New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
THE SEASON IN THE SADDLE.

MI. ,o,,n. ri snr,ng this year has done much In
fury TO the season in the saddle. Ihere are nun"
bcrs OF people ladies' in particular VINO 40 not "ii''
facing wintrv blasts-in the wnter-but VINO uishke
nut,ing on overcoats wraps 10 go out Tot Ja"''
in tho saddle in the month OF May Already inc
pretty bride paths of Contra! Park nave oeeh en-
ivened with visions Of beauty in the saddle ana IL
l. Msicu, 70 say where really pretty and gracetu
woman can be seen to such good advantage as OH
IN. back OF the handsome. stylish horse; pnt the
snrlne throng to be almost every eeaso" As
,r,v "a the month Of April has not fairly maze us
anpearance yet Another thing that has hah an I'LL
p,-tant effect on the daily parade OF me ho'seS
that Old Ncw-Yorkers look for before this ~ ''e
bicycle rage There Is no question D"' '.a' VI
cvcling has seriously injured the business OF more
| ,b,n ono riding academy this year more espec'a'iy
| "a II l. becoming a FAD among really fashiohap'e
| folk 70 take their morning airings on wheel inc
| prncpal riding academy proprefors no"eN"'' 70
| ueve that the disaffccon IL only temporary '"o
Of the owners Of the most important riding acp'
omv in town told A Tribune reporter the other has
| .,a, - e only through motives OF economy that
| many former horseback enthusiasts have taken up
| birvcllng and that they are sure 10 u''P '
| because IN his opinion the sport OF rii'"s W"''
| il a mere nothing in comparison TO the de'E"' VI
being a good horscman and taxing one 'N
as,riic a metflesoma horse
| ,rhore arc iu.D features in the saddle world 'n'S
seas,n one Of them Is not entirely new !. s""p''
is n new demonstration Of an old ana "'"-A"
.,c, and that f. that takes not only dploih''S
head bat the owner Of II must b. peculiarly we"
,o-sod In All the lite which are In realty the si''
rico,.es OF the Network social word, 10 man
,co Xow-Yor< riding academy with success ohe
,r,,rlren, academy which at one time promS'i 10
take IA fact. III for time take the ieaihs p''0'
soci,lv among the devotees OF tn" Saddle mas 'oS
,uc, ~ its prestige This has come about through
neglect OF proper care in accepting patrons ~ '""
a riding academy properly it appears 70 De h''eSsAy
>. b,v. many OF the qualifications or IN" la'e warn
| NcAllisier. In riding academy thrt" - SUI" "
ouporfunlty for upsiarts TO fo.st th"hs"''N y" Wv
social world little by little that the ac'dei"S IL
onesi.on found itself literally besies"d 10y an sor'S
| ~ noboacs II not 10y questionable people Oh oo'''
,ovos a. s,ou "a II had succeeded In getting upon
IT,. hooks the names o. certain NUMBER Oh ''e
really smart and h!gh-class Get. inc H'dH's''' WI"
| had more grccI than discrimination a'cep''l '''''
! body who applied FOR tickets II - r'c''''' ''''
| on. ~ Two people who had long been hanging on
M. outskirts 81 society really did manage '"''"h
,.h and Rocky sharp methods ~ get an ehF"e
/ where they had never before been a'.e 10 '"'e
/ Themselves E.en this mgh haV" paS'"' '"o'
/ bn, the thing became too common anu ''r -
| element dropped away uua now vast "'ne'' w.
| IN the clientele OF A once important e~ao'h""e"'
| E. appsren, 10 the most casual observer 4" ""' Wv
| easy and too good thing 20 last
| Tn. second feature OF the riding season Is 'he
taking up OF me once despis-d PAGER OF s"'h''
,,o,er a. a f.vor,c sadlic-hor-~ just as the 'ro'-
y p
.t,,od "a consider fairly tho merits OF the s'eeuS
,t., ar. .onnc,lrnea called "sile-wh"elers' There
IL no question about TWO things concerning ''''
kind O, horses. one OF them Is that PAGER u '"'
easier to ride than trctter. Just az ne II 'As'''
! ~, tho souare-gai,cd horse when Il comes TO a
s,rurele on tho track The other Is that the H'"-
,,i adon,,on o. sngle-footers for saddle purposes
would almost drive out OF tho business one-hai "
| the riding academies now maxim. money J" W."
York There X much 20 BE- SAID IN 'h'o' y. '"'
single rooi.r one OF the ap'est points mace III
nm. regard recently was remark maze 10y H,.,
! Wallace the iroiilug horse authority IN d re- ~
| ~, 80. Arabian horse Mr. Wallace said that me
lam.s rom Emgiand England wants 'roiting horse
rding ANA rising to m" trot TO De Insi hIs tai
| The same reason that the foA wh" o, 80 ,aIs
wanted all the other foxes 20 cut OF thelr M :.
,S'sii H and therefore she to hay" tro-
| ters popular. so that she can dispose OF ns' sui
r. IS frequently said that II IS not so gracious
sight behold rider on a pa'er ms = soo nor o,'h
| hound 81 tho smoothly moving steed henrath MN
This possibly be So bn me ni"i no not 81 r,ss
| nuy too gracefully 20 the trot. Then think or the
much S@fcr Ssnrs am Amount Snn 90 Sf G "sc ladies'
reranl, md peculiar charm In sitting sins.e .,
| salll.c exercise on PAGER viii certainly permit
rnany ladies' ride freely who are now forbidden
| Many people have an idea that one mus; De at
least millionaire TO be able TO an9ri so2a pti
vatc horse and enjoy The benefits o, daiy eNsroisc
In saddle. This Is misakc may hors o'sn
| riding really does demand 10 'n)oy IL Al d ''Is''
able price and with continual 'njoymenti IS d
certain amount ot knowle.se q horserna.Shdp o., OF
,c.s are almost on The principe OF As fair in
| love and war" and most hofsemen would not trust
is one Thing about horsemanship; IT IL not difrut
TO learn. Surely. ANYTHING that .nery S,ao.e n,y
| son OF average intelligence. even II ms mihd IS
burdencd with other atta'nm.nts ana no borss
mere mer pleasure in this knowledge There is sort
| nf frtf, freemaSOiry
| people OF good standing who know horses. In fact
hy steam electric troeys and bicycles. knowl,
edge OF the horse IS becoming every day more ana
Iron Master" by Georges Ohnet 1t will be re-
membcred strong point Is made on tn the n seh',e
| Bligny In this very matter. When the Duke visits
his fath"r-nsws new stables , ssBeGtnf s TO ha nn
DWELLING on he Is disguised to nnh lot bs o
bought for his master al ruinous prices; The duke
tells him he did not expect that coachrnan could
wouldn't have his father law made the owner
OF a 10, OF plugs" The Duke grew immensely In
horse ard get him well. as the saying Is one must
r esy nor b hm A"5 ss'
have good vet" examine him thoroughly uhe e
yelop that will otherwise appear later at the ex-
pense OF your pocket. and to much larger extent
all riding and cGa,hm n Te so Sr Haa
the kline we Win s sds se oher day Who said
a riding master had bought pony for her hye
years before for $50. and that recently slight
This was certainly not "A bad bargain. That
| lady's riding had cost her. so far ms actual
sum of so year: that is. u her horse had
been worn out Az he still worth what she
paid for him. she had had five years use OF "A horse
| for his keep. - .
| Walter j. Peck IL the president OF the Riding Club
| OF New York. and Its vice president IL Charles w.
Drake. Among the more prominent OF the members
| are Comma nder George Clausen. James H.. Nichols
Henry f. Klbourn. Judge Theodore T.. Silkman. ex-
| Surrogate Ransom. General Howard Carroll }. T.
| j.
mon Hanford. Edward II. Johnson, Antonio
Knnuth Thomas Diamond. Daniel r. Scybcl
Charles r Wills and william H. T. Hughes. The
Riding cub OF New-York. which has made a
| practice every season OF going on "A ten days OF
| two weeks vacation trip on horseback either ny
through the beautiful country portions OF New
| York state or over into New-Jcrscy and Pennsy
| varia will this year conhne itself to weekly two
| day saddle rides to nearby resorts. The two ates
| rims Of This club have been to the Suburban Clut
| and TO the I.archmont Yacht Club. The Riding