The Washington times., 1903-04-20
GLASSES WELL FILLED
| IN COMING HORSE SHOW
Over 100 Entries. With Two
Events Yet Untitled.
NO SPORTING TEAMS SHOWN
Tastes OF Washington Horse Lovers
Run to Hunter Glasses, Which Are
All Well Filled.

The entries for the Chevy Chase
Horse show. TO be held as CHEVY Chase.
5 Nav and .. closed at midnight Satur-
day, and she result is more than eTali-
fying 10 the promoters OF fhis efete
event.
TIE program. consisting of twelve
glasses is wen diversified, ana each
class Is well filed Alexander e. 1-e-
gara. secretary of the association, is
s busiIy engaged in completing the ar
& rangements for what he believes VIII b.
the most successful show in The history
OF Washington.
The classes and the number of entries
8 il each are as follows
Glass Pair Of Horses,
over fifteen hands. To be showT be-
fore any appropriate vehicle. Six ee-
3 tries.
! Class Pair of Horses.
To be Shown before victoria or cab
rioIet. Horses 10 count 80 per cent. and
appointments 50 per cent Horses should
have good manners. stand quietly, and
4 back well Five entries.
! Class s-Horses and Rrnab0uts.
Horses to count 70 per cent. ruuaboue
ana appointments % per cent. Horses
should have conformation. style, all
around action. pace and good manners
q twenty-five entries
Class 4-Tandems.
The wheeler TO be fifteen hands or
over To be shown before an appTo-
pirate vehicle Not filiea.
Class 5-Ladies' Hunters.
Conformation and manners to be
especially considered. Must have been
ridden 10 hounds by a lady a. leas;
three times. To be ridden by ladies,
Ten entries.
Class 6-HunteTs.
Heavy weight UP 70 carrying 19y
mounds 10 hounds. Conformation q
count 25 per cent Performance over
fences 70 per cent Horses entered IN
this class not allowed TO compete il
class seven Fifteen entries.
Glass Hunters.
Light weight up to carrying 10.
mounds 10 hounds Conformation Il
count . per cent Performance over
fences IS per cent. Horses entered l5
this class not allowed TO compete II
class six Fifteen entries.
Class Saddle Horses.
To be Judged BY their quality, pace ant
conformation. The gaits required TO a,
shown viii be the walk, trot and caEteT
when judging this class the right i
reserved for the judges to ride any o
the horses shown Twelve entries
Class e-Ponies in Harness.
Best pony for a child To be drivel
by child not over twelve years old
Pony not TO exceed thirteen hands one
Four entries
Class Io-Military Riding.
Open to all enlisted men OF all troop
of cavalry. engineers. and light bat
teries. United states Army. stationed il
the District Of Coiumhia and al For
Myer. Va. General excellence Of mill
tary seat and horsemanshjp al diGercn
gaits 10 determine the award. No en-
trance fee is required. Prizes. So. Sl5
and SO.
Class MOUNTED Police
For best horse owned and ridden by
member of the Metropolitan polio
Force Conformation and hardness
count The horses competing 10 be pE
through such exercises and vancouver
as the judges may require No enJranc
fee required. Eleven entries.
Class Iz-Farmer Class.
Best pair heavy draft horses shown
harness. No entrance fee required. Ell
ter at the post
Cups and ribbons viii be given a
prizes in each class. and cash prizes i
Glass 10. Il. and L.
From the foregoing IT is plain to .
seen that the tastes Of Washington bors
fancIers run 10 the hunter classest /
sporting teams this city is strangely de
hcieHJ The tandem class is unified
there IS 10 mention of four-iu-hands an
brakes. although Roger We-more. fl
understood, Is urging the management t
make some provision for such q class
Trotters are also strangely conspicuoU
by their absence.