The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-17
WIDENING ITS SCOPE.
The Riding Academy 60 lie Owned by
stock Company-Board of Directors.

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stock Company-Board of Directors.
The Riding School has not only come
to stay, but it is extending. A stock
company is now being organized, with
the ultimate object of extending the
property and widening the scope of
operations. The stock will be placed at
800 share, and but five shares sold to
any one person, so as to bring in as many
shareholders as possible Ohcreby giving
each personal monetary interest in the
SCHOOL, and to prevent any one gaining a
controlling interest for the purpose of
private speculation. Every shareholder
will, with his family. enjoy the privi.
leges of a subscriber without being
Obliged to pay the subscription fee; in
addition, receiving dividend estimated
at from six to twenty-five per cent. per
annum.
In addition to, and without interfer-
ing in the least with the riding school
proper, an immense horse exchange, con-
Quoted after the manner of Tattersall's, of
London, is contemplated A speciality
will be made of furnishing horses for
carriages for as short or as long time as
desired-for an hour or year. This is a
custom in vogue abroad and has been
very successful, A fine lot of hunters
and saddle horses will also be kept on
hand for sale or hire. and their equip.
ment will be the best procurable.
A number of military organizations
have already begun drilling at the school,
and will make it their headquarters.
Their connection with it will greatly in
crease its revenues.
The ground in the rear Of the school, q
hundred foot lot. will be built on. the
ring being extended, and quarters for
the military companies being added.
The school already occupies Is, 900 square
feet, and with this additional 10000 will
become the largest institute of its kind in
the world, and one that Washington can
feel justly proud in claiming. Combin-
ing under one roof all that it intends to,
there will be nothing in the world to
compare with it, There isn't another
city in the United States where such an
establishment would have an equal
chance of success, but the large number
| Of wealthy people here, the greater amount
of leisure of those people of wealth and
Of those of even indicate means the
fact of this being the social and political
center, the confidence in its brilliant
future as such, and above all, the fact
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loving community and the love for horses
is contagious, all tend to promise I'M
doubted success.
A glance at its board of directors also
tends to establish confidence in the FEAST
bility of such an undertaking, large as ii
is. The well.known lawyer, Calderon
Carlisle; Anthony Pollock, lawyer and
millionaire; Robert Nevill q wealthy
Maryland stock-raiser; Gen. Albert Ord
way, Capt. Thomas w. Symons, Linden
Kent, Arthur L. Bricc, of Riggs Bros,
Bank; III. r. Dulaney and John +. Wag.
gaman, both real estate men; Col. J. d.
Brown. of New York; Thomas j. Flack
and Aulick Palmer, millionaire and real
estate man, comprise the board, and {
heavy one it is as far as capital anC
shrewd business sense and foresight is
concerned.
Col. Brown, the present owner of tn,
} school, will be in charge as manager. anC
if the present programme is carried on
Washington can toss its cap in the al
for delight at having at least one reall,
big, fine establishment of its own
1t is also the intention of the manage
ment to give spring horse show ever
year similar to the National Horse Shoy
at Madison Square Garden, New York
20 dpaw together in competition I'll
> large breeders of the country and i
ltet@y way stimulate the interest IN sth
, | equine race