The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-02
LoNDoS,s COACHING CLUE.
The Noble Rivals sf Colonel Delaney Kane
and James Gerxsu Btnnett.
g,rpen fbr Lonf,n Duflv Nrsns


IL was about twenty years ago, in April
Of 1855, that the Four-in-Hand Driving Club
q. ". ID. c. was started. In the early days ~
was lImited to thirty and any acoachman who
did not put IN an appearance for whole year
was to lose his membership. The original mem
are as follows: The Duke Of Besufoft tPrssie
DENT, the MARQUIS of stafford tnow Duke Of
baltic, Of the blues, and Mes s%s Cooper Cooper
rit, and ". f6ornhiil' with Mes s Leopold,
Agar Agar Ellis, ana Lorraine 10 ,n baldwin as hon
fort, the Duke Of Sutherland. 'f Lord I'd vsne
nov Marquis of londonderry, Messrs. Cooper
Craven; Agar, Ellis, and Lorraine Baldwin alone
are stu members, the Others having either died
or withdrawn from the club; hut plenty of
fresh blood has been imported into the club,
slve Of the three household cavalry regiments,
the drars Of which are classed as belonging to
Beaufort as President consists of the Duke Of
sutherland, Lords Londonderry, Seton, Mac
classified, Londesborough, wenlock, and Ave-
land, Of whom. by the way, only Lords Londes-
borough and Aveland were driving yesterday.
The rules of the club are not quite so stringent
but In other respects they are much the same
and though the foundation OF the Coaching
Club, which now numbers 40 members In 1870
was looked upon at the time as likely to affect
the older association the latter, In spite per-
haps because Of Its exclusiveness, Is as popular
ever
Great as Is the prestige Of the Fourth Hand
Club, 1t was never better sustained than IN HYDE
could be desired and the attendance numerous.
The first coaches to arrive on the ground were
honor on the extreme right in the nrst line was,
as matter OF course, reserved for the Duke OF
tho coach prS upon Which Mo Gd been s
senger. The Badmnton coach, fooled by Lord
Arthur Somerset, with his Royal Highness on the
box seat, followed soon afterward and had a full
load. for the Duke OF Beaufort, Lady Westmore-
land, Lady Emily Kingcote and Lord Fitzroy
Somerset were also outside. This coach had no
sooner wheeled into position than Inspector
Butler cleared space little further to the
right and victoria, drawn by two grays, came
up. seated In which. and looking remarkably
well, were the Princess Of Wales and her two
daughters. The Princess occupied what we may
term the saluting point for as the drags passed
her, every coachnan, instead OF raising the whip,
which Is the substitute for bow under ordinary
circumstances, had to lift his hat, thereby Civ
ing proof not only of his loyalty, but Of his
coachmanshp. BE IL noted, however, that Count
Minister, the German Ambassador, did not 10
through the trying ordeal, as he did not happen
TO notice the Princess's carriage. The coaches
did not keep the best OF time yesterday, and
the Duke who acts az President, and who had
been personally exerting himself to secure a
" level start. told his son To move on. The
Badminton coach, horsed by three bays and a
chestnut. was followed by Col. Dickson's browns
and Capt. whitmore's grays. Next came the
somewhat scratch team of the First Life Guards,
driven by Capt. Talbot. The four horses at
tached TO this coach were two chestnuts. a
bay and a roam, next TO II being Sir Henry VI.
Thompson's team of browns, which, II a little
heavy, look like business. and are handled by
coachman who evidently has the ladies with him.
80 heavy a load OF female passengers does he
always carry. Lord Londesborough, with four
magnificent browns. and Lord Abingdon, with
three browns and a bay, followed. Count Mun-
ster's chestnuts, well matched as they are, and
capital as Is their action, have not the Size the
power OF horses adapted for long journey
though for park work they are faultless. Lord
Aveand carries "A big load, but his broken team,
consisting Of bay, chestnut, brown, and
roam. are quite equal to their task. Very useful
too. are Lord Craven's chestnut. two grays and
a bay, and they were better liked than another
broken team which Lord Tredegar was driving
After this team, which was made up OF chestnut
bay. roam, and brown. came Major Womb
we'll with brown and three bays, followed by
Lord Darlington, behind whose superb browns,
admirable for their quality. strength and action
sat the Duke OF Connaught. Lord Muncaster
with bays and browns. was succeeded by Lord
Polttnore. whose first appearance 1t Is this sea-
son. and who had a very neat team Of three bays
and a brown. Behind him was Mr.. Anstruther
Thom-o wearing the insignia Of ONCE, which
had been given him at Alexandra Park on Tues
day, when he took his place In the ring Judge
the hunters, and the late master OF the Pytchley
Is AS good man on the box In the saddle
aud that Is saying good deal. He had team
of chestnuts and bays crossed, which did not
suffer from comparison with Sir Henry
Tufton's browns, which came In his track. the
rear being brought up by Mr.. Oswald's roans,
which, II the last, were certainly not the worst.