The sun., 1878-09-08

"Ycs." Nj Gabriel Case said In answer to
ouery. M he leaned back In comfortable
,,sir in front Of his roadside inn. many
svd rnad hnrHe 10 Iu'hou Wy o'rcIcss anu ieho-
rni drivers.
"You must have seen some queer sights on
N, rond during your long cxperienco1"
We'll. yce' Mr.. Case replied. rubbing his
Ns head noughtfuy. I've seen some lively
brushes a few runaways, and little promiscu-
os fun" Thrn. thinking for n moment he
sntiuucd and many things that made my
tlo,d boil. Ms they would that of any lover OF
me horse. For instance. drunken brutcs be-
kinI a good team ur horse. yanking and Jerk
M them from one side OF tine road to the OF ner.
Alter they had driven prll nell over the rough
,td hard paVemcnts. all the way from the city.
These brutcs not only risk thor own worthless
Ey-- but the lives Of reg spectahc horsemcn and
valuable horses. Thanks to the mounted police.
however. this rufllanism is fast dying out. and
Is hpromptly punished when INDUCED in within
to.Jc jurisdiction"
After u few pufls at his cigar. Mr. Case con
lfhu--l; " The greatest injury To- horses comes
Of iniudcious driving. Some young fellows
will hire n good ha-S team or single horse.
Many Of these horses can Mako good time.
when the boys get on the road they drive mer-
tpssy II makes indifference TO them WHISTLER
hey are on stone. sand. or earth roads. they
urge the poor animals until they are ready to
in IN their traces. The only rest the horses
g,i Is when their senseless drivers stop for
drink"
Taking few moro pufrs at his cigar. Mr..
Cas- settled himeci back IN his chair and went
on
Then there are men who will purchase good
From the time they leave their stables until tho
horses stagger into them on their return. they
tpeed at every opportunity. The result Is. tho
horses soon become lame. kuocked up, md
tlmc of them burst their quarters. But. thank
Wc Lord. there ar" no such drivers among our
Wcll-knpwn norscmcn.'
We'll. we don't hnyc so many as we did be-
his'he police patrolled the roads. Most of the
accidents occurred through the imperfect man
ner in whi III many horses ARE harnessed Some
Are htchcd too short. When the horses warm
up and let themselves ont they feel hampercd.
and bound forward for relief I've seen many
women and children scattered along the road
through this cause. Then others hitch their
horses too loosely, The wagon Will run up
against the horses legs. and away they 20.
making many a nice little Job for the carriage
makers. tell you. man can be too careful
when he starts out on the road 10 see that his
horse Is harm, sscd AL right and that his rig Is
IN good order.
LOOKING across the road at little marc
GAte rs he is familiarity called by those who
know him well shouted. Here. you've got too
much load for that mare. Then turn ng to the
road out Of New York for gentlemen to speed
Meir horses over. Tho Commissioners ought
tokeep II in order, hut they don't; 30 We have TO
attend 10 H. I've got three OF my men working
on now
The road. as far as could be seen up TO and
round the broad turn toward jerome Park, was
smoother and harder than a well kept race
course.
Well that's q mighty dlni question to
answer" MIR. Case replied. lighting fresh
r'-1r rubbing his head; and settling back
cds..y n his chair after dozen puifs of smoke
hal wrea,hvl over his gigantic and we'll knit
used to think ;Aat Commodore Vanderbilt
was the best horse ens.ne"r | ever saw. He
could whiZ along and pass closer to II hub
without knocking the yarnisb on than any pro-
tessiqna DRYER on the road., Then there is
Ar. Robert Bonner. whom l haven't seen on
the road for q long time. lie drives with
ex,eilont ssiD and judgment knowing
All when 10 Jog them. His son Allie
aul l- brother David are wonderfully
god drivers, You never see horse lame
AIS ,riycs admirably. speeding his team ut the
r-i.t time. and never inIurlng them. His son
C'u.lu- handes the ribbons IKE, a irur, de-
sFu ,1ut Of the Commodore. Mr.. John Har-
book j. % clover hors"iHn. He has driven ms
t.o.t.f- n the road against John Murphy and
/ g''u him Then Mr.. Watson. tn, dry goods
lury naye a record OF 2:27. 1t is on. OF the
lr't'i.- sights on the road to see him spin
rttou- beautifully over his fast Duroc and
] l.. uar.s. William H. Turnhull drives like "a
ygI'r.n' and If a hart man to pas. Georsf,
rouahle drivers on the road. he ham
d..s the rcns as though he, was born
with Il pair n his hands. shed Shook -
h rrly and scientific single driver. and
Ill. Gilmore is a rafting double team propeller.
Nj k"r Il the Holman house drives sp"n-
ID 81. all. O. AaNF Na IN
q tie h.st doublr-toam drivers in New York.
Ar k"rn-r ~ the Clarendon holds the ribbons
Over an e,.rganit team IN firm and artistic
manner. Mr.. MOultln, the Ohio stock raiser,
gulics spir ted team through the ruck with O
O. 'ul Tvs - oi the wrist and Fred Ryderbock
glt.s along safely behind trst-class roHdstrrs.
There are scores Of men" MIR Case con-
lnu"d. after little smoke and slight pause.
wno handle the lines admirably that | cannot
"Do the best drivers meet with accidents p
very sa.iom though they orcasionally come
.os ther. as was the case with Foster Dewey
Ias, winter. when his mare was killed by com.
lne n collision with the horse OF another good
What is the best time with teams on the
=" About :95 or 24O. Mr. vanderbit's Lady
Ma Al! small Hopes have scored 2;23 on the
lra'k II Ii said that IA noted horseman Is work
ihg Atesm that can irot in 2:2O.'
l. sthrre as much fun on the road as there
usrl Ia be -
Lord bless you, no. twenty-five or thirty
years ago when the butchers drove out on the
Third avenue. the thoroughfarc was lined from
b"gnulns tu end with interested and excited
~" tat ~ A few Of the old boys are left vt.
There's Elias ID, Forrest. Henry and Charley
Monley Charley used TO drive Old Sorrel SO
True. Old BIZ Harrington few along the road
WIN his noted sorrel team. Bill Duke. the dis
tNer rode behind very fast bay horse in those
days, lie Was offered 1000 for him. The
prlec seemed 90 immense then that people
would stand hy the roadside as Bill passed. and
pay h"= been offered thousand dollars for
mat nag and won't sell it, DR.. Miller of Tat
hrsail liru NV along the road behind Ice
tlunegi along behind "A very fast pair OF trot-
t'ra. JHneway WAS so large that he always rode
tun" Then came George Gordon and Fred
Slius'ou behind their flyers, each trying "a
tANW"r the other with dust. jake SOmerin-
t}H". who rs now over 73 years old. and drives
uh t' track atlll. with tn" best uf them. was the
toughest nut on the road. He could crack =
!IA", rack a skull, or irot horse with equal
h'lAty. The old boss new-hOy Mark Mcguire
hppud along IN those days behind CHyuga
Md and Peacock. Marx knows every horse
khi man that ever raised dust on the road
Bti" smith, with virginia Mad, often aston
kuca the boys On the avenue.
ittce days were great events thcu." Mr.. Case
h"yrr shall forget the match between Roanoke
Nd Village Boy 1! slriShs. Ia front Of TX,
Npudruns. in Third avenue. The horses Wor,
Two roam pac"re. noted for their speed Com
Eodore Vanderbilt WIS on the road that day
The avenue WAS lin"d with spectators for
mile, and the backers oi the horses, who hat
wtrArd Themselves with hot whlskeys in DaI
fBnn's. Auirrw HOwelis or Ike WoOdrunl
Loi".-. yelled themselves hOarse as the trOlter