The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

kers and Hastings each way. The priv
ileges Of the Ardsley Club are extended to
the pass. myers, and a special luncheon
Is ready on the arrival Of the coach. Two
the Country Club OF Westche ster, which
takes in the races during the Morris Park
meeting, and the Squadron coach, fooled
by INT mb.rs Of Squadron A, which runs
three times week TO the polo matches
Of the troopers at Van Cortlandt Park.
One change is made each way. During
tho Morris Park races, too, the Good TINES
makes daily trips from the Waldorf Astoria
and the Reliance from Sherrys. On May
the Coaching Club will hold its annual
spring met, the rendezvous being In Cen
tral Park and the dispc rsal at Morris Park
The day is the greatest in the metropolitan
coe ching year.
At the Coaching Club meet the turnouts
are park coaches, usually termed drags,
which are the private coaches Of the MEM
bers and lighter In build than road coaches.
They are utterly lacking In the gay colors
OF the road coaches, although more orna-
mental in mouldings and carvings, while
the horses are the best that can be brought
together. Speed and wear-and-tear quail
ties are the first essentials in a road team,
but In a park team conformation. evenness
OF color and manners are essential, The
whips wear the Coaching Club uniform, q
bottle-green coat with brass buttons, while
their guests are in formal afternoon attire.
The servants are In livery. On road
coach the sporting attire Of the old English
road is permissible with the coachman
and guard, while the passengers may dress
as they please. In the early days Of the
Coaching Club 1t was obligatory on the
members to wear white hats and the women
wore bonnets, but these restrictions no
longer prevail. At a coaching meet FIVE
passengers Is the limit. The box seat Is
other four are on the cross seat. Many
Of the Coaching Club members have pref
erences in the color Of their teams that are
well known to the driving world. Col
Jay ia fond OF cross team on the lead,
and NO are Prescott Lawrence and Reginald
w. Rives, the latter often showing a roam
and a chestnut on the lead. but a team Of
solid bays, chestnuts or browns In regarded
as the highest type for park driving. The
late Theodore A. Hayemeyer always drove
Jr, carries out the family custom at
the spring parsdes. r. l.. Gerry and A.
g. Vanderbilt OF the younger set show .
preference for bay teams. DR. W. Seward
Webb is partial TO halfbred hackneys,
either browns or bays.
Since it's organization In 1875 the Coach
ing Club has kept the leading place in
fostering four-in-ha nd driving. but many
OF the most prominent amateur whips
Of the day are not members. although
they usually belong to clubs OF similar
inns in this or other cities. The taste
for country life that has developed 30
greatly within two decades has GRATED
a host of exp. ri four in hand whips, women
as well ns m n, and II Is by no means an
uncommon sight nowadays TO see a woman
driving "a four 10 a drag or bra Ike within
the city Ha wing four or six horses In
the stable, and at least two manservants,
a cor Oh or brake may be added TO the ,s-
In blishm, mt at a cost, with acce ssories,
of about 5000 to $500. pair that In
useful for general work may be used on
the wheel, and possibly two saddle horses
will ma Ike a good appearance on the lead,
hut heavy carriage horses are out OF place
in four.
In the country such combination teams
are often met with, and the outfit Is very
useful in carrying parties to whatever
nearby outing may be in order. But to be-
In style in the Park, or to hope for ribbons
at the horse shows. big or little, there must
he more care devoted to the makeup OF
the team. In this respect the whip may go
as far as he likes and with loosened purse
strings. The dispersal sales OF the road
coach outfits sometimes AFFORD opportuni-
ties 10 get together a really good team at a
comparatively moderate outlay, while at
private sale $4,000 and more has been paid
FOR n team Al the auction sale OF c, X. O.
Billines's horses last fall, as a sample Of
values, his Park and horse show team was
bought by Z. +. Smathers for $500. He
paid O. 200 for the leaders. Marcus Logan
and Dandy Logan. and $500 for the
Wheelers, Logan Star and Star Duroc.