The evening world., 1894-05-26
|JOllY COACAERs ON PARADE.
Eight Stylish Turnouts Gather on
the Mall.
Short Drive to Jerome Park, where
Luncheon Was served.

Despite the lowering skies that threat
ene1 a disSpirlting trip. the New York
Coaching Gu had its ninth nnual
parade to-day. starting as usual In Cen
trail Park.
The parade formed n short distance
west OF the Mall, on the drive leading
In from Eighth avenue. II facing
towards the Mall.
In the roadway leading to the Mall
hundreds OF fashionable vehicles OF all
sorts and horscmcn and women had
taken places to view the coaches as
they passed.
There were eight coaches in the pa
rade, the same number as last year and
the year before. It was thought that
more would be In line. but many OF the
members are abr BAD, and the threaten
ing aspect OF the skies evidently kept
others from Joining the party,
The women In the cod hes tempted The
weather demon by appearing in the
lightest OF Spring clothing and honnets.
But he hadn't the heart to send n shower
upon so much beauty. and the raindrops
hat had been falling at intervals ceased
a few minutes before the first coach
mnde Its appcarnn 80. 1t oiled. up. gayly
from the main entrance to the Park and
wheeling In fine style down tn" Eighth
avenue drive for a few hun ircd yards,
1t turned AMI moved ny to the starting
point.
First In the line was Mr.. Frederic
Bronson's blue and red coach. the owner
holding the WHIP over two black leaders
and two bay wheel horses, Mr. ,iiron;
in the absence OF col. Jay. due to the re
cent death Of his father. John JAY. MIR.
Bronson's guests were Mrs. Erons9n'
and Mrs. Rayard Cutting.
+. X. Sturgiss coach, viii black pan
els and yellow undcrgear, drawn by four
stureis held the reins. and in the other
seats were Mrs. Sturgis. Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. BEND. Miss Cora Randolph
and Tb, The To- re MmT n W. seward
Webb's coach. with black panels and
yellow undcrgear and drawn by four
maGnincent black horses, Frank Webb
on the second seat. Others on The coach
were Mrs. wcob, Mrs, +. Edgerton
Webb and Mr.. and Mrs. John II purdy
un1ergear. came fourth holding the relns
IN experienced STYLE over four splendid
bays, His g,ests were Miss Bend NJ
and Mrs. Theodore Havemcyer. ir.
Francis T. Unlerhill. whose black
coach with yellow unlerGear, was htth.
had brown leaders and bay wheel horses.
He had = stag party made UP Of James
Hudson Beekman, j. Clinch Smith, John
W. a. Davis. J. Henry smita and Fran
| CHS A.. watson.
Next in line was Perry Belmont, dr!v-
ing a spanking tenn OF light bays az
leaders and blood bay wheel horses. with
a handsome red morocco coach. with
black underGcnr Mr. belmont also he1
& Gs s,as p Fr"r,n mae T. " ". q vS GSH@t S'Sfs'1 ReI:
mont Tinany and Ludlow Ronoulds.
A. ]. Cassatt, of Philadelnh'1. who
was seventh in line. had brought over
d natty coach, with maroon panels and
black undergear, especially for the occn;;
light brown wheel horses. His guests
were Mrs. Cassatt, the Misses Cassntt.
and Miss Newhold, of Philadelphia, and
Charles Roh,en md Samuel Chew.
Reginald W Rives, with n stag party,
four bays to n new coach with n black
body and red unherEear. His compan-
ions were II. +. Aldridge. Col. Morrell.
Of Philadelphia. who ran a coach re-
Marion Story. III. Y. McNickar and Il.
F. CarmRn.
After the coaches had formed In the
order told, n squad Of twelve mounted
and McGlynn. took up positions as es-
cort and. added to the beauty Of the
scene which had MS n foreground the
irreproachahie Mall. with Its statues
and rows of stately trees and several
thousands OF people.
The coaches proceeded at n stiT gait
~ the west drive to one Hundred and
Tenth street and Seventh avenue. where
they were reviewed by Mr.. Bronson
and the police were dismissed.
each coach was free to go where 1t
pleased Nearly all. however. Contin-
ued on IN to Jerome Tark. where |
o'clock was the time set for luncheon,
The tables were SCI, for NIFTY people, and
there was music by the Hungarian