New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
TITLED CIRCUS RIDER.
Mr. BAILEYs premier HORsEwoMAN"
IS A COUNTESS.
THE DAUGHTER OF LEADING LONDON
SOLICITOR AND THE WIFE OF COUNT MACRo'
vlCH- OF AUSTRIA. IN THE RING AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

collector AND THE WIFE OF COUNT MAURo.
a. vlcH.- OF AUSTRIA. IN THE RING AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Though the bicycle school has nearly driven Its
rival. the riding academy. TO the wall. the circus
going public stu heads its thirty-nine articles with
The trlism THE horse is a noble animal" the
beauty and grace OF horses and horsernanshp. which
includes horsewomanship. Is never shown 10 oetter
advantage than In high-school riding. or Haute
Ecoe EQuestrianism." as that genteel linguist the
circus programme puts It. This year the three
rings at Madison Square Garden all have their eX-
emplars Of this art John OBrier and Miss Pauline
Newsome occupy the attention Of the crowds at
either end OF the Garden during the hgh-schoo act.
but the star position OF the centre ring Is gwen 10
Nellie Reid Nellie is not only lady, but horse
woman Of the most finished style and. furthermore
though she does brag about It, she is neverihe-
less a Countess by right Of matrimonial alliance
with one Of noble lineage Still her prouder title Is
Premier Horsewoman of the World" and she takes
mere pride In her equestrian feats in the arena OF
Barnum & Bailey than she does In her titled spouse
The Countess not born a woman or rank al
though her father was man OF some prominence
az London solicitor She had strong athletic
tastes which her parents permitted her TO crafty In
horseback exercise and very young girl she en-
celled In horsemanshp. At her fathers death.
when she called to the duty of breadwinning.
she naturally turned to that profession In which
she most proficient. and made an engagement
as LADY rider with the Royal Military Riding
School at Hyde Park. and rode at all the principal
horse shows in London and provinces. Her career
from the beginning has been full of variety and globe
trotting. She has Haunted her gauzy skirts in the
face OF all nationalites she has handled the ribbons
81 four-horse tandem Australian tanbark she
has leaped hurdles for the edifcaton of crowned
heads Of Russia and Germany. TO say nothing of tr-
umphs I'm Paris. and now she makes her American
debut with sawdust accessories and brass band ac-
compartment.
Count Maurovch's estates are in Austria. presum-
ably equipped with the customary adjuncts in the
shape OF castles. moated grange donjon keep and
a mortgage. The Countess Is frank when her con-
fdence Is won, and tells her story with much IN
genuousness. To Tribune reporter yesterday, she
said: Papa didn't pay anything for my Count, but
did. alas: II cost me ali my snug little fortune that
had laid up for rainy day. and wasn't ambitious.
either ! did not want to marry him-not In the
least-but man win whom he likes. and after
following me about all over Europe, don't you know
! was beguiled into accepting him. and were
and his family received me most kindly. and. on the
whole wasn't sorry. just at first don't you know.
that was q Countess But afterward-wHy even
as Counts go. he was wretch. He squandered my
money and was forced to fly for my Nfe-he treated
me so shamefuliy. Now. the further away
from him the happier am. l am working hard TO
get together another little fortune to take my boy
through college and give him start in commercial
ffe and make him Just ordinary commonplace
business man, without any title fr.s or furbelows
I'm done with Counts, they're bad lot