The Washington times., 1913-05-04
HORSE ENTHUSIASTS
HAVE RIDE IN PARK
Visitors at Exhibit Follow Emo
About Grounds and Back to
Club for Luncheon.
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fell to this horse. the blue going to
Miss Jeanette Aliens The Dargle. with
Capt Warren Deans Cosmoerat second.
Carries Honors.
Miss Allen was the heroine of the
opening day With Miss Helen Buch-
anan. who was UP on Katydid. Miss
Allen won another blue in the class for
pairs of hunters, and she had The Oar
gle again in the class for local hunters.
where the third ribbon was achieved
by her. Miss Aliens younger sister.
Dasha, rode with Miss Mildred Grebie
in the pairs of hunters class.
Miss Dasha Allen caused spectators
to catch their breath when she took
what seemed a nasty cropper in the
last event of the day. the MacMur'ay
cup. for post entries. Miss, Aliens
horse. Yellowstone Regent, smashed
into the second fence in the .'in and out
jus91s ead eEept down knocking the
baffief 6y4E and apparently falling on
it's rider. But Miss Allen was not
pinned ttHderstlse horse and in a second
SHE relieved watchers by, jumping UP.
helping her horse to its feet and re-
n quitting the animal.
II victories by horse show officials
fCrses had not been SO clean cut in some
OF the early events, yesterdays awards
might have furnished some gossip, for
esrly in the day Col. r. NJ Thompson.
president of the show, had won The
blue ribbon from. five gated saddle
horses. Colonel Thompson's Gallant
Lad was SO much superior q horse 10
all the other entries that none disputed
Gheen Wins.
. But the crowd gasped when the judges
gave John O. Gheen's pair of roadsters
the blue rosette. The team entered by
E. T. Stotesbury was so handsome that
1t seemed as II no real contest was on
here either. But the judges decided
that one of the Stotesbury pair vas
lame, and placed II fourth IN a field of
four But for the lameness, no ques-
tion exists that Mr. Stotesbury, after
mis- wont, would have captured the de-
sired ribbon.
A little later the judges gave another
horse show official a blue. NJ G.
Hazen's Richmond capturing the first
prize for green hunters. Vice PresI-
u.
blues during the day, and did II partly
through his purchases a year ago of
horses with which former Senator Wat
son of West Virginia took the blue at
the 1912 horse show. Emil Selig Of
New York, who has a large stable here
for the show. took two blues. .
Mr.. McLeans Ringing Bells and Chat
terbox won a clean victory in the class
for pairs of harness horses and In the
runab bout horse class Mr.. McLeans
Snapshot also scored
Miss Katherine Elkins was one OF the
women riders of the day. Riding with
Arthur White in the pairs of hunters
classes fourth prize was. annexed by
them Miss Elkins. as in the past.
showed herself one of the most accom-
Miss Elkins rode one of the Homeyood
stables entries. Mrs. Robert L. Gerry,
of New York. and Mrs. Allan Potts
were other women riders during the
afternoon. popular victory was
scored when William F. Hit CAPTURED
the blue for local hunters. He was IN
on Elf King. Miss Helen Buchanan
got second in this event with Katydij.
Miss Jeanette Allen was third on The
Dargle.
Was Brilliant.
As a society function the first day NJ
the horse show lacked nothing in bril-
liancy-a The boxes were filed with a
host Of distinguished. modfshIy gowned
ed women and a sprinkIing of men.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. Mrs
Edward Mclean. Miss Eleanor Wilson
Nine. Bahhemeteff, Mrs. Garrison. wife
OF the Secretary OF War: Mrs Frank
I'm K. Lane: the wife Of the Spanish
minister. Nine. Riano: Mrs Richard
Townsend. Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs,
Reyburn, Mrs. Larz Anderson. and
Mrs. Peter Goele- Gerry were among
the prominent women to be seen in the
boxes
Tomorrow's program begins at n.
m. except for Judging Of conformation.
The following classes will be called in
the order named:
Class 2, standardized stations. one
entry: class 81. hdy's road hack. sew
enteen entries: class l3 novice pairs
four entries: class %, roadsters nocaD,
six entries: class 90 road hack. eleven
entries: class 5, heavy draft team. six
entries; class 81, hunters, H. ".
twelve entries: class Z. harness horses.
four entries: class a6. ponies in har
ness, nine entries; class 80 thorough
bred hacks, twelve entries; class 9.
harness horses, four entries; class H-A