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

Despite the lowering skies that threat
cnri u disspiritinG trip, the New York
Coaching Club had its ninth annual
parade to-day. starting as usual in Cen
trial Park.
The parade formed n short distance
west of the Mall, on the drive leading
in from Eighth avenue, and facing
towards the Mall.
III tho roadway leading to the Mall
hundreds OF fashionable vehicles CT all
sorts and horsemen and women had
taken places to view the coaches as
they passed.
There were eight coaches In the pa
rnde, the same number as last year and
the year before. II was thought that
more would be in line. but many OF the
members are abr Dad, and the threaten
ing aspect OF the skies evidently kept
others from Joining tie party.
The women in the shes tempted the
weather demon by appearing In the
But he hadn't the heart to send n shower
upon 81 much beauty, and the raindrops
that had been failing at intervals ceased
a few minutes before the. first coach
from the main entrance TO the Park, and
wheeling in fine style down the Eighth
avenue drive for a few hundred yards,
It turned and moved up to the starting
roint.
First In the line was Mr.. Frederic
Bronson's blue and red coach. the owner
holding the whip over two black leaders
son. as Vice-Presldent OF the Club, led
in the absence Of Col, Jay. iue to the re.
cent death OF his father. John Jay; Mr..
Mir. md Mrs. j. F. Kernochan and Mr..
and Mrs. Baynrd Cutting. ~
+. X; stnrsis,s coach; VII black hx PAN IAN
I . 3 IN yxshaTrNs F1nnQ came SNCOn1. MT.
seats we're Mrs, stursls, MIR. and Mrs.
s GsGrF Fse ID neP T4,oli Ma GSTa Randolph
Third in the line was Or. w. Seward
webb's coach. with black panels and
yellow undergear and drawn by Tour
7 did the tooling, while the doctor sat
on the second seat. Others on the coach
were Mrs, Webb. Mrs; F EdSerton
Theodore x. Havemeyer, toolins his
own coach, with black panels and yellow
unicrgear, came fourth, holding the reins
in experieneea style oveT four p. sP,enadi Ma
ana Mrs. James a. waterbury and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Havemeyer, jr. :,
Francis T. underhill. whose 5;aSk
had brown leaders and bay wheel horses,
hudson Beekman, j, Ciinch Smith, John
W. a. Davis. ]. Henry Smith and Fran
Next in line was Perry Belmont, driv.
Ing a spanking team OF light bays az
lea iers and blood bay wheel horses. witt
q. handsome red morocco coach. with
George Fearing. ]. ". Vandervoort, Bel,
mont Tiffany and Ludlow Ronoulds.
A. j. Cassatt, of Philadelphia: who
was seventh In line. had brought over
d natty coach. with maroon panels and
sion. He drove dark bay leaders and
light brown wheel horses. His guests
were Mrs. Cassatt. the Misses Cassatt;
and Miss Newbold, Of Phiiads,ph,a' and
Reginald W Rives, with a stag party
completed the procession. He drove
four bays TO n new coach With a blaci
: body and red undergear. His compan'
OF Philadelphia. who ran q coach re-
Gently between that city and New York
/, Marion Story, Fl. Y. McVickar n II
=. F. Carman.
After the coaches had formed in the
order told. a squad OF twelve mounted
park police. under Roundsmen Wilson
and McGlynn. took up positions as es'
cort and added to the beauty Of tn.
scene. which had as a foreground the
ir~r~proachable Mall. with Its statues
and rows of stately trees and severaI
thousands of people. =.
The coaches proceeded at a stin gall
up the west drive to One Hundred and
Tenth street and Seventh avenue. where
they were reviewed by Mr.; Bronson
and the police were dismissed.
The formal parade was now over. and
each coach was free 10 go where II
pleased. Nearly all, however, contin,
ued on up to Jerome Park, where
The tables were set for nfty people. and
there was music by the Hungarian
Band.