Richmond daily palladium., 1900-11-23


Four-in-hnnd and Take the Good
Times From New York TO Atlantic
City In n Day.
Arrangements were made the other
day for making an effort to lower the
worlds record for one days coaching
IL IS proposed TO drive the coach Good
Times from New York TO Atlantic
City, a distance of loo miles. In a sin
gle day. says the New York Herald
Eighteen men have subscribed TO the
undertaking. and each will furnish a
four-in hand The time selected is the
first Monday in next July. when the
Atlantic City horse show opens.
There have been rumors of such an
undertaking for several months. The
gentlemen interested will soon hold a
meeting and arrange the details. Those
who have signided their intention of
Joining the enterprise are William l..
BeaLleston. Henry T. Boody and Aurel
Batonyi of New York. Harrison X
Gamer Of Philadelphia. Richard Car
nan of Huntington. \. Y: John NJ.
s,onaway Of Philadelphia. Thomas ii
Iilliard and George b. Hulme OF New
York Ernest *. Jennings of Rochester
Ira A. Kip of New York. Thomas NJ.
Maitland of New Rochelle, James G
Marshall of New York. Charles Pfizer
Of Bernardsyiile, y. j.; Leslie u. Ward
of Newark. y. j.; G. Jason Waters of
Atlantic City. Walter Watson, Jr. of
New York and S. Magarge Wright of
Philadelphia.
Eighteen four-in-hands will be used
This necessitates II changes along the
road. The greater part of the route
follows the old road from New York TO
Philadelphia. Arrangements will be
made for relays every eight or nine
miles. Each of the subscribers is to
drive his own four-in- hand. 1t is ex
pected that the start will be made from
the Waldorf hotel. The pas
sengers will meet at the hotel for
breakfast at half past ) O'Clock. and al
O'Clock the start will be made. The
spor:smeu expect to dine at the Wind
sur hotel. in Atlantic City. at O'Clock
In the evening. Luncheon will be serv
ed while the coach is whirling over the
road
The scheduled time for changing
horses is minute and half There
viii be stops every 90 miles for greas-
ing. Mechanics will be waiting at
these points TO examine the coach and
see that it Is In good order. Three re
lay coaches have been provided. for In
the event of an accident to the Good
Times it is proposed If possible to
complete the journey. The subscribers
have been divided into three groups, SO
that each man may ride on the coach
for 90 miles of the journey. At no
time will there be more than IL per
sons. Mr.. Ratonyi Will go the entire
distance as professional whip He will
drive to the first relay station the four
in hand which has been attached 10 the
coach on its regular trips from the
v~ufuos r a
Members of the party Will be in wait.
ing at points 30 and 100 miles from
New York city. There Will be two
guards. one of whom will meet the
coach half way to Atlantic City The
blowing of the horn for 40 miles is
one man. There will also be a me
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repairs which may prove necessary
and to do ii in the shortest time posi-
BILE.
The members of the party are all en-
thusiasts. They hope to win the lau-
rels for the largest number of miles
covered in a single day. They expect
to reach Atlantic City in about 13
hours OF actual driving Mr. Batonyi,
who has been attending to the details
Of the enterprise. said the other even
ing that the persons interested were
confident they could break the record
of James Selby. who drove from Lon
don to Brighton and back, distance of |
107 miles. In one day
The coach Good Times was brought |
TO the United States - years ago 1t |
has been running from the Waldorf As |
toria for several years. During its last |
season ii carried Oh an average liz /
persons each trip. Twelve persons
form the complement of passengers for
coach