Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-30
The Evening Star Company's
Trophy at National Capital
Horse Show.
AWARD TO BE ANNOUNCED
AT CLOSE OF EXHIBITION
List of Entries in Sale of Thorough.
breds-Box Stalls Rapidly
Filling Up.

For the first time in the history of the
National Capital horse show a trophy is
offered this year for the horse making
the highest average in the jumping
events, given by The Evening Star News
paper Company.
Heretofore no effort has been made to
establish the champion jumper. Manager
Hazen and other officials of the show be-
Ifeve that recognition should be given the
horse competing in three or more events
and making the highest average. This is
Identical with the plan followed in or
ganized base ball OF computing the aver
ages Of the players at the end of sea-
son. and Manager Hazen considers it the
only practical method OF determining
what horse is the champion jumper at a
show.
Glasses Considered.
The classes of competitions in which
performances of horses will be consid-
cred with "a view TO awarding The Star
cup are the following, Military hunt.
ing class, novice hunters; green light
weight and green heavyweight hunters:
lightweight hunters, heavyweight hun
tiers thoroughbred hunters; ladies' hun
tiers: local hunters. Corinthian class.
jumpers not over three years Old open
to all jump. handicap jump. class 13.
in which four jumps are TO be taken at
a walk, four at trot and four at galiop.
and class al, which Is special event Tor
hunters.
Both Manager Hazen and Col. Henry L.
Allen. chairman of the executive COM
mittee. believe the championship cup Of
fered by The Star will result in stimu-
lating great interest in the show 1t was
pointed out by MIR. HaZen that a good
horse may make poor showing In a GER
tain class just as a good batter fails TO
get hit in base ball game, but that
the arrangement for obtaining the aver
age showing of horse in a number of
competitions is a fair means of discover
ing the champion jumper.
The winner of The Star cup will not be
knoWn until the averages have been conf
puted at the end of the show. The cup
now on display at Gait & Bros
Entry List at Auction Sale.
The entry list for the auction sale
Of thoroughbreds, 10 be conducted as
feature of the show May :. was made
public today. Sales Manager John o.
Gheen has sent 1000 copies of the list
TO horse fanciers in every state in the
Union. and IL is expected that large
number of bidders will be on hand.
The sale will mark the attempt to es-
tablish in Washington a permanent
horse market. Albert de Cernea of
New York has been engaged as auc
tioneer.
Javins Brothers of Washington will
bring in from their stock farm at
colesville. Md. several STANDARDIZED
colts TO be sold under the hammer. The
number includes Prince F., bay ;gelding,
four years old: Hazel c. brown FLY
years: Bell j.. bay mare. four years:
Edith j.. bay illy- two years: John f..
bay gelding, four years. and others
The Knickerbocker Stable Company of
New York also has made a number of
entries for the sale. the list including
Watchful. winner of several horse show
ribbons: Triumph's Token. runabout
bay mare. sired by Triumph. who Won a
Square Garden show. and Tinker. a
brown polo pony. winner first prize
at the Riding Club. in New York
Owners Who Make Entries.
Melvin c. Hazen. who will show Estell
H.. green hunter. at the show also will
offer the animal to the highest bidder at
the auction next Wednesday.
Among the horse owners who have
made entries for the sale are Ralph
lizard Of Fredericksburg. Va: Mrs. j.
" Babcock. T. {. Chappen. Harry G.
Wilson, Elizabeth McCaulley. DR.. p. NJ.
Rixey. r. II. Gray of Leesburg. Va:
J. l. Zimmerman Of Silver Springs. Nd;
Miss Clara Stewart of Leesburg. Va; J.
j. Mulligan, w. E. Van Dusen r.
Golden Donaldson of Washington and
others
Additional entries for the show ar
rived at the exhibition grounds, 18th
and ID streets northwest, today, and by
Friday. it is expected. the entire num-
Der of box stalls will have been filled.
80 that many exhibitors will be forced
10 obtain stable accommodations else
where. The advance sale of seats ac-
cording to Manager Hazen. is the heav-
lest on record. Tickets are on sale
Al the exhibition grounds and the
Office of T. Arthur Smith. 1927 F street
northwest