The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
to Matchss-OWnTs

more frosdOm, nstead Of boxing IN Fefns
they tim hep the hands n tbs sams plaSp
on the retns, baninE forward untn Ehs
had IL nearly ovur the dashboard.
This is - hdiG0us 80 Il Il danFaruus,
for, Of cowsS, no control can b had b such
= position, or without = correct grasp Of
the reins.
'Tbo whip should b hsid IN an easy bal
snoe, Grippsd q foot nom the butt; IN that
position II Il most easily carried and ready
for instant use.
very uttls change = nsS@ry IN drtv-
ing two horses instead Of onS, When
properly hitohsd, and tho reins carefully
adjusted, It Il quite as easy to drive . pair
a. q single hoTso, and quite Is safe for any
one having . LITTLE experienos.
Three horses arc seldom driven abreast
In this country. Thsre IL no special diner
enoe IN hitohing them, except that The mid
de horse Is driven in shafts, and The pols
straps are arranged as nearly ~ poasihS
like the ordinary team. For the spin OF
unicorn teams, tho harness Is substantially
the same for the loader a. for TIE whoal
horses, the long reins for the lsadsR pan.
ing inside the wheelsr's bride.
Driving has greater advantages TIN
any other enerciss. It keeps On IN ths
open air, and the continual action nsOs0aATy
70 keep the horses In line brings into play
every muscle Of the body.
There Is no violent eDsrtion nSoe@sTy,
80 In the pursuit Of other sports, which, hV
the way, frequently do more harm thAA
good. Driving Ia an art In ftssH. Just
enough excitement Is oooahonod BY TIE
handling Of a pair Of spirited horses to hep
ens's brain on the alert, for the driver Of
a fast team must forever be on his guard.
This preoaution however. oomes naturally
10 an expert whip.
1T has been erroneously stated ehat
driving has an charging eject upon ths
hands, and for that reason many women
have hesitated to pick up the reinA- While
continual driving viii gradually develop
and strengthen the entire body, tho gr1sp-
ing Of the retns by no means enlArEes the
hands.
Elm fact the hardening Of the muscles
has q contracting effect upon the hands
which makes them smaller and more shapely.
After years Of driving find that q No. 0
glove which / have always worn Is a tribe
large
As the cowboy lives In bis saddle. Mis-
Morosini lives behind her horses. At IA.
NJ. the phseton with pair Of thorough
breds is at the door and she drives her
father 70 the station, ten miles away. She
reaches home again at $50.
At 10 a fresh relay Of horses IL at the door
perhaps the spike trio. These Miss Moro
SIM may drive to the Speedway. The
horses are exercised, and novel feats in
driving are practised until lunch time.
After luncheon the favorite three abreast
team IL exercised on the Speedway until
It IL time for Miss Morosini TO meet her
father at the train-a duty abe always
performs, for she and her father arc devoted
to each other. Wherever she goes, her father
is her constant companion.
Aside from her fame as a Whip, Mss
Moroeini is reputed to spend tloo, 900 q year
on her gowns, and her jewels are valued at
1.oOO,OOO. But, Notwithstanding The i'm
preston all these facts and tastes might
give, she is of retiring disposition
Elmhurst, her home at Rlverdale on
the Hudson-embracinR about 1 900 acres
il a short distance from the Speedway,
and affords her ample opportunity TO pursue
her favorite sport.