The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-07
SPEEDING DER
THE SNOW
The Sport enjoyed by Local
HOrSemen Every Afternoon.

Names, Owners and Records Of Some
Of the Fast Ones SIeighs Of All
Descriptions Seen About the Streets
Handsome Equipages on Madison
Avenue jolly Parties to All Points
ofthe Compass iddIes and Fun
at Country Dances.
The merry jingle OF sleigh bells Is
now heard instead Of the rumbling of
snorting autos, heavy tired vehicles,
wagons and carts Not within the
memory of the "oldest inhabitant =
has there been finer sleighing on less
foundation, than during the present
week. A light snow late in the week
was followed Sunday by heavy rain
and sudden freezing up, turned the
slush into roadway of ice. Those
who owned sleighs or even an apollo
gy for one have put in full time
several family turnouts. such as were
enjoyed in the time of our ancestors,
accommodating anywhere from six to
twice that number were to be seen
filed with happy occupants. High
stepping cobs harnessed to brilliantly
painted bobl sleighs, frequently fol-
lowed by bobs containing q score Of
merry youngsters. with gaudy plumes
waving from the sleighs dasned
along the streets every afternoon,
while the policemen, remembering
that they were once young them.
selves. seemed to give considerable
leeway as to speed.
Sleigh riding parties from Morris
town have been visiting all sections
of the county including Denville.
Gladstone, Bernardsville, Ralston,
Chatham, Summit aud Whippany.
We have in mind q party of happy
public school scholars who went out
one night last week i'll q sleigh which
ordinarily would accommodate about
twenty. When the start was at last
made for Chatham not less than thir-
ty.o the rising generation were pack
ed in, and as the load went down the
street, all sorts of exclamation were
heard as to crowding, Keep off my
feet, y won't you please let me get
up from the basement ?"'I am nearly
frozen, nevertheless, the lads and
lassies had good time.
It does not require very luch snow
to bring out the fast horses, of which
there are a large number owned in
and about Morristwon, some with a
low mark, costing we'll up in to the
thousands.
Among those who engaged in
brushes almost every afternoon, which
We're held early in the week from the
entrance to Twombly's estate to the
city limits at Morristown, and later
from the junction of Hanover avenue,
Morris Plains, to the railroad station
with the best racing on the latter
stretch, were Sylvester Mitchell, who
handled the reins over his chestnut
PAGER, "Lancewood'' trial TIA and a
record of 2.24A. "Bell Thomas" a
graceful grey gelding. mark of 2.20.
owned by DR.. James Mosedale, and
driven by VIM. Emery, managed to
keep we'll up in the'front. 'Stclla B. -
fair-sized brown mare owned by E.
Foster with record Of S.3S14, and
Brady a bay gelding with mark
of 2.25L owned by Freeholder Cook,
have had several lively brushes in
which honors were about even.
Dewitt @. Flanagan drew the lines
over his blue ribbon winner, Little
Bell" beautiful animal with REQ
ord of 2.2S1s, harnessed to q bright
yellow racing cutter.
Guy Minton has new and speedy
animal, "Edsell" bred up in New
Hampshire, a handsome bay gelding
which has mark of 2.1714 and Miss
Huerily"a chestnut mare with mark
of 2. 2s14, which were among the flyers
generally in the lead.
The veteran driver, William Emery,
was there with "Carldon" mark OF
Q 10L, the fastest stallion in New
Jersey, and grand animal.
Among other well known horses
which were let out every day were
Daniel, a bay gelding and driven by
L. D. Guorin, trial 2.l7I; Stanley, +"
chestnut gelding owned by Coun.
Gilman Albion Page of Madison. mark
of 2. 25; "Prinoe of Orange" hand
some black gelding, owned by Joseph
Tunis, record 2. 3214; "Dolly Wilkes, ="
pretty little brown mare mark OF
O. 23M was we'll handled by Henry
Armstrong; "Red Wings" speedy
brown mare owned by W.. H. Hibler,
with trial of S.l5A was driven by
Walter DeCamp; "Jack W. O bay
gelding owned by Chas. Tunis. REQ
ord Of 2. 1917 Wilbur, black geld
ing with mark of 1871 owned by
Benjamin Sire; Coon" bay geld
ing recently purchased by E. L. Durl-
ing, no record stated, but very fast
one: "Alegro,' Robt. McEwan's hand
some black mare, record of 2.14A /;
g Jack Homer. a bay gelding own
ed by LC. Layer, mark of s.S5; Chas.
Shelley's Molly B. q brown mare