The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-29

other vexatious problems. so that ne en-
1oyed few amusements while there. Ihom-
as Jefferson was great horse loNtI-
maintaining a fine stable and riding two
cello. lie attended horse races near " ash
inston- On one occasion he saved hlnl-
self from capture by British troops
I through the flsetness Of his steed. His
ride 10 the capitol 10 be inaugUrated IS
familiar history. Between times Jefferson
practieed scientific farming. landscape
gardening and architecture lie was also
al inventor an author OF note and great
reader
Madison is said 70 have been fond o.
/ horses. So was John Quincy Adams. lie
used 10 walk two miles from the ~ nlts
house 10 see horse races at the old Hoi-
mead track. He was IL the habit of ris-
| ing very early. walking five OF six miles
/ by starlight or moonlight. and returning
I to the White house IN time 20 see the
I sun rise. Occasionally be took before
/ breakfast plunge i'm thu Potomac river.
/ In the evening ne played billiards Al 81
times ne wrote I'm his diary and lei
| mass Of manuscript that has oeen
eoualsd by few distinguished people TOT
I its volume and interesting quality.
/ Andrew Jackson loved horses with all tne
strength Of his iron nature. He used 70
attend races and sometimes bet or their
/ outcome. On one occasion a colt OF his
was entered i'm a race by his nephew aiio
/ secretary. Major DOnelsOn. Tt was beaten
/ and if is recorded that the president lest
hack and alternated in driving in a phae-
/ ton made of timber from the old frigate
/ Constitution, and sulky made OF Toush
! ''Old hickory wood. Jackson once par
dOned a mail robber from hanging because
/ he had long before given the president
tip that a certain race was fixed. jack
SON duel with Dickinson grew out of
dispute over race horses.
/ Van Buren, drove q fine OliVe-cOlOred
1 carriage during his term. and later was
/ a gentleman farmer. William Henry H~r-
| rtsOn untmely death was the result IT
1 his determination to ride his favorite
/ horse 10 and from the capitol at his in
| auguTatiOn. Tyler bought a fine turn
out from Secretary Of the Treasury
/ Paulding Polk was 2 nature lover. ana
/ his driving Of a carriage and four horses
/ was one of the sights Of the capital
/ Zachary Taylor brought his white charger
! from the Mexican war to Washington.
and it followed the presidents remains
( to his grave "Old Rough and Ready
I liked to spend some leisure attending the
I marine band concerts. Franklin Pierce
/ fished for pic1erel in New Hampshire
/ ID iSes. In Washington he RODE famous
blind horse at night besides driving I'm the
/ daytime. Millard Fillmore was raised
( farmer and loved the open, although he
( passed most Of his later years ia Buffalo
! Buchanan had a fine turnout for his
niece. Miss Harriet Lane.
! Lincoln got little outdoor life during
/ his term. except when driving or riding
| 10 inspect Qualifications and armies, or
! between the White house and his sum-
mer cottage at the Soldiers home. Some
/ times he practiced basketball for exer-
I else He sought recreation in playing
| backgammon and old sledge-' in read
[ ing. telling stories. or going 10 the thea
tTe-WheTe he finally met his death
J johnson drove q pair of fiery black horses
| and played checkers and fox and geese
/ for amusement. Monroe was fond Of
indoor amusements, Jackson Of whist
/ Pierce Of seven up and Grant Of
/ euchre and poker.
Grant was prominently the man on
| horseback. He owned a fine stock farm
/ near St Louis. and his horses were the
{ best. He especially priced two Arab
steeds given him by the sultan Of Tur-
/ key. one of his horses "Cincinnatus.' 90
/ would stand without hitching anywhere
/ and any time. Another. Jeff Davis 8"
could be controlled only by the general
/ A third horse was bought by Grant from
/ a butcher after the latters wagon had
beaten the presidents buggy. 1t was
/ called Butcher Boy" Grant rode and
walked about Washington in most demo-
| cratic fashion
Hayes took walk in the morning and a
/ horseback ride in the afternoon. Gar
field was hardly president long enough
| to indicate his preference among pas
times. Arthur had a fine team OF horses
1 aud enjoyed social evening with friends.
| Mckinley took walks with his secretary
/ and cabinet officers and drove almost
daily with his wife, sometimes handling
/ the Teins himself. During the trying DAYS
OF the Spanish war he read Mr.. DOoley'
| for amusement
Copyright 1909. by Frederic J. Haskin
! Tomorrov-"Chaneas in Climate