The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-23


The fact IS that all the Roosevelts
like speed for sports sake. The par.
ents are continually being thankful
that none of their children has gone
in seriously for aviation. Not that
they view ordinary flying with alarm
for the family frequently travels or
the established Always. But polo
sailing, football and riding spirited
hunters over the jumps offer just
about enough hazards for the reason
able complacence of their minds.
All the boys have been injured al
one time or another. Jimmy dislocat-
ed his knee Ia the first play Of the
Groton-St. Marks game when he was
q senior. Elliott has had assorted
sprains and bruises. John, hurt al
football last year, went to New York
hospital for the removal of cartilage
from his right knee. He can still row
and ride, but probably never again will
appear on q gridiron. Franklin, Jr.
broke his nose in several places last
October, but by November was back
at right tackle for the big game with
st. Marks.
HAVE FIVE HORSES
They're all skilled tennis players
and except Elliott, who Is a little near
sighted, are fond of golf. John Is
acknowledged to be the best golfer
in the family, an honor his father
would contest were 1t not for his par
tial disability. The youngest son is
the best horseman, too. Listen to Mr.
Era Pine, who for more than IA years
has presided over the Hyde Park
stables, and who learnt 'em all to
ride"
Johnny Is the show fellah! Has
ring presence. that boy and can han
die the worst Of 'em. Why, me and
Johnny went up to the show at Len
nox, Mass, last summer with only
three horses and won two firsts and
a second and a fourth. That's q mil
lionaires' show up there, and tough
one to beat.
If Johnny ever has money enough
I'll bet he has q fine stable Of horses.
Franks pretty good, too. In. fact. Jim
IS about the only one that's not espe-
cially crazy about horses. The boys
grandmother hasn't wanted them to
do much jumping, but I got sus-
picion they're practicing little where
1t won't worry anybody.
I'VE only got five horses here now,
II you count Daily Dumplin', which Is
Mrs. Dall's kids pony. Natoma here,
Mrs. Dall's horse. has been shown
every summer but this last one, and
has won two championships. Dotty IS
Mrs. Roosevelt's horse. Patches be-
longs to John, and 50 does that cow
pony named Pal-o'-Mine. He was
given to Johnny down in Arizona last
summer"
DUDE RANCH HANDS
In addition to all their other sum-
mer activities, the rising Roosevelts
have spent many months on western
ranches. John. Franklin and Anna
have visited the Arizona estate Of Mrs.
Isabella Greenway, Democratic ma
tional committeewoman. And Elliott
and James have thrown q leg over
some Of the best bronchos In Wyom-
ing.
There Is little authentic informa-
ton about the first time the latter
pair went west, in 1926. To this day
each declares that while he was en-
gagged in arduous pack trips over the
the other was lolling on
the corral fence Of q nearby girls
dude camp.
The following summer Elliott start
ed out with Lloyd Morris Coates, Of
Philadelphia, his roommate through
out school days, and Langdon Roose-
welt Geer, q cousin, to drive to Call
fornia. But ct Jackson Hole, Wyo.,
they ran out Of money.
Knowing perfectly well that no
funds would be forthcoming from
home. they landed jobs on the JY
ranch. In exchange for room and
board. and very little else, they rose
ct 4:30 every morning, caught and
saddled the horses for the dudes to
ride. cleaned stables and corrals, split