Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
LIST LARGE
Assures Success of National
Capital Horse Show.
EVERY CLASS WELL FILLED
Morning and Afternoon Exhibitions
All Three Days.
WINNERS OF RIBBONS HERE
Noted Horses From All Parts Of the
Country Will Be Shown.
Parade Opening Day.
WINNERS OF RIBBONS HER]

ana saturday or this week has reached
the 500 mark. ana the officials Of the
show are confident that the exhibition
will be as fine as any given in this
country. Among the entries are some
| of the finest animals in America, in
GLIDING saddle. jumping, track and har-
| ness horses. Horses will be shown
here that have captured blue ribbons in
every part Of the country.
There will be ffty-two classes shown,
all OF them well filled. necessitating
morning and afternoon exhibitions on
all three days of the show. The pro-
gram arranged by the committee in
charge was announced this afternoon as
follows:
| Order Of Events.
Thursday-1O am, parade Of the Road
Drivers and Riders Association Of the
District.
1880. class 3. judging six ponies under
saddle not exceeding 131
1850, class 8 Judging nve pairs road
| sters.
11:15. class q. judging three gated sad
| die horses
1880 class AZ, judging nine service
| horses.
11:5o class 6. Judging four polo ponies
II m. class 50, judging nineteen green
| hunters.
| Recess.
Thursday, 2 p.m.-Class 80; Judging
twenty-five heavyweight hunters
| 2:2J p.m.-Class Al; judging four heavy
weight chargers
/ 2:4O p. n.-Class /: judging five ponies
under 1871 in harness.
$50 p.m.-Class "A: Judging six saddle
horses not exceeding 152.
, pm.--Class II; judging eight pairs OF
harness horses not exceeding 1872.
| 800 p.nL-Class 4S; Judging six horses
suitable to become chargers.
| $40 pm. class %. judging two road
| four hands.
4p.m.. class H. judging eight harness
horses not exceeding 1872 ladies to drive
/ 4:15 pm. class 10. judging six horses
and runabouts
4:30 pm, class 81. Judging seven sport
ing tandems.
SPIN, class 81, Judging twenty-one Ia
! dies hunters.
Program for Friday.
Program Of judging Friday. morning
| session:
1890, class 43, Judging FIVE single de-
livery horses and wagons.
1o:45 pm, class 2, judging ten ponies
IL am. class 49, Judging four combina-
| ton horses.
1913 am, class II. judging nine single
| horses in harness
1870 am. class SO, judging f1fty-three
hunters In handicap jump.
| Recess.
! Afternoon
pm, class 7, Judging nine single road
sters.
2:l5. class B. judging eleven r,olo ponies.
horses over 49, ''N' ''e-'
2:45. class IS tpost entry. Judging
ladies' saddle horses.
pm. class SO. Judging four stall
Mons suitable to get cavalry mounts
S;15. class %, judging four park
| four-i hands.
$3.50. class ~. Judging three pairs of
saddle horses
| 3:45, class IS. Judging seyenteen al.
horses e-e
40 pm. class 25. judging fourteen
saddle horses.
40 pm, class 40 post entry). iud1.
ing horses In harness fifteen hands and
under N
4;45. class 80, judging thirtv-tbree
hunters. Corinthian.
Last Day Of Show.
Program of judging Saturday morn
| ing:
1880 a.m.-Class 4. Judging six
ponies under saddle not exceeding IA
LAB am.-Class 80. Judging nine
horses suitable for chargers.
| IL a.m.-Class 81. judging II n.,r.
of hunters
11:20-Class 10. Judging five pairs
| of brougham horses
| II :4O-Class 80. Judging ten saddle
horses.
II m.-Class %. Judging TWENTY
nine light weight hunters.
| Recess.
| SATURDAY AFTERNOON
? pm, class "a, judging 80 local hunt
2ao pm. class IA. Judging pairs of
2:5o pm. class 40, judging light
weight hunters.
$40 pm. class ., Judging II harness
Ihorses not exceeding 15.2.
3:3o pm, class 90 Judging II tan
$3.50 pm. class a., Judging champion
ship saddle class.
40 pm. class Is. judging 6 pairs
ladies' harness horses
4:25 pm, class 80, Judging 4 hunt
lteams.
| 4:45 pm, class 40, Judging champion-
ship hunter class
pm. class As. Judging championship
heavy harness horses.
Cash Prizes and Cups.
More than $1,000 in cash prizes and
| cups VIII De AWARDED the winners in the
various classes. The sale of tickets,
which began yesterday at T. Arthur
Smiths. has already been large and is
an Indication of the interest which has
| been aroused in the show
| Many of the entries are from Virginia
stables and stock farms. though strings
of thoroughbreds are arriving here from
| st. Louis, Chicago, New York. Boston.
| Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities
A feature of the list is the large num-
Der of entries of thoroughbred animals
owned by army officers, including the
which will be sent by the army to the
| Olympic show in London to compete
| against the army horses OF the world
| Parade to Open Show.
| AS a matter of courtesy, the committee
| today decided to have the show opened
| Thursday morning. at 10 O'clock, with a
| parade of the members of the Road Driy-
ers and Riders Association. The parade
| will be led by Gen Nelson A. Miles, ac-
| companied by Fourth Assistant Postmas-
| ter General p. V. De Graw, both of whom
are honorary presidents of the associa-
| ton. Gen. Miles will drive his pair Of
| bay trotters. Edwin B. De Graw has
| been designated aid to Gen. Miles in
| the parade. He will drive his black trot-
| ting Wilkes colt. Lady McDermott, in
| skeleton equipment.