i£x ICthrts SEYMOUR DURST When you leave, please leave this hook Because it has heen said "Sver'thing comes t' him who waits Except a loaned book." ^lMi ^■l ^ n i M igg^"^«^1l^ i ^fhTt il I1i^ Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library BOUND BYSTIKCMAN ItCO LIFE ON THE ROAD. Tlie Central Farlr, Bioomingdale and Harlem Lane oa an Indian Samnier Afternoan. Tlie Mania for Fast, Showy and Saddle Horses. Our Fast Men, Our Fast Women and Our Fast Horses. JOTTINGS BY THE WAYSiDE. The Bonners, tlie Vanderbilts, the Howes and the Dnrkees on a Grand Trotting Spree. Tbe Aetors, the BelsioDts, (he firlswolds and the Da J 8 LolOis hi ttM Central Park* TBE PEOPLE WE IBEET BBIDLE l?i Our coluHUBS have been filled ever since the Maembling of the several nattonal nominating oonrentionB ^ast spring with the movements of the politicians, big and little. We have given to the world their Bp«ed, calibre and power of ei durance; bat these philosophors, like everything else in this world, hare tad their day, their time and teasen is passed, and many of them have ah-eady gc>ne into obscurity, or in other wirds, died apolitical death; others have cast cff their political apparel and have left the field of action thoroughly ventilaled and in a collapsad condition. Leaving them to the enjoyaaent of a short season of peace and quiet, we will turn our attention to another qult€ numerous class in this city who are dally to be found on the fast and fashionable drives about New York, and devote a chapter or two to their special marks and pecularitica. A Btrarger In the city would be led to believe, from the incessant and never ending crowd in lower Broadway every afternoon, tbat all New York had centered there, and tbkt the gay and fashionable, the loafers and politiclant, the pleastire seekera and business men, were all miogliog together in the bel- ter skelter crowd that throngs that tho- rooghfare of an afternoon. This iiccssint jam of teams, carts and pedestrians only reveals the business life of the metropolis, or rather the reckless ttrugglc that is going on in our midst after the "almighty dollar." It is necessary to turn frsm this scene and spend a day at Central Park .and Bloomiogcale to understand the real life of New Tork. Here can be seen the men who, whUst in Broad vay, wear lorag and anxious faces, e?aied i»i all manner of vehicles, many of them holdicg the ribbons to ts fleet a pair of horaas as money can Iwing together; In short, it Is the locality where NevYork wealth goes to have a general spree, under the plea 'hat their health demands it. This is the resort of the showy and soberly-rczpeotable gilt -edge equipages, who move along In a proud and haughty man uer— the dally vielting place of tie lovers of the fast and fancy horses, who delight In testing the speed of their tags— all for their health. Here, too, may be soen tha waving plumes of the fair equestrians as they move about in the busy throng of cirriag 's, ah mingling to gether, roaking the pleasant meandering drives of the Cantral Park and the long femous Bloomingdale a psrfes living panoi am'?., presenting a sjene lha'. reuat ba wit- ' Bessed to oe fully realized. Hero men like Banner, Van I dcrbilt, Day, Burnham, Btlmont and Phelps go to wo.b I off their extra steam, clear their brains and improve their ' health for tha routine of daily businoss. Blooming'lale has long been the fimous resort for the lovers of the fist and laucy nags, and were all the scenes that have transpired there to be recorded they would pre- scDt a series of chapters far more interesting than anything that has beta written for a long time. This popular drive has, however, been shorn of a portion of its glory during the last year.- The opening of the Gentral Park has drawu off ail of the showy and soberly respectable class into the •pleafant drives of that now popular resort, leaving Bloomingdalo under the sway of those who drive fleet horses and go out to spread themselves. One year ago all manner of vehicles were to be seen there, from the "spider wagon" to an elegant "Breck," mingling toge- ther In a general confusion; but during the faahioaab'.e driving hours the fast gentlemen now have the field to themselves, whilst the other class are to be seen with their well caparisoned steeds movi&g al)out in a slow, measured and prancmg gait in the Central Park. Many of the showy turnouts that are now to be seen on the road above Nineteenth street pass through the Central Park, and come out at Seventy-first street, in- stead of mingling with the fast nags in tho lower end ol that road. It is new pretty certain that the main drive in the Park will be completed this season to the upper end, er where it intersects with the old Boston road, so that the opening of next season will present tor the gay turnouts a long drive in tha Park, and furnish an opportunity to visit the H'.gh Bridge aad other places of interest in the upper end of Maobattui Island without being compelled to hayo their nerves sliookel by fast driving on all sides of tbem. It will likewise ba i the main resort for all who wish to visit Harlem lane. The closing of the era Park track may force th«n to open another in the vicinity of the lane, In which event Bloomingdale will present a comparatively deserted appearance. The fast, fancy ai^d stylish tnrnoutfi will be seen leisurely pasEiiig through this main drive of the Park; when at the upper end the fast drivers will dodge off to Harlem lane, and there try the mettle of their steeds, whilst the gay turnouts will either turn in the other direction and visit the High Bridge, or else retrace their steps to the lower end of the Park, The past season has been Improved by the numerous owners of fast, showy and saddle horses. The number of showy and saddle horses has increased beyond all precedence. The increase has not been equalled In this or any other city. The impetus given t'j this mode of display by the opeulng of the Centra Park has had the effect to stir up the fashionable world to the very bottom, and there ore many premo- nitions indicating a preparat.co for the coming season that will far exceed anythir.g that has ever been wllnessod in the driving and riding lino on ih« Western continent. The universal propperity of all branches of business dur iDg the year 1860 has increased the wealth of our buai- Bess men, and scores who have been longing for a saddle animal or a pair of prancing and showy horses are now looking about for horses to suit their taste, with the de termination to share in the life and parade on the faeh- ionable drives about the city next season. There has been during the past week a damper thrown over their calculations by the secession news from the South. Two or three Instances have come under our observation iu the past week where orders for horses and harness, previously made, have been countermand- ed on acceuut of the dsvelopements since the election- Not only arc the wealthy, whose present fortunes will permit them to spend the balance of their days in ease, preparing for is general turnout tm the Park, but we find many of those who have devoted their lives to lite rary labors looking about for a saddle horse with which to spend their leisure hours during the season of 1361. The suctees that Dana, of the Triiune, has met witS on horseback has led two or three others conneote^l with that establishment to already oommenoe a series of les- sons for the future enjoyment of that healthful exercise. Nor are the Tnime philosophers the only persons on the editorial staff of this c*.ty that are to bo seen oa horte- baok. One ot the editors of the SciesiUfic Amtrican has been of late studying the attitude and motions of a good rider, with an anxious desire to improve his health. The paArons of the rides and drives about the city are divided inte distinct classes, with all the marks of grades ] and distinction that are so easily traced in comm^i sosle ' tyj Na4 nuy penon wbo hopes to CQn|ld«r€d m » mem- ber of either claes auBt observe all the rules, and never violate tne regulations cf etiquette laid down by them. To be received In good society a man mnst at least conduct himeelf like a gentleman, and a per- son to be counted as OS e of the first cla's on he road must be equally circumspect as to his deportment. A ' novice who enters the liet of drivers very soon finds bis level; if he happens to be a person who has all the favor- able marks about him and conducts himself in a proper manner, he is acknowledged by all as a worlhy compeil- tor; bat, on the other hand, should he show himeelf to bo a careless driver or attempt to run his horse, he is im- diately cut and receives the unmlatakeable signs that ba is not considered one of their class, and they will not I drive with him. The soberly respectable turnouts receive the appella* tion of the aristocracy on iVk road, and form a separate and distinct class by* themselves. The next in grade, which some claim as being the first of all, are the owners of the fleet horses, or members of the Elm Park Assocla- tloD, such as the tiarpers, Yanderbilt, Bonner, WhlUock and Howe. The next class are the frequenters of Harlena lane, and still another grade are to be found on tbe new track opened this summer between First and Second ave- nues, known as the Red House track, whero iaero ara numbers of sale statoles, and horse trainers go to work their hordes in preparation lor a, general splurge somewhere else. There are also a number cf other separate classes who keep by thenaselves, although frequently seen on the road, having seen enough of tho ways of manklna to un- derstand their real place. All of these different divisions have Jheir favorite resting places, and are seldom to be seen stopping anywhere else. The equestrians seem to form a world by themselver, and are rapidly increas'icg in numbers, already becoming one of the marked features of thtse resorts- They are, in fact, one of the most attractive features of the Park during the afternoon. Maoy are known to visit that lo- cality for no other pu?p e than to witness tba display made by tbe hondreds c norseback riders that can be seen there any pleasant afternoon. Whilst it must be ad- mitted that a person can see all the awkward riders that be may desire to, there is no denying the f«u:t that there are noany graceful equestrians that excel those to be found in any other section of the country, and the cum- Lcr is rapidly mcre&aing under the dlaclpiine of our lead- ing riding academle«. This season has witnessed » marked increase in the namber of equ6s* portance to tbem. The upper end of BroaJ«ray is almost equal to a regular Kichigkn corduroy road, an;i is really not only uncomfortable to drive over, b\A dangerous, with a spirited horse. The only route that has been anyvray decent to reach the favorite drives has baon up Fifth avenue to the BeEervoir, and then cross over to Broad* way; yet here is a pieco of road that is a disgrace to the city, and a dread to hundreds that are daUy compelled to drive over it, and it is a Vonder how so many carrlugee pass that route wiihoat breaking down. There Is, how- ever, a better prospeot way down somewhere in the future. After dragging the matter along at its slow length for a lumber of months. Fifth avenue is at length graded from Forty- second street— the present terminna of the pavement— to Fifty-ninth street, at the corner of thf Paric, and the ordinance has passed both brashes of tha Common Council providing for its being paved with Rosu pavement, which will, probably, in the course of human events, if the Union is not dissolved, be completed at the close of the present century. The matter has been un- der way long enough to Guish up a dozen just such roads, but whoever has it in charge appears to bo taking his own time. Our upper ten and fast men must be easy j if they live long enough they will be able, probably, to drive to the Central Park over a good Ross pavement without any injury to their nerves or carriages. The completion of the Fifth avenue to this point will ■ make the Fifth avenue and Fifty ninth street entrance of the Park the favorite entrance for not only tho show? turn outs, but the equestrians and fast bloods. It is, ia fact, really the true entrance for any person that dssirea to see all portions of the Park to an advantage. By going in at that entrance a person can drive over all the drives and see everything of interest without going twice over the same road; he will bavo a view and understand tbo plan of the Park be^er than can be obtained from any other source. We can safely predict that the lower end of Bk>omingdale will be almost deserted when the Fifth avenue is completed, and the real life of that road will be found above Hlghty-«lxth street. The tide is nnqaestionably turning against fast driving, and the disposition to drive stylish horses aad to appear . in the saddle is fast taking its place. Already style andl action in horses are taking the place of speed. Tbo aristocracy are lesertiig the drives, and are eoezx moyiBg In pomp in ttio Central Park, where speed H aiblted, Thftt reeort, as It Is now oaed, 1« like a weU TegulAted ball-otiie fasbioaablefi, scaled In tbeireiegmt carrlAgee, drawn by praccing aad r\oh\f oaparisoaed Bteedfi, or in the B»d^ld, go t!iere to Boeaad be seea, while away a couple ho'Ara, and go home to taVk over the ap- pearance of this pereou, and oompare the tuniont of that 2Giitleman with their owo, and, In fact, talk the whole matter oyer in the same istjrie that the drosses of iadioeat » Eaahlooable ball are crittoised. WhUftt the gay and 8how7 establiahmects, as well act equeslrianlBm, hare aearlf if not qnl*.e doubled ia the past few years, fast driving hag deGreaa'*d, and Is destined to bood lose some of ItB most aristocratic devotees, who ore alz'eady pre- paring to join the raskioaabie throng that uow move with slow acd meaeared step over the Central Parle drives. In short, the opening of the Central Parte has already Gommenced a revolution in New York leolety that is be- ing felt to its very depths, changing the !laeK that have so long been in existence and renu>deling the axiintocratie Circles on a new test. It cotnes the hardest for thoee who bave for a long timn rested on the happy idea that their Sbmily blood made them better than their neighbor, to ^ sreco^nise the gay and elegant equipages of those who have woiiced their way ap in the uvuli by their own talents I and industry until they are justly entitled tt< be raniced with the first in the c*.ty. It is intereetirg to «iee how &hoee who hare prided themselves as being the boa ton of New York for years treat those whose saccass audi ta- lente have placed them on the wealthy list, as they com- mence their drives in the Park. Altnocgh their relations in bosinees may be of the most intimate kind, nothing WiU induce them to recognise the new olaimant as he firs'' appears on tke drive«, and ii is not ontil he bus paid a regttlar visit there for months that his bow will be re- tomed; bnt time at loogth brings the matter aroimd, and if he has shown the marks of a gentleman in bis con- dnot he is Onally recognized, but net until a lengthy I>robatlj<>miagaale esb and anoet ooetly eqaipago. A pttrgOB etaodiuji ai me caruer ot tho Park, at Fltljr alDth etreet and Eigrttb aveaue, can !n a8fa»rtperlo«lof times^ pawing him milUoiialreB mo7- iBg IQ a Btatsly aad dif nifiad miiaaer, wU'a tnraonta baving the mark of ' vlalitt that fauioos iooalHy. At th4s pofat the aereral olaasee of riders and driTers BeparaAe, aad each, as aa.ural as water, hnris its leyel fall Into its own recptiCtiTe claiti, aad aakes no eSin to ride or drtre aoy where el^e. The bon tna, who always pUoe the relos lo the hands of a coasbcaau, &ie away ov^er tha pleasaat drirt^ nf tho Oeurral Park. The eqne^>ria)is are likewise seen mlnsiiDj: with tDeoa, altogether presaating, in one of our bea«ii!ul autumual days, a varied and mov- Ifif paoorama Dot u> be equalled in this or any otbar ooontry. The fast drivers aiso divide up la ihair Beveral Classes^ the Bin Park AjiBooiation, tbe arisuKsrsoy of the ftat drivers, hasteu to their tracK above Kibetieth 9ire<^t, and there take a iew turns aroaai the rla<(, present- ing a Boone thtt far excels the rings in any of oar State nr n^tioDiil fa>rs. Satisfied wiih the condition of their aaiai^ wUh ease, Boouer BttU baa &▼« borsea the parchaae of which look aouui $25,000 or the prottts of the Ledger. Lantern and Lignt onguiaUy COM him $0,MO; he tr&dtd Light for the Bu^uv* luk mare, paylLg $1,600 to boot — making hla preeent team stand him ia $11,000; a snug little sum, to say (he least, to bare wrapped op In one pair of horses No person can see Bonner dodging aoout amocgst the fast man Without besoaalnc ooavmutKi that pabliabiog a story paper is not his only Bpeolalily , for no person ap »earti 00 maoh at home ai^d enjoys himBelf S9 weii hold- ing the ribbons as does Booner. and not one can do it with better taete. He also parchacied at eue of the re- Dent raees on Faahlon Course, S. Hoag!and's hxdy Piiimer. aie trotted la 33, drawing S30 pounds weight. Her mo- tions suited Bo&ner's eye, and he porchased her on the epot, paying, it is said, $7,900. He tias recently appeared With Lady Palmer and the Bushwick mare togetaer. We doubt if there Is a team in the world that oon beat him. Last year VanderblU's team was considered nest in ■peed to that of Bonder's, but he is now usually compelled to yield that honor to Mr. C. Baker, importer, who caw Claims that honor for his gray horse, and will not give the road to any person, except It be Bonner, without a tosile. Many a person has made the eflfart to pass and beec compelled to fall Into line behind him Mr. Judson, of India rubber notoriety, still cats a Rweli amongst (he bloods on B'oomiogdale, Horace H. Day Olaiming no power orer him with his injtmctlon except wheo he attempts to }oln the gilt edge and soberiy re- Optictable oararaa in Central Park. Jadson became tired of beu^g left behind when there was any fast driving, and being unable to make time to snit him witti tiis $2,0C0 grays, he has purchated Morgan L. Mott's team, a brown ftsd a gray, both full sixteen hands high, and weighing •p wards of two thousand and three hundred pounds. Ihe brown goes by the name of "Reliance" aod the gray "Ti^or," and although their size would indicate but little ■peed, yet they are quick and sprightly, and will trot at the pole at 3:37. The pair is probably the moat gentle of liny of the blooded horses on the road. Mr. J. nai also two or three saddle borsef , well trained, and in fiut goes in for a eplui^e generally. He has about $7.00C of rubber patents prodts wrapped up ia horseflesh, all for bis health. The fur trade still has ita represenialive on the road in 6he persoc of Crovemor C 6. Gun' her, of U»ldec lane. Ps has purchjwed » gray mare, whioh he drirea by Rwr BtyliBli bays, wtaUih he do«e with mord thanosoal fkili. L IL S-D^'s r uaocs cany&U nst l>eeneeQa of i&te oo the ra«lii»iUi»l0 tfrirM} sewing machines arc Iberefore ecppoecdic be oa the doclLue. Mr. HarriMA am fippean on tha rntA wHb his pair of bays as the i 'epreflentaiive the Allegro (pi&Bo) moTemeat His bo -'ses have lupn^ved in Bpsed durisg Um put year, and w/en alw&ys noticed for a go»(l stfle of acttoo. Mr. M. OoQDeliy 'likatftea eoDtmuet t* exhibit Iroa gray horse, afid miovea about In a etyliBh under 2:84. Mr. M. J. Conoeily*! r r8«. The hotel mft o are able to make time oo thft roaA; soma •f tnem appeal ' m a (jrand styla. Mr. Liboy still handles the ribbons to h^ old fMhioned Daich built bay horse, and fnll7 faeepe op his rormer '86 speed. Ooi J. Bumiiam, os( ) of the ^loomlDgdaie hot^ keepers, has sold h*a iron gra yi to one of the ex-Oaveruors of the Alms- bouse, and t ^ey are now one of the camerone teams todt tuiii^ie in tb e throng in the Central Park. He aiill keeps his Morgan v4lactr Hawk, half brofber to Prinod^e, bat is seldom seer 1 te -ting bis speed, although few horses that are sixteen hacds high can ptuss him. Ha has abto a Black Ea ^ • k coU ihat bids fair to be one of the most noted animals o n the road; lew yoong horses have better marks t^n this/- F. W. (Jlark Is oflea seen nn the roa>l with hl« Black Hi^wk, which ts one of the most promitincr animals on Bl^ocnio^dale. "Die Colonel also owns ti^e half »ister to the cslt'hrated horse "Lady Dix," th&t was taken to Paris acd to the Smprees aboat a year and a half ago The Colonel's cag is only five year* oirt *fld r»n trrit tn '35. Thnds, of the Metropolitan, moTu in the styliss orow'd, ard have a ''four In hand" turnout, hav** a variety ci borse?, and one of the handeomeet while animais in the cif.y; usually drives tn his four In baud estabiuhmeoi, three bays ai^ da gray, the latter usel as the off wheel borse. O.oe of them Bometlmus appears in a cluza ojupe, vrltb a pair of bootail bays, and goes in tor a splurge. Fi*8t liorsea sometimes prove uncertain property. Mj0 Goo. Jenkins, o? Waveriey Hawel, for a loag time held the rems to a eorre) tiorse called Moha^, but tnroag& soma misaap that antmoi ceased to breathe; bat he has seve- ral different animals at present, the speed of which has been tested. He bae a sorrel maj-e called Lady Hopkins, .that will trot m '83; a brown called L%dy Biiander, that ba»made 2.40 time at ihe pole, aad In 'S3 siug'^e; a fine roan animal called Lady !j wee uey, that has trottod to a wagon in '32, and a sorre! horse named Eastern Boy, that has made his mile in '36, and tnree or fuar otner aai- mals that wili go fast enough for the health of any per.' son. He has aiso an English Lmporten bull, that works in the barnees and kicks up all sorts of did»es amongst :>he fa£t men, yellow and white animal, which he calls Dice - Bands, and has i>een known to go at the rate of a mile ti four miautes. ' Mr bl&rtin, a Dntchman, and a hotel keeper in Beek- man elreet. tuna a dark brown eattre horae, ciUed "Shoot- ing Stitr," wbic.h hua reoently trotted la 2:44; is quite a etjllfib animal, and makes a good appea^racce amongst the roa-'iBierB; valued at •2,500 Qiilte a nunber of those who supply the public with beei are to be eeen trying to make time, and Bnafflio^ the duBt of Bonner, Hovre acd others oa the road. E^as Oe Forrest, cf Fulton market, a gentleooaa who was known to huid the ribbons to fart horses in mis C)t7 as long ag« as 18i9. has a Caeslns Clay colt, a relative to Patcbea, that wUi go In &i>oat 2:4^. He is young and primizes well for themtare; valued at $1,000. Mr. Carlisle We^ now drives a fine alack horee th&t wUi trot in 2:45. He has a t>orrel animal that is auppoced t« meike goui time, bat he bas cut eho m him uf late His brothar is often s-^ea on tbe roiul with a very fair roa fa&t bloods a long way in the rear. B. M. Whitlo^, formerly of Beekman street, but now in}Brca500. He has purchased Mr. E. LuETs oelebrat ed mare Lady Suffolk, and is able to pass over the roAd in about '44. This aniinal is only six years old, and wtU yet improve. His duties as one of the City Fathers do. not teem to prevent bis exercising all of his nags. i Alderman ComeU doea not have ftn7 ambition to drtre I ' bf tbe Bide of each meo as Buocer or Darkee, batcoQbeats | bim&slf wltb a common loolclog black team T&laed at about $1,200, and ia to be Boea in the Parte more thin any other r^ace. CouD£ellor Lee has still tbe habit of Bpendiog his leisore eft«rQ0ftS8 ezerclBing his $4 000 stylish bays. Alderman Michael Taome/, of Japanese notori- ety, has a gray mare that he obt*^lned cf Theo. dore Hunt, the boiider of Tompkins market, which he exercises before a Brewster wagon; will go in aboat 3:10, and Is rained at (550. He has a ' country resort in New Jersey ,^ear Newaik, and drives there mere than he does aboat Bioomingdale. Should there be another market to balld daring his term, he will, no doQbt, be able to obtain a more flaet anlmaL Jndge Sioers, one of the Police Justices, owns a black mare that can trot in '50, aad a bay hotab t'oat is said to be ahio to handle bis feet m '46 They are oaoaUy driven by his son, and are valued at $2 000. A Mr. Garrity, of Spring street, drives a handsom« iorrel before a light wagon; has never tested vhe speed of hie animal. Col. Johnson, cracker btker, has a beantifui sorrel mare that is a kind family horse and can trot In 6 mlcnies; he has a fancy for the Astoria road. James Beaohe, of Thirty- first street, hM a fine Kemble Jackson colt, an entire; bids fair to make a good trotter, and IB valued at $1,600. Mr. J. Robinson, of soda water notoriety, claims to have tbo CasUtRt nag of the day, and can handle his feet in less than >80; not very Btyiish animal; valued at $1,600. He has several others that he drives occa8i»nal]y. George P. Labatnt has two or three Cast horses, which he likes to exercise on Cypress Hill drive. George Janeway, of Bergen Point, keeps several horses, and occaaioually mingles with tbe fast blood on Bioom- ingdale; Is often seen with a spleadid pair of gray mares that wttl trot in 'SO, valned at $2,000. He has also a fine bay horse called Dntchman, after the original Dutoamas, which he once owned and los'., which is said to trot in '46, worth $1,200; also a fine pair of grays, tor Camily korBOB, which his wife frequently exhibits in Central Park, vaiued at $2,600. James Graley, borseehoer in Elizabeth street, owns th!^ or fo!U horses tbal make some pret-ansio&s to speed; has a sorrel mare, i^ich he values at $700, that will go in '50; a whl e pacer, which he caUs"6&ata," that will ' pace a m^le with ease in 2:23, worth $l,fi00; has also a brown horse called Tiger that wlU trot in '40, valaed at $1,00$. He usually drives in a iif;ht old faAhioaed H^, sometimes on Bioomingdale, occaisicHiaUy on the Flushing drive, but uanaily on Cypress Hill; is considered t goad fcdge cf horses, and knows how to keep iaeur feet in order. Dr. Herri an, of BeUevoe, New Jersey, has a pair of fiaa mares; one called Medora, which he ocoasionally eshiblts OQ Bioomingdale; can go at the pole in three minutes, and by the side of his Kemble Jackson oolt, C0BSider<$ 20 miles per hour plenty slow enough. Witllam ^OBh, conductor on the Harlem Railroad, has changed his eetablifhment, ood now appears wlUi a iong I (aU bay that will go in '42. A. a:rilmin, liqjior dealer, Tkird aveaoa, drives ft feare footed aadf.Koellaot oiotioned bAy horse, of the Slir breed, from Orauge county, that wUi go ic Uiree micutes, Talae4 at $5Q0. Eo bas also a Long Islndl Bi&^W: Hawk ooU that promigea t* make a good roadster, and vlfiits ell tha faiQous t rives about tfae cit^. Mr, J, H. Qoodwin do^s cot coaQne himeeif tc his eorroi horee Pcrter, wbioii ha« been admlresl both for hL-? Etyie end speod, bot has three or four oiher horses thfct bs ok* tt'cisee La ti:ro, al] fnat. Mr. T. Dnttou has iciproved the epeod of nls gray horse, tud tfi DOW Been going over Bloomingdale at 2:46; now T^ues hie niUmal at $1,000. Ctomolini Kent has a bay that will trot it 0:15: drives a faet mare formerly o^ned by JeaKina, that has the repatftttoa of novuig at a 240 speet Among the othar fcamouts to be dally seen on the road, and obeerred on accoont of the peculiar taste with which they are fot up, may be mertiooed Joe Hall'8 blaok and gray, before e culecbe; Count Freo- panellio'B nchiy nsonntfid dog cart, trimxted with gold aid drawn by a pa- r of fine bay horses; BrifnoU's bays, before a liluted ydlow; Hiram tjranaton's do? carl, with a bay and gray hitched to U; R. 8. Stuyve- sanfc'P Stanhope, ^th fca/ horses, driven isuQdem; John W. Hatnmersley "s r?SE,l caleche, with gold moimtingS; re- Ben? bi ng very much e Euroy^e&a c\'?taep John Ferrla ho« a bro«Fn horse ittf will trot In 2:88.Vi, a'graj- that will move in 250 in the harness, tuid a brown mare that wUi tarn the- atafec in 2 40. They ar«;- al! frosh honsefi, and promise w^ell. He stlil keeps his old horse Ooaitaodore, but has sold Trundy. Horace F. Jouop Is dally t^ t>e seen dodging out and In ! the gate of th** Flm Part track, usually holding tha reins to active and good motioned animais. Gen. Whliie wheeia into line witto a calice horse thai will trot in 2:46, or go 20 miles an horn-, just as a man Hi ay desire. Robert Mackey dri^e^ a new horse that will trot in 2:40. Hugh CoDCor. dealer ta segars, is sometlm'ss seen try- iLg the virtues of Havana and fast horses together; moves over Bionmlagdsde \a 2 38— drives at tha pole. E, L<3fr. of Elar'eir laae, ha? three colts John Ander- Boii — two bays and one trou gray, One Ave year old ferot- t«4 on Hirlem laue in '47. Coraeil Corson, of the R9d House, now drives the horse that Heory Ar^uiarius spreal himseli wth iast year. Quite a nnmber of young bloodii have b>sa seen on the road this fall — mrietly new comers, who look Mice clerKs. They usaally drive aoout three minute horses, and after they have oet>Q there a moBth more no one will notice them, unless the; happeo to get m the w»y of the tast nags We noticed a few evenings sioce a pair of medium sized dark buys, sprightly and esceUent motioned animals, bitched to a small wagon and drivea by a middle aged gectieman, who seemed to Uike a go 3d deal of oomiort with ihem, and w^ evidently proud of his horses, as he mi|;hi be, although not speedy We are unable to give ihe driver's came Jamei W. Lawreace, carrtage maker, in Brooine street I bae made some addiiictas to h)g etoolc of bor«e fiesb, aod is yei a conatant. visiter to the '^ast ctrivea. Usuallj driye* a oarK browa before a wagon that weigba only 128 pounds, Bharts and alL Mr (ibury, carriage maker, drives an $800 baf beiore ^on weighing 136 poantjjs. The teMms that Hantijagtoa, the forgrer, eind Lane, the defaulter, made ehort apiurgea witb have been dividad. and are rarely to be £>eeu on the road ; one of the Hunt ington horses has been talcen South, and the othetr has changed bandB, amd, 4^e'B hors- ct, they have been lost Bight of in the niultituae oi fast cags. Mr. de Agreda, Fifth avenue, stlli has the honor o ap- pearing in the lightest wagon tti W. BeekBTsaa driven a beautiful pair of long tail ba:;s before an open carriage; is a constacit visiter of the I Park. He bIbo has a fuU- blooded sad^fle horse, a darik | b»y, which biB son io (jd tbfi babH of epeadloi; his teirsre houjrs ta the Park with, Mr. Bre«.%fcer, carriage makQr, Tenth mreet aod Broad' <(va7> kaacmot the most stylish pair of bay horses ia Mbe oity. I «. Neljjca'B gay aod ccatiy toraont ts almo5t daliy e€« pmoDg the tiumeroos estabii8hj9).enl« on ttie Park. fT'it las a styLish black Ust,m, aad usually appears In a t carrlagf wiih lamps aad other omameats trimmed witQ ^old, and has a gold mouated. harneee, made by Wal- ters, ihpX oost tha BQUg sum of ^600; always has a coach- msM. and footman with the carriage, dressed in light clothes. Thomas B. Coddinftoe, Importer, residing In Foorteentb street, seemiE to have nloaty oi time to ei^Joy a few hours on the ftvonue, drawn by a pair of long tail bays before (ui open carria^; has a coiored driver, and has invaria- bly Q STotted dog under the carriage. Urs. GoddiDgton,of Firib avenoe, often appears with berdaugbters and other members of ber family , in a close faraily coach drawn by a pair of brown horses, rifged la silver plated hfiruoss. Mr. C. C. Elaatings, of too clothing business In Broad way, appears In the Pu-k with a Btyltsb pair of long tall bay horses before an open carriage; drives a great d&il himself. His team is 8ai<3 to be faat. D. B. Fulle'-, (Icalor in irou, and one of the residents of Fourteenth street, keeps some nine horses, of all saadea and colons, bat uauaUy appears la the Pirk with a showy pair of browvuB before an open carriage. It is 8>4ld that fiv? thousand dollars ot the prohts of hl£ business has JoJind Its way into borsfficsh. Daniel Drew, of Hudson river sleamboat notoriety, en- joys the fresh air of Central Park with a pair of stylish bays, plated hariieBS, sometimes before a coasb and osca- Bionally a ca.'eche; makw a fine show. AnaresF Mills, sparmakor, has a line pair of bay horses, quite stylish, and cojoys the ariSMXsratic atmos- phere of Central Park. Mrs. GriBwold enjoys a daily ride In a higfa-seated coach drawn by a stylish pair of bays, worth about $1 ,000, and moves about with great pomp. Has one of the west noted estubliBbments that are Reun in the Park. Mrs. Pcarsall, of Lafayette pia:», keeps a pair of stylish black hors*:S, and baa both a close and open carriage; mikes a good show. Mrs. Colea has a $1,000 pair of bay horses, and Invariably appears in a close coach. G. W Bnrnham, Fifth avenue, has a great iauoy for horsefleeb, and is almost constantly on tne drives. He has three or four black honses and four or five dlflf>irent carriages. His team has been the envy of mauy of the upper ten. Horace H. Day, retired India rubbsr merchant, has a pair of graceful moving bay horsss, and is a regular visiter of thti Park; invariably appears in a barouche, with a colored dri /er. His team is the only one of ine thousands that are seen on tho»e drtves that alwaps goes without beiPg checked, yet carry themselves ^ k far more "stylish manner than nine tenthfi of those which are forced into a showy attitude by artiholal Q^^ans. He bas, iu fact, one of the bert teams to be seen on the Park, and valued at t2,CC0. Many who make greater pretensiuus cannot show a team that can hold a cack publishers havo allowed a pcrtioa of their proHts to fiod its wa; into stylish horses. Ex-Mayor Har- per Is in the Park almoit every day, with a pair of old fashioned white horses before a barouche. They are said to be quite fast. Both of tbe Appletous arefoad of mhaiiag the air in the Central Furk. WLUiam drires a browa team valued at $800, D. Appletoa has a pair of dark chestaats, and has three diffar^ atoarriaKea, which ae ap- pears in just in accordance with the weather. Hin team is veiued at $1 000. Dr. TotvuBeod, of sars&pariUa notoriety, owbb a pair ot dark ohestDota, of quite stylish aciion, which aro drlTen hefore a close c%rrtaf;c aud barouche. Isaac G. Oelapiaiae. the suoceisful candidate for Congress in tbe Eitrbin district, occaslonaliy appoars in the Park with a stilish pstLr of llghi bro<^ horsed, worth abent $1,600, and has both a close ooaoa aud a baroacho. He always appears as though ho enjoyed tiie ride. George Law, the gridiron patriot, has a eauall roan gray horse that he is seen trudging about the city witb, but has a pair of light browns, worth about $809, for his family team. Several of the members of his family are o^ten seen on the Park with them James M. Plumb, importer, residing in Nineteenth street, took his esla^ilsnment to Saratoga last seasou, ana iince his return has been seen mining with the fast bloods Ob Bloomingdale and the aristocratic crowd in the Park. He has » pair of elegant Black Hawk oolts which he drives before on open calethe; he rm wtih his partner, Q. W. Burnham, and although he has nut quite as nume- rous establishments, they are c«rtaiuiy in as good taste. Charles A. Baudoin, furniture man, turns out in a ne«t cabriolet, without top, which ia, perhaps, one of the mo&t strikmg carriages on toe road, ae aiso drives a mail phaeton, with two serjanta behind, eaca with top boots and cockade. William G. Brecee drives a pair of b»y horses before an elegant barouche, with a Salisbury lKK different styles, just as his inolinatlori aud company may determine. It is said that he has upwards of $6,000 I wrapped up in harsefleah. Captain Richard Berry, cashier of the Tradesmen's Bank, has been in the habit of brea Jiing the fre«a atr of Central Park, seated Id a brett and drawn by a pair o' iODg tail bays, valued at ^1,200, and purchieed through Graley, ha,yoT Wood has changed a portion of his horses, and B«w appears on the fashionable drives drawn isy a shawy pair of iron grays, not very fast, but rither styliBh, worth about $1,600. Nearly all ttxe members of the celebrated csonnJttee of 'four ndrel, organize! for tne pnrpoee of danolag ttie Prisce oi Wales, are to be seen ?rom time to time loUlng away ♦ jir leisure houra in the Central Park, the presaot reeor^ Tor the arisworaoy om. wheels. General Wiafleli fkx>tt, ^hose name heads that formidable list, has the same eqalpage that we noUced last year, being a larg« pair of lo&g tailed bkys bei'ore a close carrlsge. P«ter Cooper has Improred his stock: of horses, and now has four 'rery good animals— three bays and % blacK, but ooatiuues to exhibit bis shabby looKing carriage; he seems to have no fondtiesa for dliplay. Royal Phelps has one of the most showy establishments that appear in the Park. He has tiree bay horeos, and hu been driving one pair, very showy, before a barouche. HiB family are amongst the most conrtant visiters to the Pu-k; be eometlDoee is seen with them- Thay freqaeat- iy have a gentlemau friend that ecjoys the sseaery of the ride. Always have a footman behind , dressed In blue livery. All of the Astors show a fondness for the fashionable drives. They always seen to go for comfort rather than show. Wm. B. Astor has several fine horses, but his Central Park rig has' mostly been a bay team before a dose carriage; his hors«-^ have a very stylish action, and have about them a subetaQtial appearance. Wm. E. Astor, Jr., of Fl'tt avenae, has perhaps about as much ambition for display ob tne r j«d as any of the family. He has a pair of large bays, Itill sixteen hands high, which are attached to aldose coach or a covered rocka- way. Hemy Astor has been driving a crossed matched pair, j a gray and a black, before a phaeton trimmed with cor- duroy, and has a coupe painted tfcid trimmed with blue. Ex Senator Ham ii ton Fish hu a pair of long tali bays and hl0 Camily Invariably appear In a caieche. Aupistus Sohell, Collector of the Port, exercises a bay horse before a ii(ht top wagon; sever has but one horse, and sometimes appears with his lady, but occasionally with a geailemaa friend, some person In whose ears he wishes to whisper political oiatters which usually stir ■p quite a breeze. Wm. C. Bryant, of the Eoening Foj«, Is in the habK of carrying out his free soil prluctpies by driving a t^t gray borse before a Ugbt wagon; Is invariably alone and makes taita a splurge, hot alw^yn appears In a meditating mood. Qiarlee COoaor's Ikmlly are oft«n seen In a dne baroDcfae draws by a largo pair of light colored bays, foil sixteen bands hl^h, quite stylish animals. Cyms W. Field, of Atlantic telegraph notoriety, hna \ been changing his teams during tha past years; he has now a pair bays and a pair of grays, and appears al' temately w ith them, sometimes before a rockaway, but in pleasant weather before a barouche. David Dudley F.eld, the lawyer and pditiclaa, has also two pair of hursee, and drives a pair of bays a great deai himseU ; is ofter ont with friends until a late hour at night; is one of those who makes a business of It when he gets ovt. Prince Joha Tan Bareo de^i^hts to cnwjk jokes ▼!«» fftemAt In Um pATk. aad Is & constaot vLslter to tfut (itefa'.oubte loo&iitf . fie hJti< a pair of bafs, qaite actlrm ftalm^lBftbat. hs attacke« t9 a& E^ll^h phaetoa, teo variablj^ boldfi tbe ribbocB blicftilC He Ib oue of itutM that UuB fresb. air of the Park eeems to haTO a ob&r roc Jad^ Boosev«it'e bunllj are cftea 6dM Id as oper^ itUk- roucbe, drawn b7 a pa!/ of long tail baj«, elxtee>a tiasrfit Jadge PierrepoQt is litceviss a conKtao^T visiter at gbe Park, v?tth att actire pafr of dart fcayp before a bafoiica«{ always bas bts famUf ith hita. Wm. EL iiepuiwau hait a uamber of horses, bat the only team that he hds b «d seen In the Park with ot iate iB a pair of dark grarR, before a large ck«e ooa(;h; eoim- tiE\4« a barooche,aud iuTarlabl? has a Fftolman behlacL H. B. MlxiturQ'B fbmlly appear nioetly l£ a close ooa«ta, but occa«locaUy with a bamaohe, drawv by a pair oil bays, vUh ihe rootmac sHttng by the si ie of tha ariver, acd make a good appeorasce. James Letups, ot Fifth ayecM, drives a pair of ba^ that have the reputntioo o' being very fast and aci)v«| has both a barouche and phoetoQ. '^e have hatad a nnmoer of inquu;iT,jTe peo-^^te {nqalr- lug who owns ib&t large, prison looklDj clcpe co&oh, wtt* a coat of arms upon the door, tbat is daily to l9e ta the Park, drawn by a pair cf baye It is Mrs. tfn^re' gor'8, and aa eetablishment that has cost a suxtg sum 9t noooey. Mujor Hucomb has an iron gray animal that he drivct before a coape He goes abroad every two or three years acc! retams to aslo&ish oor cliizons with his tui^ oat, which is always in good taste. It is said that b» 18 Qow looking about foi' a raore extensive eslablishmesi. Mr. E. D. Pearson, a geotlemaa from the rural distrtds, Dowstoppticg in Tweoty -fourth st^t, has been seea ta the Park several tunes of Ut« with an elegant p*lr af Morgan Black Havtks, 16K hands, and closely matched^ drives before an old fashioaed wagoa^ His horses are valued at tl ,000. There iB a Freacfamac, now ocncpying Mrs. HaieUfS bou£e in ("iftb &vccue, who has been a constant vi3t««r te the Park, aud hua a pair ol trim looking and acVivr: M«r» gun sorrele, elim built and escelient motioned anUaalA, which he drives before an English phaeton, and lBalw«7IS sure to attract attention. M, B, Field, the auctioneer, has a pair of large, stylisb blacks that make a cieditabie appearance, tura&lly at- tached to a baroacba. A. T. Stew&rt, the eLterprislng merdiant, ba* now a pair of long tali baye, and osoaily makes his ai^>earaa6e ^n a close ooach. Francis B. Cuviitg, la«rj ej , has en aotlve pair of bob>. tail ba;; B, aboat 15 >^ hattde blgb, that be drives beforo • barouche or a locg breect r-Kcke^way, juBt as tbe weatber and biB inciination may lead him. FranclK Ball, of Brevix>rt plaoa, appears is the Parte is a rock*way diawn by a pair of bays. WiieoQ G. Hunt has a very fast pair of light bays, whkSh bis coaclunaa is seen driTiag to a close coaoh or a btf roucbe, jtist in accoroaccb witJb the weather. Wiiliaoi B. Duncan has a pair of dari^: bays, vary slyiisli, tltai aie usually seen in the Poik before a barouche, wltil a lootman, wearing a blue coat Watw ahem&n Les a tMir of browns, valued at $1,200^ that he drives to a phaeton— quite a showy turnout. l£oee& fi. Grinn^u keeps a variety of horses and ear* riagee, but usuaiky appears with a pair or short tail bays. Jame£ W. Gerard, Gi ameroy park, has only two hocsee, a pair of baye, and hia three carriages — a barouohe, coup6 aad common coach — but appears mostly in tha P&rk m the bai oache. His tetim is in constant use, anw, andls seen in the Park with a pair of bajis, wlUi diflercat kinds of carriages. John Ff nnymaii drives a showy pair of long tail bladsB before a bretl, with Dilver mounted harness. John A. Lowery drives a bay horse before a li^t wagon. Is quite fast. Ooo of the prettiest establishments in the Park is a foreign turn out, or a ''char a banc," drawn by a pair of bafs, driven by M», Onatavio, and noted for Its ar« rangement of seats, John ^hennorhora, of Ninth street, lias a cnm matched team, a blaok and a gray, that he drives ta aa open phaeton. Phil. Lydig drives e^ir of stylish bajs before aa apea dog cart. Very stylish turnout. A pair of blacks are often seen on the drive is tba morning, before a close coach, a number of ladies tasida and one on the diiver's seat, with the owner of the (turn- out. Yery Btylish establiEhment. Lulher Bradlph is seen a great deal in a private ear- riage with a pair of handsome bays, and seems to enj(^ a ride in the Park; occasionally takes a view of Bi<»sa- ingdale. Judge Russel's light and Bprlghtly bobtail bays aro seen a great deal among ihe fashioua'jle turnouts diawing a phaeton. Judge J. H. Brady is on -the road a great deal; momios is his favorite time. Daniel E. i^ickles has a pair of stylish bays that be drives before an open baronshe, and also a fine 8(mUBo horse. A: M. Storrs is often seen out in the momicg with a black mare and an iron gray ; mAkes a very good show. John N. Gebia, the batter, le not averse to a display; he has a $1,060 bay team that he OEuaily works to a pfcaeton. Mr. Lt>rd , of the firm of Lord & Taj^lor, is seen oa fashionable drives with a i^owy bay team before an opea pbaeton. Lefvi P- Morton, m^Brchant, has a $1,100 pair of dark bays, that are seen a great deal la the Park before a oa- leche. Effiogham Towiusend dr ivcR a cross match pair — a gnxf Bod a black— before^an opeo brougfeam carriage. John D. Wolfe bag two or three carrlagee, and u8iiaU|r drives a pair of bays; very Btylteh. Mrs Brontoa has a yery atyllsh establishment, 8b4 lg Been in the Park with a pair of $1^200 showy bays, befora either a caleche or close coach, aocordicg to the weatbeiv Oeo. Ton Boren, of Fbort<)eQth street, has foar horses— a pair of creanie and a pairo/ bays— all good motlooeA animals. Mrs. Howe makes her appearance with % pair of sorrfll horses; quite styllBh. Mies Demlog, of Bond street, has a ps^r of iron ;rayf that she is seen in the Park with, be [ore a close coacli. Her team is valued at SI ,300. Archbishop Hughes has a pao&e delights in astoaishlog the eqaeetriaiu ; who think themialves experts by exhibiting his well fcrained and styliah gray horse, foil sixteea ha ads hlsh^ j •ad worth tdOO. i Henry J, Raymond, of the Jirt«— whenerer he thinks n not necessary to watch Greeley, to prevMit his getting inside track with '^Honest Abe"— goes to the Central | Park on a white horse, sod often turns np on Bloomlnsdaie, • wbere he is seen goiug as if badly frighten&J, especially ; when his horse's head is turned towards home. He will > need a grent deal of tralaing before he can take the pre- ' mlun, or even be claimed as a gracerul rider. He \s \ firequently accompanied by his lady. i Mr. Callaghan keeps two siilendld saddle horses, both ; bay and quite large; one \s ridden by a lady and the other . by a gentleman ; they make a creditable show amoog the anmerous eqnestrians. Tne two are pnt down as beicj worth $1,2C0. Mr. Merrill rides a gray and gay saddle horse, ralaed at ! S8C0. We bare also frequently noticed a flne black horse, abont foarleen and three 'inartcr hands hlgh,usually ridden by s gentleman, and belonging to the Washington Riding Academy, corner of Twenty-si- '.h street and Sixth a76« j ane, which displays more grace and beauty than most oi ' those that appear on the faahlocable drives. Mrs. A. A. Buraham, Third avenue, often appears on a \ fine Long Island Black fiawk horse, and makes a fine ap- ' pearance iu the saddle, James Lenox, of Filth arenne, has a very flne French saddle horse that is ujsed br diiferent members of the ' ftimlly.' -r Mi«s Bclden, of Gramercy park, is frequently seeu tn the Park, seated on a roan pony. George Biaicroft, the historian, stlD keci>s np his prac i lice of horseback riding, and is almost constantly in the \ •addle; he rides a bay horse, a well trained aniaiai, ei- \ eoedlngly active, that will amble, trot or gallap, and ; move with a great deal of grace. ! W. Ourtia Xoyes and lady have been seen a great deal j of late in the saddle. ' A d&tjghter of M. E. Gr^onell also makes a creditable appearance in the saddle. Mr. Tier, of Broadwsy, is seen a great deal In the sad- dle, exercising a bay horse, and frequently has a lady with him. A. Mr, Underbill, a merchant, a tall, Down fe«t lookiag gentleman, is daily to be seen !n the Park, accompaniel by his wife and eca; the three are noti:ed dods:-;ng about ' «MOBgst the nnmeroas carriages and eqaes*.riang, and are ! «11 goorouck is ^en up<»i a spirited and refitletB i black horse, very handsome, about fourteen and three- ■ quarter hands high, and valued at $450. A Mr. Coles rides a very largo bay horie, full sixteen ; feuxdB high, acd a good motioaed liorse for so Urge a one. Mr. Wai&iuB ezerctses a brown kMrw, sixteen bands high, but a very stylish animal, valued at SST^O. Theodore B. Toorhees, member of the last Legislature, retBortfi to the Park for his health on a large dark bay horse, an excellent motl<»ied one, and he appMrs st home in the saddle. He, hoirever, looks aonwwhat sober Bbnoe his recent defeat. Mr. Gillett has two very fine saddle hor8e€--a bl^^ed chestnut and an exceed Ingly quick and sprJ^tly animal, vahied at $500; alco a One black mare, an excellent saddle beast, worth $800. Mr. Banks Is often se«n on K sream-colored eolt, very spirited and stylish, and m^es a creditable appearance. Mte« Banks, of Fifth avenue, ranks among the most skil- tol lady equestrians th»t resort to the Park. The skill with which she managcB her dark bay never feUs to at- tnust attention. seated oo a thoroagbbrsd English maro, whlc^i he man- sges with a great deal of Bkill. Henr/ Astar Is also seen a great deal la tbe saddle at all hoars of the day. Walter Lacgdon has several thoroughbred saddle horses that different members of hla famUy exercise in the Park. There are, probably, no better saddle horses iQ tho city, Wm. HoUaad, of Washington place, has two saddle horses. Very fine animals. One of the best trained animals that l3 to be seen In the Park 1b that of Mr. Tumure, of the Twenty-sixth street Riding School, a beantifol mahogany bay, that will go in 2:40 end do anything but talk. Is trained to any gait, and worth $1,200. Wm. E. Dodge, of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co. , hn> porters, is also a constant visiter to the tentral Park, in - the saddle, and rides a fine looking blask horse. John H. Swift, of the firm of Swift, Hurlburt & Co., is also rreqn^ntly seen in the Park .seated on a large bay horse, quite sty lish. I Ur. R. Tlghe, an elderly gentleman, residing in Union place, eierolses his bobtail bay in the Park almost ever;^ pleasant day. His horse Is fvUl fifteen hands high, and has a good style of action. He al ways looks as thongh he was taking solid comfort. Mr. Barnes rides a thoronghbred English ehestnnt horse a great deal. I Hr. E. Littleacld, of Eingsley's Express, improves his { -health and keeps his nerves in good order by making almost daily visits to tiie Park on a handsome Morgan bay horse, valued at $600, really a fine saddle horse. 3£r. Jodson, the India rubber m^n, occasionally leaves bis fast nags in the stable and visits the Central Park in the saddle, accompanied by his niece. Bas two saddle horses, both bays. R Storrs Willis keeps his mind and body in a healthy condition by visiting the Park seated on a well trained black hone, full sixteen hands high. He li a good rider. J. Lester Wallack, of theatrical fame, prepares him- ' self to entertain the public by making almost daily visits to the Park on a large chestnut animal, well trained and stylish. A Mr. Linden, an English gentleman, Is one of the regu- lar V 'niters in the Perk, and rides a blooded sorrel, large and Slim animal, and wUbal good motioned. He is, how- ever, decidedly awkward in the saddle, and seems to be ; anxious to go faster than his horse, and sits in a very un- becoming attitude. Pierrepont Edwards, British Vice Consul, a florid com- plexioned gentleman, bus a thoroughbred brown mare, an excellent piece of horseflesh, but most too small for a K'"'' ot his size, that he exercises a great deal in the P-f k, and he seems to eujoy that kind of life. Hus Boise is seen a great deal ia the Park upon a dark gray, with a light mane and tall. Mr. Underbill, of Seventh street, and sister, are seen together in the saddle, mingling with the throng in the Park. Ibey both handle the bridle with skill. Miss U. IS invariably seated on a cream coiorea animal, and neyer fails to attract attention. P. U. Redfl«Id, of Broadway, rides a spirited brown horse, and has invariably one or two ladles in hie com- pany. # A son of MosQS Taylor itnd one or two feoule members of the family often appear in the saddle. Mr. A. M. Sweetzer, an India rubber dealer, finds time to exercise a chestnut pony. ' Daniel D. Lord, a Wall street lawyer, keeps four or five One saddle horses, that yarious members of bis f unily j exercise In the Park. Mr. Charles Gould, Madison square, has recently pur> chased two bay mares, to work under the saddle, i^d in- tend i to take morning exercise with them hi the Park. Mr. £. Eittktaeb keeps three fine black saddle horses, all BtyliEh and large animals. Several of the female mem- j bers of the family are seen in. the Park with them quite often, and understand the equestrian art MlsB Waltermtre, of Fifth arenue, is seen In the Park every day, seated on a large gray animal, and wearing a jockey cap. Her father sometimes accompanies her, and rides a chestnut animal. Mr. B. B. Curtis rides a cream horse, and is a good ) cavalier, Mr. J. Banker also exercises a cream animal. i Hon. John Cochrane, formerly one of the regularly seen on the ashionable drives, in the saddle, has been to I busy of late with political matteis that he has become I qnite a stranger to the people that resort to the Park. i A son of Mr. Anson, the photographist, has a fhie looking pony, that he Is seen in the Teak with a great deal; he. is quite an expert cavalier. Sydney Mason, President of the Bcventh Avenue Rail- i road, has a very fine thoroughbred Kentucky bay horse, I full sixteen hands high, and makes daily visita to the i Park, ^companied by his grandson, the latter riding a i white Spanish jeunet. Mr, Mason's animal li considered I one of the best that are seen in the Park. A medium sized and solid built bay animal, rode by a middle aged man, whose whiskers h%ve jost begun to turn gray, has attracted a great deal of attention of late. He Is to be seen galloping and ekipping about in all parts of the Park, frequently riding up the little hill near the terrace upon the jump, ud soon after appearing in some other portion of the drives, the horso playhig like a young kid. The rider of this well trained animal is Dr. "s. Monster, of Twenty-sixth street, who is very fond oi this kind of exercise. I Mr. F. Bronsott has a very fine sorrel horse, which ho I ridei nearly every day, accompanied by his son and I daughter, sealed on two flue psnies. I John Farrish is also there every day, riding a stylish i black horse. f A yourg man by Uie came of Cer is seen a great I deal, seated on « brown horse. \ A largo Qiunber of tlie bon-toa families of ttlB city keep ! from one to two SAddIo horses, but seldom use them in I this city, aod only avail tbemselveB of tliat exercise when j at Neirport, JferftU)ga or some other country resort ; others ' ceyer appear in the saldle, except In the riiing acade* A large aujub^ of yoang ladles daily take ezercise ; in the saddle in the seyeral riding schools, and are nevw I to be seen on the road. A majority cf the ladles tliat are to be seen in the Park, bridle in hand, appear on animals I belonging to the pr<^riclc-ri of the riding aoademlea, and are selaom to be 9«ea twice with the same animal; it is, therefore, impassible to gire a sketch by which tuet' wlil be resognized by the Tisiter^x^ the promenade. *Tbe riding academies hare, altogether, IcolMding those which are kept there by outside parties, in the neighbor, hood of tTTO hundred saddle horse*; these animals are i in daily nse by soms ooe~a majority y: them in the Park. I In fact, no portion of this fashionable amwment has ia- I creased so much during the past yoar as that of horsebat* riding, and the number of blooded Riddle horses for ex- ceeds the nnreber th»t Is generaHy srsppossd to be owned in this city, acd they are increasing. There is a large number of hcrsea now being trainad at the riding acalemies and by other skilfia horsemen, and everything indic&'os a great InTxrease hi the future In this class of exercise, aad the day is not far distant when the Park on a fall ailemoon wlU present one of the gayest scenes to be witnessed in any poitlon of the iiabitable I world, and will be vlsltdd by people flrom all parts of the : country, for no other porp-^se than to witness the gay j equipages that are to be s»en there. Whilst the oiher I drives wlU (mly be the resort of those who delight in see- ing fieety animals, this Park will draw within its wallts and drives the elite from every section of the ooimtry. Our RitlcJe has already beeomo too lengthy for the general reader; but still questions of Interest crowd in upon us, which we are obliged to p^stpona for a more convenient se&son. In the meantime l^:t every per- son anxious to see real life on wheels and hi the saddle v^sit the Contral Park suy pleasant afternoon, Baturi!ay in particular, and they will at once see that wo hare gi^ea but a tlihe of the numer- ous equipages th&t are seen moving about upon the drives. The real glory of the Park maty bo said to have \wx commenced, and if what can be seen there now is Uo first friiitg of that drive, we will not attempt to pre- dic' what it will be a dozen years hence, bet leave that to th iftglnation of the reader, and lor the present drop tliG cunalii upon the scene.