The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-08

forlorn, and 8 tAlS o1e is Without arBu
ment utilitarian, the statement advanced
above is proved. High bred, narrow SHAPED
horses will be relegated while the Lar
endures 20 the race track; the Arabian
courser to poetry, and animals like those
in Rosa Bonheur's "lIorse Fair"-horses
with broad backs, the fatter toward the
tell the better-wil have everything their
own way in Central park.
And now as to the 3ace required to in
sure comfort and safety. 1t has already
been stated that the pleasure of the pilton
is dependent on circumstances-the first OF
which is the pace of the animal the pair
ride upon. He must not go with long,
launching gait, or the poor woman would
roll like boat in a rough sea. A quiet,
regular jog trot, never lifting the feet high
above the ground, is the gait the horse
must travel. This trot is Just the next de-
gree in swiftness 20 a walk, pace into
which horses naturally fall, and which,
when their spirits are not too high, they
seem to prefer to any other.
Provided these conditions are preserved,
also that the horse is strong enough for
the weight of two persons, both animal
and rider can travel in this jog trot way
for an immense distance without actually
suffering from fatigue. Pushed beyond
this pace, spurred into a brisk trot, or,
worse, into a gallop, both horse and riders
present a spectacle as grotesque as Tam
and his gray mare Meg, with the witches
behind them. The woman on the pillion
has no power whatever to accommodate
herself TO such extraordinary circum-
stances. Of falls her hat. Down streams
her hair. She screams and clasps her es-
cort around the neck, and both no doubt
end by heartily wishing the pillion rele-
gated to the oblivion of the rest Of the an
tique trappings of the last century.
How to mount the pillion? There must
be an tipping stone" You will see these
still standing at the gates Of some of the
churches and in front of some doors in
the old towns of New York and Massachu-
sets. But if you have no ''upping stone"
a chair or stepladder will serve the pur-
pose, although it is hardly orthodox
A sight that may be termed picturesque,
and which turned the imaginations of the
park policemen-if they have any-back to
1900, might have been witnessed as early as
6 O'Clock one fine October morning. There
were three actors in this pretty drama, one
furtive and yet determined-a jaunty look
ing man under any circumstances - in
truth, Mr. Ward McAllister, who found"
society; the second very pretty young
lady, perhaps a relative, who thoroughly
enjoyed the situation, and the last horse,
big enough almost to be of the Percheron
breed, who took part against his will.
Time, AS said, in the morning; place, the
drinking fountain in Central park just
back of the General Grant bridge. From
the edge of this fountain the young lady
climbed to her place, while Mr.. McAllister
buckled even tighter his belt. No sooner
was she in place and smoothing down her
plumage than the horse began to plunge
and kick. A policeman ran to assist, but
the horseman waved him off and sawed on
The reins, while he cautioned his partner
TO hold tight TO the handles. She obeyed,
and after few circles around the fount-
ain the animal quieted down, and the
couple rode northward out of sight. This
was the rehearsal, conducted as secretly as
possible. When will the public represen-
.ation occur? FRANCIS LIVINGSTON.