The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-28
THE TALLY-HO."


Iron the New York Sportsman, April ISL
On Tuesday next. Mayday, Colonel Kanc will start
with his COACH 'rhe Tally no. Tor the of 1871
wo went over the route and back few days ago, and
found everything in such capital order that tho pas.
sengers will DO certain OF pleasant trips Tho horses
already placed at their four stations on tho inc
twenty stout and ablo coachers-bays chcstnuis
and grnys, ana we saw one roam. They have conc up
from their winter quarters strong and hearty. Tho
coaches and harness bright. and everything in
trim for the opening day. At ton O'Clock, then.
on the May morning OF tho 1st, tho seven
teen passengers will have taken their places
in front OF Sihc capital and popular Brunswick
Hotel, Finh avenue. Colonel Kane with gather up
the ribbous the guard will his horn, the
will let 60 the heads OF the leaders, away they will
go with ringing cheer from those who Will have
sembled see "rhe Tasy-ho'' or Steadily the
stones OF the Fifth avenue the pavement OF which
might be great deal better than II ISL by stately
houses each side. with fair faces at the Windows
and on between tho pinnaclod temples to tho Park In
that beautiful DOMAIN of tho city We shall
wheel along over tho smooth hard roads, by
the lawns and shady visas and tho shining
lakes surrounded on every side By gay May
sarlands. The air fragrant with young spring BIOS
sons smells woongiy, anu city lungs 'Gin like
chanticeer MS the eager horses dash along.
VIC shah come TOO soon to the northern boun-
Diary OF tho Park; then 60 up the Sixth avenue
boulevard, past Mount Morris, aud wheeling to the
right i24Ih street We roll along ny Mount Morris
Park 10 laird avenue. minute more and VIC nj
Harlem Bridge; time, thrty-three minutes. Mott
Haven three minutes mere, sharp ana change
horses a the Wainck Hotel All - ready; the horses
TO another pole In a twink.ing the pole Is uusnppcd,
the new one fastened, the traces are hitcbed, tho
Colonel gathers rcins. sounds the guard upon
tho CHEEKY horn, ana away the new team stamp along
the southern Boulevard. swift by the handsome
villas, gay with lowering shrubs and beautiful with
magnolia trees IN bloom. Soon the waters OF
the Sound just above the roaring rapids Of He'll Gate
Now stretch away oyer tho limo road and
reach Foxs Corners III hity.eieht minutes from
the Brunswick This is very nearly ten milcs
half tho Journey oul On again through tho
pleasant country, sometimes under the SHADE
OF trees IN their young ioliage then again by mead
ows smooth and stately mansions, sometimes CATCH
nr cimpscs OF the bright waters OF the Sound tho
right between OF groves and hills. At Union
Port change again and dash plong with tho TOUR
fresh horses 10 Westchestcr This is Il pleasant VII.
agc and It's pity that the nne old church has been
Quilted by fire that nothing bot stone walls gables
Of the ancient structure remain We have now come
mizcd ronds the city pavement
change comes now, not Of horses, but Of ways
and we enter country roads, good, but SER
pcntine somewhat hily, and winding about between
stone walls and soon reach Pelham
Bridge and change horses at The hotel OF Arcuarius
which was recently gentlemans mansion standing
bun ut the head OF Pelham Bay. The breeze
comes ripping pleasantly aero $ the bay from me cool
Neck may be seen IN the lar distance on the Long |
Island shore. Between there are squadron OF ish-
ing boats and fleet Of sloops and schooners with
their white wings spread, some upon tho starboird !
tack uron the larboard. On We 90! |
Wo cross The bridge ana soon upon tho len |
hand side We tho fine and hospitablo man.
SION Of friend where once, from dewy eve I'll rosy
morn, we fought a man OF cocks whether II was be-
tore the era oil Berghs preventative VIC say not But
this knowthe gamccocK still crows strong and val
liant in Wcs'chas,cr county and u IS not his nature
10 n-ht We should ike ask with the oid-iashOned |
English clergy man, show do you account Tor his /
spurs" Ay. by st. Anne! and for his hawSb bcak, |
one oi the dunghll, scldnnch shape. Now we pass |
Barlow and anon Bolton prory. me Neptune House,
hugo and white, looms on sort OF island TO the right
Tne has veered With The sun as II ncars meriuan,
and It comes sweet smelling meadcwy 5reezc as
OF Wild flowers and new nown hay. Here We are at
New Rochelle thriving place, wide scattered witt.
many handsome houses, and not ono which tells OF I
poverty unthrift that We can see. Az twelve
precisely Colonel Kane pulls up in front Of the Huguc
not House, nice country inn, with snug parlors,
pleasant dining room and no dount GOOD,
Tue passengers VIII sit down with a twenty
mile appetite acquired at the rate OF ten miles
an hour and y any nanKss aier sne sce enrn
which so delight neigLbor OF The World they can |
call the roast beef chickens ham and eggs, Holsters,
velocity, lunch and wait for the mysteries OF the |
arcana, with their wonderful names until they roach
he brunswick return. The real truth is that
howsoevcr good French cookery may be, the use |
OF tho pedantic French names for tho dishes on
tue es S T' look S al s ABSURD po
cccdings at the recent dinner OF The ST Georges
Ciub in this regard, Tho National Engsh joints.
in with all the honors, but incognto as II were, and
under a namc that not one Englisnman IN ten thou
sand can pronounce 1t would boon the Same
with the plum pudding, but happily none of tho |
French cooks havo been able to translate that
out OF English.
Tho coach fare tor the journey Is 81 out and tho !
same back. Half dollar extra Tor the box seat.
1t looks wen, no doubt, sit by tho coach
mnn; ana II is well when no is a man Of IN
iel9ence, gentleman OF knowledge and
travel like Colonel Kane; but after all, wo can re-
member that when used 10 ride home from school,
forty years ago, the hills and through the
wales OF the English Midland counties, wc liked
Just well TO 81. by the guard. lilo was more brisk
and lively than tho coachmnn, II not so dgnihcd He
knew all the pretty glrs Tho route was familiar
with the gossip oil the country SIDE and tavorto with
all tho dashing burmads Of the inns. Anecdotes
he told OF people by tho way, from gentlemen TO
homo with turrcs the hill TO tue matched cottage
IN tho vale, and gypsy camp IN the secluded dell,
whose smoke curlcd upward from the hazel bushes or
all the coachneu that remember thcro was not one
all like old Weller in "Pickwick." The coachmen
almost invariably countrymen OF good conversn-
tion, bearing and manners Old Weller talks and
thinks precisely tat cockn oy who had never been
out Of sound OF tho bells Of whitcchape Church
would. There rs flavor OF the gorsc ana
hawthorn IN him. Ii been stated that
all tho places Oh Colonel kanc's Tally
no coach have been taken for the month OF May.
This is error, ana mschievous one II II DO not
corrected Many people, learning that all the seats
engaged, would be disappointed and think 1t
would DO useless TO try for them The TACT Is, that
though the all engaged tho first three
Tour days May, they not for tho other part OF
the month. Thern need be no lear about obtaining
scets as arulc nearly up 10 The days on which they
arc required We nave now only to state cnphaticaly
that coach Will be well horscd, admirably managed
aud ca pnlty driven. and that great
beauty, always peasant, often picturesque aud somc-
times romantic
HORSE NOTES.
T. r. Farnum. OF latham, Mass, has sold his trot-