New-York tribune., 1902-02-02
PRESIDENT
THE PRESIDENTS HORSES.
WHERE THEY ARE KEPT IN WASHING
TON-HIS CUSTOM OF HORSE
BACK RIDING.
BACK RIDING.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The Roosevelt family
all enthusiastic over the sport OF horseback
riding. The President misses rain or shine,
only day a weck-Suuday-to sit upon the
Back Of Blestein. his bangtail hunter unless
that animal is Sick the President never is At
$50 o'clock Sergeant Mark p. Wilson, of Troop
X, 11th Cavalry who has been assigned as or
fery to the President. appears at the south
front of the White House, the private entrance,
mounted on his own horse and leading Blei-
itein He dismounts and walks the animal up
ard down until $50 o'clock. At that moment the
President runs briskly down the steps and jumps
into the saddle
Sometimes he trots the horse out the gate,
but generally he walks him past the admiring
crowd gathered there, lifting his hat with meas
ured dignity His orderly rides about fifteen
PAGES directly behind him. AS the President
goes far out into the suburbs. and takes the
loneliest roads he find. to escape for
brief time the turmoil of the city. it is well that
he is attended; for If an accident should happen
to him there would be otherwise no one TO
bring in the tidinss. But the President is often
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and sometimes
b. friends.
Not the hardest downpour will defer the
Presidents afternoon ride. He Will simply throw
about him long rubber cape put on his boots,
and ride out as usual. He never returns before
q o'clock.
While Miss Alice Roosevelt Is fine horse
woman, and when at Oyster Bay or New-York
rides considerably, she has not yet ridden in
Washington. Theodore. ir, being off at school,
Is never seen riding at the capital Archie, how
ever. the next son, his little Shetland. Algon-
quin. appears about semi-weekly accompanied
by a groom. He nev~r rides with his father,
because his little mount. cannot keep pace with
Beistein He is no. sensitive about the gaze Of
the public but mounts his steed in the midst
of q throng in the north grounds, the public side
of the White House nor does he mind being
"snapped'; but his father has given instruc-
tions that all ''kodakers" be kept away from his
gate and when he discovers one laying for him
somewhere else he politely grants him the back
of his head.
Mrs Roosevelt goes carriage riding at IL 80
thereabout and there is always a crowd
especially Of women, waiting the portico to
her pass out and she bows to them.
low brick house behind the Army and Navy
Building and opposite the Corcoran Art Gallery
is the Presidents stable. 1t built in 1863
and has served Presidents these many years
with no Improvements enargements and
barely repairs and repaintng.
This unpretentious stable. however, has
always housed fine horses for that has been one
general indulgence on the part of the heads of
the nation Now it houses. besides the saddle
horses General and Judge the carriage
horses. as fine pair and as we'll mated any
that appear on the streets of the capital.
Mr.. COItelyou's horses are stalled in the Presi-
dents stable. They are four in number His
animals are the property Of the government. The
stable is likewise. The force employed there
twelve in number, under the direction of Ed
wand Canover, {. stable manager and horse ex-
pert of reputation, is at the expense of the
government. But the President has to foot the
bills for his horses and carriages
There is nothing gaudy about the Presidents