The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-25
ALGONQUIN, LOVED
PONY OF ROOSEVELT
BOYS, IS RETIRED

NEW YORK. Nov. 25-In broad.
green pasture on the wooded slopes
Of Sycamore Hill, l.. l.. fat black
and white Shetland pony Is, living
lie Of luxurious ease. He enjoys the
iignified name Of Algonquin. For
more than 20 years he has been the
pet Of the Roosevelt family, says the
Evening Sun.
Before the death Of Mr.. Roosevelt,
he arranged for the future Of Algon-
quin; that under no circumstances
was the pony TO be sold, and that the
last days of the little animal were to
be happy. These orders are being
obeyed to the smallest detail.
The history of Algonquin Is the his
tory of the Roosevelts from the time
Mr. Roosevelt took the oath as presi-
memorable campaign Of 1904 At this
time Algonquin was owned by Archie,
the second youngest Of the Roosevelt
sons. The entrance Of the pony into
public life was immediate and SEN
sational.
Archie was devotee Of the siren
uous life, like his father. and Algon-
quin was called upon to perform GER
tain hair-raising. wild western"
stunts on the white house lawn, under
the guidance of his youthful rider,
which If not calculated to chill the
hearts OF all beholders at least had
the effect of attracting a small army
OF newspaper photographers and re-
porters.
Broke White House Precedent.
Archie, boylike, cared not whit for
public attention, and apparently
neither did Algonquin. He accepted
his notoriety with a bored indifference
which thoroughly attested to his aris-
Z tocratic lineage. AS for Mr. Roose-
welt, he enjoyed it all, apparently
with as much zest as Archie or Algon-
must be ponies in his judgment.
house or in the woodland pas Ire.
Algonquin was destined to fracture
the white house precedents even more
sensationally. BY the time Quentin
was growing to an age when he was
casting longing eyes on the proprietor
ship of the pony, held for several
years by his elder brother, Archie was
taken i'll with an attack of fever and
was confined to his bed. Quentin,
after a careful study of the situation
in the sick room, decided that he had
found the cure.
Quentin's Great Ride.
Without word to the attendants he
slipped away to the White House
stables and saddled Algonquin. A few
minutes later the dignified guards at
the White House were Mortified to see
q very small boy, astride g very small
pony, coolly riding up the broad stair
way Of the national mansion. Their
frenzied protests were unevailing.
Quentin indignantly retcrtad that he
was quite within his rights and that
Tho one thing necessary to bring
about his brothers recovery was Al
rnnQuin at his bedsido' And the
logical wy to bring A'enr4uin to
hrchie's bed was to ride the pony up
The stairs.
Tut bow Mr.. Roosevelt finally de-
ci'Cd tho argument Is net z matter
OF public record. but tho feat was
quite enough to bring the fat. bored
Algonquin again into tho public eve.
Probably no pony In America received
as many press notices as Algonquin.
But press notices meant nothing to
Athe pony. He was much more inter
~e@tod in the matter Of sugar. for he
was born with a sweet tooth that ap-
parently has never been satisfied
even to this day
AS the boys grew to manhood the
exercises Of Algonquin became more
and more limited No more was he
taken out by Archie or Quentin TO fol-
low their fathers big riding horse
Truxton. But his place in the affec-
ton Of the Roosevelts was much too
enduring for this to count against him,
He had been made member of the
family, and the memories and assoCia-
lions that clustered about his fat lit
tie body and the welcoming little neigh
could never be set aside.
Went to Oyster Bay.
Therefore when the time came for
Roosevelt to retire to private life and
leave Washington for his country es-