The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
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Daring English Equsstrians.

Daring English Equestrtans.
~ Ne Of the most extraordinary
feats OF hOrsemanship ever
Y ! performed in this or any
other country was that OF Mr..
John Leech Naming, al the White Hart
Hotel Aylesbury. nearly three-quar-
ters Of a century ago. He rode his
horse upstairs into the dining room,
and while the meal was In progress
jumped the animal clean over the table.
Describing the incident not very long
ago, Mr.. Naming said: Nothing was
removed from the table. In fact, the
dinner was actually going on.
jumped the horse bareback, without
bride. before more than forty gentle.
men, who were dining after the steeple
cb2ses"
Seven or eight years ago q number Of
German officers stationed az Metz per
formed an extraordinary equestrian eX-
ploit-Or perhaps escapads il ought 10
De called. Shortly after l. one night
six lieutcnants of the Thirteenth Ora.
.x,ons dashed out OF the barracks on
their chargers, clad in nothing but their
shirts. Without pausine they charged
an adjacent cafe, breaking the door
ways and windows and leaping their
horses over the heads OF fhc terrified
customers. Two OF then actually rode
around the large hall Of tn cafe. the
others contenting themselves with
leading their horses round by the
brides. The police wer, at once sent
for by the proprietor, but as one con
stable who ventured to eXpostuate was
brutally maltreated for his temcrity.
the others thought it prudent not TO
Interfere \ few minutes later the
rOwdy officers remOunted their stecds
and rode off again at a gallop. 1t is
hardly necessary 10 add that their out.
rageOus conduct created quite a sensa-
tion in the town.
For the sake Of a wager a remarkable
feat Of hOrsemanship was some years
ago accomplished by a sporting noble
man in certain West End mansion.
He made a bet with a friend that he
would ride his pony from the ground
floor of the house 10 the top and down
again. His steed required a good deal
Of persuasion 10 attempt the task,
but il was finally performed, though
the damage done 10 the stair carpets
and other things amounted 10 $50,
which had to be paid by the winner.
The foregoing performance was par
alleled by the exploit of a Lincolnshire
farmer who, AT Kirton Lindsey. in that
county. succeeded in riding a pony up
two flights Of stairs into room and
TO the ground floor again. The scene of
this equestrian feat was the George inn
at KirtOn Lindsey. and ii was cOnsid
cred all the more remarkable because
the weight of the rider was as much as
twelve stone, while that of his mount
was under thirty stone.
y marvellous feat in the hunting field
was reported a few months since from
Warrnambool Victoria. During a run
of the local hounds a horse known as
Handy Andy, ridden 10y Mr.. NJ J. Dick
son. approached a stiff four-ral fence
in the neighbOrhOod at GraSmere. An
other horse. bearing DR.. MacKnight.
stopped within a few feet Of the OBJ
staCle, and running down the fence
got in the way of Handy Andy. The
latter then jumped the obstructng
horse. rider and fence, just touching
the doctor with his hoofs. The feat
was Superbly done but unfortunately.
Handy Andy stumbled on landing and
unSeated his clever and intrepid rider
Some extraordinary equestrian eX.
Ploits have taken place in New York
At costly banquet, given some time
ago in the carriage room Of Mr. w. II.
Clark. an American millionaire. his
favorite horse was ridden round the
table by one of the forty guests. after
il had enjoyed a poeucal feed Of
flowers and champagne Afterward
Shetland ponies were ridden into and
about the room 10y others of the guests
the revels being prolonged into the
small hours of the morning.
Some volunteer officers in Wales rode
their horses at full gallop at midnight
over the rocky declivites Of a neigh
boring mountain without mishap to
men or mOunts.-Tit-Bits