New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03
SUNDAY EDITION.
JUNE 8, 1888.
TOOLING DOWN TO OAKDALE.
THE COACHING CLUES MERRY PARTY.

THE START FROM THE HOTEL BRUNswICK-IHD
TANTIvY's PASSENGER LIST.
After the drizze which detracted greatly from the
pleasure Of the Coaching Clubs spring parsde, th0
stag party that made the annual spring drive ye.'er
day we're the more able to appreciate the charms OF inc
glorious weather The freshness of the early morning
still lowered over Madison Square whom the stanch
old iandubber's craft Tantivy was driven up W 'no
entrance Of the Hotel Brunswick. The Tantlvy u
comfortable vehicle, as numbering as any coacn, Anu
not liable to DO much disturbed at being rumoieo
over a cohble-stone more less II looked par
ticularly bright yesterday with its brilliant red unoer
carriage, Its body OF grateful olive and panels OF
dazzling white and Colonel William Jays teams OK
dock-tailed Percherons, dapplegray and roam In tho
Lead and spirited and we'll matched pair of chestnuss
at the wheel, looked proud be allowed to furnish
locomotion TO gay chariot.
Colonel Jay and two other members
Of the party arrived with coach, while tho rest
assembled at the Brunswick One of the rules Of tho
Coaching Club imposes q fine OF 80 any mcmber
late at meeting place, and It had Its intended effecs
None Of the whips guests absent at O'CLOCK
and the arrangements complete soon AFTER a
number Of women interested In the club formed
pleasant group Of bewching toetes at the ladies' en-
trance, and encouraged their departing relatives ana
the hardshps they about TO encounter
The also plendent in novelties In the way
OF spring attire and had their chevots set on "itn
Melton box-coats OF various delicate hues
ATTENDING To THE CoMMIssARY.
Between and half past O'Clock, my stepious pac%
ages brought out Of the hotel and cafeiuny
slowed away In the capacious hold" Of the TaHuvy.
The commssary department of the expedition was
being attended - and when the last hamper had en-
tered the coach door, there danger Of any OF
the party furnishing by the wayside. Numerous
friends of the party from the different clubs had
gathered the pavement near the hotel and were
giving their departing colleagues good natured char
before saying the final farewell motley crowd OF
curious people lined the curbstone the ether side
Of tho street wondering what r. all about Colon&
Jay was the busiest maR OF all and attended TO
every detail with the greatest soIicitude. At half
past O'Clock precisely the Colonel mounted
the box and took charge Of the ribbons and at the
same moment Cunard. the guard, blew a call on his
posthorn and the party clambered up into the roof
seats
f. K. Sturgs, the next relief coachman. took tho
seat Of honor next the accomplished whip who COM
handed the craft In the other seats were T. A.
Havemeyer, Frederic Bronson, August Belmont, IT,,
Colonel De Lancey Kane, Prescott lawrence William
K. Vanderbilt. Leonard Jerome. Professor Fairnaa
Rogers of Philadelphia Hugo Ftsch, G. P. wetmore.
of port, and Colonel G. r. Fearing.
Another bugIecan from Cunari and the fourn-
hand obeyed the rens and started out on the days
journey. Colonel Jay drove up Fifth-ave, through
the Park to Ninety secondst. and the ferry to-
Astoria, whence the Tantivy with its freight plunged
into the wilds Of Long Island =
AN ELABORATE RUNNING SCHEDULE
The running of the coach was according TO a cares
fully prepared time table, follows: