The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

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Piensing Feature.
Another pleasing feature of the
show were those competitions In which
the army officers Of England. France.
Holland, Canada and the United states
took part There were SIX of these
events, four for jumpers and two for
chargers, and In these the Engllshmen
had d wonderful run of success They
CAPTURED In all twelve ribbons, tour
firsts, three seconds, three thirds ano
two fourths and were beaten only III
the class for lightweight chargers ano
for the Jumping events in which the
contestants rode in pairs They
brought with them some remarkably
good jumpers, but II was more the rid
ing of the men that cnrried them to vic
tory than anything else. They rode
with dash and vim, caught the popular
eve as soon as they made their first
appearance, and were favorites all the
week.
The United states officers won five
ribbons, one first one second and three
fourths The event they won was for
tho lightweight chargers. The horses
shown for the United states were re-
inarkably good-lookinE lot. but had
not been schooIed az carefully as the
foreign horses and were not as clever
bumpers
The officers from Holland captured
one first and two third prizes They
were successful in the class where
they Jumped in pairs Their horses
jumped we'll. but were ridden with too
much deliberation and too slowly TO
please the spectators. II was rather u
disappointment that they did not take
part in the high jump, where 1T WAS
thought they would do well; but inc
horses were not in good condition and
had not got over the effects Of their
long detention OH the steamship.
Franco won two seconds o1d on"
third, and Canada secured but on"
fourth prize. The performance OF the
Canadian horses in these events WAS
big disappointment. The horses can
lump we'll, as was shown by their sue
cesses In the hunting and jumping
classes, but they lost In the interna-
tional events largely through the mex
rerience of their riders. The sifton
BOYS have all tho nerve necessary, but
were rather too reckless In the way
they negotiated the jumps.
Leave for Chicago.
The foreign officers, all of them. and
many of the big exhibitors at this show
will leave Tomorrow on traips for
Chicago to compete OF the horse snow
there, which will open on Tuesday
morning.
feature of the afternoon exhibition
was the competition for the Waldorf
Astoria challenge cup. which is for
1iackncys or half-bred haclSneys, bred
jn America and shown in single har-
moss This cup last cary was won by
Tho virginian. then owned by Henry
Fairfax. This horse appeared again
now being the property of J. sumner
Iiraper, of Melton. Mass. Ten We're
shown and made very fine exhibition.
Judge Moore drove Quickstep, brown
with four white feet. Quickstcp is by
Lord Derby IL, and was bred by T. d.
Jordan William Dupont, of Orange,
showed Montpelier Patrick Henry,
three year-old chestnut, by Active For
est King. w G. Foster sent Sporting
Duchess into the ring. Belthorpe
Farms, OF Kentucky, showed Flashlight
Judge Moores second string was Marie.
by Cadet, and his third Queen of the
West. by Acrobat V. Reginald c. Van
derbiit showed Shield Lille Henry
FAIRFAX had Miss Brighton, and For
ham Chief represented the Florham
stud farm. The Judges, after mature
consideration, gave the cup to Quick
step and the reserve ribbon to Flash
light