Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
President Enjoyed the Sport.

The show ring events took place stimuli
taneously with the races and were wit
messed by several thousand persons, who
semed to take the keenest interest in the
prize winners and who cheered their fa-
yoriteS as the ribbons were distributed.
There were no serious accidents, but in
the jumping events horses and riders
went down many times and created much
excitement among the spectators, who
applauded each time the fallen rider
would remount- and take a try at the
next obstacle. President Taft, accom-
panied by Postmaster General Hitchcock
and Capt Butt, his military aid, sat in
one of the White House automobiles,
parked at the side of the show ring, for
nearly an hour. Secretary of War Dick
inson entered the ring and remained there
with the judges most of the afternoon.
Among the spectators were many Off
GERS and their families from Fort Myer,
members of the diplomatic corps and
horsemen and horsewomen from Virginia
and Maryland.
promptly at / O'Clock. was for ponies in
harness, driven by children not more than
fifteen years of age Berkeley Bubble, a
black pony, owned by Clarence Moore,
won the first prize. The second went to
Tommp Tucker. owned by G. c. Altemus.
Babe. entered by G. F. Sunnerlia, jr,
got third prize and Billy. belonging to
DR.. Cecil French. got the fourth.
First prize in the third class, ladies'
harness. went to Gay Lass. driven by
Miss Mathilde Townsend. horse own
ed by DR.. ]. E. Bayne won second: Ring
King. belonging to Mrs. Harry Wardman.
the third. and Pat, driven by Mrs. Mamie
Croft, won fourth.
In the fourth class, combination har-
ness and saddle horses, first prize went
to Magnate. belonging to w. +. Hale
&, Co; second prize to Noble Xerxes.
owned and entered by Fl. w. Herring;
j. ]. kinney, and fourth prize to Col.
Dunns Samar.
Delivery Horses Attractive.
There were thirty-three entries in the
first class. delivery horses, and many of
the spectators were heard to remark
that it was the best show OF delivery
horses they had ever seen. George NJ.
Oysters wagon No. II won first prize;
CorDy Brothers wagon No. %. second
prize: r. p. Andrews Paper Company
won the third prize, and George NJ. Oys-
ter's wagon No. 20 the fourth.
Magnet, entered by w. F. Hale & Co.,
won the first prize in the fifth class.
park saddle event. Noble Xerxes, owner
H. w Herring, got second prize. Corote-
man, entered by Maj. c. G. Treat, u. S.
A., and ridden by Lieut.. Adna r. Chat
fee, jr., 18th Cavalry, captured third prize.
and the fourth was awarded to Samar,
belonging to Col. Dunn.
In the green hunter class, in which the
jumps did not exceed four feet, Virginia
Girl owner Melvin c. Hazen. got first
prize: r. j. MarshaTs Monocacy. second;
Fl. VA Herring's Nightingale third. and
Steel Bolt, belonging to Samuel Ross,
fourth.
Lady Gray. driven by Miss Mathilde
Townsend got the blue ribbon in the sew
enth class, single harness horses. Clar-
ence Moore's President won second prize;
Allerton, Jr., belonging to Frank +. Al
temus. third. and Blackburn, owner w.
F. Hale & Co.. fourth.
In the eighth class. single roadsters,
Virginia Meetze, owned by Charles T..
West, was awarded first prize; "Oda
Pearl, belonging to Fl. Lansburgh, sec
ond; J. o. Cheers Oakdale Baron.
third, and Kinstep. owned by DR.. Charles
l.. Waters. fourth.
Miss Townsends Lady Gray ard
Lee got the blue ribbon in the best
pair of matched horses event. Mrs. H.
W. Wardmans team, Ring King and
Gray. Lass, won second prize; II. W;
Herring's Roy and Rex, third. and
James S. Ferguson's Maxine Elliott
and mate. fourth.
In the handicap jump the green horses
jumped feet. and for the blue ribbon
winners and qualified jumpers the bar
was raised to Az feet Melvin c. Hazen's
Virginia Girl got first prize; Maj. Treats
Joaquin second; Gfngersnap, owned by
DR.. j. NJ. Heller, third. and Maxine Ell
lott. owned by J. S. Ferguson. fourth.
The final event, the eleventh class. dou-
BILE roadsters. was won by T.. ID. Rus
sells Hilda and Bells. Second prize was
awarded to Betty and Nancy, owned by
Capt. William Kelly, and the third went
to r. Y. DE Graw's Biddy McGinty and
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