Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

White gets his rest by studying the starr
through q telescope and working out astro-
IoIlieaI problems. and the late Justice
bradley got his rest In mathematics.
How Our Presidents Play.
BY all odds the ablest of our Presidents
are those who have had some way of re-
laxlng their minds. George Washington
was fond Of a good horse race He got his
rest IN horseback riding and hunting. ana
ne spent good part OF every year at
Aiount vernon. Thomas jefferson spent q
part OF every day in riding through the
WOODS ABOUT Washington while he was
PRESIDENT He was often taken for a pri-l
'ate cilzen, and once In crossing Rock
creek near here a man who wanted to ford
the creek and not get his feet wet asked
nln 10 carry him over behind him. which he
old lie rode every afternoon while he vas
President from ] O'Clock until 2 ana yhen
ne was almost crazy on account of the
oeath OF his wife he roamed about for days
on horseback. He was fond OF good horses
ana his coach horses cost $500 apiece
Frank Pierce was another President VINO
thought that the best cure for the inside Of
man was the outside Of a horse He
eALoped about the STREETS OF Washington az
HlIuHhght while he was President He WA
iona OF riding after dark and his favorIte
h horse was blind. James Buchanan took
e NsFcise IN carriage. Grant grove q
g. n ueaI more than he rode ana his love
.oi MOI seS is matter of history He had
some OF the best horses that have ever
peeh IN the White House stables and h
was Always buying new ones President
az snur RODE a great deal on horsebacll
ana L think that il was an the a6,,tce -, ~.
physician that he took hts cailv rades
jackson Kept good horses and he her uron
une races. AT one race near here his pri-
secretary and adopted son, Andrev
jackson Donelson, entered a horse ana r
nave heard IL said that Jackso lost slo ,sa
when ne bet upon him. Cleveland IS Too
US MN man TO ride horseback. While he
vs. nVlhg at Oak View he straddled a
sueeo occasionally. but his favorite exenciss
today is In the carriage
Presidential Walkers.
President Cleveland seldom goes nm foo,
outside of the White House grounds Har-
rlson walked miles every day. In comn~nx
win one OF the ladies Of his family he
could be seen every afternoon out about
'he "hite lot, near the Washington monu-
nleht or taking a stroll through the parks.
ne always walked to church and when he
was worried about public matters he would
arop ms work and go of for a long two or
three-miie walk into the country Cen
Grent was often seen ON the street. 49,.
ourlng ms life in the White House IA
usually had cigar in his mouth and he
p pouiu .aiK 70 any one who spoke TO him.
lTesioeht Lincoln walked about Somewhat
Out ms cabinet were afraid 70 have him 60
out of the house and IL was they who ~
sisIed upon the guard which he took with
MIN When ne went horseback riding lin
coin got great deal of his rest from, ~.
thealer box was reserved for him an
me theaters here and he could 20 10 ana
OUT as ne pleased. He was sometimes IN
tne theater, L am told when the curtains
OF the box were drawn and the specta tori
dld not know that he was present Hs
oiteh TOOK Tad with him and the bow Used
~ ~ 70 oehlhd the stage. and once or twice
minor us H., n
hotnlng TO say. John Quincy Adams
walked from the White House TO the Capi-
.ol ana back every day. When ne was
oVer~orked he would take a long tram
or a swim in the Potomac and there 4, =
tradloon here that during one of these
swimming excursions his clothes we're
stolen and he had a hard time getting
tnem back in time to go to the Executive
Mansion.
John Quincy Adams also liked horses.
ohougn he rode but little and he used 70 walk
odt 10 the race track. two miles from here
ana watch the races. President Harrfson'a
grandfather was a good walker ana while
ne was in the White House he trotted To
market every morning with his basket on
ms arm and picked out his own meats He
d,ed as much from worry and overwork al
anything and his last words were uttered
IN dellrlum concerning office seekers Gen
Garheld was fond of base ball ana he often
attended the games here. George Washing
ton was a noted jumper in his day. ana
When ne was young man, taking a walk
up the Potomac. he stopped at a planta ton
where there was jumping match. AS the
story goes, the prize for the best Jumper
was to be the beautiful daughter or The
planter. Washington entered the match
and much TO the disgust OF the young lady
he distanced her lover by fun ten inches.
Noting the black looks on the girls face
and the disappointed appearance of every
one as to the result. he withdrew his claim
and the real lover, who up TO that time had
never had his equal as a jumper in thit
part or the country. got back his sweet.
heart. FRANK c. CARPENTER