The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-14

that the custom IA nct likely 10 die ont very
soon. that N b here. In fsCt, 10 stay.
Wi,en the head Of ooe VI these. ests blish-
msn.s "a: con'u,e , S o. I'll, ,k pon he a.:
. .R,' way: and then By reques. No Save
some cofroborative evidence.
AT the present time, aid he, 'we are
sesohins nnay n,ore email girls than women
70 ride astride and " ~ havs twice a.
.S .rM ~ sssss y.ss .s S thsss .ss women
vowed and declared that Tor . woman to
ride astride was awful aud that they never,
never would take Il up. II only shows
mind
on In answer to a question, for the new
fad. In my opinion side saddle u quite
as safe as, II not safer than, man s saddle.
1T h quite as easy to he thrown from
one a. from tho other. The pummels Of
a rider in her seat, whereas In an emergency
. man has to depend a good deal on his
'since riding habits have been cut shorter
the side saddle 4 ANYTHING, hss the better
for women to learn to ride sstride; in proof
Of which I send women mounted like men
into the Park every afternoon attended
by teacher
Said another riding school specialist:
easier for q woman to ride than q side sad
die, but It IL a good deal easier for the boree.
For that reason I wish every woman WIN
comes here for lessons would take to riding
astrde.
b W. "sa.ons " WI, Away hay Ssc :sve1s
course, there Is always morn weight on ono
eide Of a side saddle than there II on the
other and, no matter how securely We
tighten the straps, it il bound 70 rub little
when woman mounts and dismounts,
sIn the case Of . riding -echool horse used
day, and ridden a good part Of the time BY
novioee, he can't escape q sore back Tor
long: This means he must be laid up for
the most inconvenient time.
Some OF our pupils Five a. An excuse for
adopting . mans saddle that they arc
getting lopeided riding a eide saddle. OF
oourse that isn't true IN one case out OF
hundred. A woman who site her horse
matter how often she rides.
But II . woman IL naturally 4 tribe one
sided. or has weak side, abe will incline to
droop toward the stirrupe. To counteract
this ,sing have ave, had pupil: :nJ Th s,r rDds
on the contrary side from that generally
used.
.Children take naturally TO riding astridee,
and we are teaching great many small
girls thi. season to ride like their brothers:
Most OF the women who ride astride
profess to like 1t immensely. and the women
who have done the least horseback riding
are the most enthusiastic. 1t 10 tho woman
who has ridden to hounds and across ooull-
try and spent hours at stretch In the
saddle who deprecates any attempt to give
= black eye to tns side saddle, even Though
1t wss ono OF this class, . woman who
for Year, has ridden to the hounds here
and IN England and France and Who vas
York, who when ordering . divided skirt
riding habit ct her tailor's, not long ago.
asserted that . Violating side saddle was
by far the moro comfortable for woman's
use.
4 cit a. easily In mine ~ do In chair, .
said she, 'and I have ridden hours at q
stretch without getting tired
why, then, asked some one, have
you taken so enthusiastically to riding
astride''
'Oh, just for the fun Of It. and because
all my friends are taking 1t up was her
answer.