New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
EIGHT GAY COACHES IN LINE
COSTUMES MORE QUIET THAN USUAL.
THE DRIVERS AND DRAGs ~ THE ANNUAL C)AcH-
PARADE.

THE DRIVERS AND DRAGs IL THE ANNUAL C)AcH-
ING PARADE.
There were few points in Central Park yes
tcrday afternoon afCrdue vioS Of the route OF VI"
CoaHniug Clubs parade which were not filed with
throng caecr to every ienturc Of the spectacle"
Long before O'Clock. the hour set for the coaches to
start. the roadway and walks about the Webster Mo|u-
mrnt throneei with poop af,ot or in cartiareS
Central Park presents tie appearance that II dd ye'''r
day but once in and that il Coaching Day Tho
crowd had from the East SIDE and from the west
side and vehicles ranging from the plain country buck
heard TO the elegant spring double coach had been
brought into service Not only the coaches with their
far passengers nj oard but all who were in the park
parade.
II was not on te hnl'past when merry foot from
horn warned the crowd that ihrs, coach approach
ing to take It's place in line. II proved 10 be hugo
Fritsch, the Austrian Consul driving fine team or
brown leaders and bay wheelcrs before bsnlsoine drag
with dark blue undercarriac- Mrs Fritsch ant at ma
SIDE arayed In handsome white costume II was only
instant after ward that the police cleared way Tor
the next coach drive up and II proved To he thar OF
Prescott Lawrence with his cousn. Mrs Lawrence OF
Boston, beside hin the box seat BY Mr.. Iawrcnccs
request the ladies' his coach did not wear the ght
toilets vocne in former years hut appeared In herom-
ing costumes in keeping with the occasion. Miss Emily
Heckscher and Miss Kate Buklcy In seats brhhd
and. after critically scanning for a few moments inc
crowd, passed along 10 view the other coaches when
by THIS time arriving almost too rapidly Tor Inc
police clear way for them in the road Rang z
themselves along the eastern side OF the W"er statue
Gnrt coIoSe Wnian ar who did oor arrive until
minutes before the appointed hour. When he appeared
hc drove tn ihe head OF the Hue where his handsome
wheelcrs excited the admiration OF the onlookers
by his rle Mrs. Jay In Handsome neh' costun,o
White tall shafts by all except q fcw OF me
men on the dracs who wore silk hats All the conrn @
drivers. however wore the resuiat N club ontnt con
| hntlcgrPen
mix trousers AM white. TALL hats. .,o.
members o the club In line waiting his word to start ana
two mnncs Ias single M lila on tns nmped n%p II rom sn
the heads of the echt teams OF ders and the cohc
parade OF 1886 vas begun. Following their prrsnert
in the order named were the coaches OF hugo frlsr.
Prescott Lawrence anc Re maid W. ldves whose ene,s
and Miss Mamie Rukley. Francis r. Riyes came neN,
AID J. Il. Roosevelt win Mr; and Mr.. posnrs "enrn
o. Phiadelphia. and last came Frederic Bron'on lnr
clubs secretary Other guests on me coaches were were
Brown Potter, MIS- G.. g franckyn, Miss MrAStrn, ,,
| Mrs Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Robert Goelct. woodbury.
close orler the coaches made their way up along ,no
west drive turning at ine upper era p et n' on their way
bet the sod double limos OF carriees ara u" o
strairn, road past the Mall and mp TO the starting
place the eight coaches returned without slnse uh.
! pleasant incident II WAS exactly o'clock when tae
guards 1nce m,cd to the helds oi the leader
The rarsde over hut nearly all the coaches ue I'VE
the guests to their homes where time was v'o - ,ho
RESTING before the dinner gi;en by me mcWners " no
coaching party the IOtel Bruins wick In the eNrihs
The fortyricht which had been arranged IN une
large dining room of the hotel around table "r
ri her se e- OF tables placed In the shape oi co!cn
lamp. Handsome hanks oi flowers ami palms nled the
space which represented the interior Of the lamp.
The guests thus sat only one SIDE of the tables Al
the chimney end Of IN" lamp Colonel Jay WIN tho
members Of his party ether side OF him lhch on
either the straigh edge or The lnInp were r
other members earh with the men hers OF his party
daring u afteruonns drive nearest him An orche-,"
Of ton Iieccs furnished the mnSc aud II was near hu
night when the cont any Dispersed
Tho custom OF having these parAd OF fremcn arn
English origin. both London and Paris the spectacle
has Of the spring season and l. ahnuh
" looked for ana erj 'yed by thousands Ihe parhIe
the Fourin-lIand Club I'm London, OF which the Dukeo o
Beaufort president brings out about thirty urags
| belon erug to the nobility.
| Some of the most prominent members of the Nr"
York club were missed from yesterdays parade Pierre
Lnrard IN mourning for his brother. George L"r-
! Hard, the we-known turfman. George g. Haven
whose recent the death Of HIS son. Yale College
student will recalled and James v Parker. whose
moihcr Mrs. G. NJ Parker. died ~ her home; No 20
Madison-1vc.. suddenly IN Sunday. were al absent
Among the guests J. r. Roosrvelrs coach at last
years parade OF the club Miss Marie aud her be-
rothed Francis X Prndeton. In March last the lady.
who had become Mrs Frank Pendeton died after brel
Illness. and Thursday the hereavrd husband was
his mothers shocking death. which oc-
curred IN the a few yards from the spot where
he