The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
At THE RIDING SCHOOLS.
Winding Up the Winter season and Getting
Ready for summer Mork.

Ready for summer Work.
With the approach Of summer the pleas
ures OF horseback riding attract increasing
numbers OF patrons to all the riding academies
while pleasant afternoons bring many joll,
rider to the roads and bride paths OF the Park
At Mr.. Charles W. Dickels academy on West
Fifty sixth street the instructors are constant
ly occupied In giving first lessons This Is
claimed TO be largest riding school ring in the
world. Troop A of cavalry will give one ride
more on May 81, and will parade on Decora
tion Day. Mr. Dickel will maintain a branch
of his academy at Richfeld Springs this sum.
mer, and is preparing to send about fifty horses
there. A sufficient number Of good mounts
will be left at the city establishment. howev
to insure the accommodation Of his numerous
patrons.
The VoltiRe class at the Boulevard Academy.
which has attracted so much attention during
the winter. has had Its last meet until the
fall. There are some changes in the class
arrangements here. The Tuesday class goes
on the road in the park and gives up ring work
The class for beginners meets every Friday
evening at $50. Mr.. Anderson's class meets
Mondays and Fridays at 2. NJ, spending the
Monday hour on the Park roads. This class
is composed entirely Of lawyers, and there 10
talk among them Of forming a club in the fall.
The Central Park Riding Academy is full Of
ana snoys me ,5 OF several
held Its last music ride last Wednesday even
drill for officers Preparations are being made
for the annual moonlight ride. which will lake
the Park and up the road to Fleetwood The
Central Park Academy will have a summer
branch at Long Branch, to which a string OF
thirty horses will be sent about the last Of June.
Prof. I. H. Pratt. riding master at Dean s
West End Riding Academy in West I25th
to ride in both directions around the RUG.
This y not ordinarily done, but Prot Pratt ar.
1 ab the pnp
den short time to tho right the direction is
reversed and they ride to the left; Prof. Pratt
widely known from their having made the trip
from New York to San Francisco, in the saddle.
in the saddle in Europe. but business reasons
their start for California they will start on a
field. the second at Clinton. and the third ut
Eas.on. On this trip they will ride the same
Chum and Willie. and Prof. Pratt Will use the
old Mcclellan saddle In which. as Con. Grants
orderly. he sat at the surrender OF Lee at Apo
One OF the pleasantest riding academies In
the city is the Belmont, on st Nicholas avenue,
instruction to number OF pupils 80 large that
H. S. Dyer. the proprietor. Is Kept busy ar
ranging for their accommodating; Ihe music
weather drives the riders indoors again. and
the evening meets are limited now to Tuesdays
During the summer months branches OF the
Durand Hiding Academy will be kept up at
Fenwick Hall. Saybrook Point, Conn" and at
Saratoga. Mr. Durland will send a string of
twenty-five horses to Fenwick Hall and rs
many more to Saratoga.
the Fifth Avenue Academy are very busy in
structing beginners. Their establishment OPP
poste the Ninetieth street entrance 10 the
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like to canter down the shady roads. They
will not remove for the summer.