The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-23
RUSSIAN RIDERS
AT HORSE SHOW
international Jumping will Be Fea.
ture at Gotham Exhibition

New York oct e3.-The intcrna-
tional jumping contests between the
pick OF officers Of several nations
again promises 10 be one Of the spec
tacular features Of the twenty ninth
annual national horse show, to bc held
in Madison square garden, beginning
saturday Nov Is, and continuins
throughou; the following week. Rus
sio has made the first formal entry
Tor the competition. Captain PAU
Rodzlanco, one of the best riders in
the Russilu scrl ice, is coming %
America and win have two jumpers
which ne Wil enter in the events
captain RO0ziaucu was member of
the Russian team Of officers which
rode at the international horse SHOW
lat Olympia, LONDON, last June. and
helped To win the international cup
His two horses are Genga, u marc
and MacGillicuddy, a gelding. Both ara
wonderful jumpers. The first named
iumped at the London show, taking
third houors in a class OF $40 eutrles,
end wos later placed sccond in the
contest for the Canadian Challcuze
cup. The Russian captains other
other horse was entered as Jilly. and
was first in a similar class with $40
nominations, which gave the Russians
the bulk OF the prizes. Capt. RoGziau-
go Is an aid dc camp to the command
CT OF the imperial guard and a lap-
tain Of cavalry in the second rogi-
mont &C the Chevalicr gardes of hc'
!ndjcstv tho empress Marie Fedorov-
~.
The two horses were shipped from
!ihau on the steamship Rossya or tho
Russian American line last Monday
ana should arrive here this week. They
are in charge OF two grooms Capt
Eodzianco and his wife will sail Tor
Americs later by way of England and
viii arrive i'm time to allow him To
school the horses for the special
jumps.
The British government has again
chosen col. Z. 4 Kenna, V. G., 10 lead
the British coutigent Col. Kcnna viii
be accompanied by his wife, and be
will select three officers TO come with
him TO represent England in the jump
IN competitions. At present these
representatives. will be chosen from
the following; Lieut.. T. Lawrence. V
g.. Eighteenth lussars; Capt. Il. NJ
stuart Richardson. Eleventh hussra,
Lieut.. Brooks, Sixteenth laucers, and
Major NJ. +. McTaggart. Fifth Ian
GERS. These officers are at the top Of
their class in England, and the team
viii be very strong one, as each has
tin" stable OF Jumpers Lieut. Brooks
and Capt. stuart Richardson have been
mere hotort, ana they We're very sue
cessful.
Miss Mona Dunn, who sent a big
stable of saddle horses and jumpers
here last year will again be rcprc-
scented. \, the London show this
young ludv's representatives won
nearly SL9rV i'm prizes, and she was
very successful In many of the smaller
shows during The summer. At the last
New YORK show Miss Dunns horses
We're entered in twenty classes and
her winnings amounted 20 Si,05g. Sen.
ire, lady's saddle horse. was one of
her best bur that horse was beaten by
Nickel Plate Another OF her GOOD
representatives was Biskra. the win
ncr Of tho high jump.
The International competitions will
lc moro attractive because more for
cign officers are coming 10 take part
IN these interesting events. aud the
American army officers are improving
each N,ar and with better mounts
they ,Hlr-, To- more than hold their
own. American officers. the pick of tn.
army. are coming from the cavalry
posts. Uud the officers are now bus,
schooling their mounts so that they
viii &c as ut as possible to ride Tor
he many fine prizes offered and for
The honor OF their country and the
army. Another prize has been offered
Tor ladies saddle horses. James Ne
Lean has donated a cup valued at Sl0O
or iirst pri2c, and James 7. HYDE has
donated a $50 cup as second prize.
These trophies are for la6ieS saddle
hhrsse over 49, hands up 10 carrying
$50 pounds, The horses are 70 BE rid
den By ladies on saddles Or ap,r,de.
This is the first time that ladies have
been allowed 20 ride astride at the
National horse show.