The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
Four inland Outings
Reviving Coaching Trips
= Il Fashion Of the Wealthy

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Post roads radate from New York,
Philadelphia and Boston In the way OF
spokes from a hub, and from washington
there is the Southern turnpike 10 recall
old coaching days in this country, or. rather
old wagon days. Tho road never az
I taihed che system and business consequence
here that It gained in England, and CON
eeoueptlv there has been no sentiment 20
Z Iprompt revival Of the American condi-
tons Of early travel. Instead, our coach
ing men seek 10 reproduce the flyers OF the
{ Inklish posting days and one Of the devel-
oprnents Of the recreation is TO go for long
trims over the old roads. Our amateur
horsenen OF colonial days were riders and
not whips.
Trips by private carriage were easier IN
one way hundred years ago on many
a.roads than they are now, for there we're
inns at regular distances on the better
p'traveled routes that made business OF
hiring out relays Of horses. either In pairs
or fours. Arrangements for posting have
now to be made in advance and the teams
sent ahead along the route. The trouble
is not too much for the pleasure that II
vouchsafsd in return although from the
outlay involved the coaching trips on the
grand scale may only he INDUCED In by
the wealthy or by number clubbing To-
eether 10 share 10 the expense.
To travel with but one team by short
stages between well known stopping places
q "a much lees expensive and perhaps fully
as pleasant, just as the similar trips are
when made with a horse and buggy, OF
in rocl1away OF surrny drawn by the family
pair But to be in fashion demands that
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schedule, with frequent changes Of horses,
and all the speed and dash with which
the mails used TO be carried out Of London
10 the country in the old days. In this
country the mail service began practically
with the locomotive, and the two were
developed together.
The Coaching Club has carried out its
trips over old roads and new In q man-
ner that has set the right example
for all other amateur drivers, whether
as individuals or a club. 1t has been the
custom about every year since 1873 for
the club TO set forth on a country trip,
the teams to be furnished by the members
and each to drive his own horses, with the
destination usually the country house
Of a member, who is the host Of the party
over Sunday Last Friday the Coaching
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on It's twenty-fourth outing. The drive
was to Tuxedo, some hfty-thres miles,
and yesterday to Blairsden, the residence
Of G. Ledyard Blair. near Bernsrdsville.
The party win be his guests to-day and
will return over the same route tomorrow
and Tuesday. The Coaching Club party
were also the guests Of Mr. Blair last spring,
the route traversed then being by way
OF Jersey City, the Bergen Point and Eiza-
bethport ferries, Springfield, Madison and
the Mendham road. This IL the rUoord
OF all the clubs trips, compiled for the hrst
time from the club data:
Is7s-Phllsdelphia, "a Y miles, eleven tee ms
stopping at St. Georges Hotel.
is19-New HRmbur g-On-Hudson. Rusets
OF +. r. Rivss At CarnWath. ~ miles. ten
teams.
IssO-Jobstown. N. J.. guests OF Pierre
Lorillard at Rancocas, 7sK miles. twelve
teams.
lSsi--Babylon. L. l.. guests OF August
Belmont, ST.. at the Nursery, - miles. seven
teams.
IsS2-Mahwah, n. Y, guests Of T. A. Havor-
meyer. ST., at MountainSlde Farm, sax mllsa,
four teams.
IsB3-Oakd ale, L. l., guests Of W, x. Wander
blt, az Idle Hour, SIX miles. eight teams.
Issi-Hyde Park. near PouRhkeepsiS.
guests Of j. Roosevelt Roosevelt, SsK mica.
twelve teams.
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