Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-23

substantial basis has made her rame widely
known. she displays. however. much more
skill in The management OF Il spirited horse
when seated upon his back than in the de-
tails OF the business management OF her
operate scheme.
Mrs. Whyukoop. daughter of Cyrus W.
Field of Atlantic cable fame, Is one of
those who believe that mothers should
make friends and companions of their
children instead OF merely Iecturiu@ them
from \ high tower OF maternity Having
learned y the act of shorse back riding
herself. she has mad her daughter III
StruCt"d in the same. and it IS very pretty
5 lght 10 see mother and daughter taking
their morning cauter together.
Ethel Chase Sprague, daughter of Kate
Chase Spra@uc. fealIcSSIN rides 4 bic bay
horse named Star" which was given To
Ter by Senator James Fair, and Of which
She is very proud. OF all American lady
riders. there Is none who rides with more
confidence dash and fearlcssneSs than Miss
SPTdgue. Indeed, ! know Of no one of my
couu,rywOmon VINO can equal her in this
! respect, unless il be Miss May McCuI-
lougn, 4 society girl OF Washington. None
Of the girls Of the house OF Vanderbilt have
4 greater natural aptitude for horses aid
horse love than Ethc. SrrdeUe. She Is
practical horscWOmau. ard personally SUI
pcriutends the care Of her favuritc, star"
giving directions regarding hin. that would
DO credit
TO ANY PROFESSIONAL HoRSEMAN.
''Gou see. % she said to me one day, very
few horses receive the care they should
Our concrete payemeHts here in Washing
ton are delightfully."- smooth and easy to
ride or drive over but they are very hard
on horses. In wet weather theV are so Slip
pery that a horse IS liable to injure himself
by slipping and falling. and in sumner they
are so hot and dry that they TEND TO harden
ana contract Il horse hoofs. To avert this
! have Stars feet packed every night i'm
mixture Of taNSecd meal. bran and salt.
moistened and made into the consistency Of
4 pOuit.ce. This tends 10 make the hOOfs
soft, Yet tough. and promotes their growth. "
Ethel Sprague learned TO ride at a much
earlier age tGan most society Young women.
When the family resided 1t NalTaganset
prior to the separation of her father and
mother she taught herself to ride astride
of 4 Shetland pony when she was not more
than five Years of age. 1t Is 10 this early
beginning that she owes her firm. graceful
seat IN the saddle, something that can never
be acquired TO perfection save by learning
10 ride in childhood.
II England las given America one dis
tinguiShed lady rider in the person Of Mrs.
Senator Hawiey, America has returned the
compliment with that fair exchange which
is 10 robbery. When Miss Erdicott the
daughter of President C!eyednd'S secre-
tarN OF war married Joseph Chamberlain.
the English statesman, ana emigrated with
him to his native land, We lost one OF cur
best lady riders. During the Cleveland ad-
minIstratlon Sne was always an ardent
participant in the paper ChaSeS which Mrs
Cleveland organized as Il substitute for fox
hunting, and when, II one Of the most
famous of those functions, Mrs. Cleveland
distributed some really valuable prizes, one
OF the most courted was proudly borne of
10y Miss Eudicott. She often used to ride
out with the late Catherine Bayard. the
eldest daughter of the then secretary OF
state. whose sad death--she being found
dead in her bed the morning after L ball-is
still fresh IN verybodN'S memory. Miss
BaYarG was a bold croSs-country rider, and
with her horse al full speed would put him
over fences and bitches with perfect non
CnddHCe.
Don Cameron, the senior senator from
Pennsylvania, has d beautiful daughter
who. prior 10 her marriage few yealS ago,
used to spend great deal Of time riding i
trottiug horse along the country roads IL
the neighborhOod OF the family mansion Al
Harrisburg. Pa. To sit i trotting horse
well lady must be thorough eQueS-
tr-enne. Irot,ing Is diagonal motion Of
the horses legs. and Is, therefore, the most
U..equal Of ali gaitS. Consequently il shakes
the rider III very trying manner The
lady who desires 10 ride 4 tTotting horse
must nave ii strong constitution and
strong back. Gal.Oping and canteriug are
much easier gaits because the motion OF the
horses legs is then parallel one.
Miss Cameron used 10 be frequently ac
companied in her rides by her Dung step
mother. whose graceful figure appeared 10
advantage on horseback
II You should see 4 pretty girl with 4
beautiful form. her face having strength -
well IS beauty mounted upon big bay
horse. and riding through the park OF the
soldiers Home in Washington. dccompa-
MED By an elderly man with Il smoothly
shaven face, and having i general appear
ance Of being truly good is he rides
along on ! mouse colored mare. YOU may
know that the young lady in question is
Minnie Nanamaker and her male compan
ion IS her father, our worthy postmaster
general Minnie is the only pretty one of
the Nanamaker girls and she rides ike i
modern d Vernon
One of New Iork's best known lady ri
ders IS Mrs. William c Whitney. wife OF
Cleveland 5 secretary of the navy Miss
Helen Gould, daughter OF the great rail
road magnet. Jay Gould. and her bosom
friend, Miss Mccall. are among The fair
equeStrians most frequently seen in Cen
tral park Il
GEoFFKEY WuHsToN CHRISTINE. E 4
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