New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
RIDING FOR WOMEN.
BEAUTIES OF THE CENTRAL PARK BRIDLF1
PATHS

ciance 10 see what glorious thlng III Is HeitUoIoo
the average New Yorker the visitor to the metropo
| Lis, had TO make tour OF the big riding academies
| which encrcle Central Park including, Of course,
visit TO the Riding Club In East Fftyeighth ST., TO
get anything like fair idea Of the number Of women
who gain health and strength and add to their beauty
by almost daily jaunts trained saddle horses But
this year trips Europe and to the country are held
back by the beautiful weather that graoes life In town.
Central Park in all its beauty contains no sights half
delightful the gimpses one gets OF ar riders ana
their escorts dashng along this drive, up or down that
bride path through the other OF the picturesque
tunnels or troopIng demurely for better enjoyment
Of the cool reservoir breezes along the loamy Ninety
fifth st. ascent
No country drives even nike those Of lovely Pough-
keepse can excel the grand and stately beauty OF the
splendid shaded thoroughare that extends along the
east side of Central Park between Ffthave ana the
| shining waters Of the reservor-and then there are
all the familiar faces meets ON a trot MP TINS
brilliant pleasure resort. And there are no Catslull
or White Mountain lonely paths and quiet hooks that
excel the eeprotected brdlepahs that wind In ana
out below and above the city's great water station.
II New York only certain OF having the Klnd OF
weather has been granted lately 1t would be folly
to go away TO the most carefully chosen summer re-
sort for at every one these there inconvenience
and lack of accommodation for both horses ana
riders that soon cease to be novelties and become
almost hardships for pampered metropoltans.
| What is there that can beat riding in New-fork-
Gallup says they going to be II you ride at the
beach Won have tiresome dusty trip to the stables
| and your jaunt must be either glistenng white
sand from which the reflected OF the summer sun
strike up at You with redoubled force, or You must
strain through rough woodland paths and be eaten up
! by mosquitoes. At the lakes the mountains or the
springs there is the same Inconvenience and uncer
| tanty about your stabling arrangements, and the
horseback ride is generally long trip out and long
trip in over roads for the most part deep in mud or
| dust and as likely not billy and uneven But
| riding in Central Park, you go to an academy or
stable built close to one Of the entrances; you can
have perfect selection Of circumstances and condi-
tons for II lies with you entirely whether you take
q short ride amid ever changing scenery along and
about the southern confines Of the Pnrk take partly
sunny and partly shady trip around the reservoir go IN
for long but still varying jaunt to McComb's Dam
Bridge or to Jerome Parkeven further If you Ike and
are a good rider-or choose to catch the refreshing
hreezes that sweep the North River on the River
side Drive brdlepaths. And as further attrac-
on all these New York City rides have Claremont'
| a Casino. a McGown's Pass, or Jeromeave. road
| house in prospect.
The riders New York women are going In for
equestrianism more and more strongly Central PARK
would show II even if it not favored by late
| season The ladies now have as prominent rep
resenatlve in the saddle as has the other SEX lor
Mayor Grant a prominent horseman Is now oilse'
bv Mrs. Grover Cleveland as a prominent horse
was the lovely Miss Frances Folsom, Of Buffalo, has
only recently taken up the saddle again, ahough she
was something Of a practitioner while the first lady OF
the land at the White House, In Washington. Mrs
Cleveland is even attractive In the saddle tnaIln
her reception ROOM She rides very well indeed hav-
ing frstrate seat. and perfect mastery over her
mount Her habit is almost always dark one and
she generally prefers narrow-rim derby 10 the SILK
riding hat She generally rides mornings and Is IN no
wise sparlng of her horse taking smart trot TIL she
strikes the level reach above the Reservoir when she
puts him to a pretty stiff galop. She always comes
in with glowing and her flashing brighter
than ever There indeed an exhilaraton about the
exercise-about rding-as certainly as there Is In
champagne.
1t is utterly impossible to than begin to give
the names of the fair encounters In the
Park on Riverside and up the road IN mornings
jaunt One striking figure in the saddle Is that OF the
baroness Won Glumer This lady rides almost every
morning. She Is tall and commanding and her way
while riding mpresses the most casual onlooker that
she is a thorough horsewOman and enjoys the sport
from start TO finish The Baronesss mount Is very
small Mexican dorse she brought him from mexico
last winter, not much more than pony but ne Is
well up 10 her weight, and, while very PLAYFUL act
ually counerfeng vlclousness once in While, 1t is
evident that he gets much fun out OF the daily
exercise with his mistress the fair lady herself
baroness Won Gunner generally wears silk hat and
her habit Is sort Of drab. When horses are spoken
of on the bride path-womcns horses-Mss NJ Wllmots
grey geding segfred must never be forgotten. This
steed took the prize weightcarrylng ladys saddle
horse at the horse show In the Garden, and no one
bestowing on him even a glance could think OF dis
putting his premiership. Siegfricd is very spirited
fellow and as Miss Wilmot who has already left for |
the Adrondacks for the summer. has several other |
fine saddle horses she has him exercised frequently by
Riding Master valenty siegfreds knee action is so
high that it is rumored Miss wimots groom has
special orders to buckle the curb chain very tight for
fear the horse will put his hoofs through it.
Another fine horse Lovely as the fair riders OF
New-York are and delightful as IL is to write about
them some of the horses are such superb creatures,
is hard for an admrer Of horsehesh TO refrain from
giving them more than their due, high that is, of
praise High-school horses rapidly coming to the
fore for ladies' use in WORK Not that every
woman can ride one, but they are such grand and
striking animals. such wonders Of intelligence, that
almost every woman wants to own one. Mrs. Little
is the possessor Of superb highschool horse in Earl
and Mrs. c. II. Hughes has beautiful hlgh-school
horse Mrs Little is a very fine rider. She and her
husband almost always lead the music class rides
I'm one of the principal NewYork schools. Mrs Hughes
is fine Rider and has the advantage over most CON-
petitors by the length OF time she has been at IT, Mrs
Hughes has been prominent figure In NewYork
equestrian circles for nearly twenty years. Mrs.
Creighton the Misses LnheT and Miss Dunbar make
very pretty quartet in their trweekly trips through
the Park Mrs W. T. Wells has a Kentucky bred
saddle horse, of which she is frequent rider. Miss
GenevIeve Ranion, the Misses Sloan and Miss OK
some other young women who make charming pictures
against the green background furnished by Central
Park when they go out riding, as they do almost daily
One Of the best known riders Is Mrs ~ +. Hyde who
rides handsome brown gelding she has named Eureka
Mrs. Hyde goes 10 the Catskills this week Miss
Lillian Russell attracts attention whenever she goes
to the academy for a saddle outing II would take
with very good eyesght 10 know Miss Russell In
riding habit after having only seen her at the Casino.
She Is rapidly becoming proficient, and would make
hit In riding soene anywhere The Misses Gross
meyer are hrstrate riders and they take great pride
N their pet horses. Mrs John A. Cocier found that
Of the severest asappointmenu attending her