The Washington herald., 1911-03-22

rode up to the box In which Col. Garrard
sat and were awarded their ribbons,
riding crop going with each blue.
The Saddle Horses.
Class two was then called. 1t was a
class for saddle horses, and in place of
the regular army saddle the men used
showing were for each man to dismount
and then mount again. the horses to
stand quietly meanwhile. II they moved
about they were marked down. Then the
rider was to make the horse turn two
complete circles, with his forelegs still.
one to the right and one to the left, and
then make him wheel all the way around
ON his launches. both to right and left
The horse was then TO be backed, then
to trot in figure Fights, to go sideways
across the ring and back. and to canter
in figure Fights, going over a three-foot
jump and out of the ring.
Capt Guy V. Henry. of the Twelfth
Cavalry, was the judge.
The class was varied in character. and
the horses showed a wide diversity. Some
or disqualified. Corp. kane's Albion
won first. Private Bells Reno second.
and Private Green's Custer third prize.
The third class was one for jumpers.
Eight jumps were set in the ring. ihclud-
ing bars, bushes and a stone wall. Lieut.
Col r. St ]. Greble was the judge, and
skill was shown by the men. who. &C
cording to several OF the officers in the
judges box. did some remarkably fine
riding
Corp. Castor's Culley won first prize,
Private richardson's No. SD second,
and Private Gessner's Blonde third. The
name of the winner of the second prize,
No E-D. brings up a matter of interest
ing cavalry history. Many years ago, so
long that no cavalry officer remembers
when 1t was not the case, custom die
tated that all cavalry horses should be
given a number as well as a name. The
name must begin with the same initial
letter, as their troop letter and the horses
put on the hoofs. In many cases the SOL
diers call their mounts by numbers in
stead Of their names.
The Hunter Type.
BY this time the difference between the
hunter type of mount and the typical war
horse was noticed by the spectators The
hunters took their jumps, leaving the
ground some distance before they reached
them, while the more military animals
ran up under the hurdle and then jumped
straight up into the air. Both kinds of
jumping were good, and the hurdle classes
found popularity with the crowd.
Jumpers in pairs came next as Class
4. The horses were put through with
greater dispatch.
Bolo and Buck ridden by Sergt- Lowe
and Corp. Stack. won first; Antonio and
Alert, ridden by Trumpeter Greene and
Private DeaS. were second, and Cuckoo
and Gully. ridden by Corp. Gosney and
Corp. Castor, were third. Maj. Allen
judged.
Just as the bugler was about to blow
for the first entry in the next class, the
President appeared in the galleries. and
when the band struck up The Star
Spangled Banner" everybody stood I'M
covered while he proceeded to his box
The officers in the judges box saluated,
and the first class in which officers APP
peared was called.
Some OF the horses were the private
property Of the officers. whereas those
previously shown were government ami
mails.
Cleared the Bars
When Capt. Julian r Lindsey. of the
famous Black Horse Cavalry, rode Maj.
Henry T. Aliens fiery Yellowstone Re
gent over the jumps without touching a
bar. even the President clapped vigor-
ously. Regent won the blue: Joaquin, a
big scrrel ridden by Lieut.. Col. Charles
e. Treat. Of the War College, won the
red, and the yellow was awarded to Col
Treats Corotoman. Capt Henry judged
When Capt Lindsey rode up to the box
in which sat the President and Col Gar
rard. Mr. Taft rose. and leaning far over
shook hands with him. congratulatine
him on his success.
Perhaps the most spectacular class Of
| the day was that for polo ponies. There
were fourteen entries, and all OF then
were fine animals. Col. Treats entries
made a remarkable showing, two of then
-Babcock. a little black gelding. anc
Taylor. another black-winnng the blue
and the red. Col Treat rode in a par,
ticularly dashing manner. Although
| heavy, he pressed his mounts to tot
speed. and negotiated the quick turns Of
the class we'll. Jose. ridden by Lieut.
Chaffee, won the yellow. The thing mos
remarkable about his riding was the
ease with which he sat on his swiftly
| moving ponies. Although Lieut. w. L
Moose did not get into the ribbons, h.
aroused enthusiasm by his skill IN han
ding his mount. The riders all carried
polo mallets, swinging them in tn,
movements of the game, as they showed
tneH lnOuHLS. IOI. IreDIe judged In
ponies.
In the seventh class the officers rode
their chargers through a series of move
ments calculated to show OF their train
ing, and Capt. Henry. who judged
awarded the blue to Buster Brown, which
belongs to Lieut.. r. +. Tate The rec
went to Capt. Lindsey's Lady, and the
yellow to Col. Treats Corotoman-
Hard to Follow.
Military jumping by officers came next
A course which was hard to follow was
laid out and eight jumps were set ur
| in it Maj. Aliens Regent won the blue
Razzle Dazzle, another of Maj Aliens
| horses, won the red. and who should gel
the yellow but big black geIding named
Big Ike belonging to Lieut.. G. NJ. Rus
| sell. Capt. Lindsey rode Maj. Allen:
| winner and Capt. Henry judged
BY the time class was half showr
| it was so dark the lights had to be turned
on. The military jumping of men was
next judged by Maj. Allen. Private Deas
| Alert was first. Capt Cooley's Arkansas
second, and Corp. Stacks Buck third.
The class for artillery horses wa
eliminated on account of the departure
of Batteries D, Z, and F. of the Third
Field Artillery, for the Mexican border.