Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
A BRILLIANT DISPLAY
Horse Show of the Chevy
Chase Club.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
GATHERING OF FASHIONABLE
LOVERS OF OUTDOOR SPORT.
The Old Polo Grounds the Scene of the
Exhibition--Eight Events
on the Schedule.

Lie tiIoHS dt lne SHeVy chase CluD InlS
afternoon, drawn thither by interest in
golf, was more than doubled in size by the
great number of devotees to thoroughbred
hunting and driving horses which assem-
bled to view the annual horse show of the
club. From noon onward until the show
was well under way road carts drawn by
housekeeping cobs, automobiles and ele-
CANT carriages passed the club house in an
almost unbroken procession, all bound for
the ring which had been built on the old
polo grounds, about two blocks away. The
number of prizes offered was large, the
horses and equipments shown were the
handsomest and brightest to be seen in this
part of the country, but the real show of
the afternoon was the deep ring of spec
tators drawn up about the trying ground.
A Fashionable Gathering.
Socially the horse show surpassed in in
terest even the golf tournament, which
seemed to hold the attention of all fash
ionabie lovers of outdoor sport. The at
tendance from the club was very large All
the other golf clubs sent representatives as
well.
The other visitors came from all over the
city and included members of the diplo-
matte corps, officials of the government and
many persons prominent in the most ex-
The gowns were, of course, the smartest to
be seen at this time of the years, and blend
ed with the afternoon dress of many of the
gentlemen, the riding attire of the exhibit
ors and the read coats from the golf course,
made the scene as picturesque as any SINH
lar gathering of the season.
There We're eight events scheduled
judging six pairs of horses; Judging twelve
horses and runabouts; judging three vic
torias or cabrioets; judging three tandems;
Judging ten heavyweight hunters; judging
eleven ladies' hunters; judging twenty three
lightweight hunters; judging seventeen
saddle horses: The whole number of en-
tries was eighty-five a larger array than
at any previous contest about Washington
for several years. Messrs. Edward Morrell,
James S. Wadsworh and Montgomery Blair
were the judges
Many Prizes Donated.
AS no entrance fee was charged, either
for admission to the show or competition
for the awards, 1t was necessary that all
the prizes needed should be donated by
Washingtonians associated with the Chevy
Chase Club and interested in thoroughbred
horses. The number of such persons
proved to be gratifyngly large. Repre-
sentative Newlands, Mr.. Gist Blair Mr..
Clarence Moore. Mr.. f. H. Buckley, Mr.
n: s. Simpkins, Mr. E. A. Mitchell, Mr..
Alexander B. Legare. Mr.. Charles ]. Bell
Lieutenant Commander John H. Gibbons
Lieutenant A. P. Niblack, Mr.. W. B. Hibbs
Mr.. Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. Thomas Nelson
Page, Colonel F. L. Denny, DR.. w. P.
Crompton, Mr.. H. S. Iegare and Mr. J.
Van Ness Philip, all contributed either
handsome silver cups or pieces of rich cut
glass. The pile Of prizes wrapped in appro-
pirate colors filled all the space below the
stewards desk in the club house.
The Entries.
Those entered in the various classes are
as follows:
Horses in harness-Miss Marion Stevens,
Mr.. Alexander B. Legare Mr.. Cortland H.
Smith and Mr.. Clarence Moore
Horses and runabouts-Mr Robert S.
Clark. Mr.. Morris Hacker, Mr. w w Fin
ley, Mr.. F. w. Huidekoper, Mr.. Reed Knox,
Miss Daisy Letter, Mr.. N. S. Simpkins, Mr.
R. X. Wetmore, Mr.. Hugh S. Legare and
Mr.. Cortland H. Smith.
Pair of horses, shown before victoria or
cabriolet-Mr. J. Henley Smith. Mr. Clar-
ence Moore and Mr.. Alexander B. Legare
Tandems-Mr. Pierre Lorillard, jr. Mr.
r. K. Wetmore and Mr.. CORTLAND II.
Smith.
Hunters, heavy weight-Mrs. s. S. How
land, Miss E. NJ Newlands, Mr.. CORTLAND
II. Smith and Mr.. Clarence Moore.
Ladies hunters-Mr. Chester c. Kerr
Miss A. B. Langhorn. Miss Daisy Letter
Miss H. T. Wadsworth, Mr. A A. Snyder
A1isS katherine ElhlnS, MISS T.. NJ. New
lands and Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith
Hunters, light weight-Mr- J. Van Ness
Philip Mr.. Robert 8. Clark. Mr. G. Beale
Bloomer, Mr.. A. Grip Mr.. F. L. Huide.
ter c. Kerr, Mr.. Elmer Sothoron, Miss
Daisy Letter. Mr. Cleveland Cobb, Mr.
Pierre Lorillard, jr.; Mr.. r. K. Wetmore
Miss E. M. Newlands, Mr.. Hugh s. Legare
Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith and Mr.. Clarence
Moore.
Saddle horses-Mr. A. Grip, Miss Pauld-
ing. Mr. F. w. Huidekoper Mr. Alexander
B. Legare, Mr.. Chester c. Kerr. Miss c. O.
Mitchell, Mr.. Elmer Sothoron, Mr.. Thomas
katherine Elkins Mr.. Hugh s. Legare
Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith and Mr.. Clarence
Moore.