. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Apbil 2, 1898] ®Jj£ gveebev ctai> ^pcnctsmmt* 221. Honolulu Race Track Items. Equestrianism Reviving. The growing interest in equestrianism throughout the United States is the principal topic among progressive horse- men everywhere. During the past year riding clubs have increased in number and size in all the large cities, and the demand for good horses suitable for riding has raised their prices considerably. Some people attribute the growth of horse hack riding to the decadence of the bicycle as a fash- ionable meanB of going from place to place, and, no
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Apbil 2, 1898] ®Jj£ gveebev ctai> ^pcnctsmmt* 221. Honolulu Race Track Items. Equestrianism Reviving. The growing interest in equestrianism throughout the United States is the principal topic among progressive horse- men everywhere. During the past year riding clubs have increased in number and size in all the large cities, and the demand for good horses suitable for riding has raised their prices considerably. Some people attribute the growth of horse hack riding to the decadence of the bicycle as a fash- ionable meanB of going from place to place, and, no doubt, this claim is not without Borne foundation, but the growth of polo clubs among the wealthy young m*n, the introduction of outdoor sports, such as fox hunting and paperchasing, as well aB the adoption of the best English methods of riding have had much more to do with it. Added to this is the en- dorsement of our leading physicians, who are unanimous in approving this'method of outdoar exercise in preference to all others. The makers of riding suits and riding habits have their shops filled to overflowing with customers, aod the demand for saddles patterned after the English make is unprece- dented in the history of saddle making. Handlers of saddle hor3eB find their time well occupied and a quiet investigation for the very best seems to be carried on by those who are seeking to satisfy their patrons. Horseback riding has been indulged in, either for neces- sity or pleasure, ever Bioce the world began. Statues of horses and horsemen, and has reliefs depicting scenes of peace and war, have been unearthed in ancient cities where they have been buried thousands of years, so it seems that amid all the changes of time horses have been in daily use as beasts of burden. The pleasures of the chase in times of peace were not for- gotten when the demands of war forced men to leave their homes, and the beBt horse was not considered too good to use in the invasion of neighboring co
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