The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

This training from babyhood. as It were. is
an excellent thing.
1t makes the little ones perfectly familiar
with the ways and moods of horses. and it
is of such as these that one says later on
that this one handles the ribbons with re-
markable skill and another sits horse as
If he or she were a part OF the animal.
The advantage derived from early train
Ing In the management Of horses Is never
lost In after years and many Of the we'll
known children who have won prizes at
their little horse shows will in the future
carry of more important but no more high
ly valued. ribbons Of blue and red.
This fondness for horses. which exhibits
itself at an early age in some children. is
considered as a sort Of an Inheritance. 1t is
generally noticed that they are the offspring
OF horse parents. who devote their baby
hood to ponies and basket carts
IN MINIATURE CARTS.
When spring comes and the older mem
bers OF the family take out their fours for
trial with the skeleton drag. the juveniles
appear in their Partisan built carts or
seated upon miniature horses from Cuba.
At first. that Is when the children are ex-
tremely young. they are given steady dom
keys and reliable Shetland ponies to ride
and drive. but after awhile. when they have
learned to manage these even and reliable
creatures. the sportman's blood that runs in
>iSAA veins 0Sthdh0o q hltAc AloE5 6AClte~
ment. Then. II they are not afraid. they
are allowed &c have more spirited mounts,
and at the age Of Il or Is It Is customary
for these children of the wealthy to own
their own hunters and polo ponies.
Among the children who are devoted to
horsefesh the best known are perhaps those
of Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Gould. On fine
days Miss Marjorie and her brothers NAV
be seen galloping over the drives Of beauti-
full Georgian Court or driving through tho
Pine bordered roads Of Lakewood Bare
headed. they usually 20. with hair blowing
In the wind. and cheeks rosy with the 10Y
and exhilaration Of the healthful exercise.
The boys. who learned to play polo on
bicycles. are already becoming experts in
the sport. while little Mar1orie has devel-
oped into q skiilful driver and takes great
pleasure In tooling her brothers about In a
charming cart their father brought over
from France
At Hampstead. that notable center, where
gather some OF the best riders in the
country. and with which one invariably as
sociates the name Of Mrs. James L. Kerno-
chan. are to be found many Juvenile lovers
OF horsefesh. Little Miss Bird may be seen
IN that vicinity mounted upon gray pony
which in conformation looks remarkably
like thoroughbred Arabian steed. The
pony was bred by that famous horsewoman.
Mrs. Kernochan.
SHOW AT GOSHEN
Goshen Is another horsey colony. and the
annual show there is usually devoted to
some extent to youthful exhibitors. Last
year Master Averill Hartman. son Of Mr..
E. H. Hartman. proudly sat astride the IA
nous race horse Parole as he made his bow
for tho twenty-ninth time at this annual
event. Notwithstanding the age Of this be-
loved piece of horsehesh. Parole showed q
fire and spirit that would have frightened
most riders Of tender years. but Master
Averill handled the animal admirably.
This event marked Paroles last appear
ance in public. He made his bow to tho
generation which he had known as chilren
while he was tenderly guided around the
ring by the hand Of one Of its descendants.
The old horse was cared for by Mrs. Pierre
Lorillard. Jr.. at Tuxedo. and finally died =
short tins ago.
At this Same Goshen horse show Master
Hartman and his sister. Carol. were
awarded the first prize for pony tandem.
which they drove in excellent style
1t Is really remarkable tho control these
mites OF men and women show over their
spirited ponies. They keep their nerve I'M
der the IRE Of criticism from experienced
men and women drivers and riders. and put
their Exmoors or Shetlands through their
PAGES with an aplomb that Is enviable. Lit
tie Miss Wilbur. Of Bryn Mawr. whose pony
Edith was entered at the horse show at
that town. made the little 6hetland walk
and trot and canter with such saso and par
feet control that the fIvt prise rs given
~ N1to0u$ question.