New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
COACHING IN TWO CITIES.
BRILLIANT PARADEs IN CENTRAL AND
PROSPECT PARKS
MANY THOUSANDS SEE THE FIRST PAGEANT OF
THE KIM IN BROOKLYN.

we're most agreeably disappointed when thc5 hrVso
yesterday. The out and looked as II 1t meant
to stay out, while the roads all the better ior
the shower Of the preceding evening The annual par
ade Of the Coaching Club has been held heretofore for
the most part, the last saturday in May Tms
year. however the date changed owing to the fact
that Decoration Day parties would be social attraction
enough for the 30th.
Hundreds of people, in carriages on horseback and
on foot turned cut long before hspast II. the hour
announced for the start, and most Of them went 10
the Park entrance at Fifty y-ninhst and Eighthave,
Influenced by the published announcement Of the place
where the line was to form. Inqurers were told by
Park policemen that the "meep was to be there ana
nowhere else and that the coaches would appear II
they only had patience.
Meanwhile nine pretty coaches as we're ever seen
in the United Kingdom had made their way to the
place OF meeting on .he Central Drive, near the
Carousel and the ball ground. All but one or Two
came In by the entrance at Ffthave. and Fifty n'h-
ST. thus avoiding the gaze Of most OF the expec'an'
sightseers. The coaches formed in line on tho ROAD
way facing to the NORTH led by the club coach tonef'
handsome drag with yellow body and dark RED whees
and trimmings. On the boz sat the president Coiohei
william Jay holding the reins three bays and
brown With him on the coach were Mrs. Jay, Mr.
and Mrs Adolf Ladenburg, Gold Hoyt and Mrs. Rich-
ard Irwin.
Next in line came the and primrose coach,
drawn by roam and brown leaders and brown ana
chestnut al the Wheel driven by Prescott Lawrence
His party wero Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs ueraad
Hoyt, Mrs fredeick Nelson and E. II. Bulkley, 1r.
W. X Vanderbilt drove one OF the prettiost drags III
the line maroon with red wheels drawn by two we'll
bred crays a bay and a With him were Mrs.
Vanderbilt Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawrence, and Mr..
and Mrs Frank Foster. Behind Frank X. Sturgiss
team Of roans were Mr.. and Mrs. sturgs, Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. De Forest, Mrs. Burke hocne ana
Stephen H. Oln on maroon and yellow COACH
F. T. Underhilrs party were Mrs Underhih' MISS
weekes Miss Furman, J. G. Beresford, and James W.
Beekman He drove Russian chrome coach, withbrown
wheel horses and chestnut and roam leaders Reginald
Riyes drove his four browns before his blue and red
coach on which were Mrs Rves. Francis X. Rives
Mr. and Mrs. James NJ Waterbury, and Miss stevenson
With Charles F. Havemeyer's bays and coach OF blue
and light yellow were Mr. and Mrs Havemeyer. Hiss
Blanche Havemeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. d. Laiier
and w. Butler Duncan, ir.
Frederick o. Beach drove DR.. w. Seward Webb's
green and canary coach. with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Webb, Miss Hope Goddard, Miss Mary Havemeyer
and Woodbury. Kane. On J. r. Roosevelts blue
coach, with red wheels and panels, and drawn by
four bays were Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Mr.. and Mrs
William C. Whitney, and Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Rves.
The line of coaches made a brilliant show they
stood waiting the command TO start The start was
made few minutes after IL 80 O'Clock, and the cav
alcade swung out at rapid pace into the Central
Drive Passing on into the West Drive at Webster's
statue, they kept TO the western side Of the Park
through its entire length crossed at Onehundred and
sxth-st to Mount St. Vincent, where they halted and
countermarched, took the eastern drive down. and ar
rived at their point OF starting at 10 rs p. M, while
the Park policemen were stil busy in answering the
questions OF numerous mystfed people to where the
coaches were Reaching the rendezvous, they haltod
again for moment, and the formal parade was over
1t was expected that the coaches would at least pass
.rN.l4,- - and frIf IA
but here again the crowd wrong A rush was
made when the head drag Of the line came rumbling
down the Central Drive toward the gate but the horses
turned of 10 the right took the roadway up the west
ern side again. and made for the gate at Seventy
second-st. through which, before many minutes, the
last the coaches had disappeared In the direction OF
Riverside Drive.
The drive along the Hudson TO Claremont was ac
compshed In less than twenty minutes. The parties
kept we'll together and arrived at the hotel with Mr.
Vanderbilt in the lead, followed by Mr.. Rives. AT
the door Of the boStery the guests scrambled down
from their lofty seats to the lawn overlooking the
river. At hafpast l breakfast was served on the
north veranda the hotel which had been handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The guests sat at long
table, over which Colonel Jay presided and the ex
cellent repast much enjoyed after the fatigue OF
the drive. The Hungarian Band furnished music.
The breakfast over the coaches returned TO town.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, was also the scene OF
gay pageant yesterday afternoon, when the first coach
ing parade ever held In ii took place in the presence Of
many thousands Of interested spectators The greatest
throngs gathered near Flower Garden Concoure, where
the parade began along the Promenade Drive, in the
vicinity Of the reviewing stand at the Ocean Parkway
and Fort HamiltOn-ave and along the Parkway.
Every available seat in the Park placed along the
QUITE Of the parade and occupied long before the
line under way.
The signal for the parade was rung from the City
Hall bell at IL O'Clock. Shortly after noon the drives
Of the Park began to be filed with vehicles. At
O'Clock the coaches carts, pony carriages and eques
TRANS to take part in the parade began to assemble
at the Carriage Concourse. near the Flower Garden
The line was formed with mounted-pollce escort at
the head Grand Marshal Hayden was accompanied
by his staff including Colones Manchester, Partridge,
Mitchell and Clark, Captain Rasquin, j. C. 1readwel
Rodney A. Ward, f. ". Burris. G.. Bagnall, w. L.
Candce E. S. Gulick I. p. Taylor and W. VI. Camp
bell Five fourth hand coaches, the first driven by
Major Francis d. Beard, came next, followed by
dozen tandem teams, the first driven by Major Ed
ward Amman, jr.
The mounted contingent included many members of
the Brooklyn Bedford and ViGantia riding clubs and
Others, together with number of girls and boys on
saddle ponies The especial feature of the parade.
however the long line Of pony carts and phaetons,
surveys and sidebars, decorated with many unique
and pleasing designs in competition for the dozen or
more prizes offered Some Of the designs showed much
For the convenience of the judges,
number borne by each vehicle.
The route Of the parade from the place Of as
semblage in the East and Promenade drives Of the
Park out at the Ocean Parkway gate down the Ocean
Parkway to the Manhattan Beach crossing. and then
by the route back to the point
of starting. and through the East Drive TO the main
entrance of the Park, where ranks were broken.
Among those on the reviewing stand were the
judges, including Thomas E. Stillman. W. c. Bryant,
John S. James, George NJ. olcott, w. W. Kenyon,
David Lyall, William Hester and General John B'
Mayor and Mrs. Chaplin Colonel l.. l..
Iangdon John c. Mcclure, G. q. Barnard and }. ~
II. Clement !.
All the prizes were awarded by numbers and u Il
was not known at a late hour last night to whom al
the winning numbers belonged. When the members OF
The committee were asked To give the names OF lle
people who were represented by the numbers they al
rofessed absolute ignorance on the subject. Inc
names given below were obtained by reporters:
Rest four-inhand, first prize. coaching clock, j. H.
SHUTS jr second prize, leather rosettes, etc. Major
Francis d. Beard; first honorable mentloA iron haqg
ING not bracket filed with flowers Ross Wood