Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year
stay safe,avoid Santa
MERRY CHRISTMAS
-
dallas Φ
- Society Member
- Posts: 184
- Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2002 1:11 pm
- Last Name: Freeborn
-
Society Memorial
Donation 4th
I will add my "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" to all that have already been offered. I plan to go to Kansas City on Thursday morning to be with my daughter and son-in-law. The storm that Pat mentioned is scheduled to arrive in eastern Kansas about noon on Thursday. I may have a hard time getting back home after Christmas.
Dallas
Dallas
-
Pat Holscher
- Society Member
- Posts: 7545
- Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2000 6:51 pm
- Last Name: Holscher
-
Society Member
Donation 3rd
Have a safe trip Dallas.dallas wrote:I will add my "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" to all that have already been offered. I plan to go to Kansas City on Thursday morning to be with my daughter and son-in-law. The storm that Pat mentioned is scheduled to arrive in eastern Kansas about noon on Thursday. I may have a hard time getting back home after Christmas.
Dallas
I have depositions in Jackson Hole next week, and with my kids being out of school, a little snow may actually benefit us, travel weather permitting, for a change.
-
Tom Muller
- Society Member
- Posts: 237
- Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:14 am
- Last Name: Muller
-
Society Member
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!
Tom
Tom
-
John Tremelling
- Past Society Member
- Posts: 142
- Joined: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:44 am
- Last Name: Tremelling
The best of Dickens is still alive if you look hard enough Pat.
-
selewis
- Society Member
- Posts: 926
- Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:47 pm
- Last Name: Lewis
-
Society Member
Donation 3rd
I posted this excerpt years ago, but this seems like a good time to bring it to the fore again. It is from " The Trotting Horse of America; How to Train and Drive Him. with Reminiscences of the Trotting Turf" by Hiram Woodruff- J.B. Ford and co., New York.1868
"I may here observe that Ripton was one of the best mud-horses that I have ever seen. From his general characteristics, one would scarcely have supposed that he would go dashing along through the mud when his stroke was throwing it all over him, and the spats were hitting him under the belly almost in shovelfuls. But so it was. In snow, too, he was capital,- without any exception, the very best sleigh- horse that I ever pulled a rein over, and I have driven many of uncommon excellence. Next to Ripton, Gray Eagle was the best horse for snow that I have ever known. It made but little difference to the former whether the sleighing was good or indifferent, for he would go through icy water and slush as if he liked it.; but it made a great difference to the driver.
"Our principle sleighing-place was from the pavement to Harlem Bridge, along the road; and many a time I have driven Ripton the length of it at wonderful speed. Great fun, sleigh-riding, when the air is keen and frosty, the sky clear, the snow deep and crisp, and you can dash along at a rate down in the thirties with confidence that your trotter will hold out to the end. Ripton was one of these,- the best of them, the King of Sleighers! What a peal his bells would ring as he passed down Yorkville Hill, pounding away with those white legs of his as if he would strike down to the ground, no matter how well packed and deep the snow might lie. Here would be a group at this house, and another at that, taking their hot toddy to keep the cold out; and as they heard the swift shaking of the bells, and the fast stroke of Ripton's feet like a charge beat upon the drum, they would run to the door and windows, and crowd the stoop, and cry "Hallo ! here comes Hiram and the white legged pony !" It's more than twenty years ago since those times; and there is no jingling of the sleigh-bells there now, no matter how deep and good the snow may be. The street railroads have done for all that"
"I may here observe that Ripton was one of the best mud-horses that I have ever seen. From his general characteristics, one would scarcely have supposed that he would go dashing along through the mud when his stroke was throwing it all over him, and the spats were hitting him under the belly almost in shovelfuls. But so it was. In snow, too, he was capital,- without any exception, the very best sleigh- horse that I ever pulled a rein over, and I have driven many of uncommon excellence. Next to Ripton, Gray Eagle was the best horse for snow that I have ever known. It made but little difference to the former whether the sleighing was good or indifferent, for he would go through icy water and slush as if he liked it.; but it made a great difference to the driver.
"Our principle sleighing-place was from the pavement to Harlem Bridge, along the road; and many a time I have driven Ripton the length of it at wonderful speed. Great fun, sleigh-riding, when the air is keen and frosty, the sky clear, the snow deep and crisp, and you can dash along at a rate down in the thirties with confidence that your trotter will hold out to the end. Ripton was one of these,- the best of them, the King of Sleighers! What a peal his bells would ring as he passed down Yorkville Hill, pounding away with those white legs of his as if he would strike down to the ground, no matter how well packed and deep the snow might lie. Here would be a group at this house, and another at that, taking their hot toddy to keep the cold out; and as they heard the swift shaking of the bells, and the fast stroke of Ripton's feet like a charge beat upon the drum, they would run to the door and windows, and crowd the stoop, and cry "Hallo ! here comes Hiram and the white legged pony !" It's more than twenty years ago since those times; and there is no jingling of the sleigh-bells there now, no matter how deep and good the snow may be. The street railroads have done for all that"
-
Philip S
- Society Member
- Posts: 481
- Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2000 9:26 am
- Last Name: Sauerlender
-
Society Member
Donation 7th
It is a piano box buggy ("Doctor's Buggy") with the wheels replaced by hub runners. This used to be a common practice in the winter. Below is a picture of it with the wheels on taken a few days before:selewis wrote:Wow. I don't know how common it is but I've never seen an articulated sleigh of such small size.
Sandy
- Buggy in Boalsburg barn.jpg (55.84 KiB) Viewed 15566 times
-
Pat Holscher
- Society Member
- Posts: 7545
- Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2000 6:51 pm
- Last Name: Holscher
-
Society Member
Donation 3rd
Philip S wrote:It is a piano box buggy ("Doctor's Buggy") with the wheels replaced by hub runners. This used to be a common practice in the winter. Below is a picture of it with the wheels on taken a few days before:selewis wrote:Wow. I don't know how common it is but I've never seen an articulated sleigh of such small size.
Sandy
I'd forgotten you had a doctor's buggy. We had the conversation mentioning them the other day, and I should have recalled you had one. Pretty neat buggy.
-
Pat Holscher
- Society Member
- Posts: 7545
- Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2000 6:51 pm
- Last Name: Holscher
-
Society Member
Donation 3rd
hbtoday98 wrote:THE SUN IS OUT SANTA 'S DROPPED THE KIDS PRESENTS MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM DOWN-UNDER NEW ZEALAND CHEERS MAL BEACH TOMORROW!!!
Neat photo. Sort of looks like some of the country around here.
-
FtValleyPS
- Society Member
- Posts: 101
- Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:03 pm
- Last Name: Nelson
-
Society Member
Donation 5th
A Merry Christmas to all everywhere, happy holidays, and wishing you a great 2010! Cheers!
-
Pat Holscher
- Society Member
- Posts: 7545
- Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2000 6:51 pm
- Last Name: Holscher
-
Society Member
Donation 3rd
The 104th Cav at Christmas:
http://photos.salemhistory.net/cgi-bin/ ... DMROTATE=0
http://photos.salemhistory.net/cgi-bin/ ... DMROTATE=0
http://photos.salemhistory.net/cgi-bin/ ... DMROTATE=0
http://photos.salemhistory.net/cgi-bin/ ... DMROTATE=0
Pictured are members of the 104th Cavalry sitting at tables at the Fairgrounds on December 25, 1943, with their guests. The soldiers are in uniform. The tables are set with place settings and plates of food. Some are sitting on chairs while most are sitting on bench seats. The walls and windows have greenery on them.
-
Kentucky Horseman
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:24 am
- Last Name: Rudolph
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone and ay all our and allied soldiers go to their homes safely