New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
THE TANDEM CLUBS DRIVE.
FINE TURNoUTs. sKILFUL DRIVING.
A BRIGHT SCENE IN CENTRAL pARK-soME OF

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THOSE WHO WERE IN LINE.
Until II o'clock yesterday morning the Stars and
Stripes on the nagpoe at the Casino in Central Park
tapped lsessy. but promptly at the hour set ior inc
drive of the Tandem Club either from sudden breeze
or from the stir created by the arrival of those two
crack whips Hildreth X. BlOodgood and Thomas
suern Taller the bunting stood out straight from the
pole.
The scene below was indeed a sufficiently interesting
one to demand the attention of any one with partcle
more feeling than piece OF colocd cloth might DC
supposed to possess. Within ten minutes the plaza
IN front Of the Casino gtterng kaleidoscope %
fine equipagcs Drivers were there, we'll built erect
brigheyed who sat their seats II they were guon
there and handled their ribbons like experts Besoe
Messrs. Bloodgood and Taller, with their crack e'his
there were four other Of the best of the twenty 1--WE
turnouts owned BY members of the New-fork Tahdem
Club These were the traps and steeds oil OhdrIeS
Baudouine, president Of the club; Mr. Myers MI
Wells, and Mr. Watson. II the drivers, their mehd'
the seats with them, and the correctly so,'cn-"l
footmen wOud attract attention anywhere wha' may
not be said of the horses?
Around and across in circles, segments, figures VI
eight, trlangularly, up and down. backward a"u ~,
ward, wheeled, cavorted and pranecd the nhe speo
mems OF equine developement champing 'he'i o''
their chains clanking and their hish-sepPhS hooi.
making the merriest OF music. That level piece OF
coursers and drivers or no one should tnhk ior al
instant that these splendid steed wheeled and tws'od
without the skilful direction OF drivers whose export
ness had only gained by years OF caeui praoce'
became the brightest most dazzling space that even
brilliant Central Park has known In years oPco''o'
were there in force to enjoy the miniature hose s""
compare the skill OF the drivers and drink IN the go1'
ous autumn breezes while sunbeams that might nave
been called admiring ones gnted back from inc
dazzling silver and steel of the harnesses and the I'M
sll]ied red black yellow and blue OF the gorgeous
traps.
Among those who came to watch the display were
Mrs. Burke -Rsche who drove fne seal brown PAIR
to spider phaetcn, and John Bloodgoou' lr' ""o
held the rens over skew bald hackney cob. whose
style and action drew ms much applause some OF
the animals in the parade.
Perhaps the calling for the first attention was
the one driven by Mr.. Taller to cover cart Ihese
two bays took first prize IN the tandem special at
last years Madison Square Garden show, ana Mr.
Taller is now particularly pleased at receiving assur
ance from the London Tandem Club that his driving
of wheeler heavier than his leader Is exactly correct
Mr. Taller's leader is called Jester lie is three
ouarters thoroughbred, by Moonstone, dam by Don
Juan, and shows lots Of quality. JOKER the wheeler
is an animal OF decidedly more substance. with nall
hala more height. Joker is a fine Morse, but as
everything is comparative. he looks almost coarse when
seen so close to so hgh-strng and fine an animal a.
Jester.
The trap and team that in the judgment of most Of
those present would have secured the prize had the
show been a competition was Hildreth n Bloodgood
fne cover and tn. two beautiful mares irish Lass
in the lead and Blue Violet at the wheel. Mr.. Blood
good drove with Burton Mansfield, the father OF tandem
driving in this country, at his side. His SIKH Wlrh
The rcns and ceverness In cutting that easy looking
but complicated and difficult figure aei'
stroke with the long whip, were mucn ADMIRED
Blue Violet and Irish Lass are lean tean,
comments from the most ignorant or The most pell,
diced Blue Violet is blue-roan mare stahoihe 10
bands. wife Irish Lass, a droan mare OF edual
quality stands 1872 at the fOreshouders FOR actio
DUALITY and hardness, it would be dhcut lndeeo 10
surpass these beautiful mares. . - 49,, .
Mr. Myers a nephew Of Controller MYERS. drove
bay wheeler and chestnut leader. striking team
| WINS that OF Mr. Wells his wheeler being hne aree
| gray almost a while. and his leader being s,Shs.,
| chestnut Mr. Watson's horses we're a dark bio"m s'
the wheel with bay horse leading PRESIDENT Ba1
domino sat with his brother In handsome Whitccnapel
having q highaciing brown wheeler, with rich bay
| leader before him. -, . <.., r,.,r sane.
be course lay up the east side Of Central PARK pas!
| tho Obensk and through the beautiful; level Easl
Drive between Fffave. and the Reservoir, out az inc
one hundred and tcnthst exit, and up Seventnave 10
McComb's Dam Bridge, thence TO MOTIFS fari' "here
| luncheon was served.