Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
to be cOntented with third prize, while
Miss Townsend could only score last.
Officers Mounts.

Officers Mounts.
The officers mount that followed was
interesting. not SO much on account of
the high-class mounts exhibited as in
the horsemanship displayed by the rid
ers. Lieut.. r. +. Tate. on Buster
Brown. chestnut gelding, had the best
of the argument in this class, while Maj.
Fred s. FeHz on the bay gelding, Roy,
nosed him out and got second prize. The
third prize fell to Lieut.. w T. Moore jr,
with the chestnut mare Lady Tsai. A
brown gelding ridden by Capt George {.
Barnhardt carried off fourth honors.
1t should be stated at this point that
all first prizes were cups. and the prizes
that followed the usual ribbons
Single rOadsters. class seven. carried
with ii twenty-five entries. In the mat
ter OF speed, breeding. manners and &C
ton. this class has probably never been
excelled at the nations capital and rarely
elsewhere The great trotting gelding.
DR.. Chase, 210A, was one of the com :
ing. Kinstep. was another; DR. w. r:
Browns Boscobel. bay gelding, still
another; while p V. De Graw was repre-
scented by the black mare Biddy Nc
GintX.
lion Palm CoZine proved to be the candy
in this event and got the cup. while the
chestnut mare Virginia Meetze. owned by
Charles f. West, took second prize Or:
Chase being third in the matter of
honor. DR.. Browns Boscobel was award
ed fourth prize
Hard to Reach Decision.
In class s, fir green hunters, TWEEN
ty-seven classy horses responded to the
summons to come forth. Again the
judges rallied around the flag and did a
mighty lot Of thinking and consulting.
When it was all over Miss Grace Bell s
bay gelding Guard walked off with the
cup, the ribbons going to M. c. Hazen' s
bay mare Ada g.. Lieut.. Tate's chestnut
gelding Butter Brown and j. H. Talbot S
chestnut mare Annie Russell, respect
lively.
Class nine, for best pair. brought out
nine entries. and Miss Mathilde Town
sends pair. Gay Lass and Lady Gay,
swept the boards with a grand flourish.
Larz Anderson's Flora and Dora were
awarded bunch of roses as second prize,
| while Lee Hechinger's Grand Slam and
Actor carried off the third prize RO-
chambeau and Burlington, owned by W.
F. DOwney, while being high-class pair.
could do no better than fourth.
No sooner did class 10 jumpers enter the
contest than the thousands present were
on tiptoe. Nothing warns the blood of a
crowd of horse lovers more than jumps
over timber. especially IL horse and rider
come to earth occasionally. Such was the
fate of the chestnut mare Nightingale.
with w. Fl. Herring up. and again when
mare Virginia Girl, between the first and
second Jumps. Mr. Hazen was thrown
over his mares neck and fell violently to
the ground after passing the first jump,
but he pluckily mounted and went over
the course.
Again Suffers a. Fall.
Again in the last test of twicA over
the jumps he fell, after leaping With
Ada b. the third barrier, and with such
force that he lay on the ground in
sensible for several seconds. On being
revived he was supported to his car
i riage. and took a physicians treatment.
He was especially weak in the thighs,
which made his seat unsteady
Noble XerxeS again annexed the cup
| in this event. the handsome Monocacy
gelding acquiring second honors: Vir-
ginia Girl was third and Capt. Conrad
fourth. The prize cup donated by w.
events. was won by Miss Townsend, Larz
Anderson, her only competitor, gallantly
refusing to compete, for wkhich he was
! loudly cheered.
Prominent Society Folk Present.
Some of those present at the events. or
who were listening to the band concert
on the Potomac drive. were Secretary
! Wilson. Miss Wilcon. Representative
/ Longworth, Mrs. LOngworth. who was In
her electric run-about; Miss Katherine
| Elkins. who drove a pair to her phaeton;
/ Mr.. William Hit, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee. Mr. and Mrs Blaine Elkins. Mrs.
ator and Mrs. Depew. Mrs. T. w. Noyes,
Mrs. George w. Boyd Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. George w. Brown, Mrs. Stanton.
Mrs John r. Walker. Miss Rebecca Col
lier. Mrs. Pierce Crosby. Miss Crosby. the
Misses May, the Misses Patten. Mr..
and Mrs. William Dennis. Mrs. and
Miss Pilsen, Mrs. Julien James. the
Misses Carlo. Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner Miss Letterman. ex-GOv. Wells
Miss Wells. Mrs. Edwin Stanton
Mrs. 8. C. Neale. Mrs. and Miss Portner.
| Miss Sheriff., General and the Misses
| Smith, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs Phil
Sheridan. Miss d. p. Mccartney. Mrs
William NJ Irwin, Miss Annie Irwin, Miss
Waller, Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, Miss
Adee, Mrs. Frederick 1. Tyler Mr. and
Mrs. Voorhis. Senator and Mrs. Guggen.
helm, Miss Jessie Krogsbad, Mrs. Victor
| Kaufman. Mrs. James z. Barbour. Miss