The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-15
YOUNG MILLIoNAIREs, PONIES.
Beautiful Little Riding Horses own.
ed by Rich Children.

Beautiful Little Riding Horses Own
ed by Rich Children.
New York, June 13.-The life of the
children, their sorrows and their pleas
ures present to the reader a theme Of
never ending interest, and a subject in
| which sympathy is at once enlisted
one of the most enhancing sides of
child life will be found in a study of
| It's amusements. To say that pony rid
ing and pony driving enter largely in
TO the amusements of the children of
the Well-to-do would be to understate
the facts. The pony is, perhaps, the
chief center of the child's interest in
| his thoughts of vacation and summer
| holidays. For every family owns a
| pony; at least, every one in which the
| papa can spare the money to buy the
little animal, and the number of pa
| pas of this kind is considerable In
deed it is frequently the case, where
| there are two or more children in one
| family, that each owns his own pony.
| Or, perhaps, if he Is a good child, he
| may own two, which he drives double
| team in a little care fitted out with a
| pole and double harness. Just like his
| papa's carriage. But at least there is
| one pony-there must be one-for what
| is summer without a pony? Ask little
Miss Wilbur who, in the picture is
| sitting on her beautiful Shetland pony
| a prize-winner in the Bryn- Mawr pony
show. She will tell you that a summer
without a pony is-well, it is ANYTHING,
Think of the fun of riding Jerry in the
horse-show and having him win first
prize See how consciously he stands
in the paddock, the cynosure of the
many admiring eyes which, from out
side the rail, are watching him and his
thoroughly eager little mistress while
they wait to be judged.
This animal is a beautiful specimen
of the Shetland pony, and it is the
Shetland that is the most popular and
is most frequently seen. His stocky
round body is as full and round as a
barrel. and his short, thick neck and
sturdy, sinewy legs all denote power
For strength is prominent character
istic of the Shetland pony and this is
one of the reasons why he is so pop
ular
Unlike the horses driven by the older
folk, the pony is so fortunate as not to
have his tail cut short. 1t is left long
and flowing, and the longer it is the
better 1t is liked, for Shetland ponies
have beautiful curly tails. The name
is also long and curly and is matter
of much pride to it's owner. The Shet-
land ponies are sometimes beautifully
colored in white and dark browns and
black. Often they are solid black or
mahogany.
Another reason for the Shetlands
popularity is it's gentleness and sweet
disposition. 1t never gets surly and
never sulks. 1t will let it's young
master do anything he wants to-will
run, gallop or trot with him, will wade
into streams, jump bitches or climb
embankments, and through it all will
keep its temper and never get mean.
The pony seems to enjoy the fun as
much as its master and 1t is simply
tireless. 1t will go all day and never
show signs of WEAKNESS.
A good point about the ponies is
that usually you can use them either
to ride or to drive. The black and
white pony that is being driven by
young Master Hartman is first prize
harness pony, having carried off the
honors in both Goshen, N. Y, and
Tuxedo horse shows. Master Harri-
man may therefore consider himself
a successful whip and surely he has
reason to be fond of the pony that has
done so we'll for him. Like most
Shetlands, this pony does not trot very
fast, but he is strong and can pull a
heavy load, and he can go long time
He just seems to slide his feet along
the ground in an easy way-"daisy
cutters" the horsemen call them-and
gets there without much trouble.
The picture of the little girl driving
in the cart is of Marjorie Gould. the
little daughter of Mr. George Gould.
1t was taken at Mr. Goulds place,
Georgian Court, at Lakewood. Her
father had just bought for Marjorie
new pony cart which he had brought
all the way from Paris for her. When
it came Marjorie was delighted ana
had the men hitch to it one of the
polo ponies, and round and round the
yard she drove. while her papa STOOD
nearby, watching, and her mama sillll-
ed down approvingly from a window
in the house. That Marjorie is
thorough little horsewoman can De
readily told from a glance at the way
in which she handles her lines.
Sometimes the pet of the family hap
pens not to be a Shetland, but is
Western pony-a polo pony. rms Is
the case with young Master Harrison.
the son of Mr.. Mitchell Harrison, OF
Philadelphia. AS can be seen from the
BEAUTIFUL picture of his pony, the mount
which Master Harrison rides Is longer
limbed of slenderer body, and OF much
thinner and slighter build in all lines
than the Shetland. 1t is an Indian
pony, from a ranch on the plains, ana
the brand with which all western
ponies are marked can be plainly seen
on it's shoulder. These trim little
ponies are great favorites in the east
at present, as they are extensively USED
in playing polo. They are not as
strong as Shetland ponies and cannot
go so long. but they are fleet and they
can stop quickly or start at full run
accomplishments of much value in the
game of polo. While they are NJ
telligent animals they are not nearll
so even tempered as the Shetland ana
they never take an interest in the DO
ings of their masters as do their stut-
dier and more amiable brothers.
But even outside of a polo game
polo pony is sometimes rare good tuh'
on the beach or on a gentle slope lh
the hills he will outrun the wind, un-
I'll. when he pulls up. with gentle, easy
strides. both pony and boy are pam
ing and breathless. with hearts pound
ing away against their ribs, and bodle.
-tingle and aglow with the delightful
warmth Of inyigorating exercise.
Vivian NJ. Moses