New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
COACHING CLUBS PARADE.
IT WAS A MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.
EIGHT COACHES MAKE \ TOUR OF THE PARK
BRILLIANT COMPANY PRESENT.

EIGHT COACHES MAKE \ TOUR OF THE PARK
BRILLIANT COMPANY PRESENT
The parade Of the Coaching Club, which was held
Yesterday to celebrate the ladies' day." was mos
successful. There eight coaches In line and On
the top Of each was Il gay party oil women ana men
The only unpleasant feature about the parade was
the uncertain copdtlon Of the weather but as the
parade was announced t. start yesterday morning at
II O'Clock, rain shine, the lowering skies proved
not to be disturbing element.
1t was precisely IL o'clock when Colonel William
Jays red and yellow coach was drawn to the meet
Ing place at the Elghth-aNc. entrance to Central
Park By chestnut and gray leaders and bay wheelers
As president OF the Coaching Club he had TO be
there to watch tie arrival Of the other coaches ana
detail them to their places In the linc IL was
not until noon that the last Of the coaches arrived
and the line formed, to the delight Of larSe
crowd which stood about the coaches. Ten minutes
later the start WAS AIDE Colonel Jay was IN the
lead. His horses FESTIVE and ready to spring
forward at the crack OF the whip.
The order Of the coaches was Colonel Jays coacD,
yellow body and red running gear, I'm the lead; Frank
X. -turgis, second his yellOw-bodied and black
wheeled vehicle, holding the ribbons over Tour hand
some roans Richard Mortimer, third, on tie box OF n
coach with buff body and light green gearing, drawn
hy four newly imported English hachneys. The whlte
and black coach Of william Forbes Morgan was fourth
In the line. This followed by the brand new
vehicle OF F. o. Beach. and the sixth In the line was
that OF Frederick Cebhard. He was followed by C. +.
Iavemcyer. OIL his black coach The rear was brought
mn by Frederic Bronrn the vice president and sccr'
tary Of the club. who took this position by reason q"
a, Office W. n Nanderbilts coach was absent, much
10 the disappointment OF many Of his coaching
friends.
The procession went through Central Park on the
vn,t side until the most nOrthcriy point was reached
when Colonel Jay wheeled his horses around ana
took up "A position at the side the remainder OF tie
coachc, passing before him in review. 1t was
display OF good horscmanshlp. The distances be-
tween the coaches were kept alike almost to an
inch and the horses went along together like soldiers
ON a march. Colonel Jay again took LIS position al
"a. head OF the line and the procession tooied
down through the Park on the east side' Dreaming
,tp. NJ the starting place That the end of the
parade but not Of the fun
TIE run to thu grounds Of the Open-!Nr Horse
show WIS then made and luncheon was served III
the clubhouse, hity -hi'hSt' ana
t1Ghihavc.
ON Colonel Jaws coach were Mrs. Jay. Mr.. and MIS-
~ o. Tiffany Mrs. A. b. wetmore and 'ooid lioy''
pc,ldcs T. X -turcS or his coach wer" Mrs. = n
>turci, Mr. and Mrs. Albert stevens. Mr. Robins =
and Mr. Rhoadcs. On Richard Mortimcr's coach were
Mrs Mortimer. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre lorillard. lr, ana
Mr. and Mrs, George, l.. Nves. Accompanying W; T.
Wrrran were Mrs Hewitt, senator liitchcock Miss
,rnm and Mis-, Whitl.ck. With +. o. Bctch Were
Mr. and Ms. Fernando Yznasa. Mr. and Mrs. T. Ill, ~.
Howard ard Mis-, Edith We,m@c. Wn '1r ro'n r AZ
rld,idc. ON TIA. top 81 G. T. Iiaven'y.rs ,oaIh
we're Mr. and Mrs. Iiavcmey"r, Mr.. and Mrs; ;. d.
Ripley and Miss Burd,n on the ' WIs ' Wp,t W."
more Mr. and Mrs f.. l.. Wilthrop ana ). y" M," i
The party stayed uptown ana wltness'u .i n i ,,
cocgiatc games returning by coach late III the ai'er