Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03
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THE R1Dtxo TOURNAMENT.
MI. Caldwell's Claas Of Young Iadiea
Give an Exhibition In Hor.emanahip.
Not less than a thousand people
gathered in front of the Evans and
Gillespie hotels and Minnekahta block
Tuesday evening to witness the young
ladies contest for the prizes offered and
the honors to be bestowed for horse
manship under the new regime Of rid
ing astride with their boomers. That
the tournament was u grand success
cannot be denied and every lady who
entered should have received a prize.
The names of the contestants are Miss
Helen Bennett Of Deadwood, Misses
Avis H. and May Blodgett, Misses
Julia and Lulu Caldwell, Miss
Godfrey and Misses May and Annie
Wait, all of Chicago and Miss Kittie
Stabler of Hot Springs. They were all
neatly attired in boomers and flowing
waists with jaunty riding caps and as
the grand review was made they rode
single file in front of the large crowd,
sitting their saddles as gracefully and
comfortably as equestriennes of years
of experience, they we're cheered lusti-
ly by the onlookers. They were under
the direction of their riding master MI.
H. w. Caldwell who had them ride in
pairs, four abreast and performed other
graceful evolutions. They were alllined
up fronting the sidewalk and individ-
ually each was called out and required
to give an exhibition of fast riding.
Then individually each was called up
before the judges and required to dis
mount and mount again, unaided, and
after being lined up again, all dis
mounted at a given signal and the
contest was over. The ladies were all
called to seats on the veranda and
after the judges. Maj. Anderson, R. w.
Patrick and A. ID. Wood. had ANNOUNCED
their decision, the prizes were awarded
in "a neat speech by Mr.. Caldwell. Miss
Helen Bennett of Deadwood, was
awarded the first prize, a handsome
riding bride, and Miss Lulu Caldwell
the second prize, an ivory mounted
riding whip. In presenting the prizes,
Mr.. Caldwell took occasion to explain
this new method of riding for ladies
and said that from a physiological
standpoint, the old style was a woman
killer and a horse killer; tiresome and
unhealthful and there was no
better $ why Il woman should not
ride straddle than a nan The plea of
vulgarity that some advanced was all
prejudice and would be soon uprooted,
but he dwelt at length on the safety
assured, as being the principal reason
why it should be adopted. His re-
marks were met with rounds of APP
plause. A banquet a given the
judges and riders after the prizes were
awarded and it was IL grand success.
Much zest vas added to the tourna-
ment by the funny actions of Earnest
Barbour and Willie Cornell of Chicago
who were also dressed in bloomers and
rode donkeys. The little ladies, Amy
Blodgett. Pauline Hogan and Mary Lee
McShane, handled their ponies nicely
and rode like old timers. The STAR
commends Mr.. Caldwell OH his enthus-
iasm in this direction and hopes he may
have Il larger class next time.
TOURNAMENT NOTES.
=. The judges place vas not one to be
desired as there was such good riding
it was hard to select the best. !
Miss Kittie Stabler, who was a prime
favorite with Hot Springs people, had
a horse that made a display of himself,
but she managed him handsomely.
The lady riders are greatly obliged to
Mr.. Caldwell who has taught them. He
in turn says he never had such
tractable scholars and it gave him the
greatest pleasure to teach them.