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the San Francisco . Sunday Call.
THE SADDLE RETURNS TO FAVOR
R. A.Smyth
DOWK from the pastoral age .in
th»! varied history, of California
has come a lord for the horse,
especially for saddle purposes,
nrhlch Is more pronounced at the pres
ent time than it has been for many
f«ar*. It was thought that the motor
tar would exclude the horse from park
Irtves and country roads, but no such;
condition has developed. Each seems
!o grow in popular favor and each
lerves Its own purpose. In the pres
tnce of the motor car distance Is con
quered; one moves from place to place,
v though carried on .the wings of the
wind. Yet controlling a spirited horse
<iind making him respond to 'the sllght
?!=t command communicated through
hand or heel is a pleasure which no
other pastime can. give its devotee.
Here In California may, bo 6een the
barbaric splendor of trappings dear to
the heart of the old Spanish vaquero,
who lavished more money on his' cad
die and bridle than jio did: upon the
adornment of bis person. This Is seen
' at the present time -' In the^ fiestas . in
lOUthcrn Gallfornia, where saddles and
bridles heavily' ornamented with »llver,
md sometimes with gold,- are common;
tights. Here 'are also seen the; power-;
ful Spanish bits, -which are so}cruel
when used by a rider: not blessed iwltb/
the lightest ; of hands/
While the -'saddles of : the ; ranges , are
kbmetime's .' aoen ; in ; the . parks, the Y ma
lority of the riders ~ use i the English :
saddle or ; a jmodlfliiation of 'that * used
by the" hard' riding^ cavalrymen •\u25a0Jof^
CTnde : Sam. . i The' tendency amon g the
women wno nao is togo in more arid .
more for the cross saddle. Somo "use
the sidoi. saddle' for^. park "riding, but;
once" they go to the country jthey/ take
naturally, to. the cross saddle. '/.This' has ';
niany, advantages. » Chief among.' them
is tho fact that Its fair user. Is moresln
dependent in the • matter of -mounting
and dismounting, tho assistance of an
attendant not being : required." Andther
advantage is that almost; any kind of \u25a0
a horse can be used under, this, saddle,
while the side - saddle requiresVa 'dis-s
tinct.type of, horse." a^ side saddle anl-i:
mal must' have a' certain build 'of. back,';
with good,; high withers.' The /cross f
saddle , can .. be. used ; on' a horse v wlth:
either^hlgh or low^wlthers. y . , i,>~
The ideal costume for.tho\u25a0cross^sad
dle for women ; Is • theVconventlonal at
tire of the man. with the addition of .\u25a0 a.
long coat.; which , performs the^dutyjbf"
a s&irt when \u0084the \u25a0 wearer, j is; on?;- the]
ground. . This costume ; gives , the ; great^i
est /amount Vof j safety; , and .". comfort/f
Women prefer ,? horses : standing \ from
.25 hands in height to 15 hands 3 inches.
The . pony sized', liorses t° do ."not /appeal £
to . them, as they/. lack >the"-- required \u25a0
Btrlde,; especially when' used under -the
"Bide- saddled For the -latter: al horse sis
desired iWith a longer, and a higher:: trot^
than is required -under the cross -saddle."
in u*ing which a short, quick trot gives
the best |results. %i ./\u25a0':}\u25a0- - : ...-y : \ "\u25a0\u25a0 :..,, \u25a0 ">-v'
• There Is an Iricreaslng 1 . demand, which ,
cannot be met for saddle horses of the .
right type.'. .The -majority /.'.want ' ; 'the:
three \u25a0 gal ted ; horse, 'that iwhich; Is ;best r ;
at the walk,' trot and canter. .The hunt
er type, ; which )' is lin demand JtHe Cworld v
over,; ;ls^ also js a^ favorite y here, vj These *
horses \ are . strong: in { the back \ and the
loin and are. stoutly muscled through
out. . _\u25a0; \u0084,-, _-,'.':;, r ' '? \u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -: i-d';'-? .-.:-'-'.
SThe *\u25a0' commissioners r * oti\ Golden 7S7 S Gate
parklhave ? taken* a« kindly, interest'^ \rfi
the * horsemen j for Imanyi) years/*;>.There •;
are many.mlle» of. secluded bridle paths,
inthc park- which'are.sof thunder, foot
• ana wnich break ,th« concussion of the
horses^i hoof (.t^With sst.th» % decline is in 5
I cy cl 1n c th e commissioners oonver t ed the
j cycle > path,' which S eitends '% out J to'vthe
beach; i to 'i the uses lof (th« \ equestrians^
• t This | takes \ them off ; the - roads | used by
I the | drivers] and autoraoblllst* and ; adds
; ; much %to $ both % their % safety,' and • their
/comfort"^^*'^'*'- *V"-^r./ :\. :\:''-.:S- -^' : *':
V San j FraneUwo H ican]>. boait 'i ot :i horse- -
7 women/as clever arid as -daring, as any/
\ In?; Uiai.world.*|JlThe^ stiff est£ fences
% not i|Stop>' them i and I the; most >, splri ted
are [corapletely.Turider}th*eirf.c9n-i
.trol^iißJding^is>aoos:etf^up^n^'atßth*
pres^ntDtlmeg"as»fan'raccornpllshmerit
whlc h, ; like dancing, ; must Ibe
before j aj y otin g % feel s I that.? her
education $ is^complete.f Miss | Hamlin,
who ji» \u25a0 at \ tbojhead ! of { the school > which
bear*; her! name. Stakes this view, of the
pastime and? her I pupils -are \ alt enthusl
ast«(upon' s the; subject.. 'At J t^&^KfM
t y} M ( ss < Mabel 'Hogg % stands aafthe
'cie*«rMtlofith«'sfalri>We^ai';«h"«ibJi«'
«i v>?ft'f forj charity jiia|tbejBpj»cifaus]; fins;
of | the I San t Francisco iriding(c!ub.^ She
wa» -an s apt pupil sof _ Edward \ S. « Jones,
th« priding 3 master '{, of !i the Cclub.c and.
' showed marked skill in the, handling ' of
a' horse. ; - When : she * had 'mastered . one
Ihoree •she. went, on to greater i.feats.
? She'., was,? able to -i send r^ her horso'over
the ?Jumps .and .then' tookYup - tandem;
"work,*; where Vshe 'rode* one 5 - and \u25a0
;drove;the other, in; the : lead. :,>[.;
;"i ; She \ took {the J fences .[in dashing style'
t tnd \u25a0 then ""\u25a0 \u25a0 tr i e«l : fiats lwliich would have
• don c "creel it ; to* tho I world's greatest^pro^
ifesslonal riders. >^FronV.orie horse inthe^
lead ; slie^vtiU .- to\ two,- v.iilch is known .
i experts n« % a ."random." '{ This \ act
''always'drew grounds 'of .'applause. as -the
Tdarlng/' 1 ' young -}l rider *' tookj: four t ';fobt
-.jumps., and*? still scon trolled other,
s - hOTses. U Kecently £ she v has "^turned . to .
Jt rick '-,\u25a0wo rk •- and, - mounted >oh r 1 Miss '
EdlthlHoefler'sJKefttucky.saddlei horse,
,has : put^ him ; through- some : interesting^
f performances. ;: .This , horse i has * all
f gaits, i including sthe; walk, \u25a0 trot, ; :can- r
\u25a0Jter/ single -fobt^fos trot, s ' : running .walk,
•park'; trot,'. Spanishitrot fand|the i swim.
\u25a0I trot: A He; will'; also i bowl to permit*: his t
;, rider [to \ mount * and ; on '
- hls^ knees; igo -lame" at * the command, of
1- his ; rider; ; pick sup J a .handkerchief ; and
/sit '' down." -"MissViHoggi is; equally iat
!iii ? either'* the;' cross or; the ;slde'
< saddle, " bbuyt y prefers '.the . former i'at^ the
'present'tlme. \u25a0 ; ; j >'•-;. : -.;.\u25a0; \u25a0, \u25a0.•" .:' . „ ,-\u25a0\u25a0;
7;-"Mrs.VH.tP^ : UmbsenVisv:the>most-;In-:
terestlng exponent of the. horsewoman
\who fist loyal }. to I the i slQe \u25a0 saddle/s'.Clad
In a black \u25a0 habit and mounted •\u25a0 on : her
.\u25a0* black % mare V she "i presents i a" 4 most - ar.-* ,
i tistlc^picture.^Her^mareJ is ; : from, the
famous I breeding; establishment "of .Gen^ ;
eral *' John 48. i Castleman J Lbuisy illeT;
: Ky. ; She! ha»^ all the ; airs', and graces -of ')
\th« f saddle ; horses } from \u25a0; the) blue "' grass ;
'r«Cionr. where s tbjs ; type has reached'; its
highest, development. . ; > :
Littte BurUngame Horsewoman ;
" : ; The 'ranks of * horsewomen Tare 'being
added ?to /all Hne •' time j and 'i one s f of ? *tbe':
new ifecrqlta t JsS expected* to? make' a :
name j for; her Self :which Vwlll i give , her/a :
s hlfifhl'platfes among i- the is. experts. '.-,i The
Pope/ 4 thev;9 ?
'year J? old 4 daughter r- of •: Mr.' j and -i Mrs.':
George fAZ 'M Pope %of J Burlingame.'f -j She (
•tookato-^ridinggnaturally "and /quickly
showed unusual \ skill^ in I handling a
i horsey She] has , ridden; many ) different ;
f ones \u25a0'• and . has .; proved v tterly - fearless '
f no [matteri h«w . spirited \ theyj have ibeen.^
fine; is; at her parents' country home at \u25a0
the present i and i may » be seen canter In g '';
about 'the ; shaded ; lanes iof j Hurlingame >
j every . day. v %With - ruddy - and
, _ \u25a0 - . , \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 ."«".\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0".-• r
"with. her hair streaming out behind ner.
she sends , her, pony -; along at a good
pace. .. A groom, ls'always in attendance
to see that no harm" befalls ,her. : .\\ ;
.- ,When;she returns to this city next
winter^ slie resume her practice at
. the, : rldinfc ;dub and "has, determined to
take up jumping." She will try simple
obstacles^ at first and -when', she. is. a
fully matured' rider she should be able
to' K hold^her i own" in' any. company.' 'She
will have some illustrious examples in
' San county,; as it is seldom. one
meets better I riders than . 'Miss' 'Anita
: Ha"rr»\v"andher sister.' Miss Genevicve.
and Sliss Jennie Crocker. ;Th|s trio has
the drag. hunts with
tho :, hounds >of ."the -'San". Muteo '"coiinty
shunt'; and. have' furnished .'the: people of
• thbi'countrysldeLwith' many interesting
'they* galloped across the
.green pasture -fields in tho .vicinity .of
Burllngame^ < taking the" fences as they
came and ;wlth 'never a falter.
"":* Among; the'^well .'known;', ladies who
< are. of ten seen 'upon the bridle paths in
Golden 3 Gate i park ; are: Miss Beatrlca
-Fife.*:; Miss.: Helen Chesebrough. Miss
:Mazie";Langhorne. r ' ; 'Miss - Lucy. King,
Miss Helen de^Toung, Miss Irene Mack,
[ Miss i Edith i Guggenheim.*' Miss Lurline
Matson, c Mrs. Laurie P. 'Adams, Mrs.
Morton French,^Miss ; Hazel King, . Miss
Louise" Kellogg,* Miss Florence r Cluff,
Mrs. ! VVNV ; Davis.' Mrs. J. Hall Lewis." Dr.
\u25a0"Atina ; {G.lLyle, v Mrs.' S. :< H.; Palmer. . Mn.
'Forbes,'? Miss .Kate>Brigham, ; Mrs.'Gua
Boycr. -' Miss 1 ,? Virginia .'Miss
-Frances "f Jolliffe,* Miss. , Mary Jolllffe;
"Miss '\u25a0\u25a0 'VergUla: Bogue. : Miss W.; Reed.
Mrs.- Forbes. •:Miss > Helen; Sullivan.' Mrs.
Paul ' yon, Nloudbrf, Mrs. S. Schwartz,
1 Miss ;G." Pc^l." Misses Schoenf eld." Mrs. J.*
T Aubum-.Wib6rn;>MlsB Alexandra Hani;"
•;llton."^Mlss Bessie ' Bates, the ; "Misses
Constance.* Kathleen JTand ,~ Phyllis ; " do
Young and. Miss "Nina Creitcher." '
:^r J Amongi the *ybung] women -from Miss
Hamlln's j school Iwho ! ridel cleverly; are:
Mies !.Grace\Gibson.% Miss \ M.**. McMahon, °
Miss .Gertrude \Pe r ry, s Miss y^ Or Inatt,
Miss f C. JKingr,* \u25a0 Miss^. Margaret : Miller.
Miss •"* P. ;': Algeltlnger/j Miss ' L. \u25a0 Morris.
Miss ; Marie ; Llndgr en, ;Mlss ' McLaugh
lln^MHs'C.l Wheeler,' Miss P.^ Wheeler. 5
Miss Fisher/- Miss ', Woods.* */ Miss = ' Van
,Wlnkle .*! Miss : Edith^ Hoefler. s Mias ' Arf
th"ur;~Miss i McNear, and' the Misses Pler
\u25a0'son.T- ' ? -7-V - • "-". "-"\u25a0_"\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0; \.
''Mm::Natu^';Riders ( '.'
.;^Turningr^froirif the; fair j devotees ."• of
equestrian pastimes to the men who are
prorainent^flgures r^on L;the^'; paths'i In'
Grolden IGate p park,*,; it lis > evident that .
horsemanship has reached a high d«
velopment here. Many men hay« pur
chased the finest horses to be obtained
In Kentucky, and Missouri and prcseas
Inspiring pictures to the crowds about
the music stand on Sunday, ' whan th«
great parade Is on. Among the best
known are: John Flournoy, Dr. Arnold!
Genthe, Dr. Shumate, Dr. J. Auburn
Wlborn. E. J. de.Pue. Clem Ilorst. Dr.
Philip Kins Brown. George H. Men*
dell. H. P. Umbsen. G. H. . Umbsen.
Colonel ' Wieneke. Colonel George H.
Pippy, Harry Cosgriff, A. H. Wehe. P.
B. Hewlett, Gustav Sutro. David Don
zel. A. J. \u25a0 ' Donzell. Baron Reyntlens.
Charlea Stallman. Philip I. Hanson. Dr.
Sol Hyman. Oscar Heyman. Frank .T. *
Murphy. Irving S.. Rosenblatt. Judge F.
H.. Kerrigan. Athol Mcßean. Colonel.
Flllmore., J. C. Augsbury. D. Hansoa
Grubb.' Judge E. Hunn Hanson. Judge
C. W. Slack. Joseph King, E. R, Llllen
thal. E. J. Bowes. Horry Mask. J. w.
Reid. Captain Simpson. Robert "B.
Hule. Frank J. Grace. John 11. Ros
•seter. Livingston Jenks, Henry T.
Scott. Le Grand Howell and many
others. ..,;..
Each spring there is a rush of .pros
pective riders to the riding clubs,
where they are perfected In the arts
of horsemanship. The majority •»\u2666 \u25a0<
them expect to spend some time In
the country, on- their summer vaca
tions ->, and they are preparing them
selves so that they will not be the In
nocent source of amusement to the
people of the countryside when they
make their first essay afield. Edward
S. Jones, riding master of the San
Francisco riding club, frequently sends
. his pupils into the ring In classes of
eight. They are taught the proper
method of holding the reins and. after
a course-qf lessons, are able to rld<»
any average horse, as those provided
for. their, instruction are as spirited as
will-usually be found under any con
ditions.
While there are many good rider*
In ;thc park and elsewhere there ara .
many tvho could bo greatly Improved
in Beat and hands under
Instruction. The fact that they ar» >.
able: to' s\lt a. ho.rse means that they \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
have ' a good start toward bocomlnsf
accomplished riders. The men ara not
the only offenders against good form,
in'riding, aa the women also err fre
quently. They also show a disregard
of- the convention* as to costumo .
when riding which ;Is not expected of
them. When on horseback they aro
particularly: conspicuous and shouM
give < unusual thought to the appear*
ance they make when they pass In re
view before the people who ara sight
seeing in the park. - \u25a0 \u25a0•
/ no regular supply of saddle
horses, so the men In quest of them
\u25a0merely watch the \ markets and other
sources i from "which they coma and
then pick 'out those which are of th»
right type. To make a horse handy jo
that ; he will respond to the slightest
hint of his rider requires fully a year's
work on the part of a patient handler.
1 Some horses show handiness after threw
•months. J but > tho \u25a0 majority - require a
; much longer course of training.
The supply of made saddle. horse* J*
never equal \u25a0- to . tho • demand and . prtc-*
-is" no object 'when tha right - animal
makes Its appearanoe. Henry T. Scot;
J paid 12.000 for ". tbm hlf hschool mar-*
. Grace - Boy d * and It was f el t that ha
'had. secured a bargain in the beautiful
animal. Mr. and Mra. Montgomery of
Gold field brought two horses from
Kentucky and they placed no limit on,
. the'prlce .they'were willing to pay : In' ;
, order <to get the : best In \ the ' market.
Livingston JCenks has been a consplcn
rr o as V flgu re in Golden Gats park on - • '?\u25a0
" horsa which cost . John ' l. ' Sabin . |3.000.
This vis i pronounced ens of the I best :
'specimens 'of ? the . Kentucky . ' saddle <
: horse .on '. this ' coast. The ' peopl* \u25a0 here «i
will -not hesitate to pay from 1750 to
- $1,500 at any time for a horsa, but th» - '
article i they require is not to b* had
' In ; sufficient . supply. jSHMpVQNBRid
vr- Down*;* In . southern California it
would ; seem that . saddle • horses grow •
on .trees, they are seen in , »uoa num
bers. During tha recent fieata at Jjom
Angeles the ranches with!* a radios of
many miles were drawa upon for their/;
horses and they made a brave showing.