The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25
MAD TEDDY WREAKS IRE
ON YOUNG WOMEN
Rides Them Down and Plies Lash to
the Horse One OF the Party
Was Riding.

Was Riding
a Washington special of the 18th
inst, gives this hclnted news of n
mad prank of the irrasciblc Teddy:
"Nou know that you should not
go ahead of our party, said Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt as he rode past mo
and three of the seminary girls in
Rock Creek Park, near the Forest
Glen entrance, on Thanksgiving
Day. 1.-THE President rode by fercely
not stopping, aud as he passed the
foot OF one OF the girls was knocked
from her stirrup, and the Presidents
riding crop fell viciously upon the
flank of the horse she was riding.
Had she not been an excellent horse
woman, serious injury to her might
have followed"
This statement was made by Mrs.
r.. l.. Sisson, instructor in an eN'
elusive seminary for young Indies
in Maryland, located near the Dis
trict line.
Miss Sisson asserted that the
Presidents action was intended as
rebukc for the young ladies and
herself because they had ridden past
the presidential party and had taken
the road before Mr.. Roosevelt, in
stead of following his party
While the affair had not become
public until to-day, many people Of
Washington have been told Of tn"
occurrence.
When asked about tn" matter,
Miss Sissuu said there could not
possibly bc any mistake in the man
who rcbukcd her and the young
ladies with her.
II know it was President Roosc-
welt, =" she said
I'VE had been riding in the park
for some time. When we made n
turn in the road we saw ahead Of Us
party Of four-two ladies, man
and the President.
I'VE were riding spirited horses,
aud for some distance rode behind
the presidential party, untilwc found
difficulty in keeping our mounts IN
practically IA walk. Then W" CAV,
IL" horses tn" rein and passed thos,
i ahead Of US. We proceeded at Il
. good clip for little distance, slow
J ing down our horses again, and thor
W. heard the pounding of hoof~ b"
3 hind us
( Before "" were awar" 81 1t, the
} President, apparently very angry
I and his party were beside Us, makinl
. four abreast in the road, whicl
) crowded us no little. As he bruSh",
: past, his horse struck the foot o
: the young woman beside me-, knock
8 ing it from the stirrup, and at til,
!. same time blow from the Pr"si
: dents crop fell on the horse
I. flank ."
5 Confirmation of this gaIIuut rpi
], sonc in Ia" chronicles of the MAJ
4 Teddy is given 10y party Of youni
q lady students who arrived in Chi
n cago on the 18th ON their way HON
: from the National Park Seminar.
= at Forest Glen, Md, for the holi
z days, according to II dispatch From
that city.
One of the Young women, whr
=. assured that her name would not b
used in connection with any state
ment that she might make, told tn
full story of the incident. II hruugl
Il burst of laughter from tn" a.
semblcd group when concluded.
!, INLAY RhoHdcs, girl from L0
n Angeles, was out for hors"bar
ride on that dav, " she said. "Eigh
other girls were with her The
had gone long way and wcr" hurry
l. ing To get back To the seminary.
There was man riding ahead a
y
girl. Miss Rhuadrs and the other
whipped their horses past them
They had not the slightest idea win
tn" other riders were.
Then the man that they ha
passed rode up beside them ana
struck Miss Rhondcs'> horse with
riding crop. The hors" sw"rvod {,
1.-The side Of the road and Mis-
Rhoad"s pulled up just in tim" t,
prevent being thrown.
"'Iou shouldn't have passed. thu
F. man cried. Then sh" saw that /
q was President Roosevelt.
s, "~hr did not know what Ia say %
do. and the President kept sroldin.
). her, and the girl who was with him
e and whom they recognized rs Ethr