays. Eagle and lnate. Mr.. Fred X. Hopper, OF
| seventh regiment ienown, handled his black
/ StalEOn HlsHHVeT Win HloStcriy HdHtt, ana TIE
Mcssrs. liewes followed hard after with tlasn and
mate, u fine blood bay team. Z. IL. Alnidon drove
! Prairie Bird a fine bay. and MI Peter Trainor
! passed along behind sorrel team,
strangers TO most all present. Colonel Blanchard.
! of the Hotel brunswick, and Mr.. Nelson nooinsoD,
! both drove fine horses, bat soon passed out OF
sight. Mr.. whitney, OF the Fifth Avenue Botei,
exercised a fine span OF sorrels, Tom Cotton and
mate and iLr. e. b. Maltby, oi the Hoffman House,
! drove beautiful pair Of bays. Mr.. ii. Gilsey had
! out his span OF blood bays, and Mr. W. L. S,in-
| mons. OF Madison avenue, Kept him company with
I Is. IL
! Tor two or tour persons, and one which English
men are Just now having made here Tor their own
use in London. number of other fine teams
passed. but II was Impossible to note either the
| name OF horses or owner When the trotters had
| 6een well rested the invited guests at once took
| ~ the line OF drive Tor Judge Smlths, wnere the
! bet paid and more horse talk ndulged III.
| Several matcnes were made lor Slugle and double
teams. ana mauv others are on the taps, ana be-
! Tore the weather iOrbidS we may expect to see
! n:lmber OF well C0ntcsted races between gentle
mems horses without resOrting to race track.