The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
PRESIDENT TO ACT
AS EQUINE SPONSOR
Accepts Bid of Horse Show
Representatives.
GIVES APPROVAL OF PROJECT
With President Serving as Patron,
Elaborate Exhibit VIII BE Held on
Building in May-Army Officers
Booming the Movement.

President Taft is the patron OF the
National Capital horse show. which is to
be held May 4. 5. and on ground ada
cent to the building of the Bureau of
American Republics
| A committee Of the Riding Club of
! Washington, which is promoting the
show, waited on the President yesterday
morning and received his approval OF its
project and his acceptance of its invita-
tion to serve as patron. President Taft
will stand sponsor in a measure for the
show. He is deeply interested in the
movement for better horses.
President Taft attended the military
horse show at Fort Myer to observe what
progress had been made recently in the
training of military mounts. 1t is his
desire to develop in the United States
Cavalry more efficient horses than are
used by any other country in the world
and he believes the horse show is one of
the best mediums through which this can
be accomplished.
Show for People.
William Littauer. a member OF the ex-
ecutive committee, which has the show
! in charge, said yesterday:
I'VE want TO make the National Capital
horse show a horse show of the people.
by the people, and for the people. We
fully realize that without the support of
the masses we can accomplish little to-
ward the benefit of the equine race"
The prices for the five performances
which will be given during the three-day
show will be so low that any one in
Washington may attend.
Mai Henry T Allen
ber of the General Staff of the army and
al expert horseman, said yesterday:
What we desire is to educate the peo-
pie in the breeding Of better horses.
We must confess that at times the re-
nIarkable exhibitions OF foreign cavalry
tend to make US jealous, as a nation.
All kinds of horses. exceDt. perhaps the
race horse. have been neglected over here.
What We must do is to raise the stand
ard. The horse show tc be given next
May, and the many more which will be
given in Washington and elsewhere. will
serve to show the people what can be
Gone in the way of breeding fine horses
and will interest more people in the pro-
fCsSion."
Work is going on rapidly on the show
grounds and stables The show associa-
ton has opened offices at S14 Seventeenth
street northwest where it will transact
itE business
Edward b. Mclean has been appointed
tC serve on the executive committee OF
the horse show. Mr.. Mclean is one of
the leading horsemen OF Washington and
will enter a number of harness horses
in the show next May.
Invitation for De Graw.
Maj. Allen. as chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the show, has extended
an invitation to 2. V. De Graw, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, who is
also president of the Washington Horse
Show Association, which gave the horse
show last fall, to participate in the
National Capital horse show.
The invitation includes members of the
Washington Horse Show Association.
and of the Road Drivers and Riders
Club, of which Mr.. De Graw was for
years president.
The invitation will be formally con-
veyed to the Road Drivers and Riders
Club by Mr.. De Graw, and if IT is ac-
cepted the club members will participate
in the opening of the show. A parade
in ROAD wagons probably will be ar
ranged, the horses of the local men
wearing the ribbons they have won.
In acknowledging the receipt of Maj.
Aliens letter of invitation, Mr.. De
Graw expressed a desire that the Ma
t;onal Capital horse show may develop
into an international AFFAIR.