The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-26

the old residence of Mrs. Paran Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and Miss
Virginia Fair are to occupy that loase
hereafter during the New York spring
ard fall seasons. They have 'ahen II
for the family home Diagonal,y from
them on the four corners are the resi-
dences OF Cornelius Vanderbilt. william
c. Whitney and c. p. Huntington. w.
c. Whitney's horse IS a black, shiny. and
nist stepping animal.
Miss Fair, who is an ardent cycstt
a. well as an equestrian, ri" = " lie
hofse-and she Is not "A red-hairsd fTli
Her horse Is harncssed to- lay H. llf, y,
tomorrow In russell, to-day with a left
side-saddle. tomorrow with a right side
saddle. Her gait Is a French cantcr. that
most beautiful OF all ways TO ride. and
her saddle Is such a small one that she
appears TO sit upon the back of the
horse.
Many women riders OF the spring
choose this sort OF saddle. 1t is Il
French pad without visible pummel or
back-rest 1t was introduced In New
York twenty-five years ago by Mrs.
Hicks-Lord, the most famous beauty Of
her day. She brought II over to this
country and rode daily In Central Park.
an object OF unqualified admiration Her
costume, in those first days OF eQuos-
;fianism in America was much as Is
worn nova close habit, no jewelry, and
little knot at the back Of the head. At
this day Miss Virginia Fair looks similar
as she starts out upon her ride. Her
sister, Mrs. Oelrichs, usually drives a
two-horse phaeton, accompanied by a
lady friend.
The riders along the HUDSON have be-
gun to polish up their harness for the
rides down the stream. As regular
programme the Hudson river riders pre-
fer to strike back into the country on
tours of adventure. When they take the
old Boston and Albany coaching road
they prefer TO 90 on a wheel as even the
mighty and picturesque horse cannot
approach the wheel in certain inter esinG
points of travel.
Prancng upon her foaming steed, back
into the Rip Van Wrinkle hills these days
are seen Miss Helen Gould. who rides
daily, except the day she comes into this
city to bowl: and with her are interesting
women Of the political study club the
lawyers who are 10 graf uate this spring.
and the leaders Of the kindergarten asso-
Citations The air watts conversation very
learned during these country rides.
Cross-country riders are out all the
year The Duke of Marlborough IS the
greatest cross-cOuntry rider OF the youth
fu set I'm his country. This country has
many greatest" riders. The sons OF Pot
ter Palmer. OF Col. Fred Grant. and OF
Mrs Sartors. all loving cousins, ride any
thing and everything. Their mounts are
thoroughbreds and their harness the
heavy kind for lifting horse over
fence higher than his nose.
The greatest crOss-c0untry rider among
the women IS the newly made thirty
million dollar widow. Mrs. Adolf Laden
burg. who as Miss Stevens rode we'll and
as Mrs. Badenhurg carried all before her
up TO the very day that Mr. Ladenburs
was lost at sea. three weeks ago. Mrs.
Ladenburg rode across the Long Island
country every morning, getting back to
take luncheon with a blonde baby Of less
than a year.
There are new fads IN horseback nd
ing this spring. The riding stock Is
fancy one, a souvenir. II may be Ike
the arrow with which Wilhelm wounded
a deer and had made afterwards for
the Kaiserins stock. il may be the
great thorn trimmed with ribbons which
the Prince presented 10 Lady Randolph
Churchill that day 4 year ago when
both were in the same hunting party
Riding fends. as those are called who
live In the saddle during their waking
hours are fond Of riding their mounts
across country. there TO meet wheel
AZ some little railway station. and pro-
gress onward I'm cycling delight until
-eady 10 return. Horseback riding after
dsrk is not popular. though there are
Z . who do H. But for the first new
light sport Of spring IT is delightful
now. HARRY GERMAfNE.