The Washington times., 1911-02-25
OFFICIALS SUPPORT
ARMY HORSE SHOW
President and Secretaries of
War and Navy Give
Encouragement.

Plans completed for the military
horse show to be held at Fort Myer,
March 20 and q, will make it compar-
able with horse shows in other parts Of
the country and a fit precedent, it is
expected, for other fairs to he held in
the future 1t will be the first of the
kind to be held at Fort Myer, and Of
ficers in charge hope to make it
stimulus not only to the interest of
officers and men in riding, but to
desire to improve the horses used by
the army, II was announced today.
All army officers in the vicinity of
Washington are invited to compete in
the show, and President Taft, Secre-
tary of War Dickinson. and Secretary
of the Navy Meyer, and other officials
will be present to encourage the con-
testants.
Judges of Events.
The judges will be Gen. William II.
Carter, Lieut.. Col. K. st. John Greblc,
and Major Henry T. Allen, of the gem
eral staff, and Capt. Guy B. Henry,
senior riding instructor at West Point
Military Academy.
To test the efficiency of horses used
by the army is a primary object OF
the show, but the riding of the officers
and men will have a prominent part IN
the judgments. The men will ride regu-
lar army mounts, and the officers, sew
eral of whom own fine horses, Will De
The show will be under the manage
ment of Lieut. Adna r. Chaffee, Major
Fred S. FOltz, Major l.. G. Berry, capt.
]. r. Lindsey and Capt. Warren Deans.
List of Glasses.
The list of classes is.
Glass /; remounts-Riders, men;
horses. only those horses last received
from remount depot by organizations
are eligible: equipment, English saddle,
double bride; conditions, TO be shown to
both hands at walk, trot, and canter;
horses to lead true at canter and rider
to rise on inside shoulder at trot; per
fOrmance, 70 per cent; conformation, -
per cent.
Glass .; saddle class-Riders, men;
horses, public; euipment, English saddle.
double bride; conditions, to be shown
at walk, trOt, and Canter, and then in
the following movements in order: !.
dismount and mount, horse to stand
quietly; 2, on forehand to right and left,
complete turns: 3, on launches to right
and left, complete turns; T. backing;
3, figure eight. twice at trOt; 6, passage
1.-TWO tracks, to right and left at trot;
:, figure eight twice at Canter, changing
Itdu q, lIll't-IOol jump bN'lNt ANtt
wide, without wings; performance, -
per cent; conformation. p per cent.
Various Jumping Contests.
Glass ); jumping c!ass-Riders, men;
horses, public; equipment, English sad
die, any bride; cOnditions eight jumps,
not to exceed four feet, to be placed
against wall with wings in following
order: Brush jump, stone wall. with
one laye" of blocks. in and out post
and rails, twice around; performance
only to count
Glass 1: pair jumping-Riders, men
horses. public: equipment, as in class 8;
conditions, DIS IN class 3. but once
around
Class ); jumping class-Rtders. of
ficers: horses, public or private; equip
ment, as in class 3; conditions, as IN
class ,.
Class . polo ponies, under ffteeM
hands-Riders, officers; ponies public
or private; equipment, double or sin
gle bride, martingale if desired. Eng
ditions, all movements at he Eallop.
pony to start from end Of hail. 20 10
other end, rider swinging mallet or
both sides, turn left about. execute fS-
ure eight twice IN center of hall. and
return to starting point; performance,
10 per cent: conformation, o per cent.
Military Jumping Glasses.
Glass !; officers Chargers-Rlders, OF
flcers; horses, TO be property of an Of
Ger and to be ridden by an officer:
equipment, English saddle, double bri-
die entries to be eliminated TO nine
at preliminary exhibition; conditions, as
in class =
Glass s; military jumping-Riders, Of
ffcers; horses, public or private; equip
ment, English saddle, any bride; con-
ditions, eight jumps, not to exceed 3
feet inches in height and feet in
breadth. to be placed on an irregular
course without wings, brush jumps,
stone walls, and post and rail jumps
to be used: performance only to count.
Glass 9; military jumping-Riders,
men: horses, public only: equipment,
as in class g.; conditions, as in class s.
Glass 1O-Best artillery gun carriage,
with 6-horse team, chief section, 3
drivers, cannoneers on carriage: mat
ing, appearance, appointment, and per-
formanCe to count; to be shown first at
walk and trot, then individually de-
sCribing large eights at trot and slow
gallon,