The Washington times., 1894-03-27
COLD DAY AT CHEVY CHASE
But the Riding was Good and the
Falling Genteel and Graceful.
TWO ACCIDENTS TO RIDERS
Fashionable People Witness the Events from
Chilly and Cherries spot-Three Dudes
Who Buffered-Accident to a Ministers
Handsome Drag.

The Chevy Chase club gave an exhibition
of its skill in the way of riding horses, falling
to the ground, wiping the mud of their
clothes, and smiling at the 200 spectators
who witnessed them at their club grounds
yesterday afternoon.
Some OF the most aristocratic families in
the city drove out in tandems, carriages,
carts, and drags to witness the sport. There
were no seats arranged for them. so they sat
in their vehicles.
The young men and chappies rode out from
the city on their horses. They looked British
and acted British. They were clad in light
pantaloons, stuffed in yellow riding boots,
and the boots held spurs clasped to their heels
as long and as keen as files. Their caps were
of the regulation jockey kind Their horses
had their tails bobbed. and they looked ripe
for fun. And they had it.
The ladies were wrapped in robes and furs,
but they couldn't keep warm comforta-
bic. The men danced up and down. swung
their arms violently about. stamped the
ground with their feet. blew their breath in
their hands, and rubbed their ears until they
were sore.
Three dudes were subjects of real sympathy.
They went ont dressed in an advanced style
of chappie paraphernalia. They were beard
less. wore peculiarly shaped collars, with
polka dot neckties shoes as yellow as an
orange. snuff-colored pantalcons turned up
at the ends fully three inches. long ulsters
with Easter lilies as large as sun flowers
pinned on their right shoulders-a place
where once upon time 1t was fashionable for
ladies to wear roses and violets.
The three were were. in slang pariance,
"rigged up alike. And they smoked pipes
lad with nj tOn oil bod
together as though they were afraid to get
separated. The cold air didn't seem TO recog-
nize them at first. but they hadn't been there
long before they had their business to attend
to.
Soon their thin legs began to turn blue.
The wind shot up under their ulsters. making
them flap about as pillow slip would on a
clothesline. They huddled up together
something on he style OF Kentucky's motto,
United we stand. divided we fall.'' Tears
were in their eyes, and about the time the
third event of the programme was an
nounced they put their hands in their pock-
cts and passed out.
Chevy chasing might be good in its time"
they seemed to say to themselves, ''but car
chasing is better right now"
There was some real good riding and jump
ing performed by one or two OF the partici-
pants in the exercises. and all OF them did
fairly well. The first event was hurdle
race. and Impulse won it easily. Ranger
beautiful pony, cleared one of the fences
jumping ) feet. He lost the race however,
by knocking down the third. The polo ponies
did some creditabie jumping, the best being
1 feet inches.
The second event was a contest for heavy
weight hunters over hedge and in and out
of a fence of five bars, then a stone fence four
feet in height and thence over pool of water.
There were six entries. and each of the horses
did fairy well except Satan, horse owned
by Mr. Redfern.
Satan knocked down everything that was in
front of him, even breaking u part the stone
fence and landing in the water throwing mud
and water for twenty feet around. Impulse
won the race. with Apollo second.
In the next race of a half mile over five bur-
dies Louis Earl rode a large horse named
Sherry. Sherry jumped one of them well and
good, ana perhaps would have done the same
to the second fence. but about that time MIR.
Earl heard the applause of the multitude,
looked around and smiled, and the next thing
he knew he was on the ground and his horse
going away by himself. He was picked up
but was not hurt. A horse named Dorothea,
ridden by Ryder, won by six lengths.
The next was lightweight contest of five
jumps. long, keen pony. ridden by Mr..
Stone. behaved badly. and as he went 10 go
over the third fence he struck every one of
the bars. and Mr.. Stone a moment later was
brushing the dirt from his clothing and ex-
10 us was UletulN q
twifie, don't cher know Ryder again did
some splendid riding, but Trojan won. with
Dunlap second. Bullet won the next race.
with Ranger second.
The sixth event was a high jumping con-
test which was won by Apollo. The last race
was jumping contest also. Madge was vic
torious, with Reno second.
DR.. d. E. S. Zeballos, envoy extraordinary
of the Argentine republic. drove out in the
handsomest drag in Washington. drawn by
two large and stylish horses. The animals
became frightened and broke and tore up the
harness and rigging until they seemed 10 be
satisfied and stopped There were three ladies
in the drag. but they jumped out before the
damage was done.
About the time the programme had been
concluded it commenced showing Just a little.
Some OF the boys began mounting their horses
in too big hurry and kept on going over
them. striking the ground as though they be-
longed there. Then the snow saw that there
was enough falling going on and stopped.
The crowd got back to the city about dark.