. Chicago Equestrian Association : Organized 1908. Horsemen and horsewomen -- Illinois Chicago; Horses; Horses -- Illinois Chicago. Olympia Fields — the Equestrian's Paradise THERE is a treat in store for those who have never visited the Olympia Fields Country Club, which is located only an hour's ride from Chicago by motor or train. Upon arrival one is immediately impressed with the charm of its long vistas of smooth turf, interrupted here and there with a pleasing change in slope, sweeping off majestically through their borders of tall, overhanging trees and natural undergrowth. An occasiona
. Chicago Equestrian Association : Organized 1908. Horsemen and horsewomen -- Illinois Chicago; Horses; Horses -- Illinois Chicago. Olympia Fields — the Equestrian's Paradise THERE is a treat in store for those who have never visited the Olympia Fields Country Club, which is located only an hour's ride from Chicago by motor or train. Upon arrival one is immediately impressed with the charm of its long vistas of smooth turf, interrupted here and there with a pleasing change in slope, sweeping off majestically through their borders of tall, overhanging trees and natural undergrowth. An occasional knoll, crowned with a low-hanging crab-apple tree, juts into the open and adds to the feeling of great distance. Tall oaks tower imperiously over the smaller growth that fills so densely the wooded plots, lending variety to the far-off sky-line, while green of every shade removes all possi- bility of monotony. In odd corners and in unexpected hollows, clumps of wild flowers add their cheery note of bright color, small birds dart in and out of the deep shade, miniature people move about in the distance, and one stands fascinated by the sheer beauty of the picture. Winding through the grounds and woods, are bridle paths which invite an early morning canter on horses which are kept in stables on the grounds. Eventually a polo field will be laid out to attract the more daring riders who wish to display their skill on the field. An Equestrian Committee is now working on plans for the further development of these sports at Olympia which, with the surrounding country, is destined to become the most popular section in the middle West for the horse- man. The progress that has been made thus far, is attributed largely to William E. Dee, Chairman of the Equestrian Committee, one of the Charter members, who has devoted a great deal of time and thought encouraging this feature at Olympia Fields. A visit to the grounds in the early Spring will be suf- ficient to convince the most skeptic
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