The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-10
The Vanderbilt Coaching Party
Arrived at the Holland House
at 1872 O'Clock This Morning
After Successful Trip
BAD ROADS MADE
FASTER TIME IMPOSSIBLE
The Trip From New York to Phil
adeIphia Was Made in Less
Than ~ Hours-vaIuabIe Time
Lost When One of the Horses
Went Lame

New York, Oct. 10.-The Vanderbilt
coaching party arrived at the Holland
House at 1872 o'clock this Thursday
morning after trip to Philadelphia
and return in less than % hours. Jas.
H. Hyde held the reins when the coach
drew up in front of the Holland
House. He said that the trip was a big
success as we'll as the fastest and
smoothet coaching trip of its kind. He
gives. as the official time 1.27 o'clock
as the finish. According to the schedule
the coach should have arrived at the
Holland House at 1890 last night, but
there was a delay at some places this
side of New Brunswick, N. ].
Mr.. Vanderbilt's coach left the Penn
sylvania ferry at Jersey City, on one
of the Twenty third Street ferry boats
at 10y a. m. this morning. The Penn
sylvania company had placed a spec
ial ferryboat at the disposal of Mr.
Vanderbilt and it had been held at the
ferry from 1890 o'clock last night. The
party dashed down Exchange Place at
full speed and into the ferry house
without drawing rein.
1t was not until the wheels hit the
deck of the boat that the leaders were
checked. The boat, the Philadelphia,
cast off at once and started across the
river.
Philadelphia, Oct, 9-Covered with
dust and sc minutes late, but enthusi-
astic to a degree, the Vanderbilt coach
ing party arrived at the Hotel Belle
vue. this city, the turning point in the
record run, at 321 o'clock this after
noon. Six minutes were spent at the
hotel and then the return journey to
New York was begun.
A large crowd greeted the party as
the perspiring horses came to stand
still Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Vanderbilt en-
tered the hotel where club sandwiches
awaited them. Mr.. Hewlett waited TO
turn the coach after the new relay OF
horses had been hitched up and by the
time he reached the Bellevue steps the
others were coming out.
Come on, Hewlett" called Mr.. Hyde
as he climbed into the second seat Mr..
Vanderbilt took the box. and the par
ty started off at a smart trot while the
crowd cheered. While at the Bellevue,
Mr. HYDE said that the trip over was
a splendid one. The roads were deep
with sand in New Jersey and rough
in Pennsylvania, from Trenton to
Brictol
Time was lost however, because one
of the leaders went lame Immediately
AFTER leaving IIellOu NAASA~ s-~ - -
was on time.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was enter
tanned at luncheon at the Bellevue by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. ,Widener OF
Philadelphia, was on hand to wish MS
brother success.
New York. Oct. 9.-The coach Tan
w" in which Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
lanes HYDE and Morris F. Hewlett are
endeavoring to break the coachlng rec
ord from New York to Philadelphia ana
return. left the Holland House IN TINS
CITY at sos O'Clock this morning. Ac-
cording to schedule the party expects
to arrive in Philadelphia at 2.45 O'Clock
and to reach New York on the return
triD at 10 80 o'clock tonight. AT New
arl- n T. the coach arrived at ~
o'cIock. II minutes behind scheduIe
time When the coach arrived az
Elizabeth. at $50 o'clock. 1t was 20
minutes behind the schedule.
Mr. Vanderbilt said that the 1erry
boat had delayed them, and that this
oort1,- accounted for their being behind
tba Schedule. He said the trip had SO
co. been most enjoyable. No accident
of any kind occurred during the run
fron, New York The horses showed
eigns of having been driven haro' anu
u-era covered with sweat.
The coach arrived at Railway at -.
o'clock u minutes late. II TOOK l"O