The Washington times., 1913-01-26
GIRL SHOWS PLUCK
IN RIDING CONTEST.
PERSISTENCE WINS
Little Miss Janet Harlan Gets
Feminine Honors and Master
de Sibour Boys LaureIs.

All consideration of technique went
into discard at the children's riding con.
test at the Riding and Hunt Clubs in
closure, when the gameness of little
Miss Helen McLanahan became the fea.
ture OF the afternoon. A dozen times
Miss McLanahan mounted her horse
with a spoon holding an egg in ole
hand. As many time the egg fell ou'
of the spoon onto the tanbark. As
many times little Miss McLanahan dis
mounted, replaced the egg in the spoon
and hoped UP astride her horse once
more.
The charm lay in the thirteenth essay.
Even then the harassments of the ju-
venile esquestrfenne were not over, for
she. like the other contestants, had 10
ride TO a post, deposit the egg on Its
narrow top and ride back. She finally
achieved this objecl, however, and was
roundly applauded.
Little Miss Janet Harlan, represent
ing Joan of Arc, won the premier
feminine riding honors of the afternoon.
Good seat and splendid hands" said
the critics of her riding, and Of Miss
Carter Mulliken's Miss Harlan received
a cup. given by Col. Robert NJ. Thomp-
son. The boys laurels went to Master
Henri de Sibour. a great little horse
man.
Miss Mulliken a Winner.
Young de Sibour, who is the son Of
Henri de Sibour,- easily captured first
honors In game called jeu de barre,
in which the snatching of a ribbon from
another rider is the object. Played by
the first prize in jeu de barre fell to
Miss Jeanette Allen. daughter Of Lieut..
Col. Henry T. Allen, U. g. A. These
are the only times the game has been
played in the National Capital.
A sort of horseback Tommy Tuck
err" or Going to jerusalem" was the
next feature of the afternoon. In this
Miss Carter Mull'ken rode OF Master
de Sibour and dashed into the one va
cant stall for which two horses and
their tow riders were contending. Miss
Aulliken's victory was the more note
worthy because she had such a bad
start.
Miss Harlan Gets First. ~.
Costume and riding combined gave
the first honors to Miss Harlan and the
second prize for girls to Miss Isabel
Pell, who appeared like little Dutch
maiden. The judges of the contests
were Mrs. Richard A. Harlow, Mrs.
Sinclair Bowen, and H. 7. Oxnard.
Many prominent persons were in the
audience.
Tommie and Billie Laughlin, nephews
of President Taft. and Robert Roose-
Welt, jr., nephew of the former Presi-
dent, were among the young riders
Others were Duer McLanahan and Miss
Helen McLanahan. the children of Mr..
and Mrs. George X. McLanahan, who
were dressed as Turks; Miss Elizabeth
Austin, the daughter of James S. Aus
tin. a traction magnate of Philadelphia,
residing in Ardmore, Pa, who for the
first number was dressed as a baby in
long skirts; Miss Janet Harlan, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Harlan, Miss
Ruth Donaldson. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. Golden Donaldson, as a
Mexican caballero; Miss Carter Mulli-
ken. who appeared as full fiedged cow
boy, carrying the pistol in a holster at
her side; Miss Mary Beckwith, the
daughter of Mrs. J. L. Beckwith and a
direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln,
who also appeared as a Mexican cabah
lero, and Miss Isabelle Pell. the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Peter R. Labouisse