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pathway running North and South between the golf hnks 

 and lake front. This lake shore drive is one of the 

 finest in the city. The East path is connected with the 

 West by a zig-zag route crossing the Music Court Bridge, 

 thence along the lagoon to the Columbia Bridge, and on 

 west to the section of pathway traversing the entire west 

 side of Jackson Park. 



The total mileage on the South Side for the two parks 

 and the Midway is approximately eight miles. The map 

 following page 9 shows the route except the connecting 

 link down the Midway, and the directory indicates where 

 horses may be obtained. Riders on the South Side can 

 follow picked roads to the country, getting around into 

 Indiana or over west to the Forest Preserve. 



The Country Clubs form headquarters for riding on the 

 extreme ends of the city, the suburbs and newer residence 

 districts having access to dirt roads. There the riding is 

 especially delightful, and the mileage is only limited by 

 the rider's taste for exploration. Community riding clubs 

 are also the outgrowth of equestrian enthusiasm, and are 

 not so complicated in operation but that their plan is 

 feasible for any suburban district. An illustration of what 

 can be done in this regard is shown by the Catalpa Riding 

 Club, 1124 Catalpa Street. 



There are sixteen members, all of whom are owners 

 of saddle horses. The fact that there were no facilities 

 satisfactory to them for the care and nearby stabling of 

 their mounts, drew them into a business arrangement 

 which took the form of a riding club with stables large 

 enough to accommodate the horses of its members. 



The club is not run for profit and frequent adjustments 

 are made in the rates charged so as to just keep even. 

 The following are the main items of income and expense: 



SOURCES OF INCOME: 



Membership fee on admittance to Club $ 25.00 



Rental of 8 box stalls to members at $40 each, 



per month 320.00 



Rental of 8 single stalls to members at $35 



each, per month 280.00 



MAIN ITEMS OF EXPENSE (Monthly): 



Rent of building 75.00 



Stable man 130.00 



Assistant stable man 120.00 



Cost of feed, 16 horses, approximately 250.00 



Miscellaneous expense 25.00 



Such a club, besides having common community inter- 

 ests, does not lack for camaraderie, for there is always a 

 kinship in the use and appreciation of good horses. But 

 the point is, there are many districts like unto this one, 

 with a coterie of men interested in horses who could and 

 would be enjoying the benefits of riding if they saw a 

 practical way to have their own horses and keep them 

 in the neighborhood. What has been done can be done 

 again, and this club does not by any means claim to be 

 the first. Numerous small groups throughout the city 

 have similar arrangements for the care of their horses, and 

 many men have their own stables. 



The creation of a bridle path from Washington Park 

 west to the city limits will increase greatly the number 

 of riders in the south parks, for remount stations and 

 club stables will spring up along such a connecting link. 

 Business men of the South Side can stop off while on 

 their way home for an hour's ride through the parks, or 

 in the country west of the city. Those in the vicinity 

 of the parks who ride therein on week days, will take 

 advantage of Saturday afternoons and Sundays for longer 

 trips in the open country and through the Forest Pre- 

 serves. 



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