Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
MILITARY HORSE SHOW
AT FORT MYER ENDS
Many Prominent People in
Washington Witness Clos
ing Events.

| The third annual military horse show
| at Fort Myer came to an end late yester-
| day afternoon, after a session OF three
t days, with every one who attended voting
! the events as the most interesting which
have ever taken place at a similar show
at the fort. The riding hall was crowd
ed for the closing events yesterday,
among the gathering being the Secretary
| of War and Mrs. Garrison and many
other prominent people. Visitors from
| the countryside. with a typically Vir-
| ginia love of the horse. gathered from
| far and near. especially to witness the
steeplechase. fiat race for enlisted men,
artillery competition and other feature
| events of the concluding day.
1t took four trials for Prince Henry,
| with Lieut.. Greble up, to gain half a
| point on Cosmocrat, ridden by Capt.
| Dean, and thereby win first place in the
| horses. with Whippoorwill, the 10th Cav
| airy entry from Fort Ethan Allen, VT.
Lieut.. DUEL up. were tied for first place.
| On the jump-off Whfppoorwill was elimf-
mated on the first trial, and Prince Henry
and Cosmocrat then fought 1t out. until
| the former, at the fourth attempt, gained
| first place. Cosmocrat was placed sec
| ond and Whippoorwill third.
Miss Buchanan Rides Victor.
| In the competitive test for ladies'
park saddle horses. Katydid. with Miss
Helen Buchanan up. won. Yellowstone
Regent. Miss Dasha Allen, was second,
and Cassius, Mrs. Richard Burleson,
third
In the steeplechase Corzo, Lieut.. Gra-
ham UP, won. In. this. two-mile cross
country event Cosmocrat, Capt. Dean,
was second, and Prince Henry, Lieut.
Greble third.
The other results were as follows:
Exhibition of soldiers chargers. includ-
ing jumps: Private Kane, Troop c, 10th
Cavalry, on Connor first, winning cup
presented to rider by Lieut.. G. S. Patton,
cup presented to organization to which
| winner belongs by the management, and
| ten-dollar purse for rider presented by
management; Private Matheson of the
same troop. on Creeper, second. winning
| five-dollar purse; Private Musician Sang
hore, 18th Cavalry Band, on Bailey, third,
winning three-dollar purse.
Colored Soldier Wins.
Exhibition of soldiers jumpers. won by
| Corp. Richardson. colored soldier OF
| Troop c. 10th Cavalry, from Fort Ethan
| Allen, Vt, on Colorado. In addition to a
| silver cup presented by the management
| to the organization to which the winner
| belongs and $40 purse to the rider, Corp.
/ Richardson was presented with Il silver
| cup by the Secretary of War which had
| been donated by the latter for this event
1 Sergt. Manly. Troop A, 18th Cavalry. on
| Actor. second. five-dollar purse Private
| Wildman. Troop c. 15th Cavalry, on Gin
| ger, third. ree-dollar purse.
| In the charges test for officers only
Whippoorwill. the 10th Cavalry horse,
1 y,
| third cup Of the meet. having taken two
| the day before. He was ridden by Lieut..
| Duell Lieut.. Winfree, on Grant, Sec
| ond. red ribbon and Lieut.. urleson, OIL
Cassius, third, yellow ribbon.
Wins Jumping Event.
| Jumps, open to civilians and officers
Lieut.. Winfree, on Grant, first, cup;
Lieut.. Greble. on Prince Henry, second. a
| a yellow ribbon; William Henry of
| Washington was the only civilian to
enter.
Exhibition of artillery teams: Won b,
Battery f, Sd Field Artillery. a silver
| cup to the organization and SIS to the
! men of the team in prizes, the members
of the winning team being Sergt. Nuckel
Corp Anderson and Privates Curtis anG
Reyhok. Second place was awarded t.
Battery D, Sd Field Artillery, composed
of Sergt. Ballinger and Privates Nc
Galley. Bunton. Godfrey ard Nelson.
Added event, one mile fiat race for en-
listed men. won by Farrler Clarity o
Troop B. 18th Cavalry, a cup: Privat,
Kane. Troop c, 18th Cavalry, second. S;
purse; Corp. Heffelfinger of Troop D, 15tl
ICavalry, third. So purse.
Officers of the Show.
The officers of the show were as fol
lows:
Equitation board-Maj Charles P. Sum
neral, Lieut.. John w. Downer Mai
Charles D. Rhodes. Lieut. Ephraim Ora
ham.
Executive committee.Maj. Charles D
Rhodes directing chairman. Events ant
entries-Capt. Leroy Eltinge, Lieut.. Cor
don Johnson, Lieut.. John w. Downer
Lieut.. Ephraim Graham Invititions ant
seating-Capt George c. Barnhardt
Lieut.. A. D. Surles. Grounds and tract
Lieut. James II. Dickey, Lieut.. Georg,
Is. Patton. Decorations-Lieut W. W
Overflow Lieut.. Karl S. Bradford. Trans
portation-Capt. w. ]. Glasgow, Lieut.
John w. Downer.
| Officials-Maj. Charles D. Rhodes
chairman executive committee; Capt
Warren Dean. general manager; Lieut.
In. c.. Burleson, recorder; Lieut.. John w
Downer. Lieut.. Ephraim Graham, Lieut.
/ A. d. Surles. ring stewards.