The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
WOMEN JOINING
RIDES ON TRAIL
Find 1t More Thrilling
Than Elite Resorts
In West

Trafl rlding Is tne newest VdcatiOn
sport for society maid and naatron. II
| is a long way from the striped umbrella
of the country club lawn to the back
of trail-climbing pony guaranteed not
| to spill you over the cliff if you let him
have his own way, but society women
have managed to bridge the gap, says
| the San Francisco Chronicle.
| Mrs. Charles d. Walcott. formerly
Mary Vaux of exclusive Philadelphia
circles, is the leading pioneer who on
her spirited little trail pony, Buck, is
guiding women with fendness for
horses into. that adventurous pastime
hitherto traditionally belonging to man.
| This is not by any means the first
season Mrs. Walcott. whose home IL
now in Washington. has camped and
ridden along the trials of the beautiful
pine-decked Canadian Rockies. As wife
| of DIR: Charles ID. WaleOtt, eminent
geologist and secretary of the Smith
sonian institution. who has done such
| important research work in British Co
lumbia, she has for at least IA summers
| picked her way over the magnificent
trails.
Until recently train riding has been
done unofficially in the Canadian
Rockies. This year, however, an asso-
citation called the Trail Riders was
formed. Famous horse lovers from all
fover the country who have been regular
visitors to the famous Banff and Lake
Louise country have become members.
DIR. Walcott was made honorary presi-
Walcott hears no title. she Is A vital
moving shirt among the Traii Riders
because Of her enyiahle. experience.
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ss
And because OF her enthusiastic re-
ports Of the JOY she found IN 9 sport
beloved to her, many OF her TRENDS nave
aeserteu tnslr SIM PaLssoi WE y. 49,
I1on tor Tue 'taiis VI IN" A~"A
AAocAieS'
In order 20 become one OF the Iran
RIDERS q womanA must nave estapnshea
a record OF having ridden not tewer
than % miles IN the CANADIAN ROCKIES,
When she mas accomplished TINS IN
trepid feat like the man iran RIDER
who has qual1tled IN the same Iasnloh'
she is invested with bronze Dulton
which duDs ner with tne sea- Oh tne
order. should sne nave RIDDEN IvV 1
miles over the trans, lhe OIt.on win
De silver instead OF prone; rive nun
dred or I,VOV miles. yleids goiu IN
sigma.
The history of the organization OF
the Tran Riders is interesting. AT was
WurroT G;hbon Rl;ss Carman The
,oat C,orI P,,n,;us Ralrnora RroVrne-
IL ~ VII, art;sts Cant A IT Nc,
C",.t lsw otnd roo,',,to;,, cl;rohsr and
o.ha,s ,,otsbIas Ca ags, race creed
U D-rsas.;o,' ~ color have no nlace IN
N ~ .Is,.,s af this navel assoctat;on ~
AZ '.aat 49,, s,,scss Knovv;uv how
:, -,0 .t;nL -, ,ha bscS of a nonv over :
t;..;I ;s ths cole oTal;f;cation If mem
Sarsbir '''e '
Inc Spit! OF the Sr1er Is seeelenee
tor the majesty ana beauty % hasulS.
lts aims are 70 encourage norseOacA
Ildlng IN the CANADIAN nocklesi 10
foster the maintenance ana improve
~ eT nv ~ o nv - tosts, GOOD fellowshin
- " Nv e. srco,,ra ,s : tbe
L. oe 49,. I;fa .hs st,,dv and con.
S 80 ~ ~ h;rJs Iii a,,;r,ais Snd
$3.50 Sia,. =. - :, an rar,,,Iata
cresarvat;or oe tha n"t;nnaI >nsrEs Of
S.ecet III ~ ~. 10y. ., III .... ps ~
fine rest of the world TO encourage the
preservation of historic sites as related
10 ibe fur trade and carly EXPLORERS and
m co-onerate with other organizations
having similar aims.
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Ahelf rHss Eo"-"O"'
The first official pow-wow Of the
ran ran WOES ~ WIS a. n 1o n;..;Jn ~ ~
near .aa "a Sanaua ia. - ~ ILL.,
sue sue ia sAa4 ans .u one VI ' =.
IInn l - 1.IS "a 5ne p-;~oa.a,
chasse % vi niooI ~; a. I,IN-..
s laffue .I anu a aoLIioI Soiulei .;,
VIE 'ne ,t ua n 81 .ne l.
an 1Al'n y. ~. eiaL ~ ; ST.
.or women - too NUN Vi an inlos '.o ~
- DoasI VI supeIa a,1 VI M Nm ,' su
te, .,ns n nbie n;;sS ~ az f;.nt
Tn. aDae ~ q. ~ ."lo Isl Isl
InI taa L.,t
~, ~ DalllA anu a:ane ~ ~
o oslsl nd iau -, e"nle speeiHiis it"i" u'e
'0.eS ~ Inc
About 2OO IN, all OF the Trail Riders
mounted their horses at Banft Lake
Louise, Lake Wapta, OHara Lake and
other camps and rode to fohe to gather
around the sacred fire In vast Sun
Dance lodge Dult by the Stoney In
dams.
At night they made camp In the bum
galOw camps along the way. The cues
ton was decided once and for all that
mana 0onT ,..,,