The Washington times., 1911-03-22
Unanimous Verdict That
Fort Myer Event Should
Be Annual Affair.
WAS AN EXPERIMENT
BY THE GOVERNMENT
Officers Believe United States
Army Should Breed Its
Own Mounts.

Elue ribbons hang In the quarters at
Fn~t Mvcr today, and in their stalls at
The post sleek prize winning chargers
si2nd with fresh lanrels to their credit,
witch tEcv claimed in the first annual
l"i!iiary horse show Yesterday.
PRESIDENT Taft and Mrs. Taft, Secre-
tarv of War Dickinson, Minister de la
Parra. Of Mexico: Gen. Leonard Wood,
cl.Ief Of staff, and host of horse lovers
from the ranks of wealth and culture
saw The horses Judged.
And today their verdict is that the
military horse show at Fort AIyer
shoulG become an annual function. The
experiment. Tor the show was nothing
mere than 4 Government experiment in
the cuise Of a society and sporting
event. has shown. the post officers be-
licve. that Tie United States. army
should breed its own mounts.
Expert Horsemanship
The horselnanship Of the soldiers was
expert, especially that of Lieutenant
Chaftec, who won the championship in
th" saddle.
Among the many younger horses,
twcnty-rear-old Joaquin. Colonel Treats
blue ribboner of a decade ago. pranced
as snrinCily as the best of them. Be
cause of his age, he was one of the
chief attractions in the tanbark ring
Regent, belonging tn Major Henry T
Ni'on. was th- only horse winning two
llur ribbons, and SO is acclaimed star
or tho show. lie took the first blue
in tie jumping class. where he Won
over Colonel Treats Joaquin, and tie
second in the military jumping class
The results of the different events
were:
The. Results.
First class judging of fifteen remounts
--Reynolds, Private Carson. War Col
leSe detachment, awarded the blue; Ad-
venture. Corporal Cooley. Troop A, Fiji
teenth Cavalry, red, and Wilkes. Cor
poral Campbell, Troop D, Fifteenth Cav
airy, yellow.
Second lass, for saddle horses-AlbiOn,
Corporal Kane, Troop A, Fifteenth Cav
airy, awarded the blue; Reno. Private
Bel, Troop A, Fifteenth Cavalry, red,
"nd Custer Private Green, War Col
lece detachment, yellow.
Third class. jumping-Cully, Corporal
Castor, Troop G, Fifteenth Cavalry,
awarded the blue; Number As, Private
Richardson, Troop D, Fifteenth Cavalry,
red. and Blonde, Private Gessner,
Troop A, Fifteenth Cavalry, yellow.
Class four, pair jumping-Bolo. ridden
by Quartermaster Sergeant Lowe, Troop
+, Fifteenth Cavalry, and Buck, with
Corporal Stack, Troop B, Fifteenth Cav
airy. up. awarded the blue; Antonio and
Alert, with Prfvates Green and Dean
up. red, and Cuckoo and Gully, ridden
by COrporals Green and Castor, yellow.
Class five. officers jumping class-Re-
gent, Major Henry T. Allen, general
starr. awarded the blue; Joaquin, Col. c.
q. Treat, Fourth Field Artillery. red,
and Dan, Lieut.. Col. L. ST. J. Greble,
general staff, yellow.
Polo poncs-Taylor. Col. G. G. Treat,
awarded the blue; Jose. Capt W. w.
Whitside. Fifteenth Cavalry, red, and
COrOtoman, Col. c. G. Treat, yellow.
Officers chargers - Buster Brown, |
Lieut.. r. F. Tate, Fifteenth Cavalry. |
awarded the blue: Lady, Capt. J. g. |
Lindsey, Fifteenth Cavalry. red, and |
CorOtOmen, Cal. c. G. Treat, yellow.
Military jumps; officers mounts-IsS-
gent, Major Henry T. Allen. general |
staff, awarded the blue: Razzle Dazzle, |
Major II. T. Allen, general staff, red, !
and Bif Ike, Lieut.. G. NJ. Russell. yeI- |
low