The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-19

genus Of the horse klnd, Tn Aneflcd
 colt is equally applied to a male or fe- male, and this is unquestionably cor
 rect"
 At the present time turf writers use
 the word to indicate the male sex in
 horses. Colt was formerly applied to young horses the same as the word
 baby applies to the human family, Sam Langdon trained Hurricane at one time on the half-mile track that
 was located south of Grand avenue
 near Lloyd street. As stated by men
 who knew Dave in those days, he made
 considerable money, but lost it by gam bling. Like others he made money here
 and lost it in New York city. He was
 formerly proprietor of Hamilton Park,
 when the club house, billiard room, i bowling alley, fine barns and other 1 buildings were on the property. He was deformed man with q hump back. Later in life he was employed as bar l tender at the Park House, which was on | Chapel street, and at several seashore
 resorts near this city. He was also clerk at the Durant House. The pro- l prietor, Fred Durant, was very kind to 1 Dave and made arrangements for his i funeral, which was attended at the rooms of local undertaken, eleven years ago. As proprietor of the Court street resort, he was kind and liberal
 with poor people.
 Augustus c. Peck was Hills part
 ner at one time in the woodcock busi- ness. Gus, as he was called, frequently drove in races on the local track The it0,. l,5 hausted at the close of hard race at the old park. One of the sports of those days was man called Kit Clin- ton. He had a light, top road wagon and fast trotter named Cracker Boy. The statement has been made that the name of Clnton's favorite trotter was Baker Boy.
 A character that was well known was the stylish colored man, George Phlpot. During the war of 1S6l-5 he made some money by obtaining substitutes for wealthy men who were drafted. He was engaged as hack driver later. Dave Hill made considerable money as a substitute broker during the war.
 The members of the Woodcock crowd were a genteel set of men. They were either young or in the prime of life, and were we'll and fashionably dressed One of the most prominent of the men referred to was Alonzo Broadwell, bet ter known as Lon Broadwell, who was a fine-looking man, celebrated for his good looks. He dressed stylishly but in good taste. and had variety of fine suits. All the suits that he wore looked we'll on him. To this day the good looks of Lon Broadwell are proverbial. A New Haven man who frequently met him recently said: Probably no hand some woman ever had more compli- ments for her beauty than Lon Broad we'll had for his fine appearance. A remark that has been made about him is 'the best looking man that ever saw" His favorite horse was Honest John, which he acquired when he be- came proprietor of the Woodcock Mir Broadwell went to New York city, where he had varied experience and was finally Gicket chopper) employed at an elevated railroad station. l have been told that he died few years ago
 The proprietors of the resort ire quently borrowed money, One of them often borrowed one hundred dollars without giving a note, due bill or any thing of the kind. They were known to be perfectly reliable for any such tran saction.
 A horseman who occasionally visited the Woodcock was Dan Green One day at the resort he heard of a fast trotter owned by John H. HoWarth, | dealer in boots and shoes. The horse, | named Lady Lightfoot, was speeded at the local track which was then very sandy and poor footing, while MT. l Green held his watch Edward How | arth son of the owner. drove the mare ] mile in 2:3S Previous to the start | the owner stated that he thought she | ,ould show 2:40. Dan paid for the mare before she was unhitched. He after | ward sold her to the late Dan Mace for | three thousand dollars. Mace sold her l .o Amasa Spraeue for seven thousand | dollars. She trotted to wagon in 2;2G at | New Bedford, Mass and afterward re- | eeived an injury, which prevented | 'aster record
 Other men who were well known at | he Woodcock were Hiram Woodruff of | Fashion Course, l.. l., Colonel Dickey, i l professional driver who drove Bun ,ell Boy; George Burnett the dealer, Charley Dickerman, the dealer and lriver Who as stated drove American firl (2:16%), Spotted Colt (2:251a) and | ,ther noted horses. Norris Holcomb, judge and starter of races, and others.
 During the winter season, when there vas no sport at the race tracks, the from Providence were occa- onally at the resort. They were Ard Carpenter, his son Tom, and a driver alled Pat Carpenter, who was sup ,osed to be a protege of the family,
 In the opinion of the writer those per- ons mentioned as visitors or patrons of he Court-street house have all passed rom this life into the unknown future. ,mong others many Yale graduates till remember the names of those here n mentioned. At present there are no esidents of this city that are like the ld-time sports and horsemen who were familiar figures a the Wood ock. r. l.. NEWTON. New Haven, Ct, April ,, 1902.
 
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