The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-04
CAPITAL HORSE SHOW OPENS
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irons of the bar that did a land-ofice
business back of the big stand. The
day was hot and ''life-savers" were much
in demand. The restaurant in a tent at
the side of the stand was popular with
the fairer-and less thi-sty-sex and the
tent was full of women most CT the time.
1t was a great day not only for society.
The idle poor as well as the rich enjoyed
the show, and the windows of big laun-
dry that overlooks the grounds were
filled with men and women with their
sleeves rolled UP. Outside the gates
long lines of automobiles waited for their
owners, while the chauffeurs discussed
.'men and things" and in the distance
the Washington Monument watched the
scene in solemn grandeur.
An army Of photographers fiocked onto
the grounds, bent on taking snapshots
of the horses and their owners. and, of
course, of the President of the United
States. In this they were disappointed,
and some of the prancing horses were
almost as difficult to photograph as the
President, but the shutters clicked on
many a society belle.
Hospital Tent Useless.
There was no particular significance
in the erection of a Red Cross tent on
rant" where refreshments were being
sold. 1t was merely placed there by
chance. There were two trained nurses
in attendance with rolls of gauze and
linament in case of the injury of any
of the riders. They had no use for their
field cases. however, as their only pa
tent during the afternoon was a young
woman who grew faint from standing
in the sun and took few moments
rest on the army cot.
The soldiers from Fort Myer Off
ciated in the stands as ticket takers
and ushers. and the band of the Fiji
teenth Cavalry furnished all kinds Of
music.
Among those acquainted with the in
ner workings of the show there was a
keen interest in the rivalry between
Emil Selig, well-known horseman of
New York. and Edward B. Mclean.
Mr.. Selig has string of eleven horses
at the show, and in many of the events
they appear with the horses of Mr..
Mclean.
The Selig and Mclean horses were
matched against each other in five
events yesterday, and in three of these
the New Yorker won from the Wash
ington- horse owner. Each walked on
with two blue ribbons. and Selig had
besides three red ribbons. Mclean, be-
sides his two firsts. had one red and
two yellow Streamers.
The Economically inclined of the au-
dience were given an opportunity for
gossip during the exhibition of the fifty
fourth class-pairs of hunters-when Miss
Katherine Elkins and William F. Hit,
commonly known as Billy took the
jumps together The gossips have it that
Billy Hit was responsible for the
breaking Of the engagement OF Miss
EIkins to the Duke of the AbruZzi, and
ever since that time 1t has been limited
that the romance of the young society
leaders was about to eliminate in their
marriage. Their appearance yesterday
revived the interest in the incident
Col. Thompson Host.
Before the opening of the show, Coz
Robert M. Thompson entertained the
Judges and other officials of the show at
luncheon served on the grounds, and
last nig.t he was the host of the same
party and other personal friends at a
dinner given at his home,s Col. Thomp-
son will, entertain at luncheon during the
rest of the show. Among his guests yes
terday were Vice President Leonard
Wood, Edward Mclean, and w. p. Emo.
Treasurer ]. w. Henry, and Secretary A.
D. Addison were among the guests, as
was Lieut.. Col. Henry T. Allen, chairman
of the executive committee of the horse
show. Many Of the directors. among
whom are such well-known men as Jo-
seph Letter, William Hit, Beekman Win
throp Gen. Clarence Edwards, Congress
man Swagar Shirley, former Senator Wat
son, E. T. Stotesbury, Perry Belmont, and
many others attended.
At the end of the judging of the elev-
enth class-heavy harness horses-in
which the horses of Selig and Mclean
were competing, there was slight mix
up in the award of ribbons and the post
ing of the winners on the board that
caused those familiar with the rivalry
between the two owners to sit up in
terestedly According to TIE way In
which the ribbons were first put on the
horses brides, Mclean would have got
ten third place and Selig fourth, but
when the results were chalked up on
the board it was seen that Selig had
won q red ribbon and Mclean yellow
streamer. 1t was explained afterward
by the judges that this mistake was
soon detected and the ribbons rightly
awarded.
The day went of with particularly
few mishaps Of any sort. The one in
which Miss Dasha Allen and her mount
Yellowstone Regent took part In the
last event was the only one that even
caused a gasp by the audience. Miss
Alien had cleared all Of the jumps with
ease, and was taking the last of the
double hurdles when her horse struck
his knees against the hazard and went
down Miss Allen was thrown headlong