Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
Nine Glasses in Exhibition.

There were nine classes shown, FIVE
| with enlisted men as riders and four with
army officers up. The interest shown by
the enlisted men in the event was evil
dent and their performances remarkably
good. Among tho officers who rode were
| some of the best iorsemen in the army,
| including Lieut.. Col. c. G. Treat, of the
9Th Field Artillery and Capt. Julian r.
Lindsey Of the 18th Cavalry. The show
there were no waits between classes. But
because Of the large number OF entries
the show lasted nearly an hour ana
half longer than had been expected. Mex
| year, it is said. many Of the entries VII
be eliminated in the preliminary trials In
order to shorten the actual exhibition
The Fort Myer Band, stationed In q cor.
ner Of the north end Of the riding hall
played during the intern1issicns
Some of the Winners.
Conspicuous among the winners yester.
day were Regent, owned by Maj. Henry
+. Allen Of the general staff, and JAG.
quin, owned by Lieut.. Col. C. G. Treat
Regent carried OF two blue ribbons. one
| in class ". for jumpers. and the other in
class VIII, for military jumping Regent
ridden by Capt. Lindsey, made a beauti-
full performance. Lieut.. Col. Treat rode
Joaquin himself, and the famous old
horse, in his twentieth year, made a
clever performance over the jumps. He
has won many blue ribbons in the past.
and yesterday yielded only to Regent
after long consideration by the judges.
In the class for officers chargers Bus
ter Brown, owned and ridden by Lieut..
r. F. Tate of the 18th Cavalry, carried
of the honors. Capt. Lindsey's Lady took
ed by Lieut.. Col. Treat. was third. Co
rotoman Is half brother Of Louis
Leight's famous Roustabout, one Of the
champion high jumpers Of the country
and son of Chief Justice. Though a green
horse over the jumps. Corotoman gave
indications Of being conner II kept al
the work.
Polo Ponies Conspicuous.
Among the most interesting of the
classes from the spectators point OF
view was the class for polo ponies. The
ponies and their riders went up and down
| the long hall at speed and cut figure
Fights at what looked to be impossible
angles. Lieut.. Col. Treats entries in
| this class took first and third places
first going to Taylor and third to Bah
cock Second place was won by Jose
owned by Capt. w. w. Whiteside Of the
! 18th Cavalry.
| A sensational event was the class fol
| pair JuilplHSs Tic uOA cCo OShI6 AAoNSn ~
| enlisted men. AS they rode over thu
jumps side by side they gave q sugges
| ton of a steeplechase. Sergt. Lowe ant
Corp Stack, both of Troop B of th'
| 18th Cavalry. on Bolo and Buck, won TIT
event. Trumpeter Greene and Private
Deas Of Troop A, 18th Cavalry, were
| second, and third place was taken b.
Corp. Grosney and Corp. Caster Of TrooI
C, 18th Cavalry, on Cuckoo and Gully
Gully, by the way, with corp. Caster up
| took first place in class III for jumpers.
In addition to the ribbons given to thu
| winners in the various classes, handsome
riding crops were given the riders whose
| mounts took blue ribbons.
Summary of the Events.
The summary of events was as follows:
First class, Judging of fifteen remounts-Reyn
| olds, Private Carson, War College detachment
awarded the blue; Adventure, Corp. Cooley
Troop A, 18th Cavalry red, and Wilkes, Corp
Campbell, Troop D. 18th Cavalry. yellow.
Second class, for saddle horses-AlbiOn, Corp
Kane, Troop A. 18th Cavalry, awarded the blue
Reno Private Bell, Troop A, 18th Cavalry. red
and Custer. Private Green, War College detach
ment. yellow.
Troop c, 18th Cavalry. awarded the blue; Mum
Der 45, Private Richardson Troop d, 18th Cav
| airy. red. and Blonde, Private Gessner, Troop
A. 18th Cavalry, yellow.
Glass 4, pair jumping-Bolo ridden by Quar-.
| termaster Sergt. Lowe, Troop b. 18th Cavalry,
| and Buck, with Corp. Stack, Troop B, 18th Cav
| airy. up. awarded the blue: Antonio and Alert,