New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
CHILDREN HAD A FINE TIME.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE RIDING
AND DRIVING CLUB
THE CLUES LITTLE FRIENDS RECEIVE GIFTS.
GIVE SOME FINE EXHIBITIONS OF FANCY
RIDING AND ARE WATCHED BY
INTERESTED SPECTATORS

'ifE CLUBS FRIENDS RECEiNE
GIVE SOME FINE EXHIBITIONS OF FANCY
RIDING AND ARE WATCHED BY
INTERESTED SPECTATORS.
The Brooklyn Riding and Driving Clubs holiday
entertainment, exclusively for the children of the
Club members. Saturday afternoon a pro-
nounced success. The clubhouse nearly filled
at o'clock, when the exercises began. When the
music struck up the children who large
enough TO ride appeared in the arena. At 2:3o.
Old Santa, mounted on white horse. made his
appearance at the gate. He dressed In a bright
red suit. trimmed with gold. and his white hair and
beard covered his shoulders and breast. He was
greeted with shouts from the delighted little folks.
lie and his horse were trimmed with bells. which
jinged muscally as he cantered over the tanbark.
In his arms We're great bundles OF presents. and he
was followed by bundle-laden attendants around
the ring. The big hearted little old gentleman got
rid of all his candy boxes. and then carefully
watched the horseback riding OF his small friends.
rewarding the more sSlfu OF them with neat pins.
Those thus favored the Misses Pratt. Kennedy,
Coffin. Edridge, Bedford Conklin. Dinas. Prem
tice, Zimmerman. and Masters Dykman. Canls,
Pratt Candee. Litchfeld and Peabody.
After the presentation Captain del Bosco rode
Mr.. Scaman's Bonaparte recently purchased after
being exhibited by his owner Isaac Strauss at the
Madison Square Garden horse show. He made
TO trot canter passage passage trot passage gal
Top right and left gallon, gallop tempo, march IN
time with the music Spanish trot in time with the
music and bow at the close. Bonapartc made all
exceedingly handsome appearance
Then followed hurdle jumping by the Misses Ken
nedy. Bedford, Conklin and Zimmerman. all under
thirteen years old The hurdles were placed at two
bars three times around without disturbing rail.
Little Miss Kennedy. mounted Mrs. Frank
Boards Perfection. gave an unusual exhibition at
the hurdles. The bars advanced to four feet.
four feet six inches and r ally the five foot mark
Miss kennNy cleared them with the utmost ease.
Perfection seemed to have clear twelve inches Of
space between his feet and the rails. Frank Beard.
who saw the performance, said he believed that
with Perfection In condition. Miss Kennedy could
beat the worlds record made by a woman
Miss Grace Knowlton gave most graceful ex-
hibition OF riding The entertainment concluded
with general music ride by about fifty adult mem
bers of the club.
Among those present Mayor Schieren, Mr..
and Mrs William y. Dykman Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
de Selding. j. A. Ayres Miss Ayres. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sturgis Coffin, Miss Coffin Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Beard James Turner. John Arbuckle. Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. Pritchard Captain and Mrs Candee. Colonel and
Daniels. Mr. and Miss Burts, Mr. and Mrs. Burris.
Mrs Dtmas, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w Ast. Mr. Pratt.
Miss Pratt, Miss Knowlton. Nh and Mrs. Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. p. Prentice. Miss Prentice.
George II. Prentss, Mr. Ltchfeld. Mr.. Calder. Mrs.
Nathan. the Misses Nathan, Mrs. Emory ~ Downs
and family. G. l. Coutts and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pritchard. Miss Ella Knowlton. Miss Sherwe, Mr..
and Mrs. Moore. Miss Moore T. +. Miller. Francis
i. Page Mr. and Mrs. Matthison. Mr.. Cartridge.
Coster, Mr.. and Mrs. ADDISON. Miss Patterson George
A. Jackson. Miss Jackson. Asa l.. Dickinson. Mr..
Judson, Mr.. and Mrs. Abernethy Miss Fitzgerald,
o. b. Burton, Miss Burton.