New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-06
THE RIDING SEASON At HAND.
NOTES ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN WHO TAKE
EXERCISE IN THE SADDLE.

NOTES ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN WHO TAKE
EXERCISE IN THE SADDLE.
Already Central Park and Riverside Drive in New
York and Prospect Park in Brooklyn are giving evidence
Of how popular horseback riding is to be this
The Riding Clubs fine building in East Fiftyeghthst.
the new Brooklyn Riding and Driving Clubs head
quarters and all the riding academies and resorts OF
the riders are getting into shape for rounds of merry
outings in the saddle. 1t is a little strange that
Brooyn should be the posessor of anything finer than
the metropolis boast. but unless NewYork goes to
work and does something she may be left in the
The formal opening Of the Brooklyn club was 10 take
place nearly a year ago. but the downfall Of Albert II
Smith who was its president disarranged affairs SO
badly that the work Of completion had to be held
till weather this spring, and although it has been
pushed vigorously all summer everything win be in
readiness till about Christmas. But when the finishing
touches have all been put on, the Brooklyn
club will be something to be proud of. It's
cost all told. will be nearly $500 0OO Promi-
ncnt among the members are President Thomas
E. Stlllman, T. L. Woodruff, Rodney A. Ward Herbert
G. Hull, J. r. Talmadge William A. Taylor. John f.
searles. H. X. sheldon, George H. Southland. Newbury
Frost. Alexander Barrie, John H. Shuts IT, ex-
Mayor Schroeder, George NJ Acott W. Locktt Colonel
c. y. Manchester Thomas E. Moore William ~ Dyke
Howard GLIB. A. J. Onderdonk. Edwin Packard
John 5. James and f. L. Maxwell The superintendent
is Eliot Lane and Miss Kate Forbes of London Eng
land. and Frank Elliot. ar, instructors in riding
Noticeable among the riders at the Brooklyn Riding
and Driving Club the Misses StillmLn, the Misses
Packard. who have Just returned from abroad; the
Misses Van Anden. who have been spending the sum-
mer at Islp and superior horsewomen: Miss Shell
don. Miss SOuthard the Misses Schroeder Miss Locdt
and the Misses Maxwell.
The practice of riding astrde for women viii have
better chance of being considered this year than ever
before There a lot of talk over this fad a year
ago, but there such practical advocacy IT as
Miss Rose Coghlan is giving. Miss Mabel Jenness
attempted TO ride horseback "man fashion," but she
lacked the to demonstrate the merits Of the
style except in the privacy Of specially engaged tan
bark rings. Miss Jenness not enchanted with her
experiment and said that her only object In trying
horseback riding asrde 10 IL that wOnd not be
good plan 10 do with the evil of one-sided de
velopmeni She came to the conclusion that the best
way TO avoid danger in this direction was TO use a
saddle with changeable pommes. Miss Coghlan Oh
the contrary declares she began to realize the
beauty OF riding till she began riding astride.
Many women who ride have trouble in making their
horses do what they want them 10 do The reason is
simple. Women are generally provided with spur
that Is entirely inadequate. No one who rides and is
fond Of horses Is going to argue in behalf Of Mexican
rOwes. hut the covered points no points al all which
do for spurs on the heel Of many pretty woman in
Central Park are Of not the slightest use 4 spur s
for use Some horses. Of course M need the labs