Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-21
OUT viii hHux'S ItEii
Mrs. Roosevelt Takes a Spin
Behind Vert and 2. C.
RoADsTERs THAT COST $4,000

The Attorney Generals Trotter~ g,os-
Have No Dock Tail steed.-Presi-
dents Trouble In Finding Horse-
Suitable For His Private stable.
Shortly before IL O'Clock the other
morning pair of handsome young
brown horses. whose tails touched theif
hoofs. dashed up the circular driveway
of the White House grounds. the sound
of their shoes ringing sharply through
the clear. cool air. and came to q stand
still beneath the porte cochere. writes
the New York Suns Washington CORE
spondent Presently there was a stir
about the main door of the mansion
and a lady wrapped in warm clothing
stepped into the little rubber tired road
buggy. weighing not more than forty
pounds. to which the blood horses were
harnessed and took her seat beside the
driver. The horses meanwhile were i'm
patiently paving the hard asphalt pave
ment. tossing their heads about and
rolling their fine eyes as though eager,
to be OF. 1t was easy for even q novice
to see that they possessed both pedigree
and speed. and the fact that they were
roadSters of no usual quality was indi-
Gated also by a widespreading wire net
ting attached to the little buggy in
front Of the dashboard and designed
TO protect its occupants from the flying
dirt and pebbles thrown from the
horses hoofs. The horses names were
Vert and B. C. The driver was At
torney General Knox. and his compan-
TO- n II
president of the United States.
Half an hour later Vert and 3. C.
Were speeding out over the country
roads toward the Chevy Chase club
and demonstrating that their owner
made no mistake when he paid $lo.-
600 for them. Mr.. Knox is great lover
of good horses and loves to do the
driving himself. He understands his
team thoroughly and can get all the
speed that is in it, Like President
Roosevelt. the attorney general viii
have no dock tail horses. and in choos-
ing them he counts long. flowing tails
as one of the animals best points. 1t
is the docking habit that is responsible
for all the trouble that the president
went through in trying to find three
horses for his private stable. Some
time ago he bought three in New York
that seemed to suit him. but they were
sent back. and three We're obtained
from Virginia to take their places.
They did not suit either. and the pres-
dent was again in the market The
trouble seems to be that the long tailed
or country horses have tender feet that
can't stand the travelling on asphalt
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suit him I'm every other respect have |
locked tails. Finally the president
purchased handsome pair of bays
which suit him from well known
horse dealer in Baltimore. They have
been named General and Admiral
Mrs. Roosevelt named the three
horses that were purchased in New
York and which it was first thought
would suit them. General. Admiral and
Judge. The General and Admiral were /
intended to draw the big brougham
about. while the Judge was to go sin /
gle in driving buggy. Notwithstand- !
ing their dignified titles the horses /
were no good. and Mrs. Roosevelt pre-
fers to ride about in the little skeleton /
buggy. with the wire netting in front /
Of the dashboard. behind the speedier 1
Vert and q. c. Attorney General I
Knox is not devoted to horses alone. /
for he likes all sorts of outdoor exer-
else. He spends as many hours in the
open air as possible. devoting his even
ings largely to work. He is a constant
golf player. and to see him on the
links no one would suspect him to be
the attorney general of the United
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due largely to his youthful appearance
He is a short. round. rosy checked
man Of perfectly smooth face. frank.
boyish manner. natural and unaffected.
and when he is playing golf he looks
as if he had nothing more serious ON
his mind than driving the ball straight
to the hole for $50 yards.
Evidently Mr.. Knox concentrates his
mind on the one particular thing he is
doing. whether it is keeping his eye
On the ball" driving Vert and b. c.
over the road at a 2:15 gait or ad-
vising President Roosevelt as to what
be should say in bis annual message
On the subject of restraining the grow
ing power of trusts.
Attorney General Knox is coming to
be regarded as the left hand of Prest
lent Roosevelt. as Secretary Root is the
right. His quiet manner shows him to
be a man of resource and reserve pow
pr. and his clear cut. busineSslike way
Of stating things commends him to the
president. who likes to have business
conducted in a systematic manner and
without any hemming and having and
changing of purpose. When Mr.. Knox
gives an opinion as attorney general
It sticks. and on at least one occasion
since Mr.. Roosevelt became president
Mr.. knoxs cabinet colleagues have
found that he has very clear opinions
On certain questions and that be gen.
orally backs them up whether othersi
think he Is right or wrpnr ike most