, 1890-09-18

W WIG anu LfltX
form u considerable element among
the local hersemon. The salt Is
rarely ut home i'm the saddle, how
ever. He Is at sea too long and gets
out OF practice, and, moreover, he
isn't "built that way" But he Is
nothing, If not fashionable, 30 he
rides.
This applies to the young officers
only. The older ones are wiser, and
only one admiral was ever seen on q
horse. This Is Admiral Ammen,
the great Nicaragua canal man.
Since he has been retired he has be-
come regular land lubber, has "a
country seat9near Washington, cul-
tivates a taste for farming, and
rides around like any other country
gentleman.
III u place 80 made up of different
elements as Washington can be said
to have any atmosphere Of its own,
its atmosphere In Southern, and
what local characteristics IL has ARE
those of Maryland and the Old Do
minion. The Southerner, and es-
pecially the Virginian and the Mary
lander, Is u horseback rider. He
generally manages to scrape up suf-
ficient money to keep u horse, and
lono, hefore efiieatrinpia am becatne as.
fashionable as n now ia tbere was n
goodiv number of saddle hmses i'm
| Washington. The number has
stendilv Increased, until now there
ia n goodiv snrinklino of welI,hred
,avs and we'll ll-dressed riders unon
the roads every afternoon. The
country districts around Washing
ton produce an excellent breed Of
chased nj very reasonnRle NOT td sav
chean nrices'
In THO mountainous marta of Viz
pinia saddle horses nre extensiyeIv
6red-n result for which tho had
roads are TO n certain extent re-
sponsible-and the blooded horses of
Maryland have long been famous
m a nerson has any ,,counintnnce in
do ia IN take n short trin and brinv
home n good horse for n cornnara.
tivaiv ANAL ann, I, is wondarc,,I
bovs nro i'm choosino n bor.e' Not
in froouentiy the aoet footed honv
fiver that somo rich visitor Give,
SSoo mr. 5000 for was oriainaIiv n,,r
cbo.ed In tho conntrv for !, trina
over SION and the fastest runner
hiobest inmner coxcent of course
ME- UowIandis Ontario) and nj,
tooether one of the most valuable
soS dlc horse here ia the nronertv Of
a soutberner who nici,ed ber M in
Fairfox X comfy. Virginia for n mere
warhIe
The ro.ds ahout tho c,tv ore mar.
ti,,,I.rlv ,veIl ,,danted 10 ibe snnrt
IL is onIv necessary to. Get beyond
tho hound dariea of tho citv H. an
counter the loveliest birdie paths
thro,,gh woods and over streams
and leadino 10 ali sorts of romantic
snots, that the heart could desire.
| Here the KNIGHT and lady may 90
aiono mr. n foot nace~woa therc ever
60 avert co condu",v To match.
,nnlsinr M borseback ridinupWnr
| the hunts,non and the hounds NAV
| dosb in ali tba ardor of the chnse or
tho soinnn sto,csman may mol, his
,,oy nondorinoIv hia tboYobts 0xad
1,'tha ,,raat scLnnnas no 10 hotoh-
ino, fo, lid co,,ntrvia GOOD
ifhe favorite nlaces for rldipg ore
Tho p,aroo,a Mill road tha, r,,,,a
along hv Rock creek n soft road
NOT Seli adnnted fnr drivinc n,t
narticuInrIv i,Iensant for borseb,cL.
The Grant Fond that rnns nv Cheyv
Chase The old estate where JosenI
Chnn,berlain snent his honevnnodn
and the oratef,,I shades of the SoId,
ier,s houe
Tn the Intter nIoco tho roado ,ra
rather hard far ridinS bmt tbev
vind about in auch beantis,,I ~
mantle woods and oIens thar thia
route "a nrnhnhlv tbe u,ost non,,Inr
Of all Then when the rider il
tired of the countrv north of tho
citv no has nnIv To- oraa.
Do, nnac and nopetraIo mo socrcd
soii of a rlingtnn C;one,,i Rohort ~
Tee,s old n1ace. now n benutifni
nark in nertrct orler and mt the
potriotic ,Ises of n federal ccmeterv
I'm The cool davs of the snring and
| fnil nnrtics Of vo,uu neonle often
rido The sevontesn lila tp NIn,,nt
Vernon ar .nv eo,,ai distance nn
tho NIarvIand sbor,. to the Great
faIla Of tho potomoc Evervhodw
comes home from s,ich n ride 1retty
tired IL is true but has an cxncri-
| Thosa ybo Ioya to bo ont ,,,,, Tho
road have been well provided for.
If you are fortunate enough to be-
long To II you can rent and take