And for the Ladies Also the Ladies 4-in-hand club picture circa 1910
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3294673649/in/photostream/
Found this at the National Sporting Library’s website:
“The Ladies’ Four-in-Hand Driving Club was formed in New York City in 1901 by several prominent society women who took an interest in driving. The club was a counterpart to the city’s famed Coaching Club, many members of which were husbands, fathers, and brothers to the members of the Ladies’ Club. The Ladies’ Club took regular trips to the different boroughs as well as longer road trips to destinations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut; for a short time they even ran a small shuttle service through Manhattan. Under the tutelage of renowned driving instructor Morris Howlett, most of the members became quite accomplished drivers. Each year, the Club held a parade and review through Central Park onto Fifth Avenue. The Club’s founder and president was Helen Benedict Hastings, wife of the famous architect Thomas Hastings, designer of the New York Public Library, the front façade of the U. S. Capitol Building, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. Other notable members of the Ladies’ Club included Mrs. Arthur Iselin (vice president), Louisa Gulliver Sheldon (secretary and treasurer), Marion Hollins, and Harriet Alexander. The Club flourished until automobile traffic on the city streets made coaching impossible.”
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9907E3DD103AE633A2575BC2A9629C946396D6CF
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940DE3DC1338E633A25752C1A9639C946496D6CF
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