The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
MORE THAN Is IN THE PLAY.
MISS ROSE COGHLAN THROWN OYER
HER HORSES HEAD.

| N.O'''s NOp"bHN fhnoVN OYER
HER HORSES HEAD.
|
She was Ris'nE Msn Fashion At N,eS,
| Not for within. hut In the Way or RI.
hs"r-ai-When she Gets Well Eneush
| She will Try the Potato Patch
Miss Rose CoGhlan. tho actress. dressed IN
mans clothes and riding man fashion on m.
back Of a sririted horse. was tossed over thu
animals head on Friday night ard c.ms
within an ace OF landing on n barbed virs
fence and OF having her face tramrled BY ,hs
| horse.
Miss Coghan Is spending the summer .,
her mothers cottage at Fort Hamilton
Next season she is going to appear In a NAV
| called "Dorothy's Dilemma" aud a. tho end
Of tho second ac when she is a,
| knights Bridge il. will DO necessary for b.,
| TO reach Twickingham. eight miles away in
| nineteen minutes. She will DO dressed as an
Enniskillen dragon, and will call for
a horse. A gentleman will tell hcr ths,
he hasn't a side saddle she will throw all the
available dignity into her voice and will ash
him: WAS | not born In Enniskien ?" Tho.
she will leap into the saddle and ride of ike
streak.
Miss Coghlan Is an experienced horsewoman
provided she has woman's saddle under hsr.
Until this summer she has never ridden man
fashion, and to get the termination Of that
second act down properly 1t was necessary to
practice.
Fort Hamilton Is . deserted place at night
30 she chose the night to do her practising
She had suit OF mems clothes made
and with cutaway coat and soft felt hst
she could be- seen any night On
the back OF her horse prancing about q
potato patch in the rear OF her mothers cot.
taee. Mr.. John Il. Sullivan generally accom-.
panied her. His duty was to help her to
mount and then to leave her alone.
In her early experiences MS q mon she
was thrown once clear over the horses
head and landed on her hands and knees. She
wasn't hurt Another time her horse bucked
and held her up on the point Of his back
moment Then he let himself out and ran
Her feet slipped from the stirrups. but she
managed to cling on by her knees.
She got so she could mount as we'll as man
and she could ride with at least apparent
comfort She was enthusiastic at her succssA
and for week she has been riding about tho
streets at night. the very dark and deserted
streets. that Is where she was sure she would
On Friday night she took her first long ride
She started , h nso charger huass an!
about fifty feet behind her She was Just turn:
Ing The Of Marine avenue ~ when one Of
horse Was the she sarnsa q
the dummy engine that was pulling the Fort
Hamilton train let out out ore 81 those inlsna
Tbs reared apd shooR hs
S Sead. Miss coshlsn's hold on tho reins slipped
The horse leaned forward and then On came down
Miss coehlan shot upwaETs, and forward and
Of ths way u he hoFses boots; au,.
ridden ahsaa o. About see fs es9 IL
scream. and q. moment later Miss CoRhlan's
horse dashed by him. His own horse started
away and seized Ia the bride: Then he hurried
IL mt the 10 S suster: too too sheofed to SPEAK. NJ
Clarence Bsnnitt: who Ives pe Is. door to Mrs
Tie fs two men Helped the actress to her feet
dssen sven whom she got there. The irs i
5ss.; fsss you think I'd better get on that
NJ. sullivan said he guessed not that night
doctor vas ine MIss coshsH
iul pains il her hack and said she thought her
Ian told s sas n Of H. h Ssa sssn 70 s
NY nrst long. ride. Just think Of, i'll" she
w %s' e:
reins,, but, how I was tossed i don't Know
exactly. I remember went up- and
then came dovn-espeelelly, l came down:
Luckily landed In . soft spot and then fell
over. ! was frightened. can't tell how much.
but. fortunately. had presence Of mind about
me. 1t seemed . very long time after fell that
I walked up. but 1t couldn't have been but 8
Ny horse reared again. and his great hoofs
were coming down right in my face: It was
hen Just 1e esvo m sos %s, 'x sn1
thing more until Mr.. Sullivan came up.
Then l was in tho mud and water in
the gutter soaked to the skin. suppose next
time I'll break my mock, for l mean TO keep at
\: What ! hated most was the appear
who ran up just as Mr.. Bennitt came.
didn't care 10 have 1t known that was mas
queradinR as I was. l was only last week
.hinkine 8. Of sending for az animal with more
Miss Coehlan spoke feelingly OF the barhsd
wire fence that she came near hitting In her
FALL. why. / wasn't more than that far from
It." she said, measuring about two inches on
her hand.
:, Miss Coehlan said she would rest for few
days and get over her bruises. Then she
would try tho potato patch again before she
ventured on another long ride.