The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-16
PALMA CLUB CHNHAURS
Substantial Progress Of the
Mems Riding Class at
Hexamer'S.
HUMORS OF THE TAN BARK
Picturesque Joe Totten, Benny Var
Dykes Wind and Otto Crouse's
Graceful Carriage.

When the trees blossom again, fh(
fountains in the park struggle hard 4
spout and the stoves that don't warm ars
taken out Of the horse cars. troupe OF -
graceful and handsome cavaliers as svss
made maiden's heart palpftate wiz 60
riding through Jersey City. that is IL jos
Totten learns to keep his arms down b.
that time. These graceful cavaliers ara
the members Of the riding class Of the
Palma Club, which is now getting ready
70 blossom with the buds and flowers
Ia the spring az Hexamer's Riding Acad-
emy In Hoboken. The class which mum
Ders about twenty each night, rides Mon
day evenings and Stein, the ridin2 mas
ter. says they are making very satisfac-
tory progress only Joe Totten won't keep
his arms down.
There Is one slight drawback connected
with the progress of the class and that Il
that the same members do NOT ride every
evening, so that while some make excel
lent progress others comparatively stand
STILL For instance, there was Benny
Nandyke. who rode fast and well, and al
though il was rather hard on the horse
Benny bade fair TO become one of tho
best riders IN the troup. But when he
rides one week be has 70 stay away the
next TO catch his wind and his Progress
Is necessarily slow.
LAST NIGHTS EQUEsTRIAxs.
The gentlemen who rode last evening
are all fair riders and can sit on 1neir
horses like cavalry men. Thers was Joe
kellars. who led the ciuss and set the
pace for the others TO follow Close be-
hind him came Kynier Wortendyke on q
white charger Although the young dis
cipie OF BLACKSTONE nirted with his sadd 70
as though some one had dropped q couple
Of ehestnuts burrs thereon, he will yet
MAKE a horseman.
Close behind him was his partner Char
lie Carrick who clung 10 the sorrel be
bestr0de with the same peritnacify with
which he tackles IA knotty legal question.
Otto Grouse came close behind Ben
Downer. VINO was putting and blowing as
though riding was harder than taking
man who talks at the rate Of 200 words 4
minute. Otto is one Of the most graceful
riders in the class. He sits on his horse
straight as an arrow and his bouy gives
with every move Of the animals. When the
class takes that ride through the city IN
the spring every girl who sees Otto viii
excIaim "My amt he sweet"
Somehow or other Van Keuren got on
a dancing steed last night and It required
energy to keep his horse out of the way
of Walter kidder, who came pounding
along on a big bay close behind him.
McCloskey and Cassidy made an attract
i've couple as they rode along side by side
like two old troopers. Fred Winters rode
chestnut which was inclined to be
frisky aud disdained the company os The
others. But Fred kept him well in hand
and is going TO be somewhere near The
finish when Mr.. Hexamer gives the prize
for the best riders.
Hager and Lambert rode well for be-
ginners, and Louis O'Neill did himself
r,roE1N xUhffo vonnn HQndarorar, bor.r sx-afl
up with the procession. Hud Clark was
immense standing IN the middle of ths
ring reviewing the troupe as it went by,
and when the class rode around on
walk Hud joined and rode ike centaur
But when the horses started of on q rr0t
or a galiop you felt as if you wanted 10
whip the man who put the tacks in Hud's
saddle.
THE PICTURESQUE RIDER
Joe Totten Is beyond doubt tue most
picturesque rider in the class. The utter
contempt which he has for all rules and
the bold. free air with which be waves
alofr his arms as he tears around the tan
bark has a flavor of the wild, breezy
plains, which is refreshing. In vain
Stein tells him that Is not the way thsy
ride in the best circles of Europe. Joe il
an American, and he prefers the free and
easy swing Of the prairie 10 the stiff RAM
rod attitude OF an effete culture
The boys rode at a canter and rrot last
night and performed some graceful evo-
lutions They rode down the centre of
the ring parted and coming
together at the opposite side rode
down again In plasoons of four
and eight They kept well together
and maintained the line as well as many
a cavalry troupe of much longer practice.
Like everything else the Palmas under
take they are making success OF their