The Washington times., 1904-12-18
=OUTDOOR PRESIDENTS

velvet ear There is extant a commits
sion from him TO his London agnt In
which he gives list OF saddles and
harness vented by him, and particu-
larizing the very best quality in every
thing.
Chinking. Ajax. Valiant, and Mag
nOIia were other favorite mounts. As
President he maintained fine stable,
among the string being six famous
white horses for drawing the state
chariot His adopted son, q. w. Parke
Curtis, IS authority for the statement
that the night before these hOFzes were
to be used they were eoTered with
paste composed largely of whiting. then
swathed IN cloths and left 10 sleep on
sweet clean straw. In the morning,
when the cloths were removed. the paste
had Hardened and was rubbed in and
curried until che coats OF the horses
had taken on a fine gloss. Their appear
ance in front Of the chariot. with out
riders was superb. When he was Presi-
dent in New York. then the seat OF the
government. ne often rode what was
known as the fourteen miles around.
This was up the old KingsbTidge road
10 McGowns pass; Their across To
Bloominsdale and down into the city
by the vest side
Jefferson Fond of Horses.
Nowadays we think that when a young
| collegian keeps up a stable il is an in
dicayioa that college is becoming an in
stituti1n for SONS Of the rich and snobs.
I But when Thomas jefferson was at VII
liam and Mary College he kept horses.
| When his ~room brought him up 2
mount for the morning ride he would
pass his handkerchief over the horses
coat. and IL a speck Of dirt appeared on
| the handkerchief. back went the horse
10 be groOmed again. jefferson was a
scholar. and his classical tastes were
shown by the names OF some of his
| lhorses-Caractacus. Arcturus. Tarquin.
and coIeT. Yet he was far from scorn-
| ing ms native tongue. and his favorite
saddle horse was Eagle. Part of
/ the ''Jeners0nian simplicity so
0ften alluded 10 was his action
riding TO the Capitol for his
Inauguration and lettering his
horse instead of driving up in state. The
/ horse which inc rode on that occasion
was named Wildair The nearest ap-
proaci 10 "Jefersonian simplicity that
could be- made I'm these days would be
/ for "a new - resident 20 arrive az the
/ Capitol in an auto. tether the eritter 10
/ hydrant. and let the motor rumble on
while he took the oath Of office.
often. while President Jefferson took
an early morning canter, but his usual
/ hours for exercise We're from / 10 in
/ the afternoon. In order 20 show his dis
taste for ceremony, he discontinued the
/ levees which had beS54-heli at the White
House under his predecessors. So cha
grined We're the ladies OF the Capital At
! the dlscontinuance of these social func-
tions that they took concerted action
and one afternoon presented themselves
/ IN "a body at the White House aad asked
1 for the President. When informed that
/ he was out they decided To await his
| return. After about an hour he APP
peared and. learning of their presence,
promptly entered the state parlor
though ne sIiH was booted and spurred
and dusty from his ride Nevertheless.
ne entertained them in So ouhand and
delightful ii fashion that they forgot
the!e protest and left. feeling rather
ashamed at having gone 10 The White
House with a view 10 forcing certain
social observauces upon its occupant
Adams Attended Races.
JOIN. Quincy Adams not only was fond
of attending the races but actually ran
one Cf his horses. though in the name
! of his private secretary. The horse
/ was beaten by Stockton's I.angford.
/ much 10 the discontinue of the Presi-
dents friends. who had backed his en-
try heavily. il having been reported that
stockton s. horse had run lame during
/ the morning
So sure wcra the Presidents friends of
success that, pending his return from
/ the races. panel bearing the name OF
! his entry Was framed and decorated
with flowers and hung un the White
House wall. Bur while the followers of
John Quincy Adams fortunes on the turf
we're taking down the panel and strip