The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-29
COACHING CLUB PARADE.
NO POsTPONEMEST on ACCOUNT or
THE BdD WEATHER.

NJ FOSTPONIHIBT on ACCOUNT or
THE nan WEATHER..
a Limited hut Brilliant Turnout Gay Conoii-
&c, spirited Horses, Aristocratic Drivers,
Clear Roadway. and Rain over An
Cheers for James Gordon Dennett, Jr.
"A few drops OF water, more or loss"
Gays Victor HUGO, lost Waterloo to Napoleon,
and won It for the allied forces. But a few
drops Of water, more or less, yesterday. could
not beat tho Coaching Club. Pluck "a amanly
quality, and "pluck" the manly members Of
the Coaching CLUB and few OF their fair friends
had, when, in spite OF threatening weather,
many drops 81 rain, and not a few large fakes
OF snow, they bravely mounted their handsome
coaches and held their fall parade. There is
no use In postponine the thing you know" said
Col Delaney Kane, than whom no man has
done moro TO make coaching popular In Amer
tea. ut always hurts any affair to postpone II.
so we are going TO parade anyway. Rain don't
hurt anything but hats" This was at o'cl ock
yesterday afternoon, and half-past was the
hour at which the teams were TO assemble In
Madison square. The rain was falling ntfllly,
mingled with hig snow flakes, and the few pc
hestrsns who had collected In the park In hopes
Of seeing the parade looked wet and discour-
AGED but at twenty minutes past 2 there came
rsttlng into the square from Twenty-thrd
by atsll young man with full beard, enveioped
In white coat. ne were the gentlemen friends
who, with him, occupied the top OF the coach.
The horses were Dne hays. all four, with black
legs and names. and banged tails. The coach
had a green body, black panels. and red running
rear. The gly hor-es were pulled no In front OF
tprine to their heids, and the sight seeing
crowd surrounded the turnout. the precursor Of
the other coaches that were to parade.
The tail young man In the whte coat was MIR.
Nelson-one OF the twelve members Of the club
save color, OF Col. kane's coacn, of Pelham
fame.
Soon another coach, drawn by four large bays,
drew into the square The driver WAS nmediuui-
sized young man, with black moustache and
nDe ewes, who handled his horses well. THIS
was Mr.. I. Bronson, and with him on the box
sat Mrs. Hunnewell. and directly behind were
Mr.. Hunnewell, Mrs. Van Ransselear, and MIR.
q. W. Thorne. The coach-a very handsome
one-had a dark blue BODY, black panels. and
red running gear. The owner and whip had
Just rrrived from Europe and FASTENED to tax .
his place among his brothers of the club.
yellow coach drawn 10y a" cross team" next
arrived. TIE near wheehorse was dark chest
nut, the on horse gray; the near leader gray,
and the of horse chestnut. They were well
matched as to size and gait, and worked as II
used to II. The diver was a rudy faced gen
teman with Immense bouquet Of tea roses in
the buttonhole OF his white driving coat. This
turnout was familiar to many IN the crowd. IL
was the welkuown Col. Delaney Kane and his
working coach and team. that he has worked
from this city TO Pelham and back during the
past summer. The coach stopped before large
mansion in North Madison place. aud we'll
wrapped lady came down ana. unaided, elm ned
10 her seat beside the Colonel. Ii was Mrs De-
lancey Kane. she soon Joined 10y Messrs.
Winthrop, W. Kane. +. Sherman, aud John
Sherman.
Inc next to arrive was Col. william Jay. He
drove magnificent to IN. His near wheeler
was brown tue on DARK chestnut. and ms
leauers were blood navs OF excel mt action. lie
drove his Old Dorking coach. with yellow BODY
and red running gear. With hin rode Mr.. hud
niger, and MIR. Balfour. The Colonel. as Presl-
dent Of he cluh' took his place 10 The van. nis
manly breast was adorned 18th a chaste bou-
quet. His footmeD wore red favors, and so did
bis hery steeds. There were then many min
utes OF we nv waiting, but It was not vain
waiting, for at Length there came whirnS up a
green coach with black panels, picked out with
red; IL was drawn by four Hight cnestuuts. Our
Fathers would have called them "sorrels," but
since the decree has gone form from
lptkcs's Spirit they are light chestnuts. That
they were driven without bearing reins
detracted little from their style. perhal 8.
but not from the comfort OF the horses,
tall young man, with a sharp eye, Il sandy mus
tacne. and " Wing hair, thickly sprnkled with
wore n 1ne ilum-cOlored oveTcoat. lie took
bis place inouestiy In the rear OF the line, but
could not escape observation, and soon his
couch. horses and himself were the centre Of
an adniring group. II is quite needless to ssy
that the young man with the sh arp eye was Mr.
James Gordon Bennett. Beside MIN sat the
lovely Miss May, whom rumor s'ys he will mar
=, and behinu thetn sat ner sister aud brother,
coach dasGed ny a few minutes Ia'er. Mr. Leon
ara jerome was The driver, and he handled mis-
mettlcsOiue Cd lie bu. tInlN. Inc HudGh was
rcd. ked out with black. with the mOnoeram
" l.. j. In gold. Inc team " a. "a cross dark
pay near Wnselet' anu Iappleu gray on wheel
er; dapplec gray near leader. and dark ohy
Oh leader For ye aud spirit they were not
fqualled " a"y team IA tue cub.
Nome Tut gentlemen accompanied Mr.. jerome,
and Mr.. Harry BaucOCk had the seat Of honor
BY the side oil tue driver. OF the Remaining
meu bets Of the Gun, Mr. llliam Douglas, Mr..
Nicholas Kane, Mr. ticv, MI whiting, :. kOR-
rrs, anu Mr. NewOIid, none appeared. Mr..
Douglas. stnl Suif ling from rolo iuJ i-s could
OTN g.. and various ENGAGEMENTS detained
Ii was nearly 3 o'clock. when from Col Jaws
coach came tue sound Of tue mellow horn.
The "whips" = tnered up their rel and IA ok
out their thongs. the g,ooms sprang from the
horses heads. crOs,-D ~ rAttlcd. chalus Jugied,
hOOis clattered. aud the great coaches rolled
Into rwenty-sixth street. aud thence up Fifth
avenue.
Col. Jay led the line, followed by Col Kane
Then came Me.srs. Bronson, Nelson. and
jerome, Mr. j mes GVruon Beuuett, although
Vice Pfesldeht OF tue cluo, modestly bringing
no the rear. But he could not escape notice.
All along tue rome a. tne avenue rmlhnl
faces from STACEY manslohs looked upon him
and not a stage driver passed without giving the
popular young Journ Let a salute, when vas
Hlwals returned "y IA II hle nod.
he avenue wa- quite deserted, thanks to the
ram, I'd round trot brought the CLUB qGicn "
Of laboGe were collected, who watched the
pageant pass quieab, Lhtil they recognized ia
tie rc.r tne snitiI,- 1 &c u the journalist, and
three hearty cheers ior James Gordon Ben
net Tent Tue u.
Ihe ride through the park was delightful
The ran leii spaIinglS, the roads we're perfect
there MS no crowd, ana IA cay all eqlip ge
was recn. As the co cues. yellow Qua red aud
green wound arOaud tue charming urlyes, theli
colDTs minsilng Win tne hucs OF the .utuuiu
leaves or lhe I. liage Of the cvtrareets; the
proud horses seeming pinuIer of tncit lolD
loads, aud Tors q t..tir heads until tutIr ,urt
chains utled again. Policemen liz, d the .uutc
Rnd sal ted the Goa, hes, uotahly the last one.
quickly dhiug the tour Of tuc patk, tho iiuC
rat Ted Gown fifth avenue, pAsl Madison square
untl II reached Washington square, tuonct
bacA TO Madison square, where tue coaches
separated, their uwntis TO meet again IA the
evening AZ the Hotel brunswick At Tue grand
coaching dinner.