Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
ENTRIES POUR IN
FOR HORSE SHOW
TOTAL OF 423 COMPLETES ALL
CLASSES
Association Adds Several Gymkhana
Games for Each Performance and
Potato Races Are Expected
to Add Pleasure

citation is anticipating great success
for its show to be held at Fiesta park,
April 1921. All the classes have been
filled with from four to twenty entries,
with total of 423 entries, the four-in-
hand classes having five entries for
each and the jumping classes, of
which there are four, having eleven
entries.
In addition to the regular classes the
association has added a number of
gymkhana games one for each per-
formance. The first night Will be the
amusing Victoria cross, the conditions
of which are as follows: The contest
ants, when mounted, shall line up at
the entrance to the arena and at a
given word from the ringmaster will
ride to the opposite end (over OBJ
stacles). where each shall dismount
and light a cigarette, which will be
furnished by an attendant remount,
smoking and ride to the opposite end.
dismount and receive from an attend
ant an umbrella which he will open,
again mount, smoking the cigarette and
carrying the umbrella, ride to the op-
posite end, dismount and pick up a
dummy Cor dead mani from the
ground without assistance; again
mount smoking, carrying the UNI
brella and the dead man, delivering the
cigarette, umbrella and dead man to
the judges at the opposite end of the
arena, where the winners will be
judged by the position then occupied
at the finish. First prize $40, second
Prize IS, third prize SO, fourth prize
50.
The second night there will be a DO
tato race, the conditions of which are:
The contestants, each of whom will be
provided with spear, mounted on
ponies will start from the entrance of
the arena at a signal given by the
ring master, ride to the opposite end
spear potato and ride back to the
other end and deposit it in a recep-
table.
Each potato so deposited will be cred
tied to the rider. Each of the other
riders should attempt to prevent him
from so depositing it and If It is
knocked off by another rider, such
rider shall receive a credit of one
point, or the same as If he had de-
posted a potato. The time limit shall
be ten minutes and the decision of the
judges as to the winners shall be
awarded to the person having depos-
tied the greatest number of potatoes,
or having gained points by having
knocked potatoes off opposing riders
spears.
INOuSH VI dangerous TlOlIlS Will not De
permitted and anyone violating this
rule may be disqualified. First prize
$40, second prize So, third prize So,
fourth prize So.
Egg and Spoon Race
The third night will be given the
egg and spoon race, the conditions of
which are: The contestants will line up
at the entrance to the arena and each
rider will be provided with a wooden
spoon, which he must carry in his right
hand, with the end of the handle of
the spoon pressing against the palm of
the hand.
An attendant will place an egg in
each spoon and at a sign from the ring
master all will go once around the
arena at a flat-footed walk; the sec
ond time around at trot and the
third time at a gallop or canter.
The first one arriving, delivering both
the egg and the spoon to the ring
master, will be declared the winner
In case the rider should drop his egg
from having been jostled (Which Is
permitted) or from any other cause
he must Immediately return to the
starting point for a fresh CD egg and
continue the journey as outlined in
the beginning.
Artificial means of keeping the egg
in the spoon will not be permitted and
If this is violated the rider will be
ruled out of the game. First prize $10
second prize $5, third prize SO, fourth
prize 81.
At the fourth performance will be a
repetition of the potato race. These
classes are confined to polo players.
The only class that has not filled to
the satisfaction of the association Is
the class for Shetland ponies and the
boys and girls riding classes, all of
which will be shown on Saturday af-
ternoon, to which there is absolutely
no entrance fee and no admission fee
to the park for the children exhibiting.
The money won by the different en-
tries will be paid to the children in a
unique way; the winners of the diff
ferent prizes will have the money.
either In gold or silver, handed to them
! In sliken bag, which will match the