The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

mems, and the general rooms. We have
always and win always work on these lines
70 make the place an ideal family club and the
IDEAL private riding school.
There viii be an Increase In area OF %
per cent In the club quarters A dining hall
gardsn on tbs top floor, while the billiard.
cafe. service end club rooms viii all be en-
lIged and improved.
In Nay, as soon as the outdoor riding Is
done with and the members take their
horses on to the country, the tanbark ring
will be ripped out and the old club buildings
scuttled 70 make way for the changes.
The BOO horses seemed TO know that there
was something special doing on Friday
nj ght and naighed with excitement 10 their
stalls, or it may have been In jealousy OF
the nags that we're trottinR in and out OF
the Judging ring during the entertainment.
Holsters and ringmen were b sting about
with excitement, and pages served as ushers
20 conduct the arrivals TO their places in
the rooms overlooking the tanbark. The
only phleRmBtio souls were the dignihed
footmen, in the club livery Of plush small
clothes and silk stockings, who formed
reviewing squad in the hallway.
There were eight acts on the evenings
card the show beginning with exhibitions
Of tltipg, the sport Of the old time Southern
riding tournaments, but somewhat new
in the city. Those who charged the swing
ing rings at first were seven young lndl5s,
Miss Gladys Roosevelt. Miss NJ. +. Alcr-
andre. Miss Dahlgron, Miss Stearns, Miss
Alexandra, Miss Marshall and Miss Rollins.
The latter won the prize and Miss Alexandra
was next best with Miss MarShau third,
Bows NEXT displayed their nerve and live
illness in the fitting RameS The winner
was Master T. V. Burton, Jr., with Master
Jc6ry Taylor second. and ths others TO
take part were Masters Cetallos, +. T.
Alexandra, Van Du9er Burton, Haskell,
Partridge and Bourne. The same bunch
were rough riders next and competed at
vaulting, Masters F. F, Burton, Jr.. and
Taylor being again first and second. Master
Haskell wac third at tho fitting and Master
Van Dlzer Burton third In the vaultng:
Bows end girls were rivals in a class for
pony tandems, nags not TO be over l32
hands. The teams we're put through figure
eiah.s and tried out at different PAGES be-
fore tho first ribbon was awarded TO Master
Van D1Izar Burton, the second TO MISC
NJ. T.. Alexandra aud tho third 10 Master
7. V. Burton, Jr. The other riders were
Miss Marshall, Miss Nogel and Master
Haskell. There were eight young ladies
in a later tandem clnss, tbs horses being
the pick OF tho stable and an unrivalled
muster Of blooded equincs. There were
three prizes, Miss Sheldon winning the first,
Mise Alexandra tho second and Miss Holllns
third. The other equestriennea were tho
Misses Short, Tweed Rowland, Adams and
Roosevelt
Jca de barre had as participants Messrs,
Tinker, Chisholm and Cowdin, tho polo
player, while noted weaTers Of the pink
cross-country rode their hunters In jump
ing 10 end the entertainment. The entries
10 hy tho bars with the owners up included
Misc Bcatrix Hollinss bay gelding Flying
Squirrel, p. F. Golfers bay geldings Dun
Sandal and Stieeboy. Perry Beadleston,s
gray gelding Ghost, George ID. ,. Letth.s
gray gelding Steel Dust and David Dows's
bay gelding Wexford.