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October 21, 2014

an original Brewster coach

Posted by Jennifer under carriage collections, carriages / carriage types, coaching, reference
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One of the vehicles up for auction at last weekend’s Martin Auctioneers carriage sale was an original-condition Brewster coach. It was described in the catalog as a Park Drag, but it appears to be bigger and heavier and perhaps more akin to a Road Coach … and the boot opens the “wrong” way for a Park Drag (from the side instead of from the top). But, regardless, it was an original-condition thing of beauty.

Here are some photos of the coach (taken with the camera on my phone in less-than-ideal lighting, so please excuse the low quality) …

We have views of the toe-board lamp, a view and a detail of one side lamp, and a bit of the other side lamp with its glass turned around for daytime; both doors, one with the window down and the other with the shutter up; details of a rear wheel and the undercarriage; a (dark!) view of the original upholstery, a look at the coach lace on the door, and the Brewster name plate on the inside of one of the doors.

August 25, 2014

the Oriole coach

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Continued from Friday …

The second of the three old images we received was this photo of the Oriole Roach Coach. Like the previous one, this image was published in the January 6, 1906, issue of Rider and Driver magazine. Unfortunately, we don’t know when the photo itself was taken.

The caption said, The Road Coach ‘Oriole,’ Which Ran from Youngstown Ohio, Several Years Ago: from left to right — Richard Graves, Guard; the late John A. Logan, Jr., Coachman; Mr. Clarence Moore, Coachman; Robert Wheelwright, Cock Horse Boy.

I’ve looked and can’t find any further information on the Oriole Road Coach. If you have any info to share, please do so!

August 22, 2014

ladies driving coaches

Posted by Jennifer under coaching, history
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A CAA member in California was recently visiting Pennsylvania, where he found three interesting old photos, which I’ll share here over the next three posts.

This first photo is from the January 6, 1906, issue of Rider and Driver magazine.

The caption said, Prominent Ladies Who Drive Four-in-Hand: Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, formerly Miss Frederica Webb, with her father, Dr. W. Seward Webb, beside her, in the parade of the Ladies’ Four-in-Hand Club; Miss Webb is a granddaughter of the late William H. Vanderbilt, and like all the members of the Vanderbilt family, ‘dearly loves a horse.’

August 1, 2014

and, finally, coaching in the park

Posted by Jennifer under coaching, horses & driving, RWHS
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Here’s the final set of photos from this year’s CAA trip to the Royal Windsor Horse Show: views of some of the beautiful coaches, before and during their drive …

May 28, 2014

want to watch some carriage driving?

Posted by Jennifer under coaching, competitions, horses & driving
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I’ve just found out about this, I’m afraid … more than a week into the event. But better late than never, right?

If you’d like to watch some carriage-driving classes — or hunter classes, or side-saddle classes, or Saddlebred classes, or any of the other classes — at this year’s Devon Horse Show, you can watch it all, live and free of charge, at the USEF Network website. The show continues through this weekend.

Enjoy!

The Slower Road