The sun., 1901-05-05
COACHING CLUB PARADE.
sEvEN BRiGS TOOLED by THE CLEy-
EREST AMATEUR WHIPS.
The Turnout Represented In a Financial Way
Over Thirty Thousand Dollars Display Wit
messed by q Big Crowd ON the Park Drives
Col. Jay Gives the Slxnal to start,


| messed by Big Crowd ON the Park Drives
| Co. Jay Gives the Signal to Start
The Coaching Club held its spring meet
yesterday. the first since 1904, The seven
drags in line we're fooled by the best OF
our amateur whips. and. to put what the
turnout represented in the financial way.
the drags cost si1.5OO, the harness. $4,000:
the uniforms. liveres and minor details a.
much more the horses at the lowest valua-
tion wero worth 81. 200 a team-there were
teams out that 5000 would not buy so that
a conservative estimate puts tho cost Of the
parade to the enthusiasts at s3I.S0O
Grays and other light shades in rimsy
materials. with bonnets for the mntronS and
gay hats for the maids. made the coach tops
almost az gay a. the meets at the Brunswick
OF fifteen years ago. when the women wore
white dresses and rose-adorned Gains
borough hats
| An elaborate luncheon was served in the
| Metropolitan Club annex at 2 o'clock. which
lasted until nearly 4. the scheduled time for
the meet Three o'clock was the hour Of
starting in tho old days and the crowd that
lined the sidewalk and the Park entrance
grew decidedly weary awaiting the show.
| They should call II the spring eat" said
| ono grumbler. Besides the throng on foot,
| in which many driving and riding mon were
prominent. Fifth avenue was nearly blocked
with hsnsoms and private traps. and there
was a double line Of vehicles moving at "A
slow rate along the Mail drive SO that the
occupants might see tho parade There
was no room for the coaches in front Of the
Metropolitan cub the assigned place. and
the servants had to line up along the curb on
the Central Park side of the avenue The
whips and their parties had to cross the avenue
to mount the coaches. but all were ready %
start at five minutes past the hour, without
any confusion, when Col jay raised his hand
as the signal
A platoon Of mounted police led the line
at a considerable distance To keep the road
clear All tho coaches were light para dragS.
the harncs, plain black. and llghter than on
a road coach. ana the pole chains shining
! The whips wore the uniform OF the I uathI'-
Club. hOttie-green cutaWaNs Win gold 1T
tons. canary ana black waist oat> anu EiHy
trousers, Nth black silk hat. he groDm'
wore pain lNerir~. ana one hau tue "AHrI
Of tin" but there were no guards m l.u,"
garniture ana no tuheo "h Ltr h"rn- a. when
on a pIblic coach The only oInamaaip uu
the horse, were tiny buuDhes ui lowers un
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