Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
HORSE SHOW PR|zES| REEVES YACHT TALK
Many Tempting Trophies to Be Upton Challenge Promises
Competed for Here Renewal OF Interest =
sEvENTY-F0UR EvENTSsTORY OF AMERICAS CUP
HAGEN Manager National CAPITAL Was Won From English Fleet
Event Announces Lists Cowes In 1891.
MILITARY CARD Is STRONG HAS REMAINED HERE SINCE
Wrangles Grew Out of Contests to
Hunters and Jumper. to Fur Recapture Trophy
Spectacular Features and 1898
Hazen, Manager of National Capital
Event, Announces Lists.
MILITARY CARD Is STRONG
Officers Of All Countries Eligible.
Hunters and Jumpers to Fur
nish Spectacular Features.

Seventy-four events will be contested
at the National Capital horse show. to be
held May 3, 3. and {. according to the
official prize list made public last night
by Melvin C. Hazen. manager.
The show, il is promised, will be the
biggest event of its kind Washington has
ever known. Not only are tempting. cash
prizes offered. but a large number of
handsome cups are to be presented to the
winners in the various classes. Entries
will close April %.
Francis NJ. Ware of New York was in
charge of the show held last spring.
Following his selection as manager Mr..
Hazen commenced immediate prepara-
tons for the meeting to be held this
spring. The prize list made its appear
ance yesterday, several weeks ahead of
the usual time.
Cup for Military Men.
Among the donors of cups will be Pres;
ident William n. Dykman of the Brooklyn
Riding Club, who will present hand
some piece Of plate to the. team Of three
officers of the army. navy, or militia who
shall make the best showing in jump
ing contest, to. be prescribed by the ex-
eeutive committee.
Joseph Letter, Col Robert N Thomp-
son. president of the club: George p.
Eustis, George NJ. Oyster, the Rider and
Driver Magazine and others will award
cups.
The prize list provides classes for stall
lions, wagon horses, heavy harness
horses. runabout horses. ponies in
harness. saddle ponies. polo ponies. hunt
ers and jumpers. etc. The classes for
military horses and hunters and Jumpers
are expected to bring out large num-
Officers OF the military establishments
OF all countries will be eligible to COM
pete in the classes for lightweight
chargers and cavalry horses, the only
proviso being that the horses must be
owned by the respective governments en-
tering them. In the military class there
will be events for artillery horses, horses
between three and four years Of age that
are suitable to become chargers and
model chargers
Spectacular Features.
The class for hunters and jumpers will
furnish the spectacular feature of the
show. Mr.. Hazen has prepared a list
OF interesting events for this class. Pro-
vision is made for competitions between
hunt teams ridden by hunt members or
servants in full livery. and a Corinthian
class, In which the riders must wear full
hunting dress and qualify as amateurs
under conditions adopted by the Nation
al Capital horse show,
There will be events also for local hun
ters. owned by residents OF the District
OF Columbia. or by members Of the army,
nayys or National Guard; ladies' hunters.
ladies to ride: teams to be judged as a
tandem: jumpers not over three years Of
age; qualified hunters or blue ribbon
winners; horses suitable to become hum
tiers and a handicap and an opsn-to-au
jump.
Winners of blue ribbons at any show
and OF red ribbons at the show to be
held this spring viii be eligible to COM
pete in the championship events. These
will include events for single harness
horses. pairs Of harness horses, saddle
horses and hunters.
One of the special events for which
cup has been offered by the Rider and
Driver magazine Is for pairs of saddle
horses. The requirements are that one
horse shall be of the park type and the
other of the road type, and that both
shall be owned by the same person or
irm. To the owner OF the horse adjudged
to be the best suitable for gig the
Joseph Letter cup will be awarded.
Eustis. Cup for Hunters. s.
The Eustis cup is for hunters. In this
event the horses entered will be required
to take four jumps at a walk. four at a
trot and four at a gailop. The George
NJ. Oyster cup will go to the winner OF
the lady's park saddle class.
Events for, novice park horses, road
horses. phaeton pairs and fours-in- hand
have been arranged. in addition to a
number of other classes. and the list. as
prepared by Mr. Hazen, IL complete and
comprehensive.
The show this year will begin Sunday
and be resumed Monday. New officials
OF the show and a new board OF direc-
tors have been announced. The officers,
in addition to Mr.. Hazen. are Col Robert
y. Thompson. president; Gen. Leonard
Wood. w. p. Emo and Edward B. Nc
Lean. vice presidents: J. william Henry.
treasurer. and Arthur d. Addison, secre-
;ary.
The executive COMMITTEES consists Of
Col Henry q. Allen, chairman; A. d. Ad-
olson. j. William Henry, William Lit
tauer. w. II. Brownson, Melvin c. Hazen
and II. Rozier Dulany.
Board Of Directors.
The board Of directors includes the fol-
lowing: Larz Anderson. Joseph Letter,
Edison Bradley. w. II. Carter, p. v. De
Graw, c. c. Glover, William Hit, Hugh
>. Legare, Nelson A. Miles, G. Won L.
Meyer. r. M. Thompson. Herbert Wads-
worth. G. p. Wetmore, Beekman VIM
throp. Adam Beck, H. Rozier Dulany. w.
\. Dykman, ]. B. Garrard, w. H. Moore,
j. A. Spoor. A. d. Addison, III. T. Allen,
w. H. Brownson. Clarence Edwards, w.
r Emo: NJ c. Hazen. J. w. Henry. VIII
liam Littauer. J. w. Bailey, Perry Bel
mont. J. A. Buchanan, J. M. Dickson, N
4. De PAW, Henry Fairfax, Mitchell
Harrison, George Howard, HI. F. Lippitt,
Arthur Moses. r. L. Stimson. Austin
Wadsworth, c. w. Watson. c. w. Wick
ersham, Leonard Wood. w. d. Denegre.
r. A. Fairbairn, Thomas Hitchcock,
Clifford Sifton, e. T. Stotesbury, C. T..
McCawley. p. B. Mclean. w. c. Marrow,
Charles Mulliktn. Swagar Sherley, C. W.
Watson. Horace II. Wesfcott, Richard A.
Harlow, William Croker, w. Wallace
f4anahan. Redmond c. Sewart, James w.
Graves, George X. McLanahan, Cuno H
Rudolph. Charles c. Carlin, James W.
Andrews. Samuel ID, Riddle, Victor c.
Mather. Joseph III. Bradley and w. Cold
en- Davis.
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