The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19
SLEIGHING.
Thousands on the ''SnOw Path with
Fine Sleighs and Fast Horses.
SPEED ON THE AVENUES.
Grand Display Through The City and the
Park Of Family TuFnOuis.

Park Of Family TuFnOuts.
yesterday. Great was the crowd and variety OF the
vehicles that swept through the and boule-
wards laden down with people, all intent on enjoying
to the utmost the pastime of sleighing.
The weather was all that could have been
wished for-cold, but not too chilling. with
just enough sunshine to suggest that Old Sol was
taking peep at the fun from behind some distant
wintry cloud. The the road was level and
in good order and the OF nearly all the well
known teams out vieing with each other in
friendly dashes along the frozen ways. Fifth
nue. the boulevards the Park drives and St. Nicholas
and other were all thronsed with bright and
happy faces, and the all jolly and
animated could have been desired. Bright
colored. cosey looking wraps protected fail
forms from the severity of the weather. and
the richer visitors seemed to vie with each other
in the beauty and elegance Of their get
up. By means the least picturesque
part of the display from the east side avenues
whence ali kinds of improvised sleighs issued and
did duty quite well the costly turnouts OF
the Weather citizens. There were groups Of boys
mounted in grocery wagons placed on runners. who
evidently enjoyed the sport not less than seniors
and better equipped neighbours Nothing could have
been more thoroughly democratic than the scene.
which gave the impression that the whole of New
York had turned out to enjoy winter carnival.
Among the hundreds of fast horses that
the snow path" the following were the most
spicuous:-
Mr.. Robert Bonner and his sons had horses that
represented over $4,000. Mr.. Bonner drove Edwin
Forrest; his Alley. Music and May Bird together.
and his other sons had out during the day Startle
Mosley and Maud Macy.
Mr.. W. H. Vanderbilt drove Lysander Boy and
Captain JACK.
Captain Jake Vanderbilt (brother Of the late Com.
modore). drove bay team.
Mr. Eastman was behind his very fast bay team.
Mr.. Jacob Lorillard drove bay team.
Mr.. W. Turnbull was behind his bay mare Belve
dere.
Mr.. sheppard Knapp drove his bay team.
Mr.. Foster Dewey, his chestnut geiding Ion.
Mr.. Deforest, a team of spanking bays.
Mr.. George Work. the bay gelding Modoc.
MIR. Vanderbilt Cross, his bay team.
Mr.. Jacob Dodge, with team OF bay and brown geld
ing g. w p,a.,oo. ,sn,na ,.v mara 1.n. c..s
Mr.. Dam. of the Aston House. behind fine bay
Mr.. Babcock a bay team.
MIR. Kerr, fine team. bay and chestnut.
MIR. Joseph Goiwin, bay and chestnut team.
Mr.. Grswold, OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel, his gray
mare and bay geding-a fine team.
Colonel Kipp. with his beautiful bay mare Hart
ford Belle.
Mr. Sheppard X. Knapp, with his chestnut geldng.
MIR. Frederick Vanderbilt. the bay geldng Dickens.
Mr. Dunn Walton had hns team. brown and =
Mr. James d. McMann, q team Of bays
Mr.. Clark vandewster, with bay stallion Ridge
Mr.. Harry Elder had fine team Of chestnuts.
Tho two John II. Hsrbecks, father aud son, were
behind team Of mares. one known as Commodore
Vanderbilt and the other the Troy mare.
Mr.. butcher, team OF bay geldings.
Mr.. Briggs, u team OF bays.
Mr.. W. Z. Conner, chestnut gelding.
Mr.. w. McCarty. bay geldlng Rocket.
Mr.. q. W. Richmond. the team Lady Low and ORR
Mr. Bernstein, chestnut mare Lulu, by Messenger
Duroc.
Mr.. Weeks drove the gray geding Billy Lewis.
Mr.. Charles Dickerman drove chestnut gelding Sur.
Mr. Frank Work. bay gelding Bill Thunder.
Mr. N. Hauseman, bay geldng Tommy Moore.
Mr.. Chester Simmons, y bay aud chestnut team
MIR. Kerner. OF the Everett House. bay mare Scot
land Maid.
Mr.. schultz drove chestnut gelding Bricks.
Mr.. II. n smith was behind = bay colt by General
Knox, dam La blond, which very fast.
Mr.. L. A. Stahl was behind the chestnut gelding
George Moore.
Mr.. John Olcott was behind the geldng Pro-
lection, u brother OF Slow Go.
Mr.. Otman drove his team Star Henry and Anna
Collins.
Mr. Freeman had out his gray and bay team
Mr.. A. l.. Pelham drove his bay gelding Elevator.
Mr.. q. Holloway was behind the cream mare Lady
Beam.
DR.. Hall was driving a sorrel gelding.
MIR. Havcmeyer drove his team Of Norwegian
Mr. Asa whitson, with gray and brown team.
MIR. Walter briggs drove his bay team.
Mr.. Perry Belmont had = splendid team of bays.
Mr. Andrews behind Clifton bay.
MIR. j. q. Laws drove a chestnut and gray team.
Mr.. Eg. Smith handled nicely bay and brown
team.
Mr.. David Bonner. in company with Mr.. Busby,
drove gray mare Cora BELMONT by Belmont. dam the
dam OF Naud =.
Mr.. George Law, Jr., drove black and gray team.
Dan Mace was out behind Billy O'Neil and Big
Then there were Abe straus. with bay gcding; DIR.
Smith. gray gelding; John Wood, bay gciding;
na are Mr. Rosen bay ssiSns Dr. en bay
team; Sheppard Knapp. Jr. chestnut gelding Mr..
Benden, with the Miller mare Sid Nichols; bay
Ed. Kearney. brown geldins; Ar. Jackson, chestnut
chestnut geldng; Colonel James J. Mooney. sorrel
mare; Mr.. Lo.ee. brown esading; Mr.. Jesse Mar
na gliding Sss :n H. Mr. msans Sls%n e.
Mr.; a. Ci.use n bay ssi e. Mr. Norman Ml
Mr. Ans gray Mr.
Mr.. W. Mcmahon, bay gelding; Mr.. Whitaker. bay
team; Mr.. Harry Hyde. brown team; Mr.. Wilkinson.
black mare; Mr. George Butts bay geding; Mr.. An
drews. brown gelding; Mr.. Sam. Feltcr. brown
gelding Mr.. Allen, brown gelding; Mr.. Joseph Hsr-
Mr.. W. sayer. chestnut gelding; Mr.. 7. Dunn. hay
geldng; Captain Van Size. bay geding; Mr. squire..
bay mare SSn Mr. James sprsier bay team. Mr.
sorrel PAGER Mr.. benjamin Daniels. bay MARI; a.
Allen. bay team Mr. Bush Gibbs. bay team OF mares;
Charles W. Mcintyre. chestnut PAGER; Mr.. Fuller.
black stallion; DIR. Rsdford bay geldng; Mr. Akin.
brown mare; Mr.. A. +. Higgins. brown PAGER; ar.
NJ Calvin sorrel colt: Bon Mace. bay colt; Mr.. Full
Ter. black stallion, and Mr.. Alexander Lawrence with
bay gelding st. Nicholas avenue was crowded unth
bert's Club House was unconfortably hlled during
the day watching the movements OF the speedy ones
The club house IL q grsnd place to sec speed. as
nearly all drivers make q point OF passing there at
their very best clip. To-day will witness many
lively scene on the road
THE SKATING RINK AT GILMORE'S.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has converted the garden where
Gilmore Thomas held forth many summers
,~h.re tho aniuals al the cirrus have untc