The Washington herald., 1910-07-22

Talk about President Roossvelt's rid
ing tests for army officers! A Washing
ton society leader and noted horse
woman. Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth. has
just completed a ride that makes even
Col. Roosevelts record ride from the
White House to warrenton. Va, pale In
comparison. one day last month she
rode from her place. ''Ashantee, at
Avon. near Genesee. n. =. 2l2.s miles in
actual riding time OF fifteen hours and
seven minutes. II is IN all probability
the worlds record. And made by a socl-
ely woman,
President Roosevelts famous ride from
the Write House to warrenton covered a
distance OF ninety-eight miles in fourteen
hours. and he used but five relays of
horses. The roads were bad and il was
winter time. and that was spoken OF as
a remarkable feat There is a legend,
unsubstantiated. that Buffalo Bill once
rode 300 miles in twenty-four hours. and
there are supposed 20 have been some IA
nous riding feats performed by post
riders for the Post-offlce Department,
but. SO far as records so, Mrs. wads-
worth's wonderful endurance ride beats
them all hollow.
Suners No III Effects.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature Of
the ride is the fact that Mrs Wsdsworth
Is pre-eminently a society leader and not
-
ships as a record ride. She did not train
for 1t. either. and the morning after her
return she rose at her usual hour
quarter after seven. and suffered sbso-
lutely no I'll effects from it.
Mrs. Wadsworth was Miss Martha
Blow. of ST Louis She lives at 1901
avenue and during the sea
son is an indefafigable entertainer.
though even Ia the height Of the season
she keeps up her horseback riding. It is
not an infrequent occurrence for her 70
dance all night and take hard ride the
next day. she frequently returns in the
spring from Washington TO ''Ashantee"
on horseback
Last April she rode from Washington
to Luray. Va, and return, accompanied
BY Miss Mary Carlisle. Lieut. Commander
Henry V. Butler. and Messrs- Reginald
and Frederic Huidekoper. Just now she
is en- route to Fort Wingate. ~ M,
where she will be Joined by the Assistant
OF War, Gen. Oliver; her niece.
Miss smirnoff; Miss oliver. Capt Frank !
Mccoy. and Mr.. Reginald Huidekoper. |
for ride Of several hundred miles. during |
which they expect TO see the celebrated /
doki Indian snake dance.
Used Fourteen Horses.
In her record-breaking ride Mrs
Yadsworth used twenty relays of horses.
She actually rode fourteen horses. six of
which were used twice The horses are
frs Wadsworths own hunters, four Of
hem halfbreeds and ten thoroughbreds.
The shortest relay covered by any one of
he horses was nine miles. The longest
vas eleven and three-quarters miles. Four
4 these animals were only four-year-
Ids. broken last May.
The record ride was begun at $50 In
he morning. and during all the ride
drs. Wadsworth was followed by friends
4 automobiles. The distance of each
ound was 53.4 miles. She felt no exhaus-
Ion during the long ride. but on the
lst round she took a doctor with her to
ettle the question as to whether she
Tas riding on her nerve alone She se-
ured a certificate from the physician
hat at no time during the ride was
he severely taxed physically. During
his ride of 212S miles Mrs. Wads-
'orth lost only one and one-half pounds
/ weight, and drank only three-fourths
glass of water. half a glass at noon
nd quarter of glass at o'clock.
AT the end Of the second round she
topped for 81 minutes. and at the end
the third round she stopped for 81
iinutes. Her actual time in the saddle
as 10 hours and minutes. The horses
le rode were Haphazard. Banshee, Berei.
nda, okirei, June. Alert. Comrade. Es-
apade. Cachuca, Tattoki. Gale. and ,
zardas, all bred at Mrs wadsworth's
ace. Summarized. this is the record Of
lis famous ride: