The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-27
BEHIND GOOD ROAD STEERS
SOME OF THOSE WHO ARE TO BE MET
ON THE SUBURBAN DRIVES.
Spinning Along in the Pleasant Evenings
Over the Country Roads-Lively Scenes
Out Fourteenth Street and in other Di-
rections.


Whew How the dust flies, and the hoofs
cang and the wheels whiz The rush of
vehicles OF all sorts and sizes almost chokes
the road, and the men in light wagons, with
spirited steppers, grow impatient as their
steeds at the pondsrous broughams that block
their way. Now the dignifed drivers of the
big and fashionable family carriages pull their
heavy teams aside, the neck opens, the men
with the rattlng roadsters give loose rein, and
away they fly in cloud of dust up the hill
and beyond the rise. But there are others be-
hind pouring up like an unmarshaled process
sion from the city, and the rattling of Wheels
the clanking of harness, the stamping Of the
horses hoofs, and the cries, the talk, and the
laughter of the drivers and riders make up
babel of noise that adds the last element of
life and motion to the animated scene.
1t is fine sight all along the road clear out
to Mount Pleasant, and it's worth the walk if
you are not lucky enough to be among the
drivers. 1t can be seen any of these pleasant
spring evenings on any of the good
suburban roads that wend out of
the city toward Brightwood, Tenley
town, Benning's, Ivy City, and Cabin
Johns. One wonders where all the carriages,
CARTS sulkies, buck-boards, side-bars, and road
wagons came from, ana WneT6 ul6 uuUuTeus Ol
horses find stabling and feed. There is no end
| to the procession. and while you watch those
| who led the way out have doubled on their track
and are lesurely driving back to town as the
| first hint of night falls across the world.
! An eye that is fond of fne-looking and high
stepping horses finds plenty to delight it.
| Washington has more good roadsters than most
other cities of its size and they are to be seen
| in the swift-movng procession almost every
afternoon. HERALD reporter who has been
| out watching the throng go by several evenings
recently had his note book with him and jotted
| down the names of some well-known citizens
whom he saw behind their favorite roadsters.
Mr.. John III. Gheen can be seen almost every
| pleasant evening behind his brown mare Ade-
iaide, with record of 2344. Mr.. Gheen also
drives the bay mare Fortune, promising four
year-old. by Cuyer Clay, dam Mischief by
| Volunteer. road wagon is Mr.. Gheen's
| favorte vehicle.
Mr.. G.. II. Dana drives to a buggy newly
purchased ive-year-old bay horse of Kentucky
blooded stock, very speedy, handsome, and
| spirited.
Mr.. H. P Waggaman goes over the road in
| good style behind pole team consisting of
| bay mare and black gelding of good stock and
Mr.. Fred Eberly rattles along behind his
| young roam mare, daughter of the famous old
Boshtine. She is speedy, and is usually hitched
| to buggy.
Mr. Henry Norton takes his airings behind the
| old favorite chestnut mare Molly Woodcock,
| which used to figure prominently in local races.
| Molly is still able to make it interesting for
almost anything on the road that tries to pass
her. Mr. Norton usually has her hitched to
| Boston buggy.
Mr.. Walter E. Shreves drives fiery black
mare by Bashtine to light side-bar buggy.
One of the stunningest turnouts to be seen on
| the road is Mr.. F. j. Beidlers magnificent pole
team, Lucy B. and A. w. Fawcett, either of
which can beat 2:40. In color they are bay, and
are both by Bashtine.
Mr. Leiberman drives clean-looking, slim
| legged bay horse, with record of 2:30 He is
full-blooded Kentucky stock and usually pulls
a Brewster buggy.
Mr. Ernst Gerstenberg drives the handsome
bay horse Farnham, not especially speedy, but
of good stock and slayer. Mr.. Gerstenberg
takes his airings in a natty road wagon.
DR.. Greenfield owns and drives the Brown
Colt Harry, of Directory stock by Dictator, and
also sorrel pacing mare of good blood His
favorite vehicle is cart.
Mr.. w. II. Allen drives a spanking pole team
of bay mares, Josh and Toma. They are
handsome pair of animals.
Mr.. Wash Nailor drives his well-known mare
Minnie Palmer, of Ethan Allen stock. She
possesses great speed, and when the road is
good she makes the wheels of Mr.. Nalor's side
bar hum.
Mr.. c. T. Wood drives a natty pole team of
bay ponies of Iowa ful-blooded stock. They
are flyers, with record of 2:5O. He is also fire.
quently seen behind his trotter, with a record
of 2:24, speeding along with a light road wagon.
Mr.. II. w. Gould claims to drive the fastest
trotter in town. This is Big Jim, bay geld
ing, whose record is 2;24. His favorite vehicle
is side-bar buggy.
Mr. William VI. Wood is the proud owner of
the black mare Topsy, from New York State.
She has a record of 2:40, and Mr. Wood usually
speeds her to buggy.
Mr.. John Hogan drives the black horse Prince,
of Kentucky stock; the sorrel mare Lady Raub,
and the sorrel colt Red Wilkes. They are all Of
good breed, and they don't allow much dust not
of their own making to settle on the neat road
wagon in which Mr.. Hogan turns out.
Mr.. Heurich drives a handsome and valuable
duu-colored horse to a road wagon.
Mr.. j. Tschiffely goes over the road at
great rate behind his brown horse Jack o. Spades.
He stands 153 hands high, is of Kentucky stock,
young, and high-stepper. He pulls Brews-
ter buggy
Mr. Edmond Smith drives to Boston buggy
the brown horse Dan, of Northern stock. Hei
Il steady goer and pulls Boston buggy.
A few years ago no one more fire.
quently on the road than Mr.. E. B. Fadely,
whom ill-heath has of late forced to give up his
chief pleasure, to the regret of his numerous
friends.
Mr.. Henry T. Tatum, the livery man of d
street, drives to a sde-bar the black horse Young
Dixie. Mr.. Tatum is seen on the road great
deal.
DIR. George W. Waters takes the country air
behind his white mare Belle, good-looking and
well-bred animal
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Fields drives out behind a
fine pair Of thoroughbred mares, Maud and
Emma.
Mr.. w. w. Baker is seen on the road fire.
quently behind his brown mare Nellie.