The evening world., 1913-08-13
SUFFRAG|STSR RUSH
FOR ARN|CA WHEN
THEY GET Off BOAT
Quartet of Horseback Riders
Had Sorry Experience
in New York.

IN New YORK.
A quartet Of Su6raotst "horsebock
htkers" oAo started from Forfvsco-
ond sfreet and Ftfth avenue on NON
day afternoon for o soSr Of the Md.
land counties hove crossed the North
River and are roo engaged IN fhetr
campaign. Their amusing expert
e~ce Hiding through tho city ssreess
on vNoccvstoxsed movNts and through
the eorIv sto0es Of tActv Journey ore
here related by thetr captain, xrs.
Moro Batch De Forcst. IN o vet~
which sAo,os that through oil Mon
~sr Of pAvstceI dt6lcSlstes the M
ere" ers sstU bsoyo~s o~d GOOD
hS~ored.
By Mrs. Nora Batch de forest
L-oN-THE-HUDeoN. Aug
- 1t took 20 long 10 81 ne eddie
bags strapped on and ths Photographic
taken that the suffrage crasadsrs had
Just thres-quarters of IN hour 70 reach
the foot OF Franklin stress anA catch
the Ftshkiii boat senator Root" nd.
den BY Mrs. Dc Forest. had bssa be-
having % badly that Jim. the stable
man. was delegated 70 lead him. Jim
did not look forward wtkh pleasure to
M walk and expressed himself 70 that
effect In no unmistAkabis terms. jim
was to have been paid on reaching ths
boat. but made ths mistake q lsoeane
70 Of Roots" Birdie at Thirtssnth
street, and Root" was delighted 70 have
Q chance 70 catch up with the othsr
crusaders. The last seen Of Jim he we
making some Roadway down Eishsh
avenue, gesticuiatinS smphakicsliy. but
his words we're fortunately inaudib1e.
"rm afraid we've lost one vote In
1915" said Capt. Dc Forest out that
will be paired at out hrst meeting"
FIFTY. SEVEN vARigTlgo OF
oAirs "sCNAToR ROOT" HAD.
''Parkhurst." which Lasut. Poirstt rode.
has four gaits. one Of which closely re-
sembles ne turkey trot. while Reoc'
had all the fifty.sevsn varieties and Dus
them all into practice. including . stand
for half Q minute on his hind legs.
Needles 20 cay. the nag X ashing
pole had to b furled.
West street was taken at fast Gal.
lop, which was considerably accelerated
by the shouts Of the 'ionsshoremen'
abbot" ana "Frawisy" behaved uk>
lambs all the way.
The crusaders were hailed q Pier
by Q mounted policeman. who said thsl
had caught the boat by one minute.
All thsNcrusaders seemed siad TO Gel
out OF the saddle. especially Miss Poirst'
and Mrs. Dc Forest. whs had not ridden
for several years. None Of the party
had ever ridden IN the crowded city
streets before.
PLENTY OF OUTRAGE FLigRe,
BUT NO HORSE BLANkgTS.
The sunragists' hrst thought on reach
Ing the boat was for tho horses. TheJ
were terribly hot and thers was Z
strong Wind blowing. Though we'll SUP
piled with suffrage nisrs. Votes fol
Women" pencils and buttons. no one
had horse blankets. The captain. mate
engineer. &C. were appealed to In vain
and at last . council Of war wso held
by the crusaders. sitting on banana
crates. There was nothing for II but
to unpack tho contents ! the bundlsi
and use the coats In which they wers
wrapped. Powder. combs. hairpins
with . sitting Of suffrage buttons. made
their appearance and We waited on ths
banana crates. Root" "Parkhurst.
"Frawley' and abbott" were at las
safely stabbed with their saddles and
brides Of and the sole and only coat
OF the sufsraSists on their backs viii
the sleeves tied Ground their nsoka
The crusaders were Just going above
board when . nasty. strange horse
started biting Abbot. Mrs. Fem wsni
to the rescue Of her stesd and insisted
on the stranger being removed.
An old cart horse Wa 20 much In
terestsd In the votes for women sup
plies that he sxtricated himself from
his halter and made . bee line for Miss
Crosisr's extra shirtwaist which wa
on . packing case. Miss Cros!sr 10 the
rescue.
Tho crusaders then returned somewhat
nervously to the upper regions and sat
coatiess on the deck. They intend to
apply to the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Animals for q medal
GOT THE CAPTAIN At The
PROPER MOMENT.
After supper the crusaders Invaded the
| captains cabin. Like wise women. theI
mad waited until then 50 AZ to catch