The New York herald., 1875-07-19
THE LONDON FOUR-N-HAND CLUB.
How the Exalted Drivers "TOoled" Their
Teams in Hyde Park.
HANDLING THE RIBBONS" "

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tacle presented by the nrst week Of the same
club, nor bring together as many teams as when
the tnirty-four members OF the Coaching Club fol-
lowed their President from the Magazine, was in q
coaching sense, more successful than either. It
may be questioned whether sucA uniformity OF
excellence In horsefiesh, OF good taste and COM
pieteness In equipment, or OF workmanship
among tho whips, was ever before witnessed
here. Such advantages as belong to numbers the
Coaching Club possesses over the Feur hand,
because many OF the latter are members also OF
the younger club; but their strength has been ac-
quIred, IL must be confessed, by the admission OF
some men VINO, to say the least, are
not Somersets In their mastery OF the
ribbons and whip. The ease and precision
with which the coaches were marshalled behind
their president yesterday showed that horses and
drivers equally understood the business. ana
there was none OF the confusion which we have
seen on other occasions when some prentice
hand has failed to bring his team into line with
out seriously endangering the wheels Of his
neighbors or putting himself on unfriendly terms
with his own leaders. AS eaca coach came up 1t
fell into place readily, and SO Systematically was
everything done that within quarter OF an hour
after the time appointed for meeting all were
READY FOR THE START.
This punctuality may, perhaps, nave prevented
some late men from joining the procession, but
there were many other reasons why only twenty
OF the nfty-four members should have put IN an
appearance at the rendezvous. The ''season" is
craving 10 q ciose and already many men have
exchanged the box seat OF the dray for the quar-
ter deck OF their yachts and the whip for the fishing
rod. There was little, however to mark this change
in the numbers who crowded the banks OF the Ser
pentine to witness the event. The toilets were
not so gorgeous nor the carriages so filed with
tha atr oua ha al lv M tn ha
lar coaehmen at the more fashionable afternoon
hour. but the .'wearers OF the blue" were there
with their cavaliers In pnalanx as close ever,
and the road down to Hyde Park course was
crowded with loungers Thanks to the rain with
which we have been favored all through the early
summer the trees still wear almost their verDal
tints and the joyousness OF the flowers atones for
the lack OF color in morning costumes so tnat
even Mr.. Disraen could hot have complained OF
the prevailing coldness" when the sun shone
brightly yesterday on the FURNISHED appointments
OF fourscore horses, the deep rich tlnts OF the
coaches and the gayer coors OF wheels and axle
trees IN the decoration OF which such very various
tastes are displayed.
THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER AHEAD.
The Marquis OF Worcester is the first to make his
appearance, and he might be readily recognized by
the chocolate body and yellow wheels which be
has adopted for the colors Of his coach, well
"the Duke, even the tall 1.-THE figure. often
seen leading the Badmlnton field. familiar to all
ofus. He drives team OF bays that don't create a
buzz Of admiration among the ladies' but they
are OF the good, honest coaching stamp for all
that, and the Marquis handles them to the delight
OF all VINO know what driving is. Here are some
bright bays coming now which people crane their
necks to have look at. Their heads are not held
up by bearing reins, but they are carried proudly
for all thar, and tue quick-moving hoofs ring out
with q sound that Is pleasant. Mr.. Eaton, whose
coach this is, with his portly ngure ana genial
face, looks the model OF coachman, and seems a
trine more at ease here than IN his seat In the
Commons. For some OF us, however. there Is q
greater attraction among the iacas tnat beam from
amid the clouds OF muslin with which the drive is
surrounded than in his or his gallant team.
LORD MACCLEsFIELD
brings mp his three browns and gray and aligns
his coach in the first rank, on the right OF whicn
a space is left for the president.
COLONEL DIXON
follows with q magnificent team OF DARK browns
that step together as if they had run In the same
coach since their colthood. The blue coach with
red wheels. that draws up next to the colonel
bears a load OF 'faIr women and brave men," as
1t Is meet that the representative OF such gallant
regiment as the Second Lie Guards should do.
''THE REGMENTAL WHIP
Captain Perc1val, VINO Is the reRimental whip
TO-DAY, Is plotting team on which the honors Of
the regiment do not SIT so kindly. The horses are
of various shades OF color from gray to dark bay,
and, though well bred and snowy enough, they
have too mucn the appearance OF belonging to
different owners TO form happy combination.
EARL CRAVEN.
whose perfectly appointed coach OF DARK blue,
picked with red and yellow, is so well known,
drives two bays and two grays, crossed,
which are the admiration or everybody,
proudly do they step, and they are
as useful as they are well bred aud handsome.
Were they not quickly followed by Lord Sef
toms powerful whole team OF browns the grays
and bays would have been unanimously declared
unapproachable, but now 1t is diflcult to choose
between the two lots.
LADY SEXTON
is on the box beside MIN, and very charming she
looks.
LORD AvELAND
has handsome dark green coach, but his team OF
three variously tinted browns and a roam have an
uneven look, which Is not compensated for by the
light, snowy dasn OF their action. On the box are
two young faces that beam under the light pink
hats with a merry enjoyment, very fresh and
pleasant TO look upon.
LORD MUNcAsTEB,
with his wel-matched pairs OF bays aud DARK
DIoWus, Is lOHOWeu Dy LOIu ADlnBuOn, CodCu-
man OF the old school, VINO carries the traditions
OF nalf century In his hanolIng OF the ribbons
The young Scotch Lord MacDun bids fair to be-
come an exceedingly good whip and his nearly
who.e team OF three bays and prown are not by
any means the worst In this goOdy company.
II. TUITION,
an admirable coachman and Iavorits with every
BODY, has the usual number OF ladies' behind him,
and tue handsome woman by MS side, arrayed In
black SILK, with her face shadowed by wlde-
spreading violet hat, causes more than one Of MS
brutnerA OF the WhD louk with
LORD PoLTIMORE,
who mas not, believe, appeared with the club De-
lore this year, Is driving tnree bays and brown,
aud arlvlng them we'll TOO. Among the hall
dozen ladies' who are with MIN 1t Is not difficult 10
recognize, IN the tall woman with well developed
naure, half niduen hau displayed by the simpc,
cOlofIess costume. her whose pictured face Was
one OF the attractions OF the Royal Academy exhi-
Dtion iour years ago.
Mr.. OSWALD
has lost one OF bis blue roans and has a brown on
leader in place OF MIN. HIS companion ia the
traces seemingly OBJECTS To TINS cnauge, and when
an attempt Is made TO get him ia to the algnement
he perversely trles TO set his head In another
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