New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25
CAPTAIN PHELPSS COACHING TIP.
LONG JOURNEY THROUGH PARTS OF FIVE
sTATEs-soME OF THE INTERESTING
PLACES VISITED.


srATEs-soME OF THE INTERESTING
PLACES VISITED
Captain John j. Phelps reached his home. Red
Towers. on the Hackensack River. Thursday after
noon after an absence OF eight weeks on taly-ho
trim During that period he drove eight hundred
miles In stages OF twenty to thirty miles a day
passing through portions OF New-Jersey, fchhsyi-
yanla New-York Connecticut and MASSACHUSETTS
The entire trip made with the same four-in-
banda pair OF blacks in the lead and roans at the
wheel-the animals behaving spendidly and fin-
ishing I'm superb FORM except that one OF them
lost a shoe and went a trfe lame on the last day.
Just before reaching home.
ON the first two days of the trip Captain Phelps
had as guests Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Woolson. OF
New York; Mr. and Mrs. VIM NJ Johnson and Miss
Kate d. White OF Hackensack. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson and Miss White returned By rail from
Newfoundland. y. j.. Mr.. and Mrs Woolson con-
tinuing TO Lake George. Subsequently the John-
son party rejoined the Captain and his guests at
Pittsneld Macs and completed the trip with them
The itinerary of Captain Phelps's trip was as fol-
lows: Hackensack to Pomp,on, to John P.'s."
Newfoundland: High Point. y. J.. Milford. Della
ware Water Gap. across the Pocono Mountain TO
Pocono summit Wllkesbarre Dallas. Tunkhannock.
Montrose across the Alleghanles TO Great Bend. up
the Susquehanna Valley and into New-fork at
Cooperstown and Richned Springs. through Stone
Arabia Ephratah. Johnstown. Broadalbn. Luzerne.
Lake George. Glens FAILS, ArgyIe, Nl4ildHsto"H'
Mass through the Berkshires with halts at Lenox'
stockbrldee and Plttshed then TO New Marlboro.
New Boston Granville Conn: Smsbury. Bushy
Hill Pennington Painsville, New-Haven Bridge
port and towns along the old Boston post ROAD 10
Greenwich. then to Portchester Tarrytown ana
across the Hudson TO Nyack. and down the river 70
Tappantown. whore the party took the old Schraai-
enburgh road TO Red Towers.
Captain Phelps speaks enthusiastically Of his drive
Will ia longest
finland without change OF horses 49, ,,...
The roughes, road found was that over the Pocono
Mountain II was washed In deep gulles. win
boulders Of immense size Around these me ap,ain
guided his team with a skill that avoided u'saste'
but with trying tedlousness 49,.
Crossing the mountain from Montrose to Great
c sna s"2 roads Wh the BRAKE set 20 that
wheels were completely locked the great coaeh "a, al
a mes s h f herss This furnished three or four
thrilling experiences o, e,..
DAYS a se guests Of Mrs joan c. Phelps who
a cousin OF the Captain and has hne home 5Iaerva
where Captain Phelps has a summer cottage ana
where his mother. The widow of William Walter
particularly pleasing feature OF the trip was
the visit h% ne D. ssasr the odse .on
Of the late William z. Dodge and d.. by w walter Nr
Phelps Dodge son Of the prsn'herh phe KEY has Mr
large estate OF several hundred acres known as
Mountai ri to- sraton BROOK laid oat delightful
drives bordered by beautiful landscapes. Inc oI1
this estate and here the late Minister TO Austria
and Germany rests In the family vault -
Chinook Lodge. the new home or Walter phelps
Dodge In which he entertained his cousin and
guests adjoins the estate OF his father. II IL a
uninue structure. English In design and construc-
tion nearly all the material used In II having been
brought from England. romantic tribute by the
wealthy Young American his English wife
chinook Lodge stands a site probably remark
able for the view all sides.
Wood side the old Deacon Wilcox place. stands
near by II IL OF peculiar Interest to New, forkers
because II Is maintained by Miss Grace Dodge as
a resting place for school-teachers. who are enter
tained in relays OF ten The cottage was purcnasen
and given TO Miss Dodge by her brother. Frank
Phelps Dodge and is in charge Of house mother,
Mrs FRANKLIN a bright young New-fork teacher
The party had the pleasure OF meeting the WIDOW
OF William E. Dodge.