New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
THE COACHING PARADE.
Annual Meeting of Ladies' Four-in-
Hand Drifting Club.

LLNfHU t/ft1e'tS-
The populace was on hand bright and early for
the annual parade of the Ladies' Four-in-Hand
Driving Club yesterday morning Long before 1l;So
O'clock the hour announced for the start, big
crowd had gathered around the park entrance at
Fifth and 72d street, where the coaches
were TO meet. II a democratic crowd. and IL
came in all sorts of ways-on horseback. IN private
carriages. In automobiles in cabs more or less
rickety, and foot. There a large contingent
of young men Immediately dressed and carrying
canes, anxiously asking everybody in sight. as the
coaches appeared one by one which was 1.-The Iselin
turnout and which Mrs. Mackay's coach and II
that little with red flowers in HIS buttonhoe"
E. H. Hartman. Blase spanels and bull pups
loled from the windows OF carriages and looked
trihe enviousy at the East Side children who had
wandered over TO see the show and who were free
10 risk their lives at their sweet will. Why
baby was killed is mystery. Every nursemaid
who took her stand on the south side Of the drive
immediately possessed with desire to get
herself and her charge to the north side and
every nursemaid on the north side was convinced
that the south side much better place from
which to see. Between these and the cabs that
had TO be chased" away from the park entrance
the policemen duty there had their work cut out
for them.
Tbs parade was an opportunity not 10 be lost by
the little retail miliiner Now was her time to
scan the hats Of the she had read about,
and she did it. Not only nlliners and dressmakers.
but innurnerabe other with a non-profes-
sional but none the less keen interest in hats and
coats and gowns closed eagerly about the waiting
coaches. Photographers everywhere. They
darted under the horses noses and stood massed
the pavements. their heads under their camera
cloths. like assenblages OF enormous bugs In fact
the only impressive figures were the footmen who
stood like craven images the heads OF the
champing horses.
OCCUPANTS OF COACHES.
At u:SO o'clock sharp the trumpet sounded and
the nine coaches waiting in line along 72d street
swung of through the Park. Mrs. Thomas Hast
ings president OF the club, led the way, dressed in
driving costume Of blue cloth and ooling the four
spirited bays with easy skill Mrs. Hastings had the
of Mrs. Clarence Mackay's coach, and Mrs
Mackay. wearing black chiffon cloth and a large
black picture hat trimmed with great white poppes
of her guests The other occupants of this
coach were Miss Dorothy Whitney Joseph Minott
and Thomas Hastings. who sat on the box seat
with Mrs. Hastings. The second coach was driven
by Miss Louise CULVER the clubs secretary. Her
guests were her parents. Mr.. and Mrs William
C CULVER, Mr. and Mrs c. Ledyard Blair and
Phoenix Ingraham. Miss Cofnea Bryce's turn
out a study in green and white The body of
the coach green, and both guests and horses
were decked with punches OF white carnations
On the box seat with Miss Bryce W. NJ. V.
Hoffman, and her other guests were Mrs Hoffman
Mrs. ]. Sergeant Cram and r Markoe Robertson.
Mrs. w Goadby Loew drove the fourth coach
and had her guests her husband. Mr. and Mrs
Howard Brokaw, Miss Angelica Gerry, who
dressed all in baby blue. and worthngton White
house. Next in line Miss Dorothea Cromwell
guiding her fours. The Misses Dorothy Kissel and
Alice Borland who were with her, winter
furs and looked exceedingly comfortable in them
IN spite Of its being the second day Of May. The
men this coach f. Victor Loew. Joseph
H. Hunt and Gilbert Francklyn and inside the
coach was q fourth man, Charles G. Francklyn
Behind her sisters coach that fooled by Miss
Gladys Cromwell. On the box seat with Miss
Cromwell George G. Haven. jr.. and behind
them were Miss Lily Lee Page, Miss Muriel Rob
bins, Cyril Martineau. Of England. and Harry
Pelham Robbins. Miss Harriet Alexander, seventh
in line. was accompanied by her father, Charles
b Alexander, on the box seat, and by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Earle Stevens Miss Anita Peabody
and Robert Russell.
The eighth coach had many eyes focused
st. for there sat Z. H Hartman. imperturbable
as ever IN spite Of the fact that a Madison
car had struck the coach on the way 10 the meet
ing place and come near putting It out of com
mission Miss Cor-selia Hartman fooled this
coach and her guests, besides her father, were
her sister. Miss Mary Hartman; Miss Katherine
Elkins, OF Washington; Julian Gerard and Robert
L. Gerry. The red flowers which were the in
sigma Of this coach. made it vivid bit of color
as II flashed along the gray road
Mrs Arthur Iselin, vice-president Of the club
brought up the of the line. On the box seat
at her side was her father Colonel William Jay
Mr. and Mrs Austen Gray Miss Margaret Dix and
Mr. Iselin were Mrs. Iselins other guests.
DRIVERS IN FINE FORM.
The horses FESTIVE from standing and made ner-
vous by the footing and fixing and smoking OF
she innuTnerabe automobiles that had plunged in
and out through the crowd the meeting place,
would have been q match for any club OF men
drivers. but the women behind them handled them
without trouble. They looked like true drivers. IN
their Trim blue costumes stiff white hats and white
or tan soats and they held the ribbons like drivers
Along the East Drive to the head Of the Mall
then i,y way of the West Drive 10 the circle at
10Sth street swung the cavalcade. bright trail Of
changing cslors under the gray sky. The woods on
either side were dull only few green buds had
rut forth here and there the branches, but this
grayness only accumulated the gayety Of the
coaches and of the dresses Of the wonea they held
After the coaches FASTENED a long train OF We
ficles Of all kinds, open carriages and closed car
rages filed with the friends of the paraders There
were people on horseback, and there were many
buses and cabs hired at the last minute by people
unwiiling resist The fascination OF folo"lhg Ihe
Al The circle Mrs. Hastings halted her coach
rrJ~n the eight other coaches passed In review De
fo.e her Mrs Is.i4n being first 10 pass, and after
her Miss Hartman. then Miss Alexander MISS
GLADYS Cromwell Miss DoCotheo Crom~el. Mrs.
--n"rEes based The women raised their Whips in
salufe 10 the president and the men their hats
The horses, stepping high and lifting their neaos
rJ-,udiy seemed 10 be saiuting. too. MRS; hast
horses became frightened and stood on their hind
legs for few exciting minutes, but she soon had
FROM scsfh street tho company returned with
Mall where they disban6ed. Then the paraders
drove down the Colony Club, where they par