The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-16
YOUNG LADIES WHO RIDE
Many Fair Jersey City Maid
ems Enjoy a Brisk
Canter.
HORSEPOWER OF RENoWN
Quite a Number Prefer Driving to
the More Dangerous Horse
back Exercise.

The art of riding we'll Is some thing to
be desired second only to the possession OF
horse wherein to ride. We have most of
us given a more or less rueful consent to
the often -repeatod dlctum that "horse
back riding is the most healtnful forai OF
exercise and perhaps pondered on the
fact that unless q sawhorse or a clothes
horse would do, our health would have to
60 on suffering. It is. therefore, pleas
ant to know that there are in this city
many young ladies who know all the
beauties of a canter up Bergen avenue,
or iowa I'd the Point. or along any OF the
good roads, which to do the city Justice
are MS yet not numerous. Of these the
following will do for examples
Miss Maude James Chiffon of Duncan
avenue is a horse woman OF reuown in
addition to being eminent In every other
line in which a young lady in society may
win laurels, Miss Chiffon is always
charming, whether radiant at one Of our
dances or brilliant upon the Apollo stage
as an amateur actress, and dressed In her
well-fitting habit, with her curly hair put
ND under her hat, she loses none OF her
charms.
MRS. A AND MISS POST.
Mrs. John Sydney Adams. nee Miss
Ella Marie WooiIey, of Paramount ave-
nue., might have keen seen almost any
pleasant day riding along Bergen venue
upon her black horse. Miss Anne Post of
Magnolia avenue is one Of the most grace
tul horse women VINO ride in the city.
Miss Hattie Stimson of Wayne street
rides Il bay horse. doc ked and clipped Ill
the English fashion.
1| Hg;.. u, San IF Ian rltfa ~ nf IrrofidQ
Birdsall, rides a handsome Thoroughbred.
She makes one OF the prettiest pictures
on the road to Bergen Poiut.
Miss EnIma Huber OF Astor place rides
very gracefully,
Miss McCartin of Van Vorss square is
very fond of this form of exercise, aud
used 10 ride very often with her sister.
now married.
ALL THESE DRIVE.
Besides these equestricnnes there are
many young ladies who drive pretty
little turn-onts, aud know exactly how to
handle the ribbotis. Miss Netta Tnomp-
son of Jersey avenue drives one of the
smariest high carts In the city. and
drives often. Miss Carrie Chestey OF
Clinton avenue Is out with her carriage
limos every fine day, generally sharing
The pleasure with soine friend. Miss
Grace Tompkins of ~Commuuipaw avenue
drives often. The Misses Dora n Addie
Hill often drive a two-seated carriage.
Ths sisters are strikiDgly similar in ap.
%psarance. both having the darkest OF
dark eyes and hair.
The village cart does not seem to be
popular on our paved streets. aud there
are comparatively few iii evidence.
Speaking of hofsewumeu, there is ons
ho lives i'll the C~onltnunipaW section.
She is a pronounced blonde. and rides u
horse of remarkable speed. OF late days
she goes ab Il less furious pace, but not
long ago one of the regular events in the
coufse or ii quiet nminer evening would
BIZ the flight of the horse gailopiug
through the street. the rider sitting per-
fectly erect aud unmoVed througn all
the praneings of her sieed. or all the
horse women in the cisy this oas ID per-
haps tile most fearless and most prac-
tised. Sue still rides. but not SO often or
so rapidly.