The age-herald., 1901-05-27

iarity as he gave his time to business interests It was his one source of amusement, and so much did he become devoted to road driving that, in order not to be deprived of the company of ms beloved friend, Rev. D. Corry, he gave the minister a handsome, fast pair of plooded trotters. and they were daily seen brushing their horses at top speed along old Harlem lane up to McComb's dam ana pack to the city In these exhilirating drlVes 1t is to be imagined that this stern ana exacting man of business found his sweetest pleasures in the company of the cultured man of God. His children and decendants for four generations have in- herited the tall old Knickerboekers love for the road horse and are devotees at this most delightful and healthful recreation. Even the queenly Maud S was owned in the family until she passed into the hands or the hester of all the road drivers. MT. Robert Bonner. and later to his sons. The three Rockefellows, John, William and Frank, all maintain costly driving estab- lisisments, owning many of the fastest and handsomest road horses in New York MT. Frank Work, I think is perhaps the oldest of the aristocrats of Gotham de- voted to the trotter He was for many years the bosom friend of the stately old commodore, and was with him, a pioneer road driver. He built and maintained probably the handsomest and best equip ped stables in the world.
 Col. Lawrence Kipp found as much pleasure among his fast roadsters and elegant turnouts as any man in New York. His beautiful mare, Mona, was never defeated during a term of eight or nine years that she was annually exhib- tied at the Madison Square Garden horse shows. His buggies, horses, robes, and whips were marYels of elegance. MT. l. B. Houston, president of the Union Pa cifc Mail Line, is always in the front ranks of the pleasure drivers and his son. mere youth when he first appeared has long been a conspicuous figure at the an nual exhibitions. Major Dickinson is an- other who loves his horse, and is a fine relnsman. Nathan Straus keeps two es- tablishments, and years ago beginning with Majolica, 2:15, bred by Robert Bon her, has since owned many of the speed way champions, today, being the proud possessor of the incomparable Cobwebs, who for more than two years has been the undisputed king of the speedway. In Boston, the millionaire merchants, John Sheppard and George Hall, lead the driv- ing brigade up the Mill Dam road along the banks of classic Charles river, as far up as Brighton, Newton Center and Au- burndale. At Providence are the wealthy and aristocratic gentlemen Boruabee, Winship, Floyd and others whose lives would be lonely indeed without their daily drives behind their fast horses In Chi cago MT Bemis, Charles Schwartz John Dupee and a hundred others send their steppers along the Lake Shore drive-into the Grand boulevard, and as far out as Jackson Park And so on; in Rochester, is George Archer and James Whitney; in Bunalo, w. l. Mills the Hourlins and H c. Jewett; Cleveland, William Edwards, w. J. Gordon. and Frank Rockafellow- the youngest of those brothers of prince ly fortune; in Washington, MT. Naylor, F. M. Draney, both men of wealth; in Louisville Dr. Douglass, J. F. Galloway; and, in fact, there is mo end to them" Road driving in America today as a re- creation and pastime has become nation al. It Is as much in vogue among the ladies as the men, and every city has its rival teams, and victorias. and traps the property of the wealthy and aristocratic families, who spend a good part of each afternoon bowling along the driveways at a, twenty clip.
 Providence parade, May 30
 Cresceus, 2:04, is in Cleveland
 Ben Walker will prepare Indiana, 2:O4X
 Giles Moves, 205A, is on New York speedway.
 Matinee and parade at Green Bay, Wis, June 5.
 Gatcomb goes to Chester Oak with Boralma and the others.
 Secretary Jewett is determined to have 27 trot at Readville
 The owner of The Abbott 2:03K is writing secretaries for engagements