The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-21
HickMEN ON I TROLIC.
Col. Delaware Kansas and his Followers ut y
Clam Bake on city Island.

The Central Park lIackmcns Club were
out on their annual four-in-hand parade yes
trrday II was virtually the ilr-t of the kind.
and the number Of vehicles. the brilliant dec
orntions of houses. and the novel uniforms OF
the members Of the club made it u very note
worthy spectacle. Early in the morning line
was formed and parade made through the
principal streets and avenues In the ncighpor-
hood of the Park on the west side. as lar down
a- Forty second street. At the end oi the parade
All rullcd up at rorty NTH street and Tenth
avenue. whore they were Joined by u delegation.
commanded by JAS l.. Tanning. from the Mat
thew J. Coggcy Association. At 10 o'clock the
carriages were. at signal from the Grand Mar
-hal. u. ". Guhring. strais shtencd out into col
umn from apparently incxtricablC confusion.
AMI at 10, 4 VI the Marshal gave the word.
Forward. There were about thirty carriages,
all han lsOmcly decorated with American and
other flags. The horses we're bodeckcd with
mous straw hat with red. white. and blue trim
minss and "A trl 'olured neck Tie Oi similar hue.
Several had red white, and hlu" suits. All car
Rcd horns; and some in fact had two kinds Of
horns. Ihc TN horns were wound merriiy
from time To- timr along the route. which was
that of C1l. Delaney Kane's To- New Rochelle
CITY Island. whittier the club was bound ior II
Tom CofYcc. the Irish Philosopher. not satis-
fed with the horns hHd two pipcrs. whose bag,
pipes were played Us the cava'nic troted
~NlitlN through ine Strr''tS ana over lll
and vale. Checrs greeted the club along tho
route and mu,ttud"s gathered here and there
g. -oc the display.
\ gontomlu who was introdu'cd To- the re-
portor for THE SCN a. Col D"laware kan-gs.
but who proved t. bc Nlr. Arthur Short the
President of the club. said As he jumped into
tho carriage at the start: W. haven't -n much
stylo as the Coaching Club. but guess We hcut
them ~ numbers and in Amsr,an llars.
Ip Foriy-fuh strect % Eighth avenue. Co
SiNty-fourth street TO Third avenue. and across
the bridge and along the Boulevard was the
lin" ~ march. The day was hot nnl the road
dusty. and th" long twenty -mile drive wa
sN"r" upon both men and horses long ore ihry
arrived at city Island. The first cprriuge pull
cd up az Mrlcunons + at Just clock. the run
haNing been nladc in hours. 80 minutes.
Before the dr;crs refreshed th"m- Ives the
horses were all embarrassed, washed fed and
III. u turned loose to frolic in the grass
After "a preliminary chowd"r the men in
dugcd in bathing. and some went fishing. \
mines was won hy the former TO Il. 4 100
yard foot rae" for a handsome prize. given by
the Hon. Matthew j. CosYcy. was won 10y Will
Liam ke.gan Dennis Martin taking second
Was -.Uuled in by Thos. Coffee, tle Irish phil
o-1sher The -reNtcst fun 90 an was the chase
a.. l .t.ased PIX. IE" Iig did hl- i'N"l best for
800 iin.' nut nad n1 rnow afa, nj u;o 'nsiy
caught j. fam. and the dispute was s'tflcd los Civ
INK him T. Mar bal Luir.h.
Al > T. VI. th" boys sat down g. un i-fu-h-
i0u.l liam bake. with fish. roast eD ru. and other
q. GuW % nurn--s up and lu'l orr. and
Wi,n wonderful celebrity and crHi tuhn di-ci-
p.u. eVery hOtse was caught AMI Ahrn. s-cd.
tuU filr drivers ullri Uat lu column. and WHlN
triN i4 Is hy m 'riiEhi wn- dehs itiul. und iur
i.Nrats Al..'~ shook Oh" Third uyrnun hrdse u-
They trHtfel across. to ite wlld footing Oi horns
40 tAe 7Ar4eAs oi ih" hH~pip,-, az rr'. l7ey + a