The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-17
SIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN.
A Skittish Young Pony Boy Riders :
Grooms who Are Slow Or Foot.

n Skittish Young Pony - BOY Riders -
Grooms who Are Slow or Foot.
II would have been nice II more children had
been In the Garden when the pony brood mares
were shown. Most of them brought their babies.
IL is funny, OF course. TO see a hurdle rider
thrown from his horse, but the tricks of one
particular pony colt were funnier. He had no
sooner reached the gate entrance than the
trouble began.
He jerked away from his attendant and started
In for a general tour of the lights. He looked
the ringmastsr and judges over for a moment,
but there didn't seem to DO anything about them
worthy OF much attention. Apparently he
Thought he could show of something that would
beat anything on the programme, so lie kicked
up his heels, squealed. and ran around the ring
a few times. This pleased the crowd
nightly, but the colt, as children sometimes do
when encouraged In their cleverness, began to
act rather Silly.
All this time the groom was trying to catch
him, but the young rascal was too smart. At
last he spied another colt. one of the good kind,
properly behaved. He went up Just as IL he
didn't mean the least bit OF harm, and
rubbed noses in a friendly way. All
OF a sudden he rose on his hind legs and
struck the good little fellow with HIS fore foot
But he got punished for his badness. His neigh
bor's mamma let fy both hind feet and kicked
him In the face. The bad pony squealed for his
own mother then and seemed quite willing to
behave himself properly.
The boys with their saddle ponies had q good
time. They wear a more pleasant expression
than the men. for they do not seem to make
such sad and serious work Of the competition.
After II was quite evident which ponies would
get the ribbons. the boys smiled at one another
and seemed just as friendly,
The little fellow who poses as q groom soma
times on tho dog cart got a ribbon. His was the
smallest pony In the class. The boys face was
redder than ever, but his dignity was fully
maintained.
some OF the exhibitors do not live in the city,
but they understand their business and know
lots about horses. In their way OF dress for
themselves they are not entirely up TO date. but
their stock has all there is going. An old gen.
iIeiaaa IN a check suit can go back hfty years.
This Is the way they blanket or cover a borsa,
BEGINNING with his feet all four are bandaged.
the s y S SSd s ias nG ~ q l1Xs1 Is ehS@Iis skin q
6 6sthsp me nneR; On top OF the second Is a third
huttoned In front. some horses heads ara
hooded and some are not.
~ it was partly their fault; Some OF them can
these slow fellows, hamper their Sorsess i Rss
me spr'nter who keeps right up seems 10 en-
ever SO bad, cannot help being taken int AZ
ring, but when once there. II well handisd 'hSe
should behave himself properly.
, occasionally there is some dgurIaR dons thu.
mas the appearance of betting. IL Is aensralIy
Understood that horsemen back Their onininnS
mere rs nothing, OF any account inside tha biz
loar-ln-land coaches. Everything IA for sboSy
ana al on the outside. The snAlLwheei Vshiclss
WIN tires are not pretty nor A. H.
look very comfortable. :" 'hey
Most o. the young men OF the swagRsr set
liz IA iace5 pam, and this Is very nice for
Sui- SS Sro6@s ~ is met slways easy 70 distiR-
OF the former wear a little tuft 81 xbiskerS
Ironi oI the ear and shake hands IN a leSs aSE-
HAru manner. The style OF scarfpin 49, 81
IfdsS 81, u Il a horseshOs, OF co1rse. and varies
II Is noteworthy that no discusslon avsrh..ua
I4hg the ShAppiss refers 90 the horse TIN
sublsct o. their talk may b. somstbing moi LMs
SiIl T6ss In I'M Is snSsualIpsrhAps a dog dr :
terd1y brought his toy horse. which "ns yes
came. fb lF Nhlch he
a niee5Iooking fellow in sporty clothes. ton
ooots, ana a blackened eye struugly resSmly
the hurdle rider. As each night r. T1snLI
Z iall and the crowd seem 10 snjoyW M 49,
hoped that they may continue. providSd 49,
solts are no more seTLOaA