The Washington herald., 1914-05-09
HORSE SHOW IS
VOTED SUCCESS
Manager Hazen Says Exhibits
:. Rank with Finest Ever
Seen in U. S.
FINAL DAYS FEATURES
w, H. Hanley Ties with Glen RIDDLE
Farm for First Honors in Cham
pionship Hunters.
FINAL DAYS FEATURES

A split class In the event for cham
pionship hunters enabled w. II. Haniey'
| of Providence, R. l., to tie with the
Glen Riddle Farm for first honors at
the closing days session Of the 1914 Ma
tional Capital Horse Show at Eighteenth
and d streets northwest, yesterday att
| ernoon.
An inconsistent rainfall threatened to
prevent the closing of the local classic
until this afternoon. but after some 20
| telephone calls had been answered by
men at the horse show offices that the
| tanbark was dry, the man with the
megaphone called the first class into the
| ring. .. ...
PROGRAM Unmarried by Accident.
Much to the delight of the officials
and the annoyance of the press stand.
the day was unmarked by a single spill
| of consequence, Notwithstanding the
fact that the feature event of the az
ternoon was a high Jump that went as
high as six feet
The deciding of a number Of cham
pionships at the fag-end OF the after
noon, in which the horses were nearly
all post entries, took the crowds at
tention from its empty programs ano
gave il an opportunity to applaud Tor
horses whose names were altogether
unknown.
Although the rain threatened at
times all afternoon and the breeze that
uttered through the Virginia avenue
poplars was about three degrees TOO
cold for comfort, the show wound up
in a blaze of glory" as we are tempt
ed to say.
Manager Ha.en Gratihed.
Manager Melvin c. Hazen was deeply
pratified with the 1914 meeting. and In
a statement to The Herald, he said:
The show came up to our expecta-
tons and easily places Washington IN
the front rank of cities holding annual
events of this character. In my opinion
il was the best open-air exhibition OF
the kind ever staged in the United States.
If not anywhere in the world. And In
many respects, II may be considered TO
have been superior to Pny show ever
put on in Madison Square Garden.
Some of the saddle classes brought
out the finest field of entries probably
ever seen together, while the competuioh
in the hunting and harness events was
Of n unusually high order. Washington
has won its right to a high place In the
horse show world and will endeavor to
nut on an even bigger and better show
next year.
George NJ. Oyster started the racket
by winning first. second and third places
in the event for heavy draft brood
mares with his Ida, Jamaique and Kan
wean. respectively.
A mare entered by the Glenvine Farm
cantered away with the blue ribbon In
the event for brood mares suitable to
produce hunters. while Herring's Peg
O. My Heart took second honors.
Win. Artillery Glass.
horse named Baker. entered by Capt.
Fred H. Gallup, won the event for ar
tillery horses, and another Gallup en-
try. Grant. won second place Bismarck.
a bay gelding, entered by the men OF
Battery E, Third Field Artillery. was
third
Fancy Bird. entered by d. W. Smith.
won the event for District police horses,
while Brightwood Boy. entered by John
Boland. carried of second honors. Ted
dy, entered by Sergt. W. w. Easily.
played rear guard in the judging
Jimmy Trigger, DR.. v. T. Churchman'S
spotted gelding, took the honors in the
event for pony, mare or gelding under
fifteen hands. Lady Dainty, entered by
Nelson r. Skinner, was second. while
Angus. the Broadlawn Farm entry, was
scratched.
Mrs Ella T Ivers' Seelight saw the
light in the class for heavy harness
horses. taking first place and leaving
second for william A. Leiber's Button
wood Belle. The Bushnell FARMS The
General was judged for the third posi-
ton.
Willow King. entered by the Glen Rid
die Farm, was awarded first place in
the class of ladies' hunters. while Mrs.
Allen Potts. up on Pretty Maid. was
second. Nancy Pansy pranced ont with
the third honors, and the megaphone
man announced the next class, this being
for saddle ponies. Effie. Of the Del
chester Farms, with Miss Anna Ash
ton up. was first, and Robert Pell rode
his King Arthur into second place. Miss
Helen McLanahan rode Miss Adeline
NJ. Oknards Cigarette well enough to
win third prize.
Edward B. McLeans Sir Braxton was