The Washington critic., 1888-01-16
wASHINGTON CRITIC
A DIEMoRABLE EVENT.
The Opening of the Riding Academy {
Hfr Saturday NioItt

The Opening of the Riding Academy on
E5 saturday Night
The opening of the Washington Riding
Academy on Saturday evening fully real
ized the brilliant expectations that had
been formed. Almost every one invited
came, and the result was gathering of
the fashionable circles of the city. The
event was q decided success, and the acad
emy will become an established institu
tion in Washington society. The huge
building, which is located at Twenty
second and 7 streets, but II few steps from
p the ultra-fashionable part Of the city, was
ablaze with light, which exhibited to the
greatest advantage the many handsome
costumes worn by the ladies. On three
sides of the quadrangle in which the per-
fornance took place Is q row of galleries,
which were filled with delighted spccta-
tors. The hall was decorated with gar
lands, and behind one gallery in which
the honorcd guests sat was draped an
American flag.
The evolutions and riding Of the mem
bcrs Of the Washington Club exceeded all
expectations. The class showed what q
few lessons (they had not drilled together
more than ten times) Under q competent
master would accomplish. Most of the
ladies and gentlemen sat their horses and
handled their mouths with great deal of
skill. The members of the club who par
ticipatod in the drill were Misses McCul-
lough, Talmadgc, French, Ayrcs, Mrs.
3 of the Russian legation, ,Mcssrs G. p.
Eustis, Win Eustis, Lcgare, Dickson,
HELEN, Emmons, Gresham, Goode, Rich
ard Wallack, Robert Wallack, Noguieras,
Todd, Frank Steele, Peters, Tompkins
Romero, Hunt, Thompson, Talmadge,
Rydorand Captain Symonds.
The gentlemen of the New York Riding
Club, Mr.. r. ii. Johnson, Colonel Il. b.
Parsons, Colonel i. Il. Newhall, Mr. VIM.
IL Schmidt, Mr.. G. A. Benton, Count Il.
w. Won Dernstaif and Mr. H. D. Seybell,
led by their captain, George q. Clausen
gave the finest exhibition ofhorsemanshir
thorough, artistic horsemanship--cvei
seen in this city. The most beautiful por
ton of their exhibition was the ease and
grace with which they handled thcii
horses tandem, each rider having the mos
perfect control of his horses.
The hurdle jumping would have beer
better and more exciting had the ligh
been better. The horses could hardly SEE
the hurdle, and in consequence knocked
it down instead of jumping clear. lIat
the light been good there is 10 doubt that
Mt least four horses would have jumped
five feet six inches or more.
Among the audience were Secretary ant
nlS. w lllltN, Illlnlcu DN u party ~
friends; Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild
Senator Stewart and family Miss Hearst
Miss Bliss, Baron dc Struve, Chief Clerl
Youmans and Mrs. Scott Siddons, Mr.
and Mrs. S. NJ. Bryan Colonel James
Christie Colonel John X. Fellows of New
York, Miss Adele Grant, the AIisse
Bayard, Miss Lockwood, their cousin; TIN
Swedish Minister and Madam dc Reuter-
skiold, the Misses Adds Miss Emmt
Winslow, Mrs. Condit Smith, Mrs Ma
gruder and Miss French Of Boston, StilsoT
Hutchins, Mrs and Miss Letter
Colonel Sheridan and Mrs Phil: Shcri
dan, Frank b. Conger, Commissions
Webb, ex-Secretary McCulloch ant
daughter Hon ]. X. McCammon, II. X
Plain, Mr.. Mattingly, Judge Lawrence
Representative and Mrs. Outhwaite, Mr.
and Mrs. c. G. Glover, W. NJ. Calf anC
Miss Gait, Mrs Il. H. Warner, Mr. u. II
Worder, Mrs and Miss Cuthbert, Mrs. a
B. Mullett, II. g. Fox, General and Mis-
Grosvenor, the Misses Maury, Mrs
and Miss Carlisle Senator and Mis-
Butler, Misses Wheatlcy and Cameron
Senator Dolph, Jose M. Marcias, Mis-
Patten General Black, Dr. Rust, Mrs. an,
the Misses Cracraft, Senator and Mis-
Jones, Senator and Mrs. Stockbridge Mrs
Winsow, Judge Cox, Hon. NJ. b. Comp
ton, Mr., and Mrs. Thomas Hyde, Hon. r
Q. and Mrs. Mills, General Ordway, Com
modore Walker, Senator Hampton, Hon
R. II. Hit, General Dana, General Wi
cox, Colonel and Mrs. Ludl ow, Seyellol
a. Brown, and many more.