Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
AN EXPERT HORSEMAN
President One of the Most
Daring of Riders.
HAD A NASTY TUMBLE
RIDING WITH THE MEADOW
BROOK CLUB.
Bright Stars of the Hunting Set Who
Know No Fear or
Tire.


Write FER Tie Evening Star.
Th- hunl season is in full swing again,
and these are gay days. and will be until
Christmas. at the Meadow Brook Hunt on
Long Island and the Radnor and Rose
Tree Hunts near Philadelphia. These three
clubs. organized exclusively for chasing sly
Rrynard over farm country to the deep
toned buying of the hounds and galloping
af,er English packs in a drag hunt are the
most famous of their kind in America. And
this season the devotees Of this dangerous
and always exciting sport are out in greater
numbers than ever before
But thc Meadow Brook huntsmen will not
have Theodore Roosevelt to ride with them.
as in the days before he became so busy in
ihe public service. and they are continually
rrgrcttmg the fact. All true huntsmen love
q huutsnan who is a hun,sman for hunt
iug's sakt-not because it is a fad-and who
s as daring as he is enthusiastic. Presi-
don't Roosevelt was this kind of a hunts
man eight years ago and he would be STILL
his fellow club members declare, if his du-
ties were not So pressing. They are hoping
dryou,ly that some day he will find the
time necessary for Indulgence in the sport
H. loves 50 well. and in which he used to
maxi ,he other huntsmen's caps stand on
uprigh, hairs at the jumps he took with the
ease and grace of d perfectly accomplished
horseman.
!; WAS his passionate fondness for club
meets tina; partly led Mr.. Roosevelt to build
house At Oyster Bay: he wanted to be
comparatively near the Meadow Brook
Club on the Hampstead Plains.
There are many anecdotes told at club
breakfasts about the Presidents club hunt
Ing days. but the one that is prime favor
It. this wear was told recently for the first
time. Here ii is:
When He Broke an Arm.
Il often happened eght years ago that
the N"sdnw Brook would have a throw
In up by the Roosevelt house, and on
thcs- occasions Mr.. Roosevelt frequently
entertained the club at breakfast. One day.
shortly after his house was finished, the
futur, President gave a hunt breakfast
and alter il was over set out with his fel
low-hUu. smen for ten-nie drag" Less
than an hour later a friend. who was in
speeding the new stables. saw Mr. Roosevelt
ride up He noticed that his host had lib
eral quantities Of court-plaster his face.
that ne showed sOme blood that he had his
right hand tucked b5twten two buttons of
his wai~tcpat. and that when he diSmOunted
H. did 50 cautiously. The friend began TO
think that Mr.. Roosevelt had had a nasty
fan hu, the latter was so cool and played
50 lIuo'ucernedly with Il little Roosevelt
being VII, eltd by q nurse near the stables
that tn. friend decided that Mr.. Roosevelt
WAS only scratched. And that was what
thr future President said when he was
asked what Was tho matter. only a
scrUch-iuSt a little scratch"
In few minutes, and without any sign
Cf hJSt- The President went into the house
and In, friend dismissed The incident from
his mind. quarter Of an hour later, as
the latter was standing in front of the
house. Il iather-cOVered horse tore up the
n mi u = coll KIM ~
Long Isl and doctor. pulled up ne breath
lessiy inquired:
"IIow> Mr.. Roosevelt? Has he come
Whats the rumpus, Doc?" the friend
asked. Yes. he's home. but as far as l can
Sc he only got abOu; yard of court
plaster ou his face. He can't be hurt very
much. h,c4use he's been playing with his
baby since h came back"
The doctor looked as,omded. then shouted
a. h dashed into the house:
Why. man. he broke an arm when his
horse went down.
Few days later this same friend met
NJ Roosevelt. with an arm in sling. on
h;h avenue.
that your arm was broken he said Per
hans could have helped you"
''POah' pooht"> was Mr.. ROosevelts reply;
''merely a scratch, Merely a scratchr'
and lrt turned the converse tion.
Mrs. Kernochan's Daring.
Besid, ) being exceedingly proud of the
distinction Of having the President of
the United States as a fellow-member. the
3nH odd miilionares who compose the
Mradow Brook Club are also proud In their
krowleigr that two women among their
number universally acknowledged to be
the leading huntswomen and the most ac-
c'mplishcd horse women In America. They
are Mrs. James L. Kcrnochan and Mrs.
Emily LIdenburg.
Even though the season is Just on the
newspapers are chronicling almost daily the
achievements Of these two new world Di-
auas. who every fan. by reason of their
daring while riding to the hounds, com
Wdud prominent positions in the public
eye OF these two hunters Mrs Kernochan
is perhaps the better known In this coun-
Try while Mrs Ladenburg has more fame
in England and on the continent where
she frequently engages in her favorfte
sport.
Unlike her friendly rival Mrs Kernochan
hunts only il this country and mostly
arourd New York. where she began max
Ing her reputation at meets about six years
ago. As Miss ElOiSe Stevenson she cared
not jot little for fox hunting but
shortly after her marriage she cultivated
fondness for IL. and now she Is one OF
the regulars at every club hunt. She has
rot missed a half dozen meets In the years
she has been following the hounds: and the
Meadow Brook averages three a week
Mrs. Kernochan rides straight" HeI
fellow huntsmen say that there is no such
thing as fear In her A five-foot two OF
four fence or wall has never been known t.
make her draw rein. but many men have
been observed going around and not taking
H. Mounted on 1.-The Rebel" the favoritt
OF ner four superb hunters Mrs. Kernochan
takes everything before her. and is gen
orally the first In al the death. She has
been injured several times by falls: but
never seriously. THE Rebel" is a noted
hunter He is an English thoroughbred
and was on the turf until he received a