Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-18
NATIONAL HORSE SHOW.
and Foreign Cavalry
Officers to Meet in Ring.

American cavalry officers, particu-
larly those stationed at the Western
army posts, are on edge awaiting the
selection of the teams which will oar.
ticipate in the international COMPETE
tions at the National Horse Show in
New York next November against the
crack riders of Great B~ritain's Hus-
sars and Lancers, who have accepted
the associations invitation to COM
pete.
In addition to the British officers
President Alfred G. Vanderbilt is hope
full of securing the presence of the
French N Belgian riders, who COM
peted so successfully in the Interna-
tional Horse Show at the London
Olympia last month.
At the national show at Madison Square
Garden last year the American team, which
included Lieutenant Eben Swift, jr., Elev-
enth United States Cavalry; Lieutenant
John G. Montgomery, Seventh United
States Cavalry; Lieutenant j. s. Martin.
Fourteenth United States Cavalry; Lieu
tenant Gordon Johnston, Third United
States Cavalry. and Lieutenant George w.
Lee, Seventh United States Cavalry, made
a splendid showing, considering the short
time at their disposal for schooling after
the War Department had sanctioned their
participation in the big event.
In the International Horse Show In Lon
don, Belgium and France sent their finest
riders into the arena with the officers of
the Sixteenth Lancers in the competition
for King Edward Wis cup, and the Brit
ons were overwhelmed by the art and the
wonderfully sehooled animals of the COLI
tinental officers. Only Il single fault sep
arated Belgium. which won from France,
the second choice. while the Laneers were
Inundated by criticism urging a new sys-
tenn of schooling in riding along the lines
of the continental armies. The United
States Army was not represented IN the
competition, but 1t has been reported to the
officials Of the national show that there
is good reason to believe that the men in
blue who will appear in the ring at Madi-
son Square Garden will represent the
flower of the picked riders of the army.
Not a little of the success attending the
jumping and riding exhibitions of the
British Army horsemen in the national
and international horse shows held in
New York and Chicago respectively lasi
winter was due to the direction OF. Col
onel, the Hon. j. G. Beresford, D.. S.. O.
Seventh Hussars, Aldershot, who again
will have complete charge of the English
team, which will include Lieutenant Goef-
frey Brooke, of the Sixteenth Lancers
in the international show at the Olympia
in June. Added interest has been given
to the promise Of a team of English OIL
GERS by the report from Lieutenant Win
field b. Sifton, OF Toronto, Canada. that
the Dominion Government will formally
conclude arrangements loon whereby O
team of ten Canadian officers will at
tend the national show. These riders are
quite likely to be provided with the best
schooled mounts to be found In Canada
SO eager are the officers of the War De-
partment to show the superiority of the
Canadian soldiers over the team from the
mother country as well as the teams Of
the Continent.
ut is obvious" said Robert A. Fair
bairn, chairman Of the executive commit
tee Of the National Horse Show Associa
ton, yesterday. that keen interest fol
lows the official announcement Of the &C
oeptance of our invitation to the British
soldiers to compete with our men. AS t
the plans of the United States Army OF
| icers for sending a team to the show t
meet the foreigners in the jumping events
nothing official may be said at this time
Our hope is that the rivalry will brtni
forth resuits-that the amer OF not onl,
the Lancers and Hussars from England
the soldiers from Canada and the pickei
| officers from the continental troops will b
seen IN the arena at Madison Square Car
den.
more attention has been paid of lat
to the schooling Of army officers In ridinl
than ever. A team OF American soldier
that could successfully compete with th
foreigners and carry Oh first honQrs woul'
enhance the regard Of patriotic c1tizens 70
| the cavairymeu IN biua.~