The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-06

,ots-a rather rare sSe OF carriage for this country
used mostly for formal Observation-Disclosures, coaches.
grand vlcoras, cabro.ets aud the useful iittlc
brougham. The best chariot turnouts those Of
both the Messrs. Astor. They large and have a
show: exterior. They turn out always with two men
the box. having no footman, however, the stand
ard behind as Is usual in England The horses are IN
instance bays AMI In the other sorrcs They are oil
large build. plump and sixteen and half hands high.
Nothing less IN height Is considered proper for car
rage Of tins description The chariot is Of the coupe
cass very full round body, with folding concealed
steps. which let down by the footman when needed
Tor use They are hung high, and look well only
with an imposing driving seat
Mr. Edward Mathews has a very snowy chariot, with
blue trimmings, red wheels, and turns out with PAIR
OF large fine bays OF Kentucky breed His livercs are
dark blue and the harness Is heavily mounted with sill
YER On the box two excellent servants
Mr. Post has a very handsome blue and red chariot,
little smaller IN sze than the others mentioned, with
blue veries and very good pair Of chsstnuts at the
pole
Mr. J. T. Burden, OF Troy, VINO winters in New York,
has D'Orsay, in dark green, with veries the same
Ii turns out with pair OF large bays.
Mr. august Belmont turns out on formal OCCASIONS q
Dorsay IN dark maroon, with livefies OF the same
shade His team large, high stepping bays.
There are not many really ino family panel coaches
in the city the coach not being very popular vehicle
few are seen occasionally on the avenue, however,
among which are noticed the following
Mrs. J. J. Post has large coach hung on thorough
braces and finished inside and out in dark maroon, with
hvcrics OF similar shade The team are blacks and
look WE'LL standing fully sixteen hands high.
William II. Vanderbilt turns out handsome very
plain coach. finished caret color, with red stripes
The horses nc large hays and the liveres claret
color; one man only OH the box.
Ii would be Impossible to mention the owners OF all
the andaus that may be out any line day. so nu-
they this style Of vehicle having come into
great popularity OF late. few OF the grand landaus
on double suspension springs may, however, DC men,
toned
bank Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Long. Mrs Aston, Mr. Hastings,
with many Others all turn out andaus Of the sort de-
scrlbed The number OF landaus with plain springs in
tins city is very great, and many OF these arc exccp
ticnally well turned out
Mr.. w. b. Croker turns out very handsome small
landau with handsome pair OF bright bays high
stepping and blocky IN build. The servants we'll
gotten up IN livcrics OF blue
Mr. Louis lorillard out what Ia conceded to BIO
the best small landau in the city 1t Is finished In
cnret and dark red with always two good men on the
box ciarct liveres. The horses OF medium sze
line stepping pair Of bays, and tho harness Is very
elegant set, silver mounted, OF English make.
vIcToRIAs.
Among the owners OF grand victorias may be named
Mr. j. i. kcrnochau, who turns out n handsome one
finished in dark blue, with dark blue vcr1es one man
the box and one on the rumble. The horses arc
large fine high stepping bays.
Mr. Meredith Rowland has one very SIMILAR IN dark
blue also, very well appointed turned out with bright
bays Harness and servants OF inc best
Mrs. Daniel Terrence has . good victoria with red
wheels
Mrs Frank Work turns out very nice, quiet dark
Mr. c. f. Chickering has also good victoria in dark
blue, very well appointed.
Mr.. Marshall o. Roberts has handsome victoria in
dark green, picked out with light green
BRoUGHANs
Mr. Frederick Sheldon turns out dark green
,
coacnman and footman on the boz; very well gotten
up
Mr.. Rowland has dark blue miniature broughnm
with strawberry roam horse In the shafts
Mr.. ID. G. Mornnge turns out a brougham finished In
dark green.
Mr.. August Belmont and Mr. Sanford havo each .
brougham, to which none in the city superior in
appearances and general appointments
Judge Hilton turns out handsome brougham IN
dark green with good typo OF family coachman on
the box gotten up the modest style characteristic OF
all the Judges outfit
Mr. Thompson has dark blue brougham, blue
livery and bay horse 1t Is quiet elegant turnout
Mr.. Louis Lorilard also turns out very handsome,
full brougham IN his colors already mentioned
with bay horses
Many OF the turnouts mentioned have been imported
specially for the owners.
COACHING
There now owned and run In New York about
eight drags OF which turned few days &C.
noted in the HERALD ut the time Mr.. Douglas has
one which built IN Paris; Mr.. Delaney kane's
drag built in London; the Knickerbocker Club also
English built one; Colonel Jay has another thas
built III London Mr.. Fred Bronson has another Of
London build Mr. Leonard Jcrome's Is said 10 have been
built by Wood Brothers, OF this city. Mr. Thorndyke
Rice is reported TO have drag on the way from
England. Mr. Nelson has one built by Brewster Co,
which almost finished ut thor factory, corner OF
Broadway and Forty seventh An imported drag
costs IN New York about SO. 900, while those made
this side cost about twenty per cent less