The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-19
COACHING AND POLO.

NEW York, April Is, 1875
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
An Engishman begs to forward 10 the editor Of the
HERALD few facts about polo and coaching which
may not prove unintercsting at the present time
The American public will doubt be much inter-
ested in tho FIRST public coach that is to BIO in
this country from the Hotel Brunswick to Sutton
bridge, by Mr.. Delaney A. Kane, on the LIST Of May
next and also in the camo of polo that has met
with so much success Europe, and which will now
find homo for the first time in this country in the
ncighborhood Of Jerome PARK, under tho auspices OF
prominent sporting gentlemen and tho American
Jockey Club
Amateur coaching was first introduced in England
six eight years ago by tho late Mr. Chandos Pole
wealthy country gentleman and enthusiastic sportsman
by the establishment Of the Brighton" plying between
the White Stone Cellar Pccadlly London and the Al
bon Hotel, Brighton. He associated with himself the
professional coachman Alfred Tcdder who in the old
coach days used TO drive the Exeter mail The two,
from their remarkable resemblance always called
the twins and the year fatal to both Of them
(ls72) The Of this coach very great the
full complement Of passengers being carried every
trip The journey occupied about i've hours and half
due time being given for lunch. Punctuality
the great rule, the schedule of time belug
carefully adhered the railroad the changes OF
horses I'VE number, being executed with wonderful
rapidty and the destination always reached
within five minutes Of the appointed timc From
this date coaching rose In the public estimA-
started like enterprises in other directions, notably
the Tunbridge Wells coach driven by Mr.. Charles
Hoarc the banker attcrwnrd by Lord Beehive and
Colonel Hswthorne--which obtained great popularity
owing the beauty OF the country through which the
journey lay and the numerous visitors 70 the aramed
coaches left London every morning for various destina
tons, VIZ. brighton, Tunbrdge Wells, Guilford,
Dorkng, Beckenham, St. Adams, Wickham and Vir
ginia Water besides the officers coach which len town
three O'Clock in the morning convey officers to
Aldershott in time for morning parade.
TWOA MI rOn luy ahed
selves in coaching, VIZ Mr. G. W. Tiffany, who drove
the Brighton for two seasons, and Mr. Delaney Kane
who handled the ribbons the Virginia Water coach
last year, and met with the unqualified success
that will no doubt ntond him his enterprise this
next May. Each coach carries professional
coachman who attends to the passengers, takes the
fares delivers parcels and blows tho horn approach
ing villages or the changing places, aud takes the
ribbons the event of tho amateur driving but
the gentlemen are, as rule enthusiastic about
coaching that the jchu seldom called upon TO drive
more enjoyable sensation than driving behind four
horses on bright spring day can hardly be imagined,
aud the numbers OF people who patronze the coaches
amusement is bccomns. The American people will
doubt, take equal pleasure IN coaching and MIR.
Kane's coach will be crowded every day, and no doubt
VIII the establishment Of other coaches In other
directions
The game OF spolo" was FIRST introduced in England
by the Ninth Lancers who learned u from the native
Indian cavalry during their period Of in that
country. The hrst match on record was played bes
tween the First Life Guards and the Lnncers at Windsor
two years ago, and caused an immense excitement
and from that time polo became established fact in
the army and there is hardly cavalry regiment
the service that does not possess polo team in ad
dton which there numerous civilian
clubs, and matches Of frequent occurrence
At Lille Bridge and Nottingham The game IS very
sinple-in fact II closely resembles the old. fashioned
gamo OF skinny" only the players mounted on
ponies instead Of ON loot The umpire plays I'm
portant in the game he gives the signal for the
charge and decides all disputed points 10 o side"
''out of bounds" calls tmc for change OF base, &C.
Polo viii, NO doubt soon become popular here - Il
in Europe, and the American Polo Club will, we
hope be able 10 send Its representatives CON-
pete In tho international contests soon be In
EyGIISHNAN