The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-21
COACHING CLUBS FALL OUTING
TRIP NENT SATURDAY TO &. LED
YARD BLAIR'S PLACE.

Tie Return 10 BE o. On MOnday -seven
Teams TO he Used. Driven by Seven
Different whips -aeginaId ". Rlves
10 start or -AutOs to Tote lnggage.
Twelve members Of the Coaching Club
will drive on Saturday from the Metropoli-
tan Club 70 Blsirsden. G. Ledyard Blair's
country house near ~Bernardsviile. N. j..
where they will be his guests over Sunday.
They will make the return trip on Monday.
The journey each way will be Of s: u miles.
and seven teams will be used In relays.
The trip will be the t~wenty-ffth OF the
autumn rides since the inaugural one In
1874. when the drive was 10 Philadelphia
with eleven teams. The whips look for
ward to their yearly outing with as high
hopes Of fun as the members Of any politi-
cal or social club. but they do not wear
white chowder hats. and inside passengers
are barred from the four-in-hand coach.
r.. Victor Loew. Jr., and Reginald W.
Rives. appointed as a special COMMITTEES
by Col. william Jay, president Of the Coach
ing Club. went over the route last week to
range the length Of the sta ges and other
preliminaries. II is the custom for the
host or the yeaf1dpr0cids the 49, which
must be a roomy road coach and not q
park drag. and also the team for the home-
coming stage Of the journey. The men,
bers who arrange to 20 place their teams
at the disposal Of the committee and each
holds the reins for the sta ge on which his
horses are used. As the committee did
not need twelve teams. Ave Of the party
will not have u chance to twirl . whip this
time.
The drivers In turn will be Reginald w.
Rives for the town team. A. G. Wander
bilt. Col. William Jay. II. +. Coe. 8. l.. Crom-
well. T.. T. II. Talmage and G. I.edyard
Blair. and the passen gers George G.. Haven,
Jr., w. Goadby Loew. q. l.. Boissevain,
4. SufYern Tailor and f.. Victor Lowe. Jr.
Mr.. Blair's road coach will be used. IL In
called the Defiance. for since the DAYS
Of the English mail coaches every such
vehicle has had a distinct title. and the
name with the designating words to show
the route New York and Blairsden" will
be painted on the boot panel. The start
will be at 0 o'clock Saturday morning and
ferry to Jersey City. the stage ending at
Melville's Hotel. Bayonne.
Here A.. q. Vanderbilt will take the box
at 1905 o'clock. and the stage will include
a voyage over the Kill van Kull on the
at Port Richmond. Staten Island. on the
ferry to Elizabethport. A two mile haunt
will bring the Defiance to Elizabeth, where
fresh horses will be put on at keron's stable.
and Col: Jay. Mt i1:s5 O'Clock. will take the
reins. The next change will he at the
Farmers Hotel, Springfield. at 1915 o'clock.
with II. r. Coo as whip. and after six miles
3. L.. Cromwell will become coachmsn at
Madison at 1855 o'clock. He will bring the
party at $50 o'clock to the Whippany River
Nntxpfrv CIuh Marrsotnwn vvha,. 49,
will be a stop Of an hour for luncheon.
Twenty-Five minutes after boaving the
club Mr.. Cromwell will give way 70 e. T. III.
Talmage. The freGh team win be put on
before Luther Kountse's place on the Mend
ham road Morristown. Six miles beyond
MIR. Blair takes command for the seven
miles to Blairsden. which will be rachel
at go o'clock. Exclusive Of the stop for