El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-23
~Rs Holm MOORE THOMPSON,

MI riding Jerry, won 'n0
IL 4 iuuD in the most sensational
event of the horse show Saturday III
Washington park, competing with some
of the best riders and horses OF t tEe
border troops. Her mount - n few
iump at a width of 20 rect OIlIy ~.
inches under the worlds recoru vi D
TboTnson was formerly MISS Glenn
Adams, an FL Paso girl, ana neL ma -
rage in June to Lieut. IhoIiI'SOil'
the 18th cavalry, was one o. INC i'7,IoIjij
events of the season. EieI SPIS l,-I.t
handling of her equally splendid noun nl
in Saturdays show won loI Nc a,.o-IJ
support and admiration OF the Nv ~. u
from the first perfect clearing VI '1S
raised broad jump: +ba IL
The crowd voiced approval oL nc r.
Paso girl every time she put her mount
to the lump. At the last Wheh aIISr
her nearest competitor, Lieut.. A; -;
Surles on his beautiful jumper rebel
had failed to clear the distance anu
Jerry took it in perfect form, with a
distance to snare beyond the obstacles
of the jump, the crowd rose 10 Us 1ees
and gave horse and rider an ovalon OF
cheers.
Mrs. Thompson was the only woman
participating in this event Among
the officers competing against her was
her husband, Lieut.. Thompson, whose
mount, winnie Waterbury, was given
third place. Lieut.. Earl L. Canady.s
morse PRINCE came ScCOllu- Ills
broad Jump event aroused the greatest
excitement and enthusiasm and sur
passed any event in the program IN
the interest Of the spectators For
time the contest was between Mrs.
ThOmpSOn's mount and that ridden by
Lieut. Surles, but at the last the lat
ter's horse tired and jumped short
of the distance, landing in the middle
Of the cardboard boxes which formed
the obstacle.
ElGeorge W. an Equine Star.
George W." the spirited saddle
horse belonging to James G. McNary,
was easily the equine star of the show.
He was exhibited in five classes and
in four Of these he carried off the blue
ribbons. He received second place
when exhibited in double harness in
the harness pairs class.
The Western Transfer company car
ried off first and second prizes in the
business horse team class, its horses,
Bessie" and Dude" winning the blue
ribbon, with second place going to the
roam team, Doc" and Blue" The
Wells Fargo cOmpany's team was
third
Traveller" owned by Charles Davis
and ridden by little Miss Nancy VIII.
liams, won the large pony class Tom,
owned by W. G. Harvie and ridden by
little Miss Mary Harper, was second
DAISY" owned by Mrs. Max Weber and
ridden by little Billy Tooley. was third.
In the small pony class, Model" the
hungarian imported pony, owned by
Mrs. Louis J. Van Schaick, and ridden
by little Miss Josephine Morfit, won
first place. Commodore" owned by
D. F. Spillsbury, ridden by Lester
Spillsbury, second. .'Pansy" owned by
Max Weber and ridden by Miss Con-
suelO Weber. third.
"Gypsy' Wines Pony Driving Class.
Mrs. Paul Ginther.s pony Gypsy"
won in the pony driving class Little
Miss Marion Calnan drove the pony.
Foster Brown ThOrps pony Prince"
second. driven by Miss Ruth Walker
! Model" driven by Miss Josephine Nor
fit, was third.
rebel" owned ana rIdden by Lieut.
Alexander D. Surles of the 18th cav
airy, won first in the jumping contest
of eight hurdles, three feet nine inches
| high. Monterey owned by Col H. J.
Slocum, and ridden by Lieut.. Earl L
Canady, 18th cavalry, was second.
Dan" owned and ridden by Lieut.. A. L
P. Sands, Sixth field artillery, was
third.
George W. owned and ridden by
James G. McNary, won first in open
saddle horse class. Kelly Denmark
owned and ridden by professor NJ. S
Bowen, of Mesilla Park, was second
| "Lassie" owned and ridden by Lieut.
James L. Collins, of the Eighth infan-
try brigade was third. Donald B.,
, owned and ridden by Carl A. Beers, was
fourth.
Harness Horses in Pairs.
In class five, harness horses in pairs
the handsome black team "Choppo and
| Negro" owned by Paul Ginther, won
| The team made a splendid showing
! harnessed to a handsome victoria The
( whip and brow bands of the horses
were ornamented with boquets of vio-
| let's. James G. McNarys team, High
way" and George w" came second.
I Col Edwin St John Greble's team,
/ Dan" and Jack" was third.
I Prof NJ. S Bowens horse Kelly
! Denmark" was first in the gated sad
/ die horse class. Donald B." ridden
! by its owner, Carl A. Beers. was sec
! ond. Highway" owned by Mrs. James
/ G. McNary and ridden by w l. Tooley,
/ was third. Peggy" owned by Mrs
| julius KrakaUer and ridden by S. 1.
| Mcknight, was fourth.
WOmen's Single Driving Class
/ The women's single driving class was
| won by James G. McNary's horse
] George W." with Miss Anne Lee
( Gaines driving. Peacock" driven by
| Mrs. John Moore Thompson was second
"Skiddo," driven by Mrs. Harry Sims
Lieut. E. F. Graham's polo pony