The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-01
COACHING IN ENGLAND.

from the Sportsman (London), June 10.
One Of the most pleasant sights OF the past Whit
suntido holidays The departure OF tho iour-in-
hand coaches from Hat;nstps on Monday morning.
The windows the front parlor looking out upon
Piccsdiy were crowded with wel-known faces, and
scarcely passage way might be gained up The stops
uuaer the clock 30 many coaching men had come out
10 see the start Both sides OF the street were filed
with eager sghtssers attracted by the horn blowing,
by the long line Of shining coaches. aud the glossy,
nesty-harnsssed teams drawn up in the bright morn
Ing light
Banks the bookkeeper at the Cellars, always ponts
obging, his hands ull on Whit-Monday
morning. Outside places on any coach 10 anymore
were In fierce demand, ana more box seats were In
CURED for there coaches the road. II
vain that the intending passengers were Informed
that all places we're booked rhey were willing TO
ride ncouveutenty, In the boot with
the parcels or IN the umbrella BASKET hanging
the side vi the coach.
me nrst team 10 agility press the collar and romp
gai!y westward we're the Winusor, with the expert
snesd aud genial Mr.. Shoolbrsd ON the box. and as
n. ,eur bays w.h scarcely snoaisss strain,
church and light ~ feather--a little cheer
wen. up from the crowd. The Windsor coach was
hoses with the coach, full inside ana out, and with
broken pole. The pole had broken seven miles from
London, but the clever owner Vi the "rantivy' had
hept his TOUR chestuuts well together and managed,
by Judcous handling, 10 bring his load sale aud sound
N.xt 10 order came tho Guiliord coach--now q regu-
lar Institution OF road-wuh Tom rnorogood IN
charge brown and bay team; aud next, after some
delay thv Dorking coucE, with TOUR spanking chest
nult, started with iuii load As psuai OH Bank
holidays, the Cellars were The trystIng place OF
numerous private drags, many OF which ephvened
the scene until long past noon. As listened 10
the music oil Tue last sixteen shoes clat-
tering along Piccadiiy the iact seemed upon
me nas ,ne coaches would oil better II they were bet
advertised. IL ~ TACT tbas very lew people Know
any thing Of the twelve pubc stage coac es
now on road, and tuat tor every hunared persons
In Wurwicksn ,re VINO know tnat the Earl OF Ayes-
lords leaves the craven Arms, Coventry NJ
O'Clock every orning ana arrives AZ the StorE Hotel,
two hours ana halt later, there are not
Two persons Ia LONDON VINO are aware That snce the
beginning Of the past week me Brighton coach mas
the public informed oil the fact that tue oxford
coach, horsed by Mr. Carleton Biyth commenced run
lS the early days OF the revival OF stage coaching
did my best in helping 10 popuArze tnis delightful
branch OF sport But could not help noticing Ihep
ana navo never iailea since to observe, that tue
coaches are lett advertise themse und that IN
consequences they seldom MI except at holiday times
OF passsngers Il may DO urged that the no.
bieInen anu gentlemen VINO horse the coaches
goes without the saying My object IL 10
Iopuiarize stage coaching, and so improve tho
breed that useful oi ali horses, the roadster, to
Of carriage building, and encourage mat
love Tor the reo fields aud rolling clouds which Jour
| noy on the Top OF coach always induces nap.
pcued to be IN Brighton hotel q few days ago, and
tue house iu VI notifications OF Mr. stewart Free
mans coach; but looked In vain through the col
unns oil the daily newspapers Tor any ELIMINATION Of
tue existence OF the Brighton Blrminy and Coven-
try Buxton Matiocx, Dvrkins, Guiidiord, Local
Hertivrasnire Oxford, Portsmouth, birmingham, est
Wicknam, walfvrd or Windsor coaches.
so loug as the coaches are worked at dead loss
and empty along the ROADS, 10 long public stage
| coaching Will continue TO be An idle amusement.
wnling, as do, honestly and sincerely IN tho in.
tercsts oil coachiog, should b. sorry 10 have IL
| Thought tnat was toutng Tor advertisements. But
OF tuis am sure-,hat tue coach whco nrst advsr.
tlses itself public prints Will DO tne nrst 10 pay
It's EXPENSES cousumnlatlon dsvoutiy 10 be wisned
for tire of the revival ITSELF wpicn Will never be
sale while II depends on iashon Tor ITS existence.
Hope shall corrected II / am wrong In saying
that II very unusual circumstance Tor pub
l,c coach ana Jour to Cellars without
single passenger inside OF OUT and we'll RENE M Dor,
about three ago. making journey, as Toe guest Of
Colonel Deianccy Kane all the way TO Virginia Water
aud again aoove conditions u course va
we're very Jolly, aud spent a deiightiui day but
think the coach would nave looked better aud pre-
scented n more BUSINESS like appearance II the CooLc
! and mad not been the only "outsiders."