New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-29
For the Horscwomcn In the Central Park
Ride.


BY virtue at least of our gray hairs and our
faherhood if not Of the guardianship appointed TO man
over woman yesterday morning in the Central Park
affected difficulty with the girths Of BagDets sad
de and dismounted on the Ride to delay over buckles
and holes Of imaginary imperfeoton. close by party
seemingly brother and sister, young III than years.
and manisestly in trouble with spirited sorre marc.
The boy was fastening leading rein to her curb, and
two Of the Park aborers paving at the meek and
launches of the excited animal TO calm her and in the
intervals Of her quiet showed her sideways toward
rock on which the pretty girl reckless of danger was
gathering her skirts TO remount.
At this instant man in white velyeteen trousers,
English sde.whiskers and vast eyeglasses picturesque
" attached to a nuterng black ribbon went by like
the wind, on q dark chestnut PAGER. He had ridden
close to the girls horse projecting his chest wonderfully
forward for public admiration and turning his look full
upon the child in trouble and yet not seeing hera look
of publication, not Of nqurya look that with the aid
of the ustrous eve glasses and that angle Of elevation
OF which fools in public carry their chs cried aloud
This is equitation This horse is tiger Of speed and
fury but observe good people how sit him. Behold
horsemanslipl" He had dashed by in shower OF
gravel chased by the criticism Of a man who had
saddled and bridled, IN the face Of Longsreet {,
gentleman-a scrub, vulgar selfish scrub-ignoraRi
among other things. Of maxim with cavaliers, that
men of the real masculine gender under sixty years OF
age don't ride pacing horses, but hand them over to
women" The sorre marei She went crazy this
direct assault upon her She spurned the manual
aud digital pacifca.ion Of the two Irishmen, and
threatened homicide to both Of them with fore and hind
feet She had been challenged 70 BY the Chestnut
opd sha MIN God nd iarlei Ia On in and win ooh
time and trouble to dssuade the excited animal from
racing with horse whose rider had not the Instincts
of gentleman and who indebted to the compassion
Of his horse dealer for the safe conditions on which he
performed in public as an equestrian.
That was one experience. "Bagnet' was passed.
last Friday, by the best mounted woman have seen
in the Park. Her large gray horse was that day nnus
ually up" The arching of bis neck dripped Of the
thunder of Jobs war-charger In tho valley. and lie
dashed either side with his grea, white tail way beyond
the saddle girths. Both snaffe and curb tightly
in hand and the noble beast crashing on bis bits
with the anger kndled by the restrain, Of racers pas
sion TO runfor this horse had been invited by other
horses ridden by fool, and scrubs to with awoman
on his back. and at a whitefo heap at being
baked. While We looked at him caryetng, and leap
ing and menacing the greensward either side the
Ride with rotous twomile stretch and listened to the
sharp command, whoa, Mex from the gentle
man at the lsdy's side. noisy man aud woman,
mounted on cobs urged 20 a gallon, dashed up
/ from behind. wedged ssunder the gray and
his stable mate and went though with the disturbance
and fury Of two butchers cart drivers on spree
Went through with that vugarest OF all vulgar atecta
tons Inconsistencies Of othsr peoples existence OF
course the female on the galop did not know better
than dash by another woman on horseback on the of
side She did not know that hcf long skis loaded with
shot ashed the highly grooned and sensitive legs OF
the gray horse and switched him into rage for racing
to which he felt that his mistress was commanding him
with her whip laid on every Of his limbs. He few
into the air. Now io- catastrophe 10 lady Of whose
beauty OF face and majesty of!presence. man of wide
travel once said: "she is the only woman ever saw
who would have justified the siege of Troy"
TO turn to tie wall picture Of brave horsewoman-
ship and the intelligent aud tender relations OF high
bred horse a loved rider-there should be an amend
ent of the Nineteenth Ordinance Of the Central Park
20 supply the want Of the genemanly and gentle
wOmany instincts In very many Of the people who
select the Ride 10 exhibit themseves-an amendment
in these words: Persons horseback on the Ride
approaching lady mounted must slacken their speed
to q very slow trOt olner and not resume fast gait
until they have got at least five rods beyond without
such positive regulation, sharply enforced by the
police Thoroughbred horses not safely be used by
women in the Central Park. They will have to discard
the best and handsomest animals and take TO dull road
sters sacrificing refined qualification and health, or
they daily encounter the risk Of being run away
with. Park Directors. don't wait for the killing or
mutt alton OF some one Of our elegant women your
Ride to give point to this admonton. We toll yon
that death and wounds in the train Of the 'nobs on
horseback