New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-18
MILITARY CHARGERS
THRILL HORSE SHOW
oHicers TAKING Fences in Pairs
srouses Greatest enthusiasm
OF Week.
npF RIDER GETS BAD FALL
officers of Mounted Police, Com
ing Directly from Strike
Duty, Give Spectacular
Exhibition.
nNE RIDER GETS BAD FALL

Major General and Mrs Leonard Wood.
~ washington we're interested spectators
,se- night Of the most thrilling competition
vbi~h has been seen at the horse show
+ vas The international contest for mill
90 chargers Of heavy weight in which
80 officers Of the same nationality rode
,,-,- the hurdles abreast in the last event
- re programme.
rarely has a more spectacular exhibition
-, riding been seen on the American tan
,.-t To watch one morse take the fences
rss Afforded enough excitement previously
- s-oase the spectators TO the highest
-3--h Of enthusiasm. but when the officers
z4-- Over in pairs. those present looked
~ 1-frh hreathless interest, expecting
ss.sl fall 81 each barrier.
Or-r enc accident married the event. and
--.s fortunately did not result seriouslv-
A. -f7e clarion call Of the bugle Captain
rou-f=s Young. on Ironside, and Lieuten-
.r- clifford Sifton. on Wasp. entered the
--nr together. The two cleared the first hur-
do .r perfect form. but al the wall Wasp
esae5 "a rise 70 the occasion He crashed
$50 tie barrier with his fore feet and fell
sc n. landed GA the other side His rider
VS. thrown from the horse. and struck
heavily on the tanbark-
Renourts and Resumes Gallop.
g,s-+-5r Young. who had cleared the
u-sr n safety, pulled up lis horse and
-.sf,47 hack TO the spot where Sifton lay.
-nunea groar was heard as the grooms
---sred 10 the PROSTATE body Of the officer.
r-,r The ul1sc9zv lieutenant was on his feet
before assistance came Hastily examining
me horse and tightening the bride. he re-
haunted and was of again on the wild
gallon over the fences
The NO cleared the remaining hurdles as
ere and for once the Garden was aroused
10 storm OF applause when the officers
rode out OF the -ing- Lieutenant Sifton re-
ceived the congratulations Of the officers Of
other nations when he dismounted.
The American officers were never IN the
mining for a moment The first prize was
won bv the Dutch pair Lieutenant Nation
on Held and Lieutenant Van C1eIlicurr on
Powerful: second went 20 the Frenchu7en-
Baron de Nelson on Amazone and Lieu
tenant MaIsrrne OF Okla: third and fourth
weu: 70 EnEiishnen. Lieutenant Brooke on
Harriet II ana Lieutenant Thornton on
Gshz. and Lieutenant Brooke again on
Alice. IN another team. and his brother.
Lieutenant william Brooke. on his Har-
net !
prIioe Hcrscs Make Hit.
Man missed what proved TO be one Of
the most interesting events Of the evening
and while no awards were made and the
Judges took e short vacation horses were
shown which for actual service shaded al
others that have appeared IN the ring
These were the horses Of Traffic Squad a
o. the New York City mounted police
Coming directly from strike duty TO The
arena. twenty-eighJ officers. under Lieuten-
ait Mccarthy. gave an exhibition Of riding
which viii be remembered ny horse lovers
for months 70 come.
Tie officers made q splendid showing il
spite OF the fact thai they had been IN
abe 70 furnish up the trappings and put
ne mounts n 4 condition which would
compare with the regular entries. As far
e. the average spectator could see. the
Goop compared favorably il appearance
with entries over which gTooms has spent
a. endless amount Of time in preparing
tor me show.
The afterroor session held out little that
vas interesting 10 the average spectator
although Ifle -sfIbir5s took delight in the
exhibition Of pairs Of harness horses and
Morgan mares il harness An interna.
uonal competition for the Canadian Chal
ie1Ee Cur which wound % the programme
brought together the army officers again
TIE contest for The military chargers nevel
,a'l= 10 please the crowd. and the event
yestsrday afternoon was no exception
Al tie cali Of the bugle twenty or more
cr cers in their brilliant uniforms. mounted
ca horses with which the regular atten
fsa-s n Ire show have become vel &C
c-ai--ed. lined up for the contest. The
a-zat -olo-s worn by the riders relieved
TIE dur uonotony of the tanbark and
r-o1srt BIZ q life and something Ct III
Spectacular INTO e rather dr. exhibition
Horses which have performed remarkably
We -0 The Jumps competed for the Prize
and re event vas decided only after tn
mounts rad been forced 70 go the limit
Afre- al the entries had been sent twic'
around the circuit. taking the fences anf
hurdles ~ q gallon. which held the specta
tors s0ra bound Lieutenant G c. r Wal
w= The %ut ard Lieutenant Geofr'
B-ooko-s Harriet vera found 70 be tee
- T-e. ho7o-s Both horses came through
wiz clean score a0d Jumped 50 well TIA
tho 5r--er were - loss % make ~
award
r was fr7U- decided 70 raise the bars
-oCt and se-6 both horses around again
/ -ho ~ Was equal 20 the occasion ~
to0k tao sa-e and -He wall perfectly, a
We RS rrr liz pen. on his first time ro'lnd
n- HIS second trip however. his hoof
tlrre5 ~. ha-= This ordinarily woul
Rave toen enough 20 put him out Of IN
ru1ri-2. Harriet 7 however. W. unable !
ss well
The horse aprearcd tired out because Q
rs preeious .e-fe--uance. and IL taking IN