The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-04

| toyable way of spending an afternoon q
drive uptown at ..warm-up" gait. turn In
on the speedway haxe tilt with fsne Itp
i appetite and .coo!ing-out' drive home II
Is such natural pleasure to SIT behind
good one or good pair this way and 1t ooes
| not interfere with business.
Fox hunting in the open country OF Eng.
land or Ireland is fine sport-the grandest
takes all Of mans. time is dangerous Y
wondrousiy exhilarating. Next TO hard
| ride to hounds on good soer and sound
fencer. to draw the reins over good SIM
gle or pair on fine driveway. and have
your friends all about trying hard to out
drive and bo fhs yeg is sport se,
the busy man and the most natural, too.
Nor does 1t cost much to get good goer.
hold up his end wel enough to bring vou
| in in time TO say well done to the win
ner Then a fellow can take his women
Women folk and children are needed in
such American pastime5 If to do no more
| than keep the boisterous socdfellowship and
tendency to treat too often within reason
able limits. 1t is too true that American
gentlemen do now and then go bit too far
NOT tba f DO T.
Speaking, TO a gentleman VINO has. very
| idea of their value, Dirks l. Parrish the
other day said that he wondered why it was
that more business mon did not ride-nOt
Mr.. Parrish always has been saddle
horseman of pronounced tendencies. Though
originally gated horseman, he has come
over good deal to the walk. trot and
canter nag for park and street riding. Mr.
Parrsh says that the proper management
Of truly gated horse requires deal OF
skill and attention, more of both than the
ordinary business man can give. But the
walk. trot and canter fellow requires no
constituted and trained to ride or drive
just the horse that your average American
business man needs: not too big. very
| handy, useful in saddle. in runabout. gig
or light phaeton.
There Is no better exercise for the,
Sandowic muscles. such as orofessorS of
physical culture would persuade you should
grow upon the arms and back Ct a book
Keeper. but 1t is the best intestinal tonic
known to the medical profession. Nothing
can do more for head heart.~nngs and in
tsstines than a merry. joggy walk through
the business section. a sharp trut through
| the thickly populated strip between the
residence and business divisions. and a nice.
through the park, them home tod to dinaeI.
II Is scarce to be expected that the older
business men win take up. things Of this
Muscles and habits yet too set 6y that
time; But the multitude Of young men re-
bly, expected to take up such things and
maintain them from the age of 25 to that
OF IS. or older; 1t costs no more to keep;
eh such horse than it does to keep some of
the wall-eyed. glanderous-looking hatracks:
which one sees nowadays pulling the
| tablished families. 1t mar cost a few hum
dred dollars 10 buy such horse. but his,
value will not detericrate II he is properly
thing. "eA '"e'e = INC appearance OF 'ae'
They pay much more attention to appearl
ances in Europe than they do in America.
Perhaps 1t is that the best people, thero
have got to "four-hush'' more. Still, 1t il a
fact that Europeans who class as mice
VIII not be seen out when horse that does
They set more store BY the style Of theie
turnouts than by their own clothes or thei..
rating in the commercial agencies It b.
Americans-this certainly holds good In st.
Louis-are what an Irishrnan would call
,,s1ransthat hat H A.; hi-nIed ilsoni1rMed
z: Yet as a rule the American vehicle attached
to such fiddle-headed. lantern -jawed. knee
lish turnouts in utility, style and value.
The American pater familias wants a plug.
| as family horse, He deems him unsafe
\ If he looks well.
The European Of similar means will not
/ have horse who cannot show conforma-
much more numerous In America than in
Europe. 1t Is not a matter Of means. It fs
simply one Of taste. Judgment and proper
| what are known as family horses" in st.
Louis are not fit for anything beyond plow-
Ing or pulling a garbage wagon. They have
not speed, style or strength enough to pull
q grocery wagon. Indeed. It seems that the
| family man Of st. Louis will purchase moth
Ing but an equine abortion h,,dp to put ~ the
| far handsomer faster and more suitable
| horses for his light delivery wagons than he
| stingy. or anything like that. but he simply
| fears that a horse that lifts his knees, steps
| out well and champs the bit and bows his
| neck is liable to run away with madame
! and the babies. AS the 'brayest are the
| tenderest,' SO always are the handsomest
| and ''proudest' horses the most docile. But