Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-14
sleighing Carnival.
L,fs ana stxle on the Avenue.

oughfare for sleighing sport. The scene be- tween and o'clock was highly animated, the avenue being black with teams, many of the noted horses of the cityin the exhibition. Exciting brushes were numerous and ire quent. By common consent, as far as prac- ticable the middle of the road was kept clear for exhibitions of speed, according to cus- tom, but at times the collection of sleighs was so thick that parties who had started from far up the avenue for trial of speed were obliged to cut short the contest owing it. Everybody appeared to be enjoying the exhilarating sport, and the opportunity for seeing good representation of the fashion and beauty of the city enhanced the attrac- tion of the occasion to both the fair partici- pants in the carnival and the lords of crea- tion accompanying. The beautiful style and action, and the fast qualities of numbers of the horses, were of great interest and attract ed great attention from the sleigh occupants, while throngs of bystanders at numerous fa- vorable points for observation took in the gay scene with close attention. All along on the avenue at the windows of the residences faces were enjoying the general happiness.
 In the rush of single teams dashing by were many fine horses graceful in style and action, and getting over the snow rapidly. Glimpses were had of H. E. Fowler's George doing some fast work. Charley Downes was driving the speedy horse of Mir. Blakeslee, the feed man. Mir. Whitlock, of Orange street, was out with his Olive 6o1 aoIf good horse. James Davis, of the Whitneyville horse railroad, had an hour of leisure after lively wrestle the day before to keep his car tracks from being frozen in, owing to flood of water emptied from the fields, with the thermometer going downward. He was driving his Marblehead. Frank Bige- low, son of Governor Bigelow, and MT. George Hotchkiss' son, had out two fine single teams. with young ladies. Mir. Bradley, of Hemingway & Bradley, was exercising his good roadster. MT. Hemingway, of Fair Haven, had out his pacer. MT. R. G. Russell was travel ing quite steadily and rapidly behind his bay. MT. Frank Hooker was exercising his clipped chestnut. Dwight Moore was out with a good stopper. Henry Cowell had out one of his horses, lady by his side Richard A. Peck was exercising his speedy mare "Pet.' Charles P. Armstrong had one of his good horses. Ed. Riker, of the steamboat service, was enjoying rapid transit behind good animal. Two sons of MT. l. V. Treat had each good stepping black. MT. Broschart, of the City Market sped by behind his ''Belle of Putney." Mir. P. McKenna exercised at one time his "Uncle Sim" at another his spotted gray, both well known for speed. Mir. Wilfred Foote, of Foote Brothers, was out with large 16-hand brown horse, General" of fine action and an easy stopper. With him enjoying the bright, gay scene was MT. T. A. Warren. MT. M. Frank Tyler, executive secretary to Governor Bigelow, was exercising his large fine horse John Lloyd gave his good stopper the reins in frequent brushes. Young MT. Somers, of West Haven, drove his fast Jeffersonian colt Dr. M. F. Linquist drove his five-year- 8 fine animal, which does not get left when the doctor has time between the demands of patients for bringing out his qualities. Dr. R. s. Ives went by with the speed of the wind with collection of fast teams, all in rapid exercise William Merle the tonsorial artist, exercised his nice little black horse. MT. Barstow, of West Haven, showed speedy clipped brown mare. MT. Silas Thompson, of West Haven, and lady, were taking in the gay scene behind MT. T.'s fine dappled gray. Dr. Chapman, with friend, dashed by in the thickest of the merry rivalry between fine trotters. pr. Henriques, with his mare, added to the zest of the scene. Captain George s. Ar hold was out with his fine horse
 which his father used to take the lead with, and which looked familiar and like old times to old friends. Hon. A. -Heaton Rob- ertson was out with fast moving stopper. Charles R. Warehouse, jr., kept ahead of homestretch. Rev. Father Mulholland, of Fair Haven, drove his good horse, and Rev. Father Slocum was exercising good piece of horse flesh also. Alderman R. Armstrong was out with a fast stopper. Among the ladies driving were Mrs. Manning with friend, out with a fine black horse, and Mrs. William A. Beers and friend taking leisure view of the gaiety on the thoroughfare, as the throngs of fast trotters and double sleighs laden with ladies went by. Mir. George H. Sutton, the insurance man, was out with his fine large roadster. MT. A. A. Townsend, the coal dealer, spectator with his good roadster. MT. Frank A. Munson and lady passed by in a nice turnout. General E. s. Greeley was out with one of his fine pair, and Milius Frank was enjoying the snow carnival with fair piece of horse flesh. Many more single teams were out. In fact it was gala day. Among the double teams, MT. E. G. Stoddard
 was out with his fine pair. Mayor Robert sons family team was out with bouquet of ladies therein leisurely enjoying the scene. MT. Robert Foote was out with very hand some large and stylish pair of mahogany
 bays, and by his side Mir. Seymour Bradley as an invited guest. The fine pairs of Messrs Ed.P Merwin and William R. Tyler were out
 and family pair driven by a colored man, and pretty pair of ponies, added to the in terest. The day before, Rev. Dr. Todd was
 out with fine horse hitched to 8 beautiful Albany cutter, and Philo Chat1eld's man was out with one of his pair also MT. Demarest, the carriage manufacturer, with a fine pair of black ponies, and MT. George Cook with a fine pair of bang tailed chestnut trotters. An New York extensive dealer in horses in town was taken up to see the carnival, and was as- tonished and delighted with the sight of so fine a collection of good horses, which
 he does not often see in cities much larger than New Haven, and for the beauty of the ladies whom he saw yesterday he had words complimentary to a high degree. The weather being mild and the sleighing so excellent the opportunity for this recrea- tion is improved accordingly.
 While satisfaction was general, some com ment was made with regard to the ice teams
 which dragged their slow length along at snail pace, delaying much sport, while there
 was plenty of room to pass without blocking the way. The same was true of a wagon carrying hundred more or less of empty barrels.
 Criminal Statistics.
 Forty of the prisoners in the Wethersfield State prison are in on life sentences. 32 for killing and for rape. Three of these con- victs have been in the prison over twenty years-Isaac Randolph, of New Haven, com- mitted in July, 1856; John Warren, of Tol- land, committed in December, 1859, and James Cuff, of Brooklyn, committed in No- vember, 1860.
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