New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
COACHING TO YONKERS.

OPENING TRIP OF The TANTlVY COACH.
A PLEASANT RIDE IN SPITE OF UNPLEASANT
WEATHER.
A c,eap of carmine and the cheerful notes of q
horn onnounccd the arrival of the Iantlvy coacn
before the Hotel Brunswick at rev minutes passs
Tho words New-York and lonkers Coach and
here and there stays head was displayed. Inc
annronratcness of the latter is derived from the
fact that when q deer chase is properly con9uG!eu
the view baloo of Tantivy" is gwen, as in like
manner the ,n EuO, 0 fd aa'S9CS Colonel 0'ii hugo
Ffifsch and Frederic Bronson alighted con
suited their watches and lamented lne
lowering sky which threatened to mar their open
ing trip The usual knot OF curious ldiers
but their attention was distracted by me
of four horses falling in RAPID successlon Tn AZ
slippery pavement Ill front OF the bIunswdidJa sr TO
ll:25 the passengers clambered up lue inJ tbo
their places When Evans, the guard IohoWeu, 'nf ~
small boys became visbly excited Inc seams ~
the guards skin-tieht coat ana trousers Iro red
strained almost to bursting. But ne gig" 800
in the face breathcd hard and reacheu liz ho,,s
i'm safety Frederic Bronson took the codc iii.
seat and gathered up the lines, WIN C"io"'i
just at 1870 Mr. Bronson called Let CO. ana ana
the grooms sprang aside from tle hea1 f ~ Az
horses Blazes, the near leader, showed heiS uls
postion as belts his name, ana s'di'cu
on canter, to the disgust OF the more
sober Cnker, his mate wmie t IE nio a
spanking trot Evans drew out constant bat some
What subdued strains from his yord OF brass. '
lips amt strong yet, sad COiohcl IIl'sCH dPOoSO
cally "He hasn't had much practice yet, you hnpM'
They saw the horn cuts ones lips IKE khls Will
Won first try it, and you have TO get framed 10 IT
irhc entrance to the Park was reached al In
was probably fifteen minutes, later before
the park policeman recovered IFS ~ IT, ~
who ran after the coach Tor seVeiai IOdS ~
tors discovering that Mr.. Bronson mad permit.
Within the Park groups of children with llVey
jnaglnatiOns undertaking May dances VI .iiO
damp cold turf Colonel jay 1onr-l-ha d. 70 I5e
the only coach encountered aud at precisely tne
iTanIyy left the Park. and five minutes IateI
stopped at Manhattanvic for change. me horses
seemed neryci to new life by the raw, chiilN ar
Corkade and MERMAID were now the leaders
while the wheelers were Fiddler ana nan ~
away Colonel FntSch now took the lelns, IN
81. Nlcholas-ave. Evans halled another loui od
band our horses attached TO wv" sCI4tPJio w. h
driven by one man. The ram began o IalI' pu o,i
Tantivy rolled steadily on past me old JUNE ma
sion the Cross Keys Tavern ana lrlhltS ciii
ont upon the kingsbrldge road. At me hotel
reached at lib fresh horses were IN Naitls' anu
ihe coach started on again with Mr.. bronson us
cOachInan and with Gamcser and OieXlilaI a.
leaders while the wheelers were COCK h1oin 1nJ
Pnkskin. Up Riverdale-ave. the rain descehueu
and the floods beat upon the lahtINy, pul Ho O'0
uroposed an iguomnIOus retreat INSIDE ~
Bevoud Mount St.Nnccnt the New 0rk me WIS
crossed. and the coach. passing cara MOTIFS n.S
pretty gray stone cottage and the new itoIV" AeG
1um turned IntO Lovers Lane Wnole me wei
branches. with their late unopened buds, formed
an archway overhead Thence into Broadway th9
broadway OF Ionkers, and EvanSs horn sounded
With fresh energy the coach rolled down tle
street and crew up before the Getty House, lus'
Here we're spent two hours for - rest
and refreshment,' ana It was inu tbc
coach at 800 there was a few minutes delay 10
permit photographer to takea successful am at
The coach and then Colonel Fritsch shook the lines
and the horses spTang ahead. The drive BACK was
for several reasons delightful Rain and wind were
lacking. The horses, headed toward nome ue'
yelOped an exniarating rate OF speed ana the pas
eengers, having diued, and dined well, were III a
genial and serene condition, and disposed TO nhu 10
new beauties III the face of nature. II
was unanimously and solcmny agreed that
the blossoms had come out on the cherry
trees since the coach went up at midday.
The last stage. from MauhattanvAle down. was the
most exhilaraling OF all The four best oi the
twenty horses belonging TO the coach were attached,
and when the smooth roads OF the FarA were
reached the stage moved with an even, UNIFORM
motion almost nnperceptible because OF the lulSne1
action OF the horses. be Park was almost deserted
andno, a dozen carriages were encountered. Down
through cr0waed Fifth-aVe. Colonel FTtsch skill
fully picked his way at steady tTOt ana drew UP
before the Brunswick at .: 10.
The 1antivy will make the trip to lonker5 daiiy
except Sundays leaving the Brunswick at l1;3U