New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
THE PRESIDENTS RIDE.
no SayuiILe, Thirty-f0e Miles, Be
fore Breakfast.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.I

e,;Ie n Y July 23-Astride his veteran
.zls horse Bleistein, President Roosevelt
--dertood a record night ride from Oyster Bay
= c.vyflle this morning. riding the moon down
"a not drawing rein until long after sunrise
-, he dismounted at Lotus Lake, the Sayville
80 NJ his uncle. Robert b. Roosevelt having
.,,,sred before breakfast a distance of some five
81 thirty miles. Accompanying the President
. hts long night ride were mis- eldest son. Theo-
80 ir.. mounted on the mustang Wyoming,
...r+ed to the President by the citizens of
I.,gIas wyo on his recent Western trip. and
- end George the sons of Emlen Roosevelt
r., President and his party left Oyster Bay
-, after a m, arriving here shortly before
e9o The entire trip passed virtually without
,..,sent According to present arrangements
-. President viii remain his uncle's guest
.,,,n tomorrow afternoon, when he will return
:. oyster Bay. The route of the President lay
Ter the Jericho Turnpike, through Smithtown.
,,q the shore Of Lake Ronkonkoma, and so
:, 70 this village. good part of the journey
-rss made through inky darkness and a pelting
soVnpour OF rain. The President wore a rough
~,5er hat and tall knee boots. The route
from northwest to southeast of the island. The
road lay mostly zigzag through the woods.
In the lake district a little incident occurred
rhieh but for the leader might have been
Inst before the night had whitened into dawn
.bs horseren missed their path. Soon the
having of hounds told the President that they
had strayed into a farm lot. It then that
+bA Chief Executives experience a rancher
stood HIM in good stead. After a delay of only
few minutes and without disturbing the
farmer in his last hours slumber. the woods
mans skill of the President discovered the
right path and the party rode on toward Say
vile.
PARTY REACHES SAYVILLE.
Soon after o'clock the President and his
companions left the woods. sweeping into the
savyille reach of the Lake Ronkonkoma road.
They made Sayvlle few minutes before Csc
o'clock none the worse for their long journey.
The clatter of four pair of hoofs drew the atten-
ton Of the villagers still in their houses, but
astir Rubbing the sleep from their eyes they
stared and stared again before they recognized
in the damp, slouch hated leader of the modest
little group Of horsemen the President Of the
United States
At the Robert 3. Roosevelt homestead,
roomy frame dwelling house about half a mile
from the village, the President and his com
panions arrived shortly after $50 o'clock. They
fell To heartily after their long fast. After
breakfast the President remained in the house
N-"N
ride having prevented his sleeping before set
ting out The three boys however, passed the
forenoon fishing in West Lake, on the grounds
OF Robert B. Roosevelt, jr. Several villagers
saw them fishing They promptly called on the
master Of the house informing him that three
boy poachers were whipping the lake.
The President took luncheon at Meadowcraft
the home Of John L. Roosevelt. It was there a
few minutes after the meal was over, that a
number Of youths from the Young Mems He
Irew Association, who were encamped at Bay
port had ali interview with the President
After luncheon the President. accompanied by
Robert B Roosevelt, sr., and Robert B. Roose-
welt jr, drove through the village and into the
neighboring country in the younger Mr.. Roose-
velt's automobile passing through Oakdae,
some three miles from the village, and Pat
chogue. Both going and returning, all along the
route, the President exchanged salutations with
villagers and the summer residents of SayVille.
A number Of the leading citizens in the district
wished to tender reception to their distin
guished guest, but when il learned that the
plan would be distasteful 10 him ii was aban-
doned al once
As at Sycamore Hill Secret Service men now
patrol Lotus Lake, no strangers being permitted
10 approach the house
Although Mrs. Roosevelt was not one OF to-
days party, il IS understood that she will prob
ably visit Lotus Lake by automobile in Au-
gust.