The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-19

When its rider, we'll known Long
Island doctor, pulled up he breathless-
| ly inquired:
| "How's Mr.. Roosevelt? Has he come
| home?"
whats the rumpus. Doc?" the
| friend asked. yes, he's home, but as
| far as / can see, he's only got about
yard of court plaster on his face. He
can't be hurt very much. because he's
been playing with his baby since he
came back"
The doctor looked astounded then
shouted as he dashed into the house:
why, man, he broke an arm when
his horse went down."
A few days later this same friend
met Mr.. Roosevelt, with an arm in a
sling, on Fifth avenue.
Sorry you didn't tell me the other
day that your arm was broken" he
said. Perhaps l could have helped
you"
Pooh! Poohl" was Mr.. Roosevelt's
reply merely a scratch! Merely a
scratchl" And he turned the CONVEX
sation.
Mrs. Kernochan's Daring.
Besides being exceedingly proud of
the distinction of having the President
of the. United States as fellow mem
peT, Inc oUV Ouu WHO COtIl-
pose the Meadow Brook Club are also
proud in their knowledge that two
women among their number are uni
versally acknowledged to be the lead
ing hurstwomen and the most accom-
plisbed horsewomen In America. They
are Mrs. James l.. Kernochan and Mrs.
Emily Ladenburg.
Even though the season is just on,
the newspapers are chronicling almost
daily the achievements of these. two
New World Dianas, who every fall, by
reason of their daring while riding to
the hounds, command prominent po-
sitions in the public eyes. or these
two hunters, Mrs. Kernochan is per-
haps the better known in this coun-
try, while Mrs. Ladenburg has more
fame in England and on the CONT
nent, where she frequently engages in
her favorite sport.
Unlike her friendly rival, Mrs. Ker-
nochan hunts only in this country, and
mostly around New York, where she
began making her reputation at meets
about six years ago. AS Miss Eloise
Stevenson, she cared not one jot or
little for fox hunting, but shortly aft
er her marriage she cultivated fond
ness for 1t, and now she is one of the
regulars at every clubhunt. She has
not missed half dozen meets in the
years she has been following the
hounds; and the Meadow Brook aver
ages three meets a week.
Mrs. Kernochan rides straight"
Her fellow huntsmen say that there is
no such thing as fear in her. A five
foot two or four fence or wall has
never been known to make her draw
rein, but many men have been OBJ
served going around and not taking it.
Mounted on THE Rebel" the favorite
of her four superb hunters, Mrs. Ker-
nochan takes everything before her,
and is generally the first in at the
death. She has been injured several
times by falls, but never seriously.
THE Rebel is noted hunter. He is
an English thoroughbred and was on
the turf until he received a slight In
jury. Then Mrs. Kernoohan imported
him, and with him she has made her
reputation as horsewoman.
The Duke of Marlborough Feat.
1.-THE Rebel" was ridden by the Duke
of Marlborough at the time he got the
better of a coterie of Meadow Brooks
practical jokers. The incident is still
laughed over at club breakfasts. When
the little duke was here for his we'd
huntsmen concluded. from the dukes
quiet and somewhat effeminate ways,
that he wasn't much Of horseman.
wen have some fun with the duke"
they said. So they invited him to
Meadow Brook and laid out course in
the Wheatley Hills. where the jumps
are stiffest. He'll never take EN-"
they said gieefully. But the duke,
mounted on The Rebel" loaned him
by his hostess. easily led the conspira-
tors ell the way and exhibited nerve
almost equal to Mrs. Kernochan's,"