Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-13
TWO EVENTS IN VIEW
Washington to Be Mecca for
Horse Lovers in MAY.
FEATURES OF EXHIBITION
National Capital Horse Show and
Meet at Benning, With Nu-
merous Attractions.

Washington will be a mecca for horse
lovers during May, as. following the meet
of the National Capital horse show, May
1 to 4, there will be a two-day meet OF
the Washington Riding and Hunt Club
at the Benning race track, May 16 and
Is, arrangements for the latter event
having been completed. It is stated that
number of the horses to be exhibited
at the National Capital Horse Show will
remain over for the Benning show.
The two-day Benning meet is to be
conducted under the auspices of WASH
ington Riding and Hunt Club, the organ
ization formed by the amalgamation Of
the Washington Riding Club and the
Washington Hunt Club. One Of the fea-
lures Of the meet will be q race on the
second day for the Stephen B. Ekins
cup, offered by members of the Elkins
family. This event will be for four-year-
olds. The cup must be won three times,
though not necessarily consecutively, to
attain final possession. The rider of the
winning horse will receive a copy of
the cup each year the race Is run.
Another feature Of the meet, which
also is scheduled for the second day, is
the ''fourteen-mile service test for army
horses. This contest will be more Of a
determination of the stamina and jump
ing qualities of army horses than a race,
and will be of interest not only to Of
ficers, but to breeders generally.
Mrs. Potts Not an Exhibitor.
When the National Capital horse show
opens, May 1, the entry lists will fail
to reveal the name of Mrs. Allan Potts.
America. and winner of several prizes at
the local meeting last spring. 1t is
extremely likely. however, that several
Of the horses which have won her fame
on the tan-bark, including Willow King,
one of the best heavyweight jumpers In
the country, will be exhibited.
According to announcement, Mrs. Potts
Thoroughbred at an auction sale to be
held at the Potts farm. near Gordons-
Vile, Va.
The passing Of Mrs. Potts from the
horse show world. whether 1t be perma-
nent or to the extent only of her falling
to be represented at a few OF the more
prominent horse show events, Is bound
to be received with regret by Washington
lovers Of the horse.
Large Number Of "Green Hunters"
Entries in the National Capital horse
show SO far received indicate that there
will be a larger number Of green hunt
ers exhibited this spring than has been
the case In any previous year In this
event spectators will be assured Of plen-
ty. of excitement, as young horses that
have not grown accustomed to the bars
can be relied upon to furnish diversion
to keep spectators on the, qui vive, to
say the least.
/ The green hunter class distinctly is the
breeders class, inasmuch as 1t serves to
give the public a line on the young horses
which eventually must succeed the thor
oughbreds that have been the idols Of
show rings for many years. In arrang-
ing this yeare program the officials OF
the National Capital horse show have en-
deavored to create as many opportunities
as possible for the green hunter. How
well they have succeeded Is best illus
trated by the large number Of communi-
cations they have received from breed
ers throughout the east and south COM
mending the arrangement Of the entry
lists.
Requisites for Entry.
In the entry lists the green hunter is
defined as horse which must have, been
hunted only within twelve months Of
entry and must never have won any rib
bon as a jumper or hunter. While there