Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03

GREAT GUARD ENGAGED
Man Who Made Record Trip Is Re-
tained-Sixty Horses Are Pro.
vioed by American Mil.
lionai~s.

London. March 28.-Pltas for the run
ming Of Alfred q. VandeCours coach,
the Venture, between London and
Brighton during the coming summer
are virtually complete. Ia accordance
with tradition, the running OF the Ven
tura viii be advertised by pictorial
posters givin, in addition to a s~etch
OF a four-in-hand going along at a
spanking rate, guard sounding his
yard OF tin" and so forth, the fees and
timetables, with the signatures of MI.
Vanderbilt as proprietor and Charles
Wilson as manager.
There will be eight changes EN- route,
the points of call being o OF the
historic coaching houses or the famous
Brighton road. Starting from the Vic
toria hotel in Northumberland avenue,
the Venture will pull up at the Metro
pole at Brighton, changes being made
at the following inns on the way: Put
uey Heath, Green Man; New Maiden,
Norbiton Park hotel; Burgh Heath,
Surrey Woman; Reigate. White Hart;
Crawley. George; Hacdcross, Red Lion;
Rolney, Queens Head Inn; Pyecombe,
Plough.
No Galiooins,
There Is TO be no gailoping stage, as
there almost always was In the Old
coaching days Ca stage Of level road on
u" HtNhfN ANFN ans '"' 49,
made mo. This arrangement has not
been made because il Is thought the
passengers might object TO the risks.
but i'm the words of Mr.. wilson: Be
cause / believe our trotting horses will
make more pace trOttiug n galiop-
ing. and gailoping certainly does the
horses no good
The route varies considerably from
that which the late James Sejby took i'm
1883, when he broke all records by driv-
ing the Old Times coach from Plea
Oily to Brighton and back in seven
hours and 80 minutes.
Walter Golden. who was Mr., Selby'S
guard on that memorable run, is to
perform the same Office Tor Mr.. Van
derbiIt this summer, He had never
Thought 70 be guard on a public coach
measure at being engaged for the
venture.
The most popular guard in England,
me has received many congratulations
from old guards who were once his
rivals on the road, and in order that
these old friends Of his may not feel
altogether out of Il during The com
ing summer, he has offered to present
"a coach horse as prize II a horn
blowing competition among them can
h- arranged.
Is Praised.
Many ecoriums have already been
addressed to Mr. Vanderbilt on his
spirited endeaVOr to revive the glories
Of coaching. One characteristic com
me0t is as follows.
THAT - millionaire should come over
u this country to revive the Old world
method Of travelling for the sheer
pleasure OF il is a high tribute TO the
fascination Of coaching. Mr.. Wander
hiltS arrangements are on a scale so
complete that little is left to chance
aS concerns the running Of the Ven
ture. Il will hardly be necessary to
put up the old Edinburgh stage notice:
The coach will start on Tuesday. God
wuIiin': whether or no on Wednesday
morning Whether Mr.. Vauderbilt's
generous lead will be taken UP on other
ola coaching roads remains to be seen.
Il Is to be hoped that more enthusiasts,
even in these hustliug times, viii be
found with the wealth, leisure and in
t.'est necessary to help to bring back
tn clCTlcS Of the English road"