The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-30
STAGE DRIVERS AT DINNER
THE GUESTS ENTERTAINED LAST NIGHT BY THE
NEW YORK COACHING CLUB.

THE GUESTS ENTERTAINED LAST NIGHT BY THE
NEW YORK COACHING CLUB.
The New York Coaching Club last night gave din
ner ut Trenor's Lyric Hall, Sixth avenue, between
Forty. and Forty Streets to the drivers on
the Fifth stage line. All the old stagers were
on hand and the affair of the most
novel and agreeable that New York has
ever witnessed Mixed in happy fraternity
the members OF tho club and the weather
beaten drivers sat around the festive board laden with
Parkers chef d'9Mrrs. Colonel Delaney Kane, at tho
lower end OF OF tho tables played host to sBis-
march, s.Badger Nike 'sTwitcher NO. 2" and sOld
Jersey" while ''Riley," "Badger Bill" and "Tea
Leaves" drank wine and alto goodies at the other
extremity. Mr. William Jay, the President OF tho
club, Mr.. Lawrence jerome, a few guests and
other members OF the club occupied the middle upper
table. Among the other members of the club present
were Mr. Thomas Nowbod, Mr.. Fred Bronson
Mr. Fred Sherman, Mr. Allan Rice, Mr.. A. b. Craig,
Mr.. winthrop Thornc, Mr.. Fred Nelson, Mr.. Leonard
Jerome Mr.. Randolph Robinson, Mr. Thco-
dore Broem, Mr. Robert c. winthrop, Jr
Mr.. William Douglas, Mr. Wright Sanford and
"Fawns," the guard OF Colonel Delaney Kane's
COACH which begins 10 run to Pelham TO morrow. AZ
the courses came and the wine began its merry work
the stod old drivers forgot their professional satur-
nifty and each developed his own peculiar self "uncIe
Charley Covert kept the cotcrie in his Immediate
vicinity in good humor with mis- dry wit Bis
marck," Poppy Rice and Tobacco Sam" related,
in competition their experiences the road much to
the delight Of all in their neighborhood Johnny
Graball'' and splinter o'Brien" In the best OF
spirits and enjoyed themselves Immensely. Among
the old stage drivers about the board
.'Nosey," Of stage NO. D; Fred Baxter. OF No. q;
Carroll, Of No !; Eastman Of no q ,Nlbsey. Of No.
MASH, OF No. IA; "Brown Bread Yale, OF No. rs;
Tobacco SAM Of No. 10; splinter" O'Erien,
s Ct s ss 81 sra y s No. s'A9 s
sFoxey," OF No. pa Lahore, Of No IS;
Charlie Cromwell Of no %; o'Ersn Of No p; "old
"Badscr nike" Of No 80; .'Greeney" Bill
No IS; Twitcher No 2 Of No so this
Twitcher is not to be coniounded with Twlcher
No / who is "spos'er,' on Broadway and counts all
Leaves OF No 40; "Mouthey.r OF No IS; .'shortcyn
OF No. So; Sport OF No. 90; Ebony" Of No 62;
Pretty Johnny" Of NO. s. and ''Blacx Bill" OF No.
Old Tip AUSTIN who Is Of the oldest drivers ON
the line, could not attend, as he was laid up with
rheumatism. Many OF the men mentioned on the list
have been stage drivers all their lives .Uncie
CharIie Covert, who used before the days OF railroads
TO drive the stage from Hampstead Village TO jamaica
!. L. has been driver the Fiith Avenue line since
Il started Uncc Charlie Is skiiiul whip and has not
single turnover TO his score.
George storms has been driving stage since 1s40
and never scratched wheel Pete Flynn has also been
drying since 1869 and has record Just like Georges
Black Dill was nuttering the ribbons long before the
mind OF man developed the idea OF the bepunch the
fare box
.Poppyr Rice, who always eats his lunch on the top
OF his stage while driving up Broadway and has done
so for nineteen years, was route driver before no
came TO New York. He knows Broadway 20 well that
nc could do his sleeping IN his box and never miss
fare or strike pedestrian In the ribs poppy, rs
old man, and - he grows older he becomes
popular among the boys
ssNibscy' Is the dashng Of the line, and ne
his eighteen years experience stage driver
frightened lady ~ street crossing worked ahead
OF his leader. Hc Is Jolly ''cove,n and never even
on his late trips, drives alone in tho box a. his dro
speeches always secure him considers y
Hard Luck George" though his name tells OF hts
fortune Is nos bit soured. Hc views the world from
his box with calm philosophy aud Whistles dull caro-
away.
n somewhat Of horse trainer and hitch all the cranky
nxgs hts coach.
made q short speech, and several other gentlemen
followed him. AZ late hour tho party broke up all
sasncd with the experiences OF the night none more
than the drivers Of the Finh Avenue line