Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11

millionaire Chicago merchant, who is barely
twelve years old, and who is one of the bright
baby riders of the capital. She wore light
gray habit, and beneath her iannty riding skirt
a pair OF close-htting trousers, at
which she peeped with great COM
1went by and saw her whirling around the
ring with the instructor at her elbow. She sits
her saddle so we'll, however, that she does not
need any assistance, and as she flew around
her, and she created applause from the specta-
tors. She is very pretty girl, and she will be
one of the lively companions of future paper
chases.
BANCROFT AND sPoFFoRD.
Mr.. Bancroft has not been riding much this
year, and the long rides which he and Librarian
Spoftord used to take into the country have been
discontinued. The old historian has been confin-
ed to his house all winter and though it was only
year ago that he told me he could ride thirty
up, riding entirely. Mr.. Bancroft sits
a horse very well. Mr.. spotford now
rides out with his daughter and Miss
Spofford is very graceful rider. One of Chief
Justice Fuller's daughters is learning to ride.
and she promises to be one of the good riders of
the capital. Miss Mildred Carlisle, the little
sister Of Calderon Carlisle, the eminent lawyer,
is dashing rider. She knows her horse well,
and goes recklessly across country. She has
petite figure and her face is bright and s=ucy.
Miss Matte Mitchell, who is just learning to
ride, now and then takes turn in the country.
DIPLOMATIC RIDRRz.
AL Of the diplomats ride more or less and
Alexander Gregor of the Russian legation has
probably done more to encourage horseback
riding in Washington than any other man. He
is immensely wealthy, has large estates in
Russia and has plenty OF money to spend in
Washington. He has managed number Of the
paper ehases and 1t was he. in connection with
Mrs Whitney, who started them. The
Chinese legation has no riders this season. but
n vyaa n rid
He wore his costume of Chinese silk in the sad
die and fastened his cue by pinning it into his
coat before he mounted his horse. He would
grow wildly excited during paper hunt, and he
was more picturesque than any woman who rode
with him. The Baron de Strive the Russian
minister, rides good horse, and Mr.. Levery OF
the Danish legation is often in the saddle.
Col jerome Bonaparte, while he was here in
Washington, frequently rode with Madame
Bonoparte, and the two made q striking picture
as they went along the country roads. jerome
Bonaparte looks very much like Louis Napoleon
and he wears in the saddle high military boots
was dark bay OF large build, and his wife gall
Hoped along beside him on similar animal
Mrs. Bonsparte is quite as good rider as her
an almost reckless gait.
WASHINGTON RIDING CLUBS.
Washington has now several riding associ-
Rtions. The Dumblane club is the swell eoues-
trian club Of the capital. II has a number Of
rich members, and among these is Nal Delaney,
who rides and drives great deal. His cousin,
Roster Delaney, is also good horseman and he
likes a good jump over the fence. Major Powell
frequently rides on horseback, and though he
has but one arm, he can manage his horse with
that quite as well as some other men can with
tTo 1t Is curious thing, by the way, that
there are two one-legged riders in Washington
t Sn' other ct these Senator Is T RSsr Hampton and
their horses well, and both fse-
quently ride out to the Dumblane Club house.
This club house is the starting point for the
regular drag hunts and paper chsses which oc
cur on Tuesdays and Saturdays. number of
the upper ten participate in them and these
taking the bitches and the fences and riding
neck and neck with the noted riders Of the Other
sex There are frequently little suppers or lunch
club has become one OF the fashionable iustftu-
tons Of the capital,
WHAT IT COSTS TO RIDE m WASHINGTON.
It costs something to own horse in wash
ington, and since riding has become 90 fashion,
able 1t takes rich man to learn to ride. The
rates at the riding school when the thing opened
and President Cleveland was a member were
Sloo per season and you furnished your own
morse morse. good riding horse costs 500 and up
at the livery stable II he is highlE Es1rI lss.i
NAL you have to yesy cary CAROTID mr.. e. 3
in paper Chasing or hunting. ridg5g morse
intending the pigskin saddle, SIN expensive I'D.
ing costume and other little {etceteras run tine
bill very close to 500 yor the& eason' q fun and
II you are aristocrstic you1& Enaidan wifh =
desire to be conventional you czt zfll 15ir,fs,er
500 for the expense OF Keeping groom to 20.
out with you. In this case you have got 10 bas8'
two horses and your groom must be clothed n Il
costly livery. -
THEY CAN AFFORD II.
They coma high, lu4ow." said million
aire's daughter the Other dag to me, .sbut we
have to have them You cannot hive mucb
fun In this world withous paying for il. snss r.
you get the fur and have thu money to SPEND Il
Is worth it. Girls who have inc5fnss Of 5000 4
year Tor I'm money can easily afford 5000 for