Dear Mr. Coney Island...
Did female riders on the Steeplechase horses ride sidesaddle or astride during the early years of the ride?
- J. Bowers
Hello Mr. Bowers,
The women rode sidesaddle! Here's a victorian view of fun-loving female equestrians.
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PermalinkSubmitted by claire bleiman (not verified) on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 09:19
I was born and bred in Coney Island. I rode the horses in Steeplechase (I am now 77 years old) as a teenager. I rode them astride. However, I don't remember any of my female friends riding them at all.
PermalinkSubmitted by Elizabeth (not verified) on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:46
I currently live in Coney Island and I am 11years old. I have heard of the Steeplechase but I don't think it exists anymore. Just years ago when I was 6 or 7 there were such wonderful rides in Coney Island and Astroland. Two years ago they built Luna Park and demolished half of the good rides. The new rides are no fun and they are very dangerous. I don't know why people spend their money on Luna Park. It's not even worth it. They also took down the rocket that hung above the entrance of former Astroland. So now it's basically Luna Park and no Astroland...
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I was born and bred in Coney Island. I rode the horses in Steeplechase (I am now 77 years old) as a teenager. I rode them astride. However, I don't remember any of my female friends riding them at all.
What happened tothe Steeplechase horses?
I currently live in Coney Island and I am 11years old. I have heard of the Steeplechase but I don't think it exists anymore. Just years ago when I was 6 or 7 there were such wonderful rides in Coney Island and Astroland. Two years ago they built Luna Park and demolished half of the good rides. The new rides are no fun and they are very dangerous. I don't know why people spend their money on Luna Park. It's not even worth it. They also took down the rocket that hung above the entrance of former Astroland. So now it's basically Luna Park and no Astroland...
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