The Washington herald., 1914-05-01
Complete
FOR Horse SHOW
Society Will Turn Out for
\ Formal Opening To-
morrow.
SEVENTEEN BIG EVENTS
First Days Program Will Attract Rib
Al
SEVENTEEN BIG EVENTS
First Days Program Will Attract Rib
bon Winners-New Entries Arrive
at Last Moment.

with the calling OF the class for
thoroughbred stations, Washington s
annual horse show is scheduled to get
under way promptly at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Arrangements for the opening Of the
meet practically were concluded yes
terday. and only good weather will be
required to assure its success. accord
ing to the officials in charge.
Seventeen Events.
Society is expected to be out in full
force, and an unusually attractive open
ing day program has been arranged.
In the seventeen events scheduled for
tomorrow. horses entered in the charg-
ers. novice harness. saddle, hunters,
and other classes will be shown. Many
Of the most famous horses on the
ground will contend for the ribbons on
the opening day.
The largest number of entries are in
the hunters class for the MacMurray
Cup, the Corinthian class for the
Thompson Cup, presented by Col Rob
ert II. Thompson. president OF the
show; the green hunters class, and the
class for road saddle horses.
Twenty-nine riders in full hunting COS
tune will compete In the Corinthian
class. Among the entries are horses
owned by the Glen Riddle Farms, Of
Pennsylvania: II. l. Haughton. of Balti-
more: the Homewood Stable. OF Virginia,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit;
Edward B. Mclean. Mitchell Harrison,
NJ c. Hazen, Mrs. Allan Potts. OF Cor
louisville, Va: Lieut.. Gerald T. Hanley, of
Providence, r. l., and others.
Harness Events n Feature.
Some Of the best harness horses en-
tered in the show also will be seen in
action tomorrow. In the class for novice
harness animals entries have been made
BY the Bushnell Farm. of Springfield.
Ohio; DR.. V. T. Churchman. OF Charles
ton, w. Va: Miss Ella F. Ivers. of New
Bedford, Mass: William A. Lieber, of
Bryn Mawr. Pa; Charles l. Brodt, OF
Dunn Loring. Va, and others.
In the class for runabout horses. alss
scheduled for tomorrow. Mrs. Allan
Potts will show Bracken Rose and Satan
ella: DIR. V. T. Churchman. Starlight and
Golden Sceptre, and Walter H. Hanley.
of Providence. r. l.. Brother Jed. while
seven other horses also will compete in
this class.
The last event on tomorrow's program
is for hunters in which thirty-five en-
tries have been made. Miss Ethel Mac
Murray will present a cup to the win
ner. Among some Of the better known
horses which will compete are Willow
King. The Virginian. Major Treat and
st. winifred. owned by the Glen Riddle
Farms; David Gray, champion Jumper
Of 1910, owned by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hit; Rock Cress, Madison Square Gar
den winner, owned by Miss Vira Cor
nell, of Rye. n. Y; High Balll owned
by Edward B. Mclean: Katydid, owned
by Miss Helen Buchanan, of Washington.
and Richmond. Maryland State Fair win
ner, owned by Melvin c. Hazen, man.
ager Of the show.
Many owners arrived with their strings
yesterday and by night practically all
the stalls at the exhibition grounds,
Eighteenth and ID streets northwest.
were filed with equine celebrities.
some I.nte Arrivals.
The Bushnell Farms, of Springfield.
Ohio; William A. Lieber. Of Bryn Mawr,
Pa; Thomas G. Ashton, of = Newton
Square, Pa; A. w. Atkinson, of Mer-
chantsville, n. J.; Louis Ferguson, Of
AIdie, Va; E. E. Hale. of Nokesville.
Va; d. NJ. Waller, Of Broad Run, Va:
Roger Baily, of Delaphane, Va; Bowles
Brothers, of Millwood, Va: n. F. Neer.
jr, of DeIaphane, Va, and other owners
put in appearances yesterday.
The Bushnell horses are exclusively
harness animals, the same being true
OF the representatives OF the Atkinson
stable. which include Cornina, Lady
Chimes, Highland Fling. and Miss Jor-
rocks. Fortunas and Buttonwood Belle
will carry the colors OF the Lieber Stable
in the harness events, while Ashton
brought only saddlers. First Whip, Su-
preme. Barbara, and Effie.
Bowles Brothers arrived with Royal
Score and Royal Swell. the latter being
one of the best-known horses on the Vir-
ginia horse show circuit, and several
saddlers, including Sandy Point. Alert,
opequon, and Clapper. Green hunters
compose the strings of Ferguson, Hale.
and Waller, while Roger Baily, who last
year sold the hunter, High Ball, to Ed
ward B. Mclean, Is on hand with an
other good jumper. Cocktail Quicksilver