Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1916 — Boston People Again Take Up Horseback Riding [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Boston People Again Take Up Horseback Riding

UOSTON. Movies and the war have given such an impetus to^.horseback K riding in Boston that stablekeepers are reaping a harvest, and saddle horses are at a premium. Bridle paths about the city’s park system are weU

populated daily wit,h riders, especially women. Officials of riding schools say a marked increase is noted in the number of pupils. Thousands of people daily view their favorite movie actors and actresses in heroic roles on horseback or gaze on the screen at a healthful game of pony polo, and naturally adopt this form of sport for their own pastime, the horsemen declare. Officials of the park riding school say that while horseback riding decreased

■with the advent of the motor car, it 1b rapidly coming back. Judging from the Crowing interest, they' say it will soon regain its place among the foremost ■cutdoor sports, , The "preparedness" movement during the last few months has also Emulated horseback riding, declare followers of the sport The inspiring, militant sight of the cavalry officers on dashing mounts has done considerable In reviving interest and accentuating the healthful rides in the country. Others claim that the war has blocked the bulk of foreign travel, and wealthy tourists unable to plan their vacations abroad have takein to horseback riding, "mis they dectar* will result in hundreds of people spending their summer rptfghing it cowboy style throughout the West during the vacation season. A New York Inventor's simple dynamometer utilizes the resistance of the air against a two-bladed fan to absorb the power of an engine being tasted.