Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26
CHILDREN RIDE WELL
Large Gathering Witnesses
Daring and Graceful Riding.
COMPETITIONS FOR CUPS
Originality of Costumes and Horse
manship Considered in Awarding
Prizes Given by Col. Thompson.

Daring. spectacular and graceful riding
by children was witnessed yesterday
afternoon at the academy of the Riding
and Hunt Club of Washington by a large
gathering that included many persons of
prominence in local society circles. The
program included competitions for cups
offered by Col. Robert NJ Thompson.
A fancy dress drill in which all of the
children participated was first on the
program The riders, attired in the cos
tunes of various nationalities and char
acters, drove the horses in perfect step
through many intricate maneuverS in
time to catchy music. The cup in the
drill was won by Janet Harlan, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs John NJ. Harlan.
She appeared attired as Jeanne dare.
Second honors were given Isabel Pell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood Pell of
New York who was costumed as a Turk.
The originality of the costumes, as
we'll as the managing of the horse, was
considered in making the award of the
cup.
Others Who Took Part
Other boys and girls who took part in
the drill We're Robert Roosevelt. jr, son
of Robert Roosevelt and nephew of Col.
Roosevelt. as cowboy; Henri de Sibour,
jr, son of Henri de Sibour. cowboy
Thomas and William Laughin, sons of
Mrs Thomas X. Laughlin, cowboys;
Duer and Helen McLanahan, children of
George Y. McLanahan, Turks, Elizabeth
Austin daughter of James S. Austin of
of r. Golden Donaldson, Mexican cabal-
lero; Mary Beckwith. daughter of Mrs
IL. l.. Beckwith. Mexican caballerO; Car
ter .Mulliken, daughter of Charles Null
liken, cowboy.
In the potato races and the galloping
for stalls circus stunts came fast par
ticularly in the latter Carter Mulllker
showed her nerve in many of the pre-
liminaries in the riding for stalls and
brought the crowd to it's feet at the finish
Despite bad start, she sWerved heI
horse against that of Henri de Sibour
and reached the stall a few inches ahead
of young de Sibour, and was awarded the
cup in this event.
The potato race was won by Henri de
Sibour in a big field of entries, Isabel
Pell being second. In the jeu de barre
tourney Henri de Sibour won the blue
ribbon Miss Harlan won the egg and
spoon race.
Judges of Events.
The judges of the events were ii. Z.
Oxnard, Mrs. Richard A. Harlow and
Mrs. w. Sinclair Bowen.
After the events Mrs. Robert NJ
Thompson gave tea, which was served
by Miss II. X. Sykes and Mrs. w. Sim
clair Bowen. Among those present were:
j. William Henry, A. d. Addison, George
r. Putnam, Maj. T. Fl. Lowe, L. S. NJ. c.;
Maj. c. d. Rhodes, L. S. A.; Miss Ruth
Hitchcock, Mrs. Langhorne, Mrs. Ham
mond. Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, DR..
and Mrs. Breckenridge Bayne. Miss Pin
chon' Miss Ann Greble. Col. and Mrs.
Fl. T. Allen. Miss Dasha, Mrs. II. A.
Wiley, Misses Wiley. Mrs NJ. NJ. Evans,
Mrs. Meta Evans. Mr.. Brun, the Danish
minister: DR.. Henneberger, L. S. N;
Jack Siebert. Mrs. Goode, Miss Edith
Goode. DIR. Carey T. Grayson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert H. Chapman. Miss Julia
Maths. Mrs. Isaac T. Mann, Misses How
ard Miss Cecil Cunningham. Mrs. Louis
Bennett and Miss Agra Bennett.