The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-30
WASHINGTON PARTY
FINISHES RIDING
TRIP TO NEW YORK
Mrs. Wadsworth Indignant
at Reports That Tour Was
Endurance Ride
MEET WITH BAD
ROACS EVERYWHERE
Only Mishap Encountered
Was in West Virginia Where
Supply Wagon Fell
Down Embankment

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. May 29--Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth. who holds the
woman's championship for long dts
lance riding. and who at one time
outdistanced formed President Roose-
Welt, in a cross-country ride through
Virginia. Is indignant over the re-
ports that have gone out over the
nine hundred mile ride from Washing
ton TO the Genezee Valley. which she
completed Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Wadsworth says positively that she
was not making an endurance test
ride. but was simply anxious TO de-
termine what the thoroughbred
horses, bred on her own magnificent
csate at Ashantee, will do.
Mrs. Wadsworth started from
Washington. on the morning of April
18th, accompanied by Miss Helen
Taft, Lieutenant Geibel. naval aide 10
the president, and Major Allen, OF the
general staff Of the army.
During the first ten days We had
to take II easy" was the way Mrs.
Wadsworth spoke Of the ride today,
Miss Taft Is not experienced in the
saddle as the other members of the
party were. and until she left US at
Hot Springs, Va, We were only able
to make an average Of about twenty
miles q day. The average for the
total trip was rs lie miles a day, the
best time being made through the
lower ytrginias and in New York
State.
Il want TO correct the Idea con-
timed Mrs. .Wadsworth, that these
trips are made for :ne purpose OF
endurance tests. On the ether hand
] am making them simply to see for
myself what the horses raised here
will do under the most trying cir
cumstances This is The seventh time
] have ridden from Washington ~
Ashantee. and each time I invite q
number OF friends, and select DIFF
ferent route In order to see the coun-
try. Neither Miss Taft nor the naval
officers. who accompanied me on my
last trip, were compelled to drop out,
although, admit. some OF them felt
like II.
Encounter Misi,ap.
AT Hot Springs. after leaving Miss
Taft. we were Joined by Miss Mather,
os Philadelphia, and Lieutenant Long.
OF the navy. The trip from there on
was one of the most beautiful | have
ever taken, and yet one of the most
haza I'd Gus that We could have picked
out. The third day out on the second
lap Of our journey. while riding
through the beautiful Jackson VAL
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~ 49, ,.as..,sa ~ $40 -, ~
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n"Ie,s 80 -, -. - -,
supp "es"n ~. 80 80 S -. -
ment IN an eIios"N y. ~ ~" N'eat Va
motor saN''",, HhNu W. III on
me roaa eo'',,nk - t',s opp"s's oAe -
don. "''n '"c esp'''n ~ s".A -
acclaens tue rue "as az wa any
lover OF spor. cou," i"oN so'
Before s.AIAsa rom " as..ilss nn.
! had caretuaN Ia'a GU, my p.ans
a,'faRssas - 80 Observation-Disclosures
along ne rolss .ol .ls'''s
ever Hsis W ath aaaf, taSS1 Iaa's
lions We We're npisssa IN n@nN oasss
to 'dounle up. OWING 10 ,he ero~"eu
conditions IN lhe fafH' houses an
the men were put IN one loonl' m
eindins me Rroo'"s anu ~ $3.50
and the ndies IN me pasS' w
ing myself. were m aho'nes' We a.e
OUT Haeais -. a,
or any place tnat our hoss saw "A,
TO serve us. me horsss w. y. ,ei
sheltered IN dfalty ana oan'p ssa"ses.
and under these eono''i ,,, ,n suo~su
-resnsFkan1e in as IN 80. :. a.
one OF them uh'snsu INC ''p :"
most perfect sonon,nIi.
ROADS .,ao ro
The ROADS on Tue Woe .1aa
very BAD. In Some p'aees We - a,h,c.'
over mites OF sona sharp .o .s.
was very marc on '"- ~
In other stretches tne ""u ~, "1 "a ~
Up to the horsess tals u'u w.
encounter any rear goo" Iiu""s 'oa"'
until We were IN New ie' ~ ~ =
For the last sect,en y. r"e y.
had invited Miss janet Aheh' =, ~ ne
York, Norman van V"'hres, y, -,
faio. and Lieutenah noWc'in, y.
the navy. Miss Anen ~ an eapst,
horsewoman and the only Mo.nan
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