The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-09-08
wherever coaching has enthusiastic

wherever coaching has enthusiastic
patrons.
His remarkable driving is remem-
bered by many New York men, who
stopped often in Broadway thirty
years ago to see Mr. Ronalds tooling a
fourin-hand. One of the sensations
of the time was his driving of three
and sometimes four dapple grays tan
dem. This last coaching journey,
which Mr. Ronalds is just completing,
is the counterpart of one he took forty
eight years ago. The start was made
| Ronalds Stands, on June II. He drove
thirty to forty miles daily, but often
remained for week or more at lead
| ing summer resorts. His itineracy was
Bridgeport, Savin Rock, Madison
Beach, Saybrook, Watch Hill, Nara
gansett, Newport, Wexford, to New
York by boat, then to Fordham, Bronx
Park, New Rochelle and Norwalk. On
account of the rain he came back to
New York by train last Saturday,
| leaving the coach and horses at Nor
the journey from Norwalk, going to
Bridgeport and returning by easy
stages tc Castle Ronalds.
FINDS SUMNER HOTELS BAD.
Among the points of interest which
he visited was his old home at New
Rochelle, in which now resides Mr.
Francklyn Reglid, relative. Mr. Ron
aids also stopped at the old home of
his uncle, Pierre Lorillard, which is
now used as the Bronx Park police sta
ton. He has not been in the house
for fifty years, and be experienced the
. fron 0f
Of police sitting at desk in what had
been the dining-room.
ION my trip" said Mr. Ronalds, 81
observed many changes, especially in
New Rochelle, where the character of
the place has been entirely altered.
The roads are only fairly good, and in
several places, such as SanderSon, they
were poor. do not know, however,
but what the automobiles have i'm
proved the highways somewhat. The
large number of automobiles in use
impressed me. Coming over on the
boat from Wexford there were five.
"The summer hotels are not as good
as they ought to be, and one cannot
but wish for the European inns, where
it is possible to order la carte. At
the average hotel Of the summer re-
sort type the waiter brings all kinds of
food, for much of which one does not
care. Hotels do not have stables of
their own close at hand, as was the
custom in other days, and the equip
ages of travellers are frequently taken
several blocks. Charges at such places,
too, are might've dollars a day for
each hOrSe-tO say nothing of gratu-
tiles.
CONVERTED TO AUTOMOBILE.
ct think that I shall find it more
pleasant and certainly less expensive
to make my tours in an automobile.
The automobile has an advantage over
coach, because there are no four
horses to be stabbed and fed and
watched. l have never yet driven an
automobile but it will not be long be-
fore shall do so. 1 shall take lessons
the spring, arriving at CherbOurg. In
Paris shall buy an automobile and
in it I will visit seacOaSt resorts of the
Continent. I shall remain only until
June and then bring the automobile
to the United States, where l shall
put in operation favorite project OF
mine by converting the machine into
a land yacht"
Mr. Ronalds twenty years ago began
his experiments with Gland yachts"
and he has had two of them. They
are wagons the wheels Of which may
be removed, so that they can be tloated
in the water if necessary. The body
of the continuance may be extended by
means Of hinged flaps. The vehicles
are so arranged that it is possible to
keep in them food supplies, cooking
utensils and everything which con-
duces to the comfort of the traveller.
There is also compartment for bed
ding.
II anticipated" said Mr. Ronalds,
"having very pleasant summer in the
land yacht. 1t will be built upon the
automobile, and in it shall 60 from
my home as far as Maine and back
again. There will be no Scorching, for
l have seen so many accidents on
European roads that l shall be content
with leisurely pace of eight or ten
miles an hour, which will enable me to
see the country and to enjoy life as l
60"
Mr. Ronalds, besides the castle at
Newtown, which he built at a cost of
5000, 900, has villa at Monte Carlo, and
often spends his winters in Nice.