The New York herald., 1878-07-09
THE FOUR-IN-HAND CLUB.
From the London Daily News, June a7~l

from the London Daily News, June 81
the SUI has shonc last upon meet OF The Four
In hand Club but 30 prone is nature grum-
bie that ths complaint yesterday was that II shone
almost TOO brilliantly aud tn TACT has been advanced
to explain ths.somevhat limited attendance OF men,
bsrs, only eighteen OF whom mustered Yesterday az
against slx-and.twsnty msnth ago. The coaches Of
ME Eaton LORD Abingdon, the Marquis Of Worcester,
Captain wombweli, Count Munster, Mr. y. yilners,
Lord Macdun. Lord Beehive, Mr.. oake'ey. Colonel
Ewart the Blues and the First Lilo Guards which
mad assembled upon The last Wednesday tn
Nay Tor tho drive TO Alexandra Park did
not put appearance upon the last "Wednesday In
June for q down 70 Twickenham, SO that only
OF those which attended the first meet were
alike present the second the remaining four being
made up by the coaches OF Colonel Stracy Cytberse
Colonel e. Chaplin, Lord CariDgton and Lord hacces
field. The NEE. was appointed tor noon, but good
hall hour midday The drives, rides and walks
convsrRing upon the Powder Magazine brought q iui
conngent OF tne curious, aud 1t Was n the presence
u pany not loss numerous thaa usual that the
familiar delis took place Lord Tredegar, determined
be oehina time. arrived iull quarter oi an
before any Of his colleagues ana, pending their
Appearance, no drew coach up beneath
me welcome shadow OF tho trees. Lord Irsdesar,
whose team for rather Than Tor show.
had chestnut aud gray as wheeIsrs with bay lead
ers and his horses worry serviceabe, with plenty
OF bone aud muscle just the animals iact for get
trg work out OF. Lord Maecieshcid who did not at
tcud the nrst meet was the next 10 come, ana DIS
would bear the mo.. critical examination Lord
Maccloshed, moreover, ~ u coachmaL OF the Old
schoo anu ono never sees ms horses an over tue
Club airing IN public Among the PASSENGERS
by his wen hilsd coach was hs orS,ner
member aud brotnor committee maD Lord Wen-
lock. who ought 10 have had his own drag
oui but who WAS content 10 wear The club unliorm
upon u hind O Oxfordshire coach SIR heury
Tuflnn's black browns hove inio sight, iol owed
at close interval by Lori Ayeiand, whose mixed
quite up 10 mark perhaps because II has been
overwoked nj Epsou Ascot aad other festive gather
ings. Lord Seton followed with those magnificent
browns which well as tueir owner,
before one had time 70 look them over, there
came Captain Whitmore With pis scarcely less famous
grrys captain whitmores Team showed IN very
favorable light COMPARED 10 mat winch succeeded
nuts bay and brown, was aeciacdiy under horsed,
strength and stamina The eighth arrival
tnat Of Lord Waterford, whose greys like those
very good. Lord Londesborough, with Two bays
SO dsrk tina. one might almost ov,n cal them I,nn
ciockwork, followed them, aud was himself succeeded
by tue Duke OF Beaufort. beside whom The unin'-
tatea looKed-and looked in vain-for the Prince OF
Waies The Dukes three bays and brown were,
however, conveying a goody load OF passengers, all
bound Tor the pleasant SHADE Of the Orleans Club
Grounds. The Duke, who has quite recovered from
the gout, which gave him so much trouble last sum
mer driving himself, and in his anxiety that no
hitch houId occur superintended aii the details OF
the start, even 10 the order IN which the coaches
browns. which have been praised too ohen these
columns need any further commsndation, aud
SIR nsn,y bes a o Worx
tie next arrivals, and Immediately alter them
came Lord Carington, whose team, also composed
OF browns, TO be passed by without mark OF
recognition, even from an outsider. There were
many passengers by this popular coach Colonel
Stracy Cltheroe is not often seen out AZ the meets oil
his club but bis oil two buys, brown and u
roam were much liked yesterday, Tor they looked ike
XOIup u great distauce, which Is lore tnan can Oe
said ior the mixed team Mr.. Anstruther Thomson.
The last TWO not the worst, anu II Mr.. Adrian
Hopes browns move better together than Lord
Castlercaghs bays, tho latter are handsomor horses
aud only want more practice 10 be perfect team.
wheeled in u the hour oil noon mad come and
gone 80 that the DuKe OF Beaufort would not allow
much time or gossip between the passengers and
their acQuaintlnces but gave tne sgnaI Tor start
toward tne luncheon table ut 1wIcKenhatn The de-
file was effected without hch and IN this order:-
The Duke OF Beaufort, Lord Londesborouyh, Sir
Henry Tufton, Lord Macclssdeld, Colonel Dickson,
Lord rredegar. Captain Wntmore, Lord Aveiand, MI.
ADRIAN Hope, sir Henry ysey-rnomson, Colonel
Chaplin, LORD Seton, Mr. Anstruther thomson,
Colonel Stracy Clitheroe, Sir Thomas feyton,
tho MARQUIS Of Waterford, Lord Carington and
Lord Cas,isreagh. In an unoroken line, aud
tho IN front OF II, the eighteen coaches
drove through the park BY way Of Apsiey
House, Kutghtsbridge Barracks, aud the Alexandra
Gate, to the road which skirts the Albert memorial
and kepsington gardens and 1t was not until alter
they mad got this point that those wno dio not
intend DRIVING u lar as Twckenham parted company
with their friends The shone 50 ncrcey that INC
drive not quite SO epJoyable AS u would nave
been win the thermometer few degrees lowor, Tut
sun Is better than rain, only because u permits o
The displaying their toettes Instead oi conceal
ing The m foQs vi lmpervious watcrproois
and swrspsn An excellent luncheon, succeeded W
cone ana cigarettes awaited the orty
aud odd passengers ho had not been taken back to
London, and lns return drive, not effected by Two or
three OF until the cool Of the evening" was
not the least charming feature IN pleasant DAY.