The New York herald., 1875-07-20
SEw YORK HERALD TUESDAY JULY 90 l875-rRPLE SHEET

there has rarely been better display than that
OF yesterday. Tnere was hardly bao or unsOund
horse among the whole seventysix. ana the gen
eral appointments were simply iaultless, from
the two grooms standing ut the head OF the
wheeler and the leade pair down to the pole bars
and the glliter1ng cnain fronts. A look over Jhe
teams brought out at these meets is enough to
convince the most unoelievlng that the revival OF
coaching has mot been mere caprice OF fashion,
profitable only TO carriage builders and Wes End
horse dealers, but that its effect-whatever may
have been the intention OF those who brought 1t
about-has already been to aid In improving our
national breed OF horses. 1t Is known that gen.
tlemen Will not buy hght-boned, nashy ANIMALS
to horse their coaches, and thus dealers, anxious
TO have stock what their patrons VIII require,
cast about for strong, useful horses, wherever they
to be ound. La this way a demand Is
created and before many years have elapsed we
MAJ expect to see the s.pply more plen iful
than It now is. Certain II is that the me embers
OF the two clubs and the gentlemen who have
started coaches on the dinerent hIgn roads are
dong much toward this desirable end, and they
are entitled to as much gratitude from ihe British
public as the subscribers to Lord Calthorpe's
stallion lund.
1t Is repeating a thrice-told story to relate that
the Duke Of Beaufort who is president both OF the
Coaching and Of the Four-i Hand Club, took his
place at the mead OF the line yesterday but he mad
a somewhat different team this time, the wheelers
being gray and bay, while the leaders were a
brown and a bay. The President one OF the
last to arrive at the trysting place, Lord raven
win bays and grays crossed aud Lord Seton with
four magnificent browns being among the earliest
arrivals 1t has been already mentioned that
there were tweny-s,X coaches at the first meet
three weeks ago, but Sir Lawrence PAX. Mr..
Oakeley, Sir Jonn Liser-Kaye, Colonel White,
Lord CarIngton, Lora Blandlord, Sir 7. Peyton,
Mr. Whltmore, Colonel Ewart and Mr.. +. Viers
were not present yesterday. The muster OF yes
terday consisted, therefore, of fifteen coaches
which took part In the first gathering,
the total or nineteen being completed
by those OF Lords Macdun Craven and
Polrmore, and tDat belonging TO the
First Lie Guards. Captain TALBOT held the rib
bons upon the box OF the reglmental urag, and
HIS mIxeu team, consisting or roam, two browns
ana a pay, was by no means the worst on the
ground. There was some little uelay III starting,
but at about a quarter before one the Duke OF
Beaufort led on followed by Colonel Dickson and
Lord Aveland. Colonel Dickson's browns were
magnificent, and Lord Aveland. with his three
browns and a roan had reas I'm TO be proud OF a
turnout matchless in every particular. Lord Mac
duff, VINO came lourth had well matched team
OF one brown and three bays; and another
Scotchman, Mr.. o wald OF Auchlncruire, had
three blue roans and brown. Lord Worcester.
whose coacn, like tnat OF his father-the Duke Of
Beaufort-nad yellow lower body and wheels,
with black upper body, was driving four
very neat Da S, and ne was fol-
lowed by Sir Henry Tuton with whole
team Of browns. Captain Perceval was driving
the coacn belonging TO the Second Lie Guards
for the three household regiments are all members
of the Four-in- Hand Club-and he had a mixed
team OF gray, a brown, a chestnut ana bay.
Lord MuncasGer mad two browns and TWO bays,
and Lord Wenlock, with gray and chestnut as
wheeers, and roam and a bay rs leaders, was
remarkably well horsed. After the team belong
ing to he First Lie Guarus came that OF Mr.. !
Eaton, with our bays, and 1t Is to De remarked
that h team, like that OF Lord Londesoorough |
and Two others, was driven without bearing reins.
Lord craven came next, and Lord Abingdon, |
whose bright BAYS simply perfection. was
followed by Lord Poltlmore with crown and
three bays. Count Mum er, the German Ambas- /
sadOr, is a stanch supporter OF coaching, and his
four imported chestnHts came very near perfec-
ton nor was there much fault to find with Lord
Macclesheld's gray and three browns The rear
was brought up by Lord Londesborough, who was
driving the same team which he had at Sandown
Park, and this may, perhaps, account Tor the abb
sence OF his hearing reins. From The trystlng
place the route lay along the banks OF the Ser
pentine to Hyde PARK corner. and thence back to
the Marble Arch. From the Marble Arch most Of
the coacnes proceeded part o, the way to Alex
andra Park, but few only competed the whole
Journey. Some few did not go beyond Baker
street, Lord Macdun, Colonel Dickson and Lord
Wenlock being among the nrst to return Tor an
other drive round the PARK. Those that ala go to
the Alexandra Palace had little time Tor luncheon
If they would be back for the garden party at
CniswlcK. But this feat they managed to accom-
pllsh and as the sun for once condescended TO
SHINE upon London THIS summer, the second meet
OF tue Four-in- Hand Club lost nothing by its lour
days postponement.