Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
HORSES ON THE ALERT
Bracing Weather Favors
Opening Day at Benning.
ANNUAL EXHIBITION BEGINS
Enthusiastic Lovers of Everything
Equine on Hand.
SKY GUILTLESS OF CLOUDS
Animals Appear Before the Judges
and Receive Ribbons, Blue,
Red and Yellow.
ANNUAL EXHIBITION BEGINS
SKY GUILTLEss OF CLOUDS


ton of the Washington Horse Show and
RACING Association at Benning was IA
vored with ideal weather conditions and
large gathering of enthusiastic lovers
Of everything equine. The wind blew
straight from the north and gave the
atmosphere bracing GOODNESS that kept
man and horse on the alert, while the
sky was guiltless of clouds or moisture.
Each of the events was greeted with
an applause that was as ''snappy" as the
weather. and the management feel as
sured of the ultimate complete success
of the show.
Single Delivery Horses.
Glass 4s. for the best single delivery
horse shown before delivery wagon, was
the first before the judges. These were
tered by the Tolman Laundry, and Drury
entered by p. J. DrHry
These animals looked as IL they might
aspire to something better than deliver
ing linen and wet goods
Maggie, the oolong Prancer Of the \.
and r. Tea Company. was scratched.
Gray Dick took the blue ribbon; Sun
DICK the red, and Drury the yellow.
In class Z. the second shown; for horses
suitable for ,ise In harness and under
saddle. Irish Rose. exhibited by Edwin H
Weatherbee, was picked out early for the
first.
Robin Adair, exhibited by J. w. Carter
and driven and ridden BY Miss Mabel
Flynn Of Warrenton. Va. got the red
second ribbon and Lord Golden, exhibited
by Herman F.. tfllman, the third
Impulse. exhibited by Arthur c. Moses
Banker, by Thomas r. Keene. were
among the other six horses passed over
For Qualified Hunters.
Glass 20. which cam on at 1910, was
for qualified hunters. middleweight, carry
Ing up to between 165 and 100 pounds. to
hounds. There was some excellent fenc-
ing.
Red Raven, exhibited by Thomas j
Feroe. took the blue; David Gray, exhib-
tied by Edwin Fl. Weatherbee. took the
red and midlothian of the Westminster
farm the yellow.
Harry Cox's Nancy Lee j. F.. Davis
Nitnrod and the Westminster farms Cen
tennial also showed.
A pair of matched chestnut geldings
exhibited by CARRIER & CARRIER took the
first in class 81 for the best pair OF
matched horses shown to a suitable We
hicle.
Times and News. entered by Byere
Brothers and Koontz. took the red. and
Hale & Sons Quickly and Lively the
yellow.
Other pairs shown in this class without
mention were Charles j. Glover's Bis
marck and NOlke. Thomas F.. Keenan's
The Middleman and Mate, c. ]. Bell:
Babe and Locke.
Class for Saddlers.
In class Is, for saddlers. Is hands. 2
inches and over the judges debated a lons
time. finally awarding first to Moonstone
entered and ridden by Mrs. Allen Potts
Edwin II. Weatherbee's Keswick was
awarded second, and Noble Xerxes, q
four.year-old from the Hale stables. got
third.
Spectators around the show ring were
considerably surprised when. in class -,
for horses three years old and over.
shown to wagon. Oakdale Baron. en-
no better than third. Sam, entered by
NJ. Morris. was awarded the blue, and
Pauly Waters Kimstep the yellow.
William M. Doves Betsy, Robert G.
Talty's Look Up. r. G. Marshall's Mo-
showed without mention.
Entr es for Tomorrow.
The following are tomorrow's entries for
the racing:
First race. selling: one and one Eight h
lniles-'Lady Isabel, 95; Wabash Queen,
loS; 'Lally, 1O1; Evelyn s., 100; AL H.
Woods, Jos; "Helen b., o.
Second race. two year Odds; selling: six
furlongs-Great Jubilee, 100: Hawkwing
1902: Ed Shuster 1U5: oxford Belle. 1OJ
Donation. 1O2; Hanonia, 1O2.
Third race. about two miles: steeple-
chase-Rye Boy. 142. Impertinence, l47;
Garterman. ,lo: Bessie kiser. l5::.
Fourth race. all ages; one miles-Cam-
paigner, 116; saltram. los; Lady Isabel,
1885, Bobbie Kean. III; Racine II, 1OS:
Druid, 113; Giles. 10.
Apprentice allowance claimed.