The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-07
COACHES IN ANNUAL, SHOW
PARADE UP TO AVERAGE DESPITE
COL. JAYS ABSENCE.


There we're eleven coaches In the spring
drive Of the Coaching Club yesterday seven
less than tho record total Of last year, but
up TO the average number. According 10
custom, an official Of the club must lead
and close the line. which brought wee
President Rives in front in the absence 81
President Jay, and A, g. Vanderbilt at the
sheel OF the in the absence OF Seore-
tary CULVER
Vanderbilt drove the four bays that have
nover been beaten al a horse show-Rustllng
Silk, Full Dress, Sweet Marie and Polly
Prin-for which he Is said TO have paid
$4,000. 80 from tho horseuien's viewpoint
the last was not least. - ~. .....
IL was tho twenty-slKth. parade since the
first In 1915 and the fourth only that Col
jaw has missed. Mr. Rives, who drove
for the first time in 1884, was out for his
eleventh parade Il was the fifth drive In
successive years since the gap between
1893 and 1901, but none Of the whips except
Mr.. Rives had a record to exceed four Of the
meets.
The line formed on Fifth, a venue. facing
sl1ty-flrst street, RlOng the park wall
Usually the formation hAa been Immediately
opposite the Metropolitan Club, at sixtieth
street, but the hanson cabs did not clear
the way for the coaches this time. The
drive was scheduled 10 start at O'Clock
and the whips and their guests had lun-
oheon at small tables In the Metropolitan
Club annex an hour earlier. j. Henry
Smith drove down fnom his houso at sixty
eighth street on hls coach, but the others
came to the luncheon in their carriages,
walking from the club aoEUas Fifth avenue
and UP to the coaches that had rneanWhile
been driven 70 their places through the
awaiting sightseers.
In the crowd Of onlookers nursemaids
and their young charges were conspicuous,
One nurse had two chubby children in
charge, one In a baby carriage and the
other a boy In white. Zach child had an
Irish flag, a toy Of green paper with golden
harpS stamped on It. The boy waved his
flag with vigor at the procession Of gaily
attired women and the sight % pleased
Mrs. Clarence MaolCAy that she left her
friends and kissed the little chap.
The costumes Of the women made
not Of color, the most vivid Of pinls. reds
and blues predominating, and the hats
were in keeping. The whips wore the uni
form coat Of bottle green and silk hats;
Nno QUIET AuHA lAObh NNeN1s A@-SN "A'F
wore a toluuet Of flowers to match the
Oolors OF his coach. The two gTOoms on
each drag and the headstalls Of the borses
were similarly adorned.
A the coaches began to line up horse
hitohed 10 a driverless hanson galloped UP
Fifth avenue. The horse ran along the
east side Of the avenue, escaping the coaches
and banging the cab against the lampposts,
until q ftrTUpl down a side Street The
crowd Of boys and men following came back
10 swell the onlookerH at the coach meet.
Mr.. Rives and Mr.. Vanderbilt drove up
last Of all. The former turned in at the
head OF the line, his~sthgr party mounting
70 their seats, and he quickly gave the signal
TO start.
There were two passing tides OF vehicles
10 be stemmed: that on the avenue, mixup
Of hansoms, carriages, trucks, delivery
wagons and motors, with the old stages
towering above all and giving their pas
sengers a fine view Of the show, and the
stream inside the park OF victorias,
broughams basket pony carts, motor
CYCLES, noisy rs locomotives. ordinary
bicycles, hansoms again and automobiles
Of varying sizes and noises. An innova-
ton, II not an intrusion, was the first APP
peaTance Of the sightseelng autos, crowded
TO the guards, and trailing after the parade
like foxhounds after an aniseseed bag
At $40 O'Clock Mr.. ,Rives dropped bis
hands and pulled his coach out Into the
tideWay. Neither the hansoms. the canoes
Of the traffio feet the cargo trucks or the
passenger oarryalls made room for the
coaches. The policemen who usually clear
the way were all OF parading. on their own
account, presumably, and there was no
escort for the parade.
The launch was a good one, and the pa
rede sailed ahead smoothly until nearly
al the coaches had swung into the park,
taking the short turn back Of the Sherman
statue. A May party Of children, as gay
In colon Of tissue paper wreaths and stream
er8 aa the women Of the coaches were In
Gillrs, who were crowded together on a
truck, made a reviewing party and waved
many salutes.
The even progress was blocked soon by
an inruah OF business wagons, cabs and
motors that shut Of Mr.. Kissell and made
break OF a block In the line. Mr.. Klsselrs
expression was that Of trlclnan In jam
downtown Ho loore as II some vigorous
talk In the vernacular Of the streets would
relieve his feelings. Mr.. Kissell finally
forced his team ahead. The other belated
whips pushed on after. exoapt Mr.. Yander-
bit, who was out out again and turned into
the park a block behind the Others.
This did not please the young millionaire,
who had been signaling with his whip
enerRetically, In the goodman code, that
be wanted 20 come through, but II gave
the crowd waiting TO see how the drivers
would take the turn fine opportunity to
note the style and action OF team. Horses
with ell the front and pomp Of drum
major are no Rood-inSa park team unless
they 20 easy on the bit, and, Judging by
the smooth going Of Rustling Silk and her
mates, the outfit Ia worth an the cost, even
~ the team never wtnsanother blue ribbon.
There were many communications for
the teams as a whole. Mr. Rives's -four
blacks were Of the trim, breezy sort and
very handy, and Mr. Smiths ohestnuts
were classy enough for a show ring.
There were only three mixed teams, Mr.:
Boissevain's gray leaders and blacks being
most easily picked out and two other teams
having one gray In the leading pair The
horny folks declared Il was the best lot
Of teams ever paraded alta spring meet
sNot q lob team among 'en, remarked
one critic as he chewed In q contemplative
way on q straw.
This Is the order IN which the coaches
turned into the park, with the makeup Of
the parties ...-
Rw, Rlves-Red and blue coach, four blacks
N y. Eldrdge, bog, seat; Bancroft Davis.
y IA. Buckley aud Marion story.
j. Henry Smith-DRrk blue and black,
coach four Chestnuts-Mrs. ~ Lee Taller,
box seat Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence W. Aackay,
Miss stewart and ]. Sunefn Taller.
G. LedyRrd Blair-lalow and black coach
Mrs.. Edward Van tnRea, Airs and Mrs Thomas
Hastings and Mrs. Goodhue Iivin Rston.
q. Louis Boissevain-Yloet blue coach
black wheelere and gray leaders-Mra. j,
Borden Hartman, box seat, Mrs. W. 0oadby
NAV Count Tambura Sterium. Mr.. and Mrs