The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-27
By ]. Mabel Miller


women IN other parts Of The
world are said TO be busily plan
ming their ReropISnes. and expect
in the course OF time 20 be navigating
the clouds with as much comfort and
eAss as they now experience in their
rocking chairs. visit TO Golden Gate
park or the Preside almost any day in
the year Will prove conclusiveIy that
while flying machines and motor cars
may come and 60. the horse Will con-
tinus TO hold his own with the fash
ionabie and intellectual San Francisco
woman who goes in for real sport"
All through the park and along the
beach the full length OF the boulevard,
the numerous groups OF riders are en-
eountersd Then. too, there is the dar-
ing woman who goes alone, depending
entirely on her own cool head and
steady hand and exciting by her grace
and skill constant and sdmiring com
msnt
Perhaps IN San Francisco, more than
IN most other cities IN America. are the
saddle people notable.
Prominent among the girls who ride
well is Miss vergiIia Bogue. the re-
Gently elected queen OF the Portola
carnival Miss Bogue is an enthusiast
tic horsewoman and jumps the hurdles.
rides tandem and manages the most
spirited horses with equal facility
Among thu many other graceful and
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tanned high grade OF proficiency are
Mrs. r. p. MeriIlion. Mrs Felix ssntal-
lier, Mrs. Charles A. Gibson, Mrs. r.
Fohli and Mrs. ". Il Torpey, who arr
regular frequenters Of the park, the
Preeidio and the ring. Miss Ethel h.
DAVE and Miss Anna Dahl rarely miss
their daily ride. and Miss Rena Gold
berg and Miss Schultz are also famiiisr
figures on horseback IN the. park and
Preside. Miss Miriam Nicholson the
well known author OF In the Bishop S
Carriage" Is also devoted TO the sport
and finds IN riding q welcome and bene-
fetal diversion from her literary labors.
Speaking OF the ladies who ride Cap
tain J. Dilhan. a former officer Of the
French cavalry, a Graduate \ of the
celebrated military school at Saumur,
who has been teaching riding IN San
Francisco for the last 10 years, said
Many books have been written
about riding. but no book is complete
- 4 does not give 4 good part of its
space 70 the ladies. for in almost every
chapter Il is necessary Tor the writer 10
Point out q difference for men and
women.
horseback riding requires physical
1sru -nenIai effort. The saddle horse
must be chosen and trained for ladies.
not TO require too great an effort on
their part, while giving them the op-
portunity 20 apply all their skill and
physical power.
There has lately been a great deal
OF discussion about the way ladies
ought TO ride, astride or sideways. Good
and bad reasons have been given in
favor OF and against either style. Ny
opinion, based upon an experience OF
20 years in teaching ladies how 10 ride
both ways. is that a lady should ride
on side saddle and never astride. A
great doctor In New York once said
70 me- AS a medical man. I say that
- ] had q wife or a daughter would
never let her ride astride.' shall 60 no
further into hygienic reasons. AS for
reasons of safety would have much
10 say; no one with a certain expert
ence can claim that the position astride
IS more safe and sure than the other
d is a reason given by men who do
not realize thstla lady can not press
With her knees as a man does