The New York Herald Newspaper, December 5, 1859, Page 4

4 LIFE ON THE ROAD. Bloomingdate and Harlem Lane oa a Pali Alternoon, Our Fast Men, Our Fast Women and Our Fast Horses. JOTTINGS BY ONE OF THE FANCY. Investments of the New Yorkers in Horse Flesh, Patent Leather and Silver Mountings. Byalpages of the Fashionable aud Soberly Respectable, F SPORTING MEN, kee IDIOSYNCRACIES 0 Rey Nee Those who consider that the ever throbbing and restless Broadway, the city’s grest artery, coutains ali the life and bostle of New York, have buta vague idea of the way in which the teoming maltitude of this city spend theirtime. Let those who have been accustomed t k upon the noisy streets in the Jower par! o? the city ae containing al! its vitality turn from their usual routine, and take a tagp to the famous & dale road and Harlem lane, and there witness tre } os, Th find some 1: innate desire in is of; im one ciass it finds ite jon in pugilistic displays, im aacther in the making of sp hes There iv rever,& much larger c in New York the love for tician, owing t Conventions, is able to work off his extra stean which would have the same eflect upon him as the exirs sure upon aa old worn ont boiler, were it not for tris opportunity of frecing elf. The lovers of fast and fancy horses, in their turn, ietthe surplus eleotricn out of their Ss into a pair of reins, and in that way prevent the rush of blood to the head, and a thousand other calamities th © people that have no r of venti. | Istion. u Places » their health good, though whether they ke: por there is another « Ve have the re’ st idea of the nureh: which are kept for speed show i ‘The race courses at the di: Btute & ways crowded from mo night by DB OLX to see the fleetan horses that to id there on exhibition; but there never was a State or Un States fair esented as fine a show of both horses a8 can be seen on the Blooming id auy pleasant afternoon. The speed at whieh te drivea in the Harlem lane is ast and wotio be eurg d aaywhere except on regular ma res, ¥ horses like Bthag Allen and Flora Temple are exhibited. Manz of the beat men of the city ave daily to be seen upon these roads, hi ons to horses that travel from ‘hess and fast mien of the city | ing genuemen escorts, but not « few of them being 2:36 tw 8 Bloom The large numbers that visit with all kinds of tornonts, prevent compens ia apeed and any great amount of fast driving; occasionally, however, there will be a short “brash” b eu those that happen to come bother. ‘The real fast driving is done ane, where ther long and level road, ane ered by hea es. Here peo ple diive horses can 2 got up, 4 nis there any- w fancy chsrac! t out of curio, The hw speed; t val Bat shi on merely with equipages for their families. of the road may be divided into distinct and strongly defined as eociety. Tobe received into good so. road, or dri ith g t observe certain r \ he must not renew bis attempts arned from parties holding up and refusing to drive in his company. those who mainte the y elasces in comms the ciety y man « If the aovice attempts to run his horse by another, be is immed: 2 is taught the res. r 83 be is soo no Wil & marked. A certair family cerriages road, where U another class, the fast nen, sporting men have (hel own exchange on the road. The Duteh grocery wen Lave their lager bier exehange. e s whe aro able to ride or winea ‘“pelter”” yping place. Merchants and busitiess shan the low and faucy resorts, and a class ti few have men forn abe largest « There f Ground Association,’ members, and composed of people ia the city. Their track above Ninetieth street, near Bloomingdale. Stbeing bw sf mil k } in surface, it ie not a8 good for fast driving es Harlem Yane. Tha | members of this! association ‘are partithlar as to Bloor ingdele tinés they 2 iby lave om an horses aplece, kept principally for peed, but many of them own from eight to ite I ey ran, goed, bad and indifferent, 1 Ying « tammer a sum it will average $1,200 per hear 460,900, not b means the in New York. + $100,000 invested #. horses. by not belong to the fation, making ov dotlars in horse flesh, kept for pleasure alone, without count tng those kept for sporting purposes. Morgan 1. sident of the Elm Park Association , Robert Bonner, john ¥. Kelley, Wm. Judson, W. Darkee, Horace Joncs Conover, ex-Alderman the T ns. Vane Knapp, ai, Comp’ 3.C. Burnham, Mr, Stephenson, &c., nnony its leading ers. This class of )e variably hold the reins themselves. | re wre, besides the business men of the city, a sher of broken down politicians, loafers, 3 do-nothing en hers ved before them, with fast horses. The h the exception, urse, of Buntiagton, Lane and others, cut a f r people. A thowand dol- jars per ar, is a fair edtimate of (he | expen a Bagides the fast borvea there are a great many showy tear by 2 “nahobs “of the city, who keep ac ‘om one to four saddle horses, These paintained m ly for display and eomfort, and are not noted for speed. Iti stated that no lets than 550 turmoute of this desoription went from this city to Saratoga jast summer, accompanied bya large n paddle horses, The people who keep suc iit as members, and though they | uve at least 300 fast horses, which, song of xioh men, Whose | of laxary to | astm the per over a » of Mr. Hanson, who draws the reing EW ona pl hays. They are oleae for at speed, bub have “a good style of action, meéon Draper, Mes, Coddington, Mis. Nelson, jpn give up to Nat. Smith's haudsome bays, M), Langdon, Mr. Kitteltiash and J. W, Gerard ace | when going at their 2:40 speed. Mr.c. is com> Tepresoutatives of this glass, Tore must be in the | Fidered one of the host judges of horses on the neighborhood of five wiliions invested im this oless | Td; His tearm may be put down at/$5,000, | br. inyariahly high priced, style boing the recommen- | dation, Wm. 1. Astor, Bamilion Mish, Waits Sher + prhiter, “has @ fancy team, & of horses. Must of these persous keep saddle | bay and white, worth $1,600, He drives them at horses for their daughters and the female membors Sa r Be one ao type Tew Mr, hole Mantitas i ie cudnt 00 bay mare wsurily a De of their fimilies to ride, an exercise that is quite Every one that vinite 9g cate are ta sure to fachionable amongst our wealthy families, Many of these fair ones manage their horses with great wkill, m. B. Astor is at present erecting a prt vate riding academy, and other wealthy citizens are preparing to imitate bis example. notice Mr, A. Higgins’ turnout, He has four very stylish and showy bors@s—bdacks and sorre!s; when they go prancing before hia barouche al! tra bo look at the equipage, which is considered ove of the most stylich in the oity, He has an iavestinoa’ of about $5,000. Another Mr. Higgins, a reyrescal hie ol pood | tive of the carpet trade, delights to test tie speed ‘This class of persons always prefer to go at aspoed of bis $2,500 black tn i Bee tvor, iy ‘l Shas will insure safety rather than have thelr uerves | tg he as fist they oan Handle their feet. | The bo- apset by mingling with the fast bieods; most of | bacco doterest is represented by a Mr. Haddock, them, however, Keep showy and prancing teams, bai [ebay iN epee horse, Hip eooll At step i lot sol a . hich is on as being an exces in whick the color known as bay largely predomi- Hy aeaedlac nace The alpeen BT ten natos. They almost invariably entrast their horses | riv next attracts attention, He rides after + $5,009 to their conchman, seldom touching the reins them- in a light, Cr e; has a bay and 8, a he 4 aeons nance Cotaabanerned the ether Lrun- selves, and but few of them make their appearance dy. Hoe is frequently seen driving singie, Che fur en Bloomingdale tn the afternoon, whan she fast | trade is represented by @overnor ( G. Guusher, horses ave out, If they go there-absllit is before who appears te enjo, ve as much as ayy pen: the fast men mako their appearance. The ploa- Lye upon he r $1,200 dark browa horse, saat drives of the Central Park are now tholt fi- | gyer the drive at 2:60 apeeds ln'ie suite peutee but Torite resort, as any person visiting that locality of |] an excellent motioned horse, aud hindsome, an afternoon can testify although large. His hest day is yet to cone. With The Bloomingdate road, farnishiny asit does one | POPC! care Ganther’s powerful horse wil make » stir amongst those that of the best drives about te city, is tecining with | “What fine leoking mani Recetch aeseae In his life from morning until night. Ata very early | mouth, who is all those roadsters on the hour in the momniag gentlemen of wealth visit that ue 0 pee =! i om og Aa ect locality with their saddie horses, to enjoy the fresh | bons as though he was used tit, That gentleman elr, At halfpast six in the morning the lady eques- with a white cravat on, you mean? Yes, sir. That twiaas begin to make their appearance, many hay- eliis Commodore Corn Vanderbilt, who has four ‘ef the best horses that appear on the road, every one of them exceedingly hot He never gives up aiene, ‘The ladies frequently get up an interesting | to any one but Bonner; ia always in cood spirits, of ventilating | race, many of them guiding their swift footedsteeda | 24 takes great comfort in his $10,000 worth of rieh’aral " horse dosh; is one of the coolest drivers ou the with o skill that would do credit to the most noted | vad, and has looked particularly happy since horsemen of the day. Fora fewhoursthey appear | the ' safe arrival of the North Star. to have foil possession of the road; then they dis- — Cs air — Semaine’ soninlan; Mr ear to make way for the carriaze people. The | ;Ve't, wish his $2,000 sorrel mare, not very showy, ob turnouts are seen approaching Bloomingdale Peeceile Shady base aahaligg.oveey pe mp boasts of a tast horse to pass him. ten o'clock, and they hold possession of the Mr. Phillips, shipping, merchant, makes a fine road antil about 2 P. M., when those that draw reins display with his team. He drives a bay and black; P a a e 2:41 is their speed at the polé. He usually appears over fuet steeds begin to make their appearanog and | with his family, but, when he desires an extra drive the showy equipages file off to the pleasant drives | goes alone, and, if he meets with an acquantance of tho vew Central Park, where their owners’ mn Wapbuie, deb. his seam test their speed, will nerves will not be upset by the fast driving. By 4 | tarcral whom he teateaith, ed yea be P.M, it would seem asif all New York had snd- | company. His anxiety for fresh air has induced denly become owners of fast horses, and were all ont on Bloomingdate on a grand trotting spree. This rushing to and fro of ship commodores, book him to invest $1,500. Amos Howe’s baysare rir to be seen amongst. ad newspaper publishers, bankers, builders, mer- ts, gamblers, and fast men generally, continues the crowd, moving at 40 speed. This gentleman has a very fine team, worth about $5,000. He always. has to make room when Mr. H. Durkee’s long tail bays make their appearance, one of which never J as 7 “ asks for more than 2:35to the mile. He invariably antil the sun in its daily course has gone to visit drives them together, before alight trotting wagon. our antipodes. By this time the extra steam is His mney tO A, vy baa has induced him to sec e rick as tne i lay out $6,000 in horse fiesh. worked 208, the ich, aad fast men at return home ‘Merchants, importers and publishers are aot the thoroughly ventilated, and in good condition for a | only ones who enjoy afast tlde'on the road. Wm- comfortable supper and @ sound sleep, Bansh, a railroad conductor, employed, I believe, One feature worthy of note in the car- poe N ot Haven Tee, pecans dal Lee my riages of those that drive fast horses is the factof| valued ae $2,500. Te maak wity ote Stina r extraordinary strength, and yet exceedingly . tion, few weighing for a le horse 200 pounds, some of them as little as 125 pounds, and yet possessing more strength than the | heavier carriages. The pleasant weather last week was improved by the various owners of fast nags. There was a gon, and makes a fine display for a conductor. r. Geo, Jenkins hasa sorrel horse called Mohawk, large amount of riding upon the roads. Hvery branch of business in New York seemed to be rep- that will trot in 3 Worth about $1,200. eo. Vogle, butcher, drives a $2,000 bay horse resented. Not one of the throng seemed to enjoy himself more than Robert Bonver, with his~blood. at 2:35 speeds those that pass him have something ed horses, Lantern and Lady Woodrufl It is ac to do. Mr. M. Connelly, however, with jis iron Gray can go at 2:34; his horse is valued at $2,000, knewledged by all that the Ledger man drives one of the Heetest teams that travels Bloomingdale. Al- Mr. J. Connelly drives a buckskin colored horse, though he draws reins over a fast team, they are worth $500, His son rides a very fast gray pacer that will pace in 2:29—plenty fist enough for all not by any means beauties, Lady Woodrufl, unless ata high speed, appears more like a Pennsylvania ventilating purposes. The hotel rven are likewise fairly represented. handles the reins to an old fashioned Conestoga than a fast horse, Mx. Bonner always drives himself, never allowing any one to touch his Mr. Lib; Dutch built bay horse, but those that expect to has Aim must beat a 35 speed; $3,000 is the amount ¢ has invested in horseflesh. Colonel J.C. Burn- ham, on the Bloomingdale, has invested $6,000 tn the same article. He has two blooded stallions— one a Morgan and sorrel, the other a Morgan Black Haws, sixteen hands high, and six years old; wilt trot in 2:45, and is half brother to Princess. He has three other stylish roadsters—a chestnut, that will trot in ’45, and that has gone fifty miles in four hours. He sometimes makes his appearance with reins, unless it may be some friend who is seated beside him. Few men handle the reins better than this gentleman. He goes out for his health, and seldom seen on Bloomingdale driving ata rapid speed. When he feels like testing the speed of his team he visits Harlem lane, and many au aspiranthas attempted to pass him, but in vain. He has four horses, ali very fast, the purchase of which took 914,000 of the profits of the Ledger, He tirat | purchased the team knowa as Lantern and Li paying $9,500—but Light not being fast suit his taste, he purchased his horse Dres an excellent pair of iron grays,u good family team, With stylish action. A number of other hotel $1,500—this animal can trot single in 45. since purchased Lady Woodn men keep a variety of horses, but none are noted for fastness ; in fact, most of this class of owners her, and he invariably drives her with Lantern, making the fastest double team in the world. work their horses too hard for speed. Morgan L. Mott is always on hand when there is any fast driving going on. Me drives a brown and gray, both sixteen hands hig 2,200. They are known by the names of Tiger and Reliance, and are amongst the best horses in th city; although large, they a in action, and: will trot to 7h; they are | vrorth $4,500. Mr. Mott sometimes makes hip ap- | pearance with a sorrel horse that will trot in 2: ne has also 2 noted horse cailed Eureka, an entire; that will handle his feet in “40. John Perrin, although seventy-two years of age, still feelé great enjoyment in being on the road. thetandmg his advanced age, there are none hold # steadier rein. He ia ready to ta with any of the fest bloods. Tis b: inest steppers that yisit this [o- He has f, paying $3,000 for ExMayor Harper is also a regular visiter to this | cality, and are always on time, He tatehed one | drive. He draws reins over a pair of light | of his horses last spring on a $1,000 wager, for a nd was to ride his horse himself, young men will undertake at The stakes were | adversary forfeited. Thus the long r doned, and the old gentleman had to self with Bloomingdale. } grays, and invariably appears ina barouche with | his family. The ex-Mayor sits upon the driver's | seat and handles the ripbous like an expert. He | makes no great show of speed, butis hard to pass i ty excited. John Harper, brother of the ‘or, goes on the fast principle when he visits is stilt | wh ex Ma Bloomingdale. He has a chestnut sc a bay, ppert has a fi ge team, alwaysdrives them single, isreudy to take a “brush” | Over and ab hh, but fe ihe 000 ; ‘ + oon tg | He haa an op r. Abgur with any one, and ia seldom left behind. $2,000 is | Grives'a chustuut sorrel t Se said to be bis investment in this styl | flesh—all for bis health, of course. excellent carriage team for his fumil drive before a clese coach, or coupé. { nts about Beaver and | 3 orly evi road. t and move in f $2,000. A Mr. B Law long tail bays, very stylish, but variably drives with his 3. Jones, of Claremont, tthe fast teams 1, worth about $1,500; they are ver; drives a-spleadid black animal, worth | are “has & pair of not noted for speed, He ¢ flesh to st long tailed together, that travels the tune of $5.000. He hama yer black team, which ho invariably M nost rewa quipag of long tail | alved at $5,000, John J. K elights i Blooming is t t of f. M. Singer—a rin © spee his nag Native 4 regular steamboat wheel; a by six and rill tie aprons rot iienechetive AT Arioan, |: 5 Caattidewnicre Holes; abreast. ‘The whoel 4 who would not, i? he had a piece of horse flesh tt he paid $3.000 for? He has also a id to carry $1,000. Allare fine appearance. Mr. D. t a to try the mettle of his nag, but few on the road are able to pasa him. He A | tiv nd soe ing bh & 00 it | as ve and ood looking horse, worth about | $08 meron inside is arranged with’ con- . Mr. Albertus, of Beaver street, shows his ient seats for full sized persons, with @ nursery for horseflesh by flourishing four fine bays; he | ot the back end for the nurse and children, with ably drives the Hl together, always handle | beds to put the dear ones to sleep, and all the ing himself, an sit with great skill. Hig | other necessary arrangements. This apartment is on Bloomingdale is alwaya noticed | also used as a smoking room when there are any nent of his horses, considered | gentlemen in the party who wish t6 enjoy their on the road, and worth | Havanas. There are seats on the outaide for the is to see his baysspread | accommodation of sixteen persons, these furnish themselves at 40 speed, even if a mishap should | ing means for carrying a sniall band of music, with endanger bis $6,000 team. Mr. Osborne has four | guards enongh t keep off all onteide barbar stylish roadsters—a black, gray and two sorrels; } Under the t carriage is @ baggs one of the Jatter can trot in 2:32. He usnaily drives | gh to deposit the lug them single. The four are valued at $6,000. |. Lore persons, The body ia K. Kaapp makes his appearan hind a canary bird color, edged with Dlack. gany bay mare, very fast and stylish, worth imap is always dressed in great styl 22.200. He, like most people, uses a common light t the driver appears in ordinary attire. ng wagon, A Mr. William Knapp drives a Singer has secured a patent upon thia vehicle, bay and a roan, usually single, but both very fast, | He las three other carriages, aad sometimes ap- worth $1,000. Schuyler Halstead owns a bay anda | pears with three horses abreast before an ordinary rel, both very fast and stylish. He iably | coach. He has ages alone $6,000, together before a barouch of which $3900 is for his large sociable, or tra- with him. They are v velling carriage. ‘This gentleman has ten horses in riggs, npervisor, driv all, which hay $10,000. Whether, this alled Patnam. eccentric for speed, comfort | ene, and is worth 91 6! |} orana er wmst jadge, ! fancy for Harlem 1 sof California, sports a $3,000 \ sorrel horse that ~ They are very fast. ual ks d Wheiratone be ridesin aight jis worth 5 | wagon, but with hisfamily drives hissteam to a j Min. Judson, of Ind | very beautiful photon, He belongs to the fast | seated. beltind his gra 4 of ar | troubled with the im, J's. $2,000 team | in Yooks «what they | Peter Brunner, known on the r {“Plying Dutchman,” stirs the dust wit | pait of browns, He facies horseftesh to th {four thousand dellars, and consid eady to “‘mckle” any person. Ii three horses are two large grays, them, led by alight colored cream between two sorrels. When Mr. Singer turns out with ine horses, three cream colored ones are placed as leaders. | ‘The carriage is a monster, having all thé conve- nier with s bay between | pair of b es of @ modern brown stoue front, with the n of & goo! nd ng department. It weighs eat, inside and out, thir appears fiom the stylish mo one of the best team $3,000. MreC, Baker di turn ri m ull a read la ‘it trot in "45: anoth black mare that can go in n to be mac Day. , Mr. T. Duttor | mov trotting | it is worth $800, as | . Mr.S. Rodman has a pair of bays, bat usnally tylish | drives three single; they sre fast, and are worth tune | abont $2,000. A Mr. Preb)t tiaa also a very stylish and speedy team (bays), with whiok he occasionally - ["appeara on Bloomingdale, von a gray horse before a com agroh over Bloomiugdale at 2:60; | } nant at being omitted in the arti on 3. W. A. Littell has two teams—one pair of sor- | the Road.” f rels and a pair of bays—both very fast. They make | "Mir. BAP. Christy, of Grand steeet, having fear | a tine appearance and are valued at $4,000 ‘ashington place, has two teams, in which the colors chestnut, sorrel and black are repretented. They make a very creditable show, and are worth about $1,500. Mr. W. Tromball drives & bay team before » phaeton carriage: his establishment is worth about $2,500. LD. Bradford has a brown and gray, which he attacties to a light rig, and always makes quite a stir on Bioomingdale; his tarnont is, worth about $5,000. Mr. Stephenson has a very fast pair of bays, but usually driv them single. Mr.de Agreda, Fifth avenue, drives axomrel aud @ bay; both speedy and worth $6,000. | fine horsea—a pair of blacks and a pair of Ara- Mr. Ward, of } bian aniten-al Ways appears in great style, some mes driving but one, but frequently al four at on He manages fonr horses with great skill, and invarinbly bas a dog on the seat with him. Te has invested only $5,000 in horse flesh. Mr. Geo. Christy, of Christy’s Ministrels, holds the rib- bons te a fine ¢ m colored team worth about a trottiog wagom He moves raes are noted more | fore @ brett. tice. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1859.-TRIPLE SHEET. as the lightest trotting wagon on the road, bailtby J. W. Lawrenee tor his own use; it weighs only i One of the noticeable turnouts on the Bloom logdale road is a Victoria carriage, nelon; ing to Mr. Jumes Gordon Bonuett*and which is usvally drawn by a pair of splendio bays. the vehicle was parchosed in Paris, and is novel and elegant in construction, It has the advantage of not crushin” or concealing the attire of the ladies oceupyin snd for driving in the park it is pre- jerable to way other carriage that we have seen. Capt. Ryuders appears to be the vuly one of the present managers of the Tammany wachine that mdulges to avy extent in korse fles ¢ has a sorrel team, pot very large, but good im action; it is worth $1,000. Posunaster #owler, Surveyor Hart and Colieotor Schell have ao time te spend with fast horses; the Tammany machine reeds so muck looking atter that it ecoupies all their atton- a. ‘thus we might go on for a column or two more, ¢numerating fast taravuts; but those that we have mentioned are enema wo furoise the reader with the prevailin, eter of “Life on the ESA ae New Nepatelal Rad 2 utter impossibility to specify all wi ingle in the throng on the fas drives. Of late, ter iustance, a nomber of new characters bave made their appear- ance, the general cut of theic attire and thoir self- important irs bliag very much those assumed by some of our fast baok clerks, Who these people are no one knows, but it would be well for the bank presidents to keep a close watch oa the ac- counts of their employés, Te those who wish to. witness the fast and fancy iving of New York, and see for the:nselves the material of which it is composed, let thom visit Bloomingdale any pleasant joon. If, how- ever, they are desirous of wimeuice, fast drivin; and to see those magnates of the whip, Vans Bonner, test the speed of their nags, let them ‘go to Hai between three and six P. M. The x will bear in mind thas all the per- sons that we have mentioned in the foregoing list, with the exception of Mr. Singer and one er two others Snvariably hold the reins themselves, seldom allowing apy one to touch them. Having thos sketched off currente calamo the sporting characters of our city, ax seen in our principal drives, let us take a glance at the equi- peges of the aristocracy, a3 we suppose we are en- utled to denominave those who keep up handsome establishments of this kind. Among the wealthy persons who go in for com- fort rather than show we find Mr. William B, Astor, who keeps five showy horses and three carriages. One of the horses is worked ander the saddle by his son, Henry. Mr. A. enjoys the fresh air with his family in @ olaim carriage, drawn by a fine bay teym, which move ina stylish manner. He, how- ever, makes no great pretensions to display, bat adheres to the substantial; $3,500 of his immense wealth has found its way into horseflesh. William B. Astor, Jr., has three horses--a pair of bays, some sixteen hands high, for his carriage team; he also has @ thorough bred English mare, that he in- variably uses under tue dle every morning; $2,000 10 horseflesh has satisfied his ambition. Dr. Townsend,of sarsaparilla celebrity, hasashowy turnout, and invariably appears in a close carriage, with a footman’s seat behind; his team is a dark chestnut; the whole establishment is very hand- some, and is worth about $2,500. Peter Cooper is satisfied with one horse, which cost him $1,000; he makes no display, and bas a very plain carriage. George uaw contents himself with a $600 team, not showy; they are of a homely color-. roan bays. J. W. Gerard keeps three horses—one a saddle horse, that will trot in three minutes; his carriage team is a pair of showy bays; the whole are worth about $1,000; he keeps three carriages—barouche, coupe and cominon coach. Ex-Senator Hamilton Fish has a pair of long tail bays, and invariably appears in a caleche; he is one of the regular visilers to Saratoga, and takes his establishment with him; it is worth about $2,500, One of the gayest of this class of equipages is that of Mrs. Nelson. She has a black team, ex- dingly sabowy, aud makes her appearance in a close carriage with the lamps and other ornaments all tipped with gold. Her coachman and fo tman are dressed in tight colored coats and gilt butvons. She has recently purchased a set of harness, gold mounted throughout, at a cost of $600. Mr. roughs, her son-in-law, enjoys the luxury of this turnout. The whole es! ment is worth $8,000, Mr. Valentine Hall has a large bay team, sixteen hands high, which he attaches to a caleche, with footman’s seat behind. The whole est#blishment is worth $2,600. Mr. Jas. Hamilton has a pair of showy long tailed browns, and asually appears in a pbseton carriage. Like the majority of this class he visits Saratoga every season wits his family, horses and carriage. Mr. L. C. Clark owns a stylish bobtail bay team, worth $1,000, and drives in @ small close coach, Mr. W. H. Webb. shipboiider, when here, drove 4 stylish team, not fast but showy. Mr. E. H. Lud- low, auctioneer, has two showy family horses, but drives single a great deal. Mr. Curtis Noyes makes no pretensions to show, but las a handsome team, and invariably appears with a close carriage. dhe Hedden family have # great fancy for fice turnouts, Wm. Hadden owns a stylish sorrel team, with elegant trimming on the harness, but a close coach. The three Miss Haddens bave also a ver fine team, handsome and stylish; they appear bot in an open and close carnage, whilst another bro- ther contents himself with a rockaway and light on, both stylish. bee 2 n Pennyman usislly drives a showy pair of tait biacks, with silver mounted harness, be- Mr. T. Simmons has three roadsters—-one brown apair of grays. The latter he invariably drives gether; they are very fas When he appears alone, he has his brown bitched to a light trotting wagon, and is always enough for the 2:40 horaes. ‘Len thousand dollars is the extent of his invest- | ment ip this line. It_will not do to let Dr. the institutions of Bloom He has a very large © bufalo, broke both te siddle weighing about 1,400, which will minutes. Jt has mot been asce: whether it is one of the million seen by Greeley on the ‘The Doctorr would do well to keep sn the whitecoat philoso Mayor Tiemann is on the letting the affairs of th whilst his longtail bi dust of all the fast boy barouche, and never ny ja neither fast nor stylish—an iny: haa satisfied his ambition in that line, £x-Alderman Compton drives & pair of be ariably together—they are amongst the faste about $4,006 Splventer’s bnffalo—one of | gdale-—pass without no | mognificent looking harness and a mile in six dnent of $500 the road—his turnout iderman Ful: sidered good trot before a common buggy; $2/ ested in horseflesh. As he it is expectad that a t before a splendid wagon, noffs the country ait ef Bloomingdale | with thousand dollar turnout Conncillor Lee spends his leisure efternoons with actylish pair of bays; he appears upon the road both double a le, and moves along at no i ‘4 $4,000 pair should not be in the back- 1 Dayton, oyster dealer, mingles in the ith a fine showy te: noted more for their beauty than speed. He makes his appearance ina fainily coach, and is rarely without company. His turnout ia worth about $3,000. John Marshall, of the Consolidated Stage Line Company, generally 2ppears on the road with a bay and gray. He is luoked upon as one of the best judges of horses in the city, and ia a yery careful His toam can move at about “40 speed. ustuvus A. Conover, builder, finds leisure evcise bis $5,000 feam—a pair of bays—the © that Huntington, the forger, mado his #plurge with. They are decidediy fast. ‘They do not make much show in their movements, bat they are seldom paased. ‘They are A No.1 team The two wees owned by Lane are daily driven apon the they are owned by different persons, and are driven single: They are pot to be sneezed at. Mr. Beebe, builder, and brother to Judge Beebe, drives a fine looking ack; both are qnite speedy and good action snimais, worth sbout $3,000, He invariably drives single, and is a perfect gale of wind on the road. Judge Beebe has also a fancy for Bloomingdale; he nsually drives a sorrel animal, is a good reinsman, and seldom snus the dust of those who pus R. Q. Larios, author of “ Lifeon the Road” cles in the Atlas, clears his brain by draw over a bay stailion, sometimes over a by He always drives them single, and rare! the to ‘keep within nt of the fastest on road. Harlem lane is hia favorite resort. He js known aa “the farge man,” and is only one out of three or four fnsi men on the read that weigh between two and three handred. $1,500 will be needed to purchase his onttit. Charles A. Dana, of the Tribine philose phers, has arlim built and sprightly bay animal that he invariably works under the saddle. Iu the nally makes his appearanc Bloomingdale at five o’¢lock A. M., and is coming up and down that road at a’ perfec ant ik, when he retires, pi ared to look after the Zrivune and his Harper's ‘erry correspondence. Mr. J. G. Lil dy, who furnishes all the news papers with comes out in a very fine rig, and has throe or four hors he drives a bla: horse single, with which he makes excellent time. He lias a very fine carrisge for his family, aud when out in full feather they make a fine show. He in gue of those who scems te esjoy “Life on thy Road.” An investment of $4,600 in horse flesh ap pears to be enough to keep Lin in good health B.M. Whitlock, grocer, Beetmas street. quite e sid of horses, some fifty in alls he dims drives a bay aud black, nothing extra as to. show, but very ust. His horses are al! very fast, aud he takes great delight in sbowing then, He’ always ives his Souther friends an Sh ieetantty bo reathe the air of Bloomingdale behind his team, Very few persons in New York have a greater fag: ey for horseflesh than Mr. W., and he will have none about him bus the very best kind. Mr. GW, Suiith, woodware, Fulwn stroet, one of the original men of the road, still delights. ia ap- caring amongst the fast horses. He drives a very jarge pair of bays before & plain family carriage, enerally with bis fanuily. pein howe: ie makes his appearance alone, when be is sure to take the road. Mr. James W. Lawrence, carriage maker, Broome street, is a constant visiler on the road. Ho drives a dark brown before a very handsome light wagon, weighing about 130 lbs. He also bas a durraige team that make a.fiue appearance. Mr. Dusenbury, of the same busin drives a bay, about the same speed as that of Mr. Law renoe’s, Bo also has a stylish wagon, weighing about 135 Iba An investunent of $300 in horse- flesh epaties him to enjoy good health: Mr. P. Du Bois, wagon’ maker, has a five sorrel horse, worth shout $600, that B Mr. Martin, of Ninth avenue, tikes a fast drive, and has no objection to trying Harlem lane. 4, BE. Luff, hotel Keeper on Harlém lane, has a very fast horse which he calls Lady Suffolk, worth about $2,000. , Mr. J. H. Goodwin holds the ribbons to a sorrel horse named Porter, that is noted for his speed, as well as fine and stylish movement; 2:36 i6 all he asks to pase the mile ctake. He is valued at $2,009, Mr. A. Ackerson drives bis celebrated sorrel horse Zumbo, with % bay mare, always at great speed. Zumbo is «aid to be quite feet, buta very kind family horse. Mrs. A. frequently ‘appeara on the road, driving rapidly: she handles the ribbous exceedingly weil, ind often passes many of the fast boys; few ladies exiivit the skill thut she does with the reins. land bas MM fast bay horse, an ank 336, and ia valued at $2,600. Qrives a stylish and bi $2,500, Mr. H. Dickinson soreads himself with a bay pacer, very fast and stylish, before an 1 y wagon; worth $1,909, Amongst the legai geutlemen that famcy a fast drive is Mr. J. 5. Slyter, who rides after a pair of dark bays. They make no pretensions to speed, but have @ gracefai action and are good step- pers; $2,000 seems to be the amouat his ambi- tion has led bin to fovest in fancy horges. Another lawyer of the name of Geo. Purser, drives a browa horse that moves very fast, avd is worth $1,500. Judge J. H. Brady goes ont in the saddle es ery morn- ing. He never gets op much steam, but fakes tt easy, and always seems to be solving some knotty legal question. Luther dish goes more for style than Fpeed, and invar in a private carriage, With & pay of very bh bays. He never ap: pears to be worried abont anything, and seems perfectly willing Gat the young bloods may pass him. There are mau: that clear their brai Amongst the ig old jy about other legal gentlemen Bloouingdale. faney are the Irvings—James and W..—the first of political notoriety; theirresors is Harlem lane. Sf Hall turns out in a fanc: ng worth about $1.90 He drives a black an ray ad has a very stylish ¢ The Stuyvesant faoily appear to have a great fancy for horscflesb: In one praxck of this family there are two brothers who drive very fast and stir up ¢ousiderable dust on the road. One of them often shows himself with a gray mare, before a light trotting wagov. Ale usuaily drives his $3,000 team together. In another branch of the Stayve- sants there are three sons that drive a great deal; they are not famous for speed, style peing their forte. G. Littell, of Newark, New Jersey, oo- casiopally makes his appearance with a stylish pa of grays, and seems to enjoy » brush with the ew York roadsters; he is ons of those that life on the road Mas a charm for, There is « Van Winkle aiagiing regularly amongst the fast men of Bloomingdale, but be shows no sign of havin been asleep—very much the contr for he is always up and doing. He turns out in a very stylish equippage, and has a bay team that steps off in a prond mani Wink le’s investment in horse flesh is $2,000. Mr. J. R. Wilson flourishes 4 $1,500 tarnout in the shape of a brown mare, that is as good a stepper as any upon the road. Joe Harrison haa a fine pair, a black and gray, which have a very fine style of action; he usualiy drives single, and dodges about amongst the trot- ters as if pertectly at home. A broker by the name of Ransom hag $2,000 in- vested in a gra, J biack team; he ustally drives them single, aud takes with hima friend’to enjoy the epeed of bis naga. Mr. Tristram Allen, broker, drives a stylish brown: horses, Thomas Burton owns @ fast gray tear, but not stylish; he asualiy drives th ie; they are valued at $3,000. Mr. Kittheash always moves in great style. He owns three carriages and five horses—three blacks that he keeps for saddle horses and a large bay team, about eighteen hands high, !ooking like over- grown animals and awkward iu their movements. He invariably takes them all to Saratogi three different carriages, al! very handsoie. Mr. Haig: f Witt 3 four horses— two beantitul saddle ho: will trot in three minutes; gray and chestnut, very stylish; the four are valued at $2,000. He also has three or four stylish carriages. iles, of Madison avenne, drives a light bay h and rockaway; hia turn- out is qatte stylish. of Washington place, keeps two carriage team, all atyli purteenth str and two bays , ond worth about $1,800. Bir. HO. Bane, keeps an entire horse, a dark roau, dad a small light team, @ black and a gray, Mis. McBride, of Fifth svenue, has a stylish’ bay team, which she di) before @ close coach or rockaway. Most of the widow ladies of aristocrat aintain e i : has four all very localities pys he! v ih high deal of pomp. ‘oddingtou, Vifth avenue, drives a pair of e browas, with silver plated harness, before a pair of sty- ‘cach, aud moves with a Mra. ¢ very f a - Mrs. Bronson, has a very stylish equipage, with a y bay te he contines her drives to the Park and sround to’ Mra. Coles makes vith her bay horses ore & close Deming, of Bond et, naually ys before close coach. Stuyvesant cach keep Pi ard and?Mrs. nts. rchbishop Hughes ix often seen on the pleasant es about the city, aud is drawa by a $1,000 bay team, quite stylish. ‘art, the enterprising merchant, has time fresh air of the Central Park ina showy quipages. He usually, however, rides in a large close coach. His team is valued at $1,000. Mr. Lord, of the firm of Lord & Taylor, has » showy bay team, worth about $800. He rides inan open phaton in the summer sudin a close coach in the fail. John N. Genin contenta himseli with « bay team and three or four carriages. Ge rides in aphaton in the summer. Ho is not averse to a little display, Geerge Greer, sugar refiner, drives a pair of long tail bays, very stylish, before a close coach and phxtop. Mr. Siewart, the candy refiner, seems to have no Jove of show. He keeps an indiilevent team, and is seldom seen on aay of the fashionable dit Levi P. Morton, merchant, owns a pair of bays, and appears in a close leche, both very stylist ‘Wihiem Appletov, publisher, drives a showy brown team, worth about $500, ppleton has a pair of fark chestnuts, valued at $1,000, and keeps threo different carriages tre. Pearsall, Lafayette place, has three horses, arriage team are stylish blacks, very fine coach and .N.T, Hubbard, merchant, Bront street, owns r of long tail bays, which he works to a’ close ind caleche. His establishment is very Depan row, owss two stylish y teama and a variety of carriages. His two teams are worth $2,000, He has also four saddle horse: ones, and ver. . fipe animals. the best of They are amongst Kind In the y, the len, Gramere, has a showy jet ; she also keeps a roan pony to we an- the saddle, The latter i# an excellent saddie beast. Lientenant Gen, Scott keeps a pair of long tail bays for Mra. Scott’s use. They are gentle, family horser and quite showy. She usually appears in a large close carriage, comfort and durability being her taste rather than show. For bis own private use, the General keeps 2 large showy bay horse, which he drives before a coup’. Everything about his horses and carriages has the stamp of seFvice rather than of style. His three horses are worth $1,700. Col. Thorne owns a largo and ntylish pair of bays, Seventeen hands high. His coach and har- ners are poth mounted with prince metal. The wholo turnout ia worth $2,200. Col. Stevens, Sixteenth a pair of valued open har street, haw three horsea— nd a bay—all showy and keeps three carriages, aa ughe, coupé aud ruckaway, two of which are thorough bred English | Cen Depeyster owns an excellent bay tern a asiddie hares ee all others of his olass, he has variely of coaches. Moses A. Grinnell keeps a beautiful pair of shoi tal boys. quite stylish, also four or ave fine saddi horses, all valued at about $5,000, He, too, haa f couches, irew, one of the owners of the steamer New| ) which recently surk on the Hudson, drive & very stylish pair of bays, with plated harne He somesimes appears in a coach and sometimes # calcohe, making a very tne show. Mr. Watts Sherman owns a fine browa ‘They are large and exceedingly showy: the over bands high, and are worth $1,; ingartehy, appears in» phxton. Go D. Mi » When in the city, does eed ae ither in a close or in ache, drawe by @ and s gray, uot & ish teum, but a cirmpaney woruh ab . Cyrus W. Field, of Avlautio Telegrap! bay harsea, w ase hom Ww, an ceps a variet, Coaches to suit all kinds of weuthor. “4 Mr. Burnham, corner of po ee street Fitth avenue, owns three splendid: black hors and bas one of the beat and most stylish family teums in the city. The three ure considered wi $2,800, and are the envy of many wealthy fi He has four or five different carriages. Fernando Wood keeps four horses for fam! purposes. His browns are said to be abont thr minnte horses. He seldom indulges in fast driving but keeps his teams for convenience; living so distance out of the city, on the Bloomingdale roud a pair of horses is indispensable. Ifthe question is to be the next Mayer is to be in favor the candidate that has the best turnout, Mr. Wood’ competitir, Simeon Draper, would be the iucky man, MraD. has a very showy black pair, whi sre valued at $1,200. He in appears in barouche. Mr. J. ‘ter Ogden, the nominee of the ol: line aie for Mayor, has also a black team, whol are equal in appearance to those of Mr. Draper. Judge Russell has a pair of bob tail bays, ligh but sprighily, h will trot in sbout e minutes, aud are worth $1,500. He hasa phate and close coach. George Folsom, Becond mné, keeps thre horses, one for a single carriage and a bay team; his family usually appenrs in a close coach. L. Delmonico bas fonr horses, all very fine. YW cares less for speed than for style. He has splendid family baroache and also @ caleche, and said to have iuvested $3,500 in borsefiesh. Thus we might go on enumerating the Brown Jones’, Smiths, Aspinwalls, Townsends, Van Ailes Richard-ons, Robesons, and hundreds of others, win keep showy turnouts and are almost daily i" seen driving down Broadway, up the Fil avenue to the High Bridge, or through ‘tu plounal cringe of the Central Park. It is a not fact, that if any of this class drive out o Bloomingdale, the moment that they reach the paved streets of the city thoy iminediate ly make a@ straight live for the Fifth avenne. good stand point in that avenue -would be more favorable than any other to get an ides of th splendor of our fashionable eqnipages, as they all reem to bave a great fancy for that aristoort locality. The President at Father Keenan’s Din: ner Party, OUR LANCASTER CORRESPONDENCE. Laxcaster, Nov. 1, 185: President Buchanan at Home at Wheatland~The Pre and Father Keenan—Dinner Party at the Priest's li dence—Great Enjoyment of the Queits—Courtennts Unassuming Manners of President Buchanan— se conce of the President and Other Gentlemen Present, bc. Many things bave been said and written of Presiden Bucbanan’s late visit to his home at Wheatland. Man: other things, too, might have boon sald that would bay proved highly interesting to the public, regarding ov Chicf Magistrate’s stay at Lancaster. One incident o curred to which the writer of this had hoped some m: able pen would bave given publicity. A month bs: passed without the writer’s hopes being Nized, aad therefore he can no longer refrain from attempting whal he imagines will please and gratify many throughout th country. Innumerable of your readers have jong sinos beard the venerable old patriarch, Rev. Father Keenan, of Lan caster, It is well known, to, that a long and intima friendship bas existed between the devoted priest an President Buchanan—a friendship that seems bound subsist, spite the unwortiy efforts of some to the contrary until severed by the stroke of death. During this visit the President to Wheatland ample evidence was given a this uninterrupted intimacy and devoted attachm ‘The repeated friendly interviews between tho Presi and Rev. Father Keenan showed unmistakably how abor| tive wore the efforts of some to create a coolness ‘wean the heart of the President from his true and we! tried friond. How the hearts of certain bigots must have wincod Monday, Oct. 10, on hearing that the President was dine witha fow friends at the house of Rov. Fathor Ki nan. ‘those who had tho bonor of being prosent on occasion will never forget the warmth of affection and wa bounded coufidence manifested by the President towars the esteemed priest. They seemed to vie with each oti in rehearsing scenes and ineldents long since pasa» which told that their fricndship and attachment wore no short or or tinary character. ‘The dinner given on this occasien was delayed for some time waiting the arrival from Philadelphia of the Right] Rey. James F, Wood, D, D., the good and revered Cond- jutor Bishop of Philadelphia, At 3 o’clook the Right. Rev. Bishop, accompanied by the Rov. Mr, Martin, of St. Mary’s, Philadelphia, made his appourauce. The Bishop| rend gentieman with iim being introduced. ¢ most warmly aud cordiaily received by the] Preeident and the otber invited guests, among whom were] Col. Fordn sor, and Henry Magraw, Esq., late] State Treusurer. casion was evidently, to the good Bishop, 4s Rey. pected grati y Jeast of ali had ne t It was worthy of remark with what calmness and hearty good cheer they hore ithe joke; but nove mor 1p Wood tiimeeit. Dinver belig announced, the Reyeroud Father and the President loading the way, tle whole party. teen in number—proceeded to the dining room, where we found a table set out as only the large and g of the good and kind Father Keenay could have Grace having boen pronounced by the Right Re Bishop Wood, all were seated, and went into the operation of demolishing the contents of the. various dishes with © avd good will Uhat w ly equalled by the jovtatity,,| kind feeling and friendship that so largely prevailed. The time ovcupled at table was diversified by many humorous jokes and remarks, which gayp rise to mers ment and laughter, that added much to the occasion. The President mare himself’ exceedingly interesting, and gava evillence that he poskessed much of good burmor and hin Although President of this vast republic, he bowed ‘suming, free und courteous as the most humbie individal; thereby evineing himeeif truly a grow man, possessing the noblest of hearts, and worthy the igh position to which be baa been elevated. Kight Rev, Bishop Woot proved himyelf equally ag able, and favorably impressed the company with 1 fulness, mevkness and urbaaity. Nov wore Colonel . Magraw wautiog in, lending their ahare of the mirth that rendered all #o delightful ai Ja the midst of the joy, regardless of the aner parties, the generous heart of good Father Keenan, elated with raptu rous delight, could no longer restrain itsolf, but impeiied him to rise and give vent to sentiments of warm ostoom, friendship 4 affection towards his distinguiabed. congratulated him npoo bis auicccasfl aiministration of public affaire; preticted chat, future history would bear tesumony to his’ statexmanship and disinterceted patriotiam, in which he has been sar no President since the time of shington; and by proposing the health of James Buchanan, President of the Onited Hi present. cheerfully and beartily responded to the| aentiments of the venerable pricst, and drauk tw the health of the Prosident. ‘The President briefly but beautifully and gracefoliy re o the toast, and proposed to drink to the hoalth wht Rey. Bishop Wood. Asif the delight and gr et compiete, the the ‘magnifteent ‘chu stand a moduinent and seit gad toreate ine iat mg venerated friend nan, wud proposed that, as « ma worthy pastor, the sutn of $1,000 should be at 0 by the richest of thoge prosenit, to enable Father K to legen the beavy debt with ‘which the edifice w cumbsred. The President proposed to open the subseriit- tion himself, by giving his k tor $200, which he it delay, and In a few rho the evr $500 was made up by Messrs. Mourad, MoKvoy and Kelly, keconding tho President's propositouy by promising wach §: The other two, hundred, com pleting the Gow wore ag readily made up by the otker gontiemen preaonts ‘Thus was this memorable occasien practically ended ani the party separated highly delighted and gratified what had pasvod. Fxcmansn in Witiamenrra, $. 0.—Tho Charleston Courter contains a letter giving an recount of a ro oT. citement in Williamsburg. Two Northern teachers, M Us| Doda and K. A. P. Hamilton, have been tiving a8 Dr's! tatore in the families of Mosars. Henry D. Shaw and & sa) Bradley for upwards of a year; but since the a Ferry affair have become ol of suspicion. al ing of citizens was called, and they were requested leave, ‘The gentlemen in whore family they aro Pe the action of the meeting, ay Fellocng BPO Pergo Subsoquont meeting it waa determined to permis ton noxious individuals to romain until their present Oo expire, ouo on the Ist, the other on the 16th of Dece Svaveys ry Mivymcora.—The General Land OMoe Ws ived ‘the suryoys of vownships 140 and I4i nortt e 48, and 140 and 141 north, range 49, ‘Red rivor north, sted in aight, x disin~ her Kee for ite rated m re rang on