The Washington herald., 1911-05-05

nard. e. II. weatherbee. Charles L. Raj.
ley. and Mrs, Peter Goelet Gerry. have
entries in the show. Taconite. one Of thu
most famous hunters In the country
owned by E. H. weatherbee. carried OF
the blue ribbon In a class of twenty-five
heavyweight hunters. Taconite has Won
both at London and Atlantic City. HI
made a perfect record yesterday after.
noon over the jumps.
Extra fine were the horses entered fol
the class for pairs Of horses in harness
]. H. Harripan took first place in q
field Of thet classiest animals shown
in this part Of the country.
President Taft showed the supremes'
enthusiasm during the hour he witnessed
the show. He asked the aid of the Judges
in explaining the various points Of the
animals, and one of their number was
appointed to this duty. Maj. Archibald
Butt accompanied the President and his
party, and with the gorgeous uniform
which he wore, frightened the grand
stand considerably.
Color ran riot in the neighborhood OF
the private boxes. where society women
and maids sat in the splendor of spring
apparel, and gold-laced officers from Fort
Myer entertained them with stories OF
the Fort Myer jumpers and roadsters.
That the Chief Executive can pick a
winner was demonstrated when the class
for saddle horses entered the ring. Turn
ing to his friends the President ventured
the opinion that the big bay mare
would receive the blue ribbon He was
speaking Of Julian Morris Confidante,
which walked away with the coveted
prize.
Class =, four-in-hands. furnished about
the only amusement Of the day. Adol-
phus Busch, third. entered a foursoms
perfect in appointment The horses.
driven by a master hand, conducted
themselves in good shape and received
applause. While this was going on. II
was discovered that Mr.. Busch had the
only entry. Stable boys were hustled
around and pretty soon. to the blatant
blare Of big horn, a four-in-hand en-
tered the ring. Immediately a derisive
laughter rippled over the audience. The
horses were matched about as perfectly
as day and night. the pompous negro,
who was intrusted with the Gabriel-like
trumpet. was unable to blow II, and the
whole was a miserable caracature Of a
foursome. Nevertheless, a red ribbon
was bestowed. mostly because of the
amusement afforded.
Swept the Board.
bcNlSof, WHO swept tHc DOdIQ dl Al
lantic City. owned by the Bell Air
Farm. was the only classy horse entered
in the class for chargers. to compete for
the Cavalry Association Cup Mrs. Allen
Potts carried away second and third
prizes with horses that were slightly
above the average Of the other entries.
The ipening day passed the most san
guine expectations of the supporters Of
the show. The horses on exhibition so
far surpassed In beauty and ability the
predictions of the public that nothing
short of supreme success would aptly ex-
press the affair. The promenade, built
entirely around the show ring, is a novel
and appropriate innovation. A feature of
the decorations was the long row of boxes
containing blossoming flowers which
edged the grand stand
The first event OF the day was a pa
rade by the members Of the Drivers and
Riders Association. led by Gen. Nelson
A. Miles an honorary president OF the
association. accompanied by p. V. De
Graw, Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. also an honorary president. Gen.
Miles drove his own handsome pair of
bay trotters. Making a fine showing, the
horses circled around the ring, first at a
walk. which gradually became a fast can
teI- were twenty animals tn6
parade. At its conclusion the band struck
up lively tune, and the opening of the
National Capital Horse Show was on,
and, incidentally. marked the opening of
the open-air horse shows In this country
The first event Of the morning was
Glass Nc. 8. ponies under saddle, ridden
by their little owners in true form. Fol-
lowing this came the gated horses, and
there were three entries only
Gallant, owned by Col. r. NJ. Thompson,
was shown. and awarded the blue ribbon.
The military part of the show. in which
service horses owned by the government
took part, included classes Of heavy
weight chargers and horses suited to be-
come chargers President Taft. Secre-
tary of War Dickinson, and the general
army staff are much interested in their
performa noes.
Spectacular Class.
The green hunter class was the most
spectacular and more interesting to the
audience than any Of the previous ex-
Editions There were nineteen entries
and the performances were good all the
way through. Devisor behaved badly and
proved a. disappointment. The class was
won by Headlight. of the Glenara Farms,
a black gelding. Chiswell,
cwned and ridden by Capt. Guy ".
Henry, Fifteenth Cavalry, took second
place Hilltop, owned by William Skin
ner. got third. with the Colonel, owned
oy the Glenara Farms. fourth. Miss
Martha Hazard, riding Sherry, made a
ho hat fou4