Twickenham
thence to Richmond Bridge, turning short to the left into the town of Richmond, then straight on through East Sheen to the bottom of Roehampton Lane, to the left over Barnes Railway Bridge and Common, past Ranelagh Club, and so by Castlenau over Hammersmith Bridge to Olympia, where the judging took place, points being allowed on the following scale:
Horses, 40 per cent.; condition on arrival, 30 per cent.; coach and equipments, 20 per cent.; and harness, IO per cent. The prizes were: For the first coach, £100 and a gold Challenge Cup given by Mr. Joseph Widener to be won twice; for the second, £30; for the third, £20; for the fourth, £10, each driver being also presented by the Earl of Lonsdale with a souvenir four-horse whip.
There were on the first occasion just a score competitors, and before they started it was interesting to compare the different types of coaches-the strong, heavy American Brewster-built "Rockmarge," socalled after the estate of its owner, Mr. W. H. Moore, of New York, with its complete veterinary equipment inside, a pole of the substance of a yacht's mainmast, and an old-time post-box bearing the words "Royal Mail"; the old "Selby" coach and those of [Photo. by W. W. Rouch.
MISS BROCKLEBANK DRIVING WITH PAYNE AS GUARD. more recent date by Shanks, Holland and other English builders. The coaches started in the following order: Mr.
Francis Francis, Mr. Roger Eykyn, Sir William Lancaster, Miss Ella Ross, Mr.
J. H. Horton, Mr. Alfred Vanderbilt (first coach), Mr. T. A. Cook, Mr. J. W. Harvie, Mr. Vanderbilt (second coach), Miss Sylvia Brocklebank, Messrs. C. and T. Ward, Mr.
Arthur Barron (first coach), Mr. Norman Perkin, Messrs. W. J. Smith, Mr. Martinez de Hoz, Mr. Barron (second coach), Mr.
W. H. Moore, Messrs. Schweppe, Mr. E. H.
Brown, and Mr. George Chapman. Mr.
Vanderbilt's first coach, which started sixth, arrived first, and Mr. Moore, who had started nineteenth, came in second, having Order of Time.
Start. Arrival.
Owner.
H. M. S. covered the distance in the fast time of 39 minutes 18 seconds. The order of starting and arrival and the several prize-winners are given in the accompanying table :- [DRIVING purposes of comparison, the times of departure and arrival are given below :- Owner of Coach.
Mr. A. G. Vanderbilt Time of Starting. Arrival.
P.M.
H. M. S.
Order ot Start- Arriing. val.
P.M.
H. M. S.
I I 2 43 9 3 26 0 I 8 Mr. Francis Francis I ... ... ...
I 4 5 2 2 Mr. W. H. Moore... 2 4 Mr. R. Eykyn ... ... ... ...
O 53 29 3 4 Mr. W. A. Barron ... .... 2 43 45 3 33 30 2 44 45 3 43 0 3 12 Sir W. Lancaster I ... ... ... 3 4 3 Mr. E. H. Brown .. ... 2 45 47 341 O 4 3