The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-04
WOMEN WHIPS ON The BOX.
LADIES' FOCR-IN-HAND CLUB on
ITS ANNUAL PARADE.

Ileht Trags In Line on the Run Through
the Purk-Mrs. Thomas Hastings In
the Lead-WOmen Drivers In brass
Huttoned Blue COAts-Llst Of Guests
Eight Grags we're In line at the spring meet
Of the ladies' Four-ln-Hand Club yesterday
morning one less than last year, yet two
more than had at first been expected.
The meet was on Fast Seventy-second
street. the head Of the line facing Fifth
avenue and the entrance 10 Central Park.
The start was on the stroke Of II 80 o'clock,
And after Jog through the Park the whips
and their passengers we're at the Metropol-
tan Club, Just without the Fifth avenue
and Fifty-ninth street gate, exactly one
hour later
Going into the Park at the Seventy
street gate, the coaches crossed from the
East Dive and passing by the Webster
Statue gained the West Drive. Here the line
s,ir.ei the lake and the wide drive, crowded
with carriages light traps and autos, some
waiting but more keeping pace with the
coaches and fcurs
Al the iO6th street circle there was a halt
fcr the review, which only consisted In the
passing Of the last coach to the 'front.' until
oil we're in their places ahead Of the presi-
dents drag. Then Mrs, Hastings drove
rest he line TO the head again.
Ills was all very informal and was done
g. let the whips and their guests look over
ere teams and greet each other. The
rcqcl - then rounded the upper curve Of
the Park and came down the East Drive
g. the Fifth avenue entrance, turning 10
tie LETT and stopping before the Metropol-
tan club.
Atile Of tiles and bricks for a new build
hg blocked up SiXtieth street before the
c!u = porte coch re and the drags we're
pulled up in the best order possible; the
whips and their guests walking from where
ever they Glanced to alight to the club and
tie grooms driving the teams back to the
sta les Luncheon was served at separate
tatle in the club annex, the decorations
being yellow and blue howers-the colors
Of the club.
In the lark, on the outward journey, the
first three coaches were aligned at a coach
length apart, the proper distance, but the
other drags were 40 far from each other that
the meet was almost blotted out as a dis
tinct feature In the everyday parade Of We
Mrs. Thomas Hastings the clubs presi-
dent, drove a white coach with red under
body and three bays and black in her
team. Miss Frederick Webb had the
ladies' Four-in- Hand Clubs black and
red striped coach, with high acting roans
on the lead and bays on the wheel Miss
Angelica Gerry drove the maroon and red
coach and brown team Of her brother,
r. L. Gerry. Miss Gerry wore red chrys-
snthemum, but the whips as arule did not
wear boutonnieres.
Mrs, j Borden Hartman had out a green
coach, with black and dapper pair on the
lead and fine pair OF bay wheeleTs.
yellow coach was driven by Miss Louise
Gulliver, before which she had c. Ledyard
Blair's team, a gray and bay in front and
roam and bay on the wheel. Miss Adelaide
Randolph drove A. G. Yanderbilt's maroon
and red coach and II. p. Whitney's bay
team. Miss Jean Reid was on the whips
cushion Of j. Henry Smith's dark blue
Paris coach and drove his impressive team
Of chestnuts. Miss Ruth Twombly had a
chestnut team Of hackney ponies to her dark
red coach.
and light materials suitable to the weather,
but the whips had their blue driving coats
with velvet cuiis and gold buttons over
their light suits-very coaohmanlike but
none too COOL In appearance, at least.
The shiny white silk hats, pocket editions
of the belcrowned topper Of the oldtime
coachmen, were worn by all the whips.
Each coach had a front load only, the
rule OF the Coaching Club, and a male
relative, as rule, had the box seat. White
Jaw Reid was on the box seat Of Miss Jean
Reid's coach.
The formation Of the parade was in the
order Of arrival, between the presidents
drag and that OF the secretary Miss Louise
CULVER who closed the line. On Mrs.
Hastings coach were Mr.. Hastings, Mrs.
Winthrop Chandler, Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock. Jr., Henry d. Macedonia and Sydney
Paget. With Miss Jean Reid were Am
bassador Reid Miss Natica Rives Miss
Barney, j. Henry Smith and Moreton
frewen. In Miss Gerry's party we're r. l..
Gerry, Miss Mabel Gerry, Mrs. oliver Gould
jennings Bradish johnson, Worthington
Nhitehouse and +. Victor Boew, Jr. Dr. W.
Seward Webb was on the box with Miss
TredeTica v Webb, and the others were
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pnlyn Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt and Phoenix hlgraham.
On Miss Adelaide Randolph's coach were
Mrs II. p. Whitney, Miss Tuokerman,
Rot ert Potter, George Miflin Wharton and
Charles T. Barney. With Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman were Mrs. j. E. Wright Miss
Bigelow, Richard Peters, Rawlins COttenet
and j. +. Cowdin. Miss Ruth V. Twombly
drove out H. Nick. Twombly, Miss Cryder.
Miss Dix Peter Goelet Gerry and Dennison
Hare. while on Miss Gulliver's drag were
Mrs. CULVER, Miss Rosina HUyt, c. LedyaTd
Rlair q O. Havana Jr. and payard DOui-