The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-05
A Fine Turnout on the
Queens Birthday.
Crowds Of Spectators Despite I'm
favorable Weather.
Who Were There and How They
"Tooled" the Teams.
from The london Daily News.l

O'Clock ~ seemed moment as II the CLOUDS would
break the hope proved delusvc one Upon the con-
trary after this scmblancc Of cessation, the rain
down in a si stcadcr drizzlc and by the
banks OF The scrpaninc, where tho clusters
fusng into crowd the dread
flew that the Four Hand Club wonld not
hold their appointed meet. This did not.
however meet with much crcdcnce, and, in despite OF
the rain, 1t astonishing TO note how pcrseveringy
the spectators stood their ground The pedestrians OF
course, able to find OF shelter under tho
the chestnut trees, the thick foliage of which formed
natural umbrella for short time, and the occupants OF
close carriages comfortable ones But Che ladies'
occupying carriages-aud there great many
of them-and the people on horseback were without
any such protection and yet they did not with few
exceptions, abandon the field. Although tho
appointed for quarter to five the crowd had assembled
long time before, aud the dreary interval of
waiting that gave rise doubt to the rumor Of post
ponement.
LONDON WEATHER.
But the members Of the Four in Hand Club are too
good sportsmcn. rule to break engagement for
fear OF little water and, though the bad
weather had the natural effect or dimming
the glory OF tho turnout and essenng
the number of teams present. It was
before the appointed time that the or tho sixteen
drags drew up into positionand hero may be re-
marked that the time Is evidently far distant when
IL will be found necessary either hold the else
where, to take very much stringent measures
than have hitherto suillccd to maintain order Tho
crowd of people who, not content with watching the
arrival Of the from the lootpaths surge into tho
roadway mob the horses and worry tho grooms in
| formation the name OF the owner, were
turbulent as they showed themselves To be yesterday;
and II this was tho case on a wet afternoon and with
only sixteen coaches out, what may not be IN nc
weather and with numerous turnout? 1t is useless
expostulatng with such people, but may be well to
nd them that not only do they Inconvenience the
sicoachmcn and prevent others from seeing but that
they going the best way banshing these pleasant
meets from the Park altogether.
GERMANY IN COLLISION
| Just above the powder magazine Sir Francis Win
team Saturday, but after waiting for some
tmc he changed his mind and disappeared in the mist
over tho Scrpcntinc bridge. The first coach OF tho
Fourin Hand Club proper TO appear the ground was
that OF Mr. Eaton, the member for Coventry, and his
three bays and brown were good that they conld
stand all the scrutiny which, in the interval OF more
| arrivals, bestowed upon them Among the critics
OF Mr.. Eaton's the Crown Prince OF Hanover
who drove up just at this moment in OF the Court
carriages but did not remain long though just long
enough 10 come almost into COLLISION with the Ger
spectator on Saturday the box yesterday az
ternoon, and his four well matched chestnuts
were, MS they deserved to be-, much . ad-
| box scat beside him being occupied by the
Countess Marie Minister and the Marquis Of Tavstock
being among the other passengers. lie had no sooner
refined his INTO place than Lord Arthur Somerset
acting ocum tenens for his father, arrived with The
wheels picked out with black. The Duke OF Beaufort,
though prevented by the govt in his fingers from
handing the ribbons, on the box seat beside his
son. and among the occupants OF this drag, which
horscd by four stout ana businesske bays, were Lady
Wcstmorland and other members OF the duko's family.
The next arrival was the broken team--a brown aud
gray wncclcrs and two chestnus as Henderson, Mr.
Oakley, followed by the coach Of the First Life Guards
Captain Talbot driving bay and steel roam
whecicrs, with brown and chestnut as LEADERS, Tho
next coach was that OF the
GREAT CHAMBERLAIN OF ENGLAND
| and Lord Avcland with bays the and bays
the of side, had remarkably neat drag the under
body and whoes olive green picked out with white,
the upper body being black. Another chsrmng team
was that OF Lord Cole dark bay whcccrs and brown
body, Was we'll loaded lie was present with the same
team last Saturday, and Captain Whtmore followed
him With the same team OF beautiful grays wh,ch were
so admired ut the meet of the Coaching Club Next
came
| whose blue coach horsed by four browns which
| Yorkshire could not surpass and after him
SIR THOMAS PkYToS
a third member OF the Coaching Club, who appeared
/ with his Saturdays team OF grays just at this
moment ono old gentleman pulled another by the
! .'ou, LOOK AT MIR. prsaAELr DRIVING MS DkAGln
Tho coachman who had been mistaken for the Prime
three bays and the opy occupants OF whose coach
were Lady Emily Bathurst and Mr. Couson Pitman
| DECISIONS
browns were the next to appear upon the scene, and
tho gallant Colonel bad very heavy load ~
HENRY TUITION
driving the four browns which he had IN the park
last saturday and in addition TO Lady Tuition several
| ladies' bravod the rain on this coach
RICHARD OSWALD
with four steel roans, and succeeded by
Lord Scon's coach which, the absence OF the owner
through illness, was driven by Colonel Tcrrett
THE sIxrEESrH COACH
put In appearance that OF Lord Macdun. and
It IS noteworthy that he was the nfh member of tho
Coaching Clue present at yesterday meet well on
| Saturday the other four being Sir Henry Tufton Sir
Thomas Peyton, Captain whItmorc and Lord Cole.
AgsESTEEs.
Excellent as were nearly all the sixteen teams which
assembled at the magazine II was Impossible not 10
meet OF the Four in Hand Club without Lord wcnlock
Lord Macccsncd, Mr. Birch Rcynardson, Sir Lawrence
Pak and several others that might be mentioned, Is
rare It lis unweIcomc occurrence. The RAIN too,
dctractcd from the briancy OF tho gathering in other
ways, Tor nearly all tho coachmen were cnvcoped In
watcrproois ustcrs. while tho ladies' EMBODIED
| In wraps OF kind another Royalty, more
over, not represented and was In almost silence
| that the word was given Tor a start The Duke OF
Bcauior;'s coach led the way, and was followed, in
pretty much the order Of the above description by the
nftcon others. Notwithstanding the crowd, little DIM
Guilty experienced in Ming OF, and the procession
made ITS way along. tho drive, and, turn
pass Hyde PARK Corner and Albert Gate TO
Princes Gate. and so back the starring point Thence
another round Of the Park was made and on reaching
Hyde Park Corner second time the procession made
IT'S way INTO Piccadilly and turned into 81 James
street, where It's advent had boon watched for by the
oUipxrScs.
j Down that fashionable street which looked gloomy
enough in the rain, tho coaches made. their way
past Marlborough House, at the corner Of which Mr.
Chaplin who had not appeared with his coach IN tho
Park was waiting TO greet his colleagues. and INTO the
avenue which icJd3 10 buckingham iaiacc iicio WV
procession may DO aid TO have broken up LOT WINE
somo coaches turned up Constitution HUI ana went
| back into Hyde Park, others Tell out and went eacn
their A drive to the Crystal Palace was not 70
be thought of IN such weather. and MS one came up
Piccadlily second tmc tho bcggarly array OF empty
benches upon regular coaches when were
drawing up 1t tho White Horse Cellars from Tunbridgc,
Cnilaford Windsor, Sc., showed plainly enough that
the welcome downfall OF yesterday was not limited 10
London Those who have taken part IN the crusade
against bearing rcns will be pleased 70 learn that Mr.
| Eaton Colonel Dickson, Lord 1ondcsborough, Lord
lb,pgion and tho coach Of The FIRST Llc Guards dis
pcnsed with what have been termed 'rnsirumcnts OF
torturc but which. other peoples feelings,
may 10 describe rs unnecessary In the great
majority OF cases.
ASorHrR REPORT or THE MEETING.
IRON the London Daily Telegraph
Black as Styx and Ancient Night the ScrpcntInc,
when the drags Of The Four-n-Iiand Club assembled
for their opening day this season. on the banks.
Ittlc 10 eastward OF tho bridge. the magazine,
! long wet cluster OF umbrellas, like mushroom bed In
mourning extended doefuly. And ct II very