The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
By Arthur. Morris.

N RUssELS. May I'm these days.
joining the aristocracy OF many
countries. il is a change 10 find
. woman Of birth and title taking
place IN the circus ring. But in the
zntess Beftina de Miremont continental
tiences today are greeting not only a
ped and beautiful member OF the blue
<oded class, but also a dashing horse
nan OF quite remarkable cleverness.
fhe countess belongs TO a branch OF
old French marquisate of de Mire-
NL Her ancestors migrated TO Aus
fsthcr than accommodate themselves
ne changes they foresaw in France,
there they speedily became known
experts in the handling OF thorough
'4 horses. Plenty of 5timulation WAS
1gnd them. for in no country in the
tlt are there more sprlshtly Amazons
W IN the Emperor Franz Josef's do
q was in the world famous riding
.oa! OF Vienna that the countess re-
+se1 her first lessons In the equestrian
From her childhood ehe had been
sslomed 10 a stableful OF the best
81 norses Europe could SUPPLY. so she
70 ridins as to the manner born.
'@ OF the empress of Aust-ia's fine
-ng and the wonderful wav her horses
e rained IN her private stable that
was stimulated to try her hand at
ng her own animals according TO
ues OF the Spanish school.
Pillar System of Training.
,nefe are two great establishments for
style OF equine education, ons in
-oas and another in Saurnur but the
eusese blended with their methods some
n sained fro n elsewhere. Among her
~ she included an old one she found
<5I.ped IN book 400 years Old as being
sSted oy a famous riding master
~ 'nsa tL3suerrlcre. who iourished in the
~ OF Ludwig XIII. This is the pillar
OF training. which has been re-
- III IN some form by a few male train
y put mas never been adopted by any
~ ~ woman in its original compile teness.
r tne men who used the system
|-fI,s,sIiully was Herr Hugo HcrZog, who
-@@mled in America and died there.
& %e pilar system requires more skin
Ntence than any other. for the
E.,s,. 40 nor mounted and the trainer
hon ,h."re mas 10 make other appeals to
porses Intelligence. But when prac-
5fin,y. ny enc who has the necessary quail
kcr.lo IL is most efflca cious in schooling
N ffsse sn SO as TO perfectly attunc the ani
3" !" the wishes OF his owner.
|rfsa ee,Veral years the countess was abb
|1hea IN training hep horses at a large
.znt,,s1mn 1n her property at Stuttgart. but
rssI' Iuaiy she left the quiet OF her own
rs,S Ihcle and opened ont as a trainer
rbfvi earnest at the Hanover riding
~ Incse her management OF horses
r<T,.Iad nad oeen given up as intractable
Inc tremendous furore and her
ps .,I q last reached tho ears Of the
N .ciala OF Kaiser Wilhelm, themselves
|yle ''ass horsewomen OF the classic
Triumph for Countess.
hes ,neir a,e request an invita- ton perform
tsultsS" given In the riding school and
1rpie.s IN such a triumph for the
rofessIoo mat she decided TO become a
|bjfih.' Ia rider for the purpose OF eX-
IN E sfo ner methods OF training. Since
HolIrh" "e nag been constantly in the ring
|s5ys she Is reDuted 10 be wealthy and
|ndSnt. Harels with a large staff of at
1uhsr one began by giving an extra
|frr,u w, tEe programme of Schumann' s
|puiJfn ha Soon She was inundated with
pevn,.a, from all the capitals of Europe.
1e nesrl tu her skill and the splendid horses
no. ~ orns with, there is the magnifi-
a. W nc trappings 10 lend attractive
.aj,a" y" her performance. All the curb
'ust; ana ornamentations are of gold,
81 bo.es studded with precious stor cs.
|lpya Cyl, Wca's a satin costume Of gay
'lcr ,h ana hat with noddlng piumus.
|llar n ss tashion of the time when the
1gue 'Setem OF circus work was IN
|akes sae circus ring the countess not only
ner animals do extraordinary