The Washington times., 1915-05-11
Seven Events Over Hurdles viii
Feature Third Day Of Nation
al Capital Show.
NOTED ENTRANTS COMPETE
Alarm, Wonderful Jumper Of Nc
Lean Stable, With leith Up,
Hard to Beat.


dozen other classes of harness and sad
die horses on the card for the afternoon.
Washington today entered on the third
day Of horse. show week. AS has been
tho custom, many exhibitors and riders
were in the ring at daybreak. schooling
the horses which are to be shown In
today's classes.
The principal event of the day will
be the handicap jump. which Will be
called at 4:4O o'clock. There are en-
tered in this class thirty-nine horses.
including many Of the famous blue rib
hon winners of American stables. Green
hunters in this event will be required
to jump four feet. while qualified hun
ters or blue ribbon winners will have to
60 over four feet six inches.
Those entries who have ever COM
peted in a highjunping contest Will
have to cross the barriers at the five
won high jump will have to take
barriers set at five feet. four inches.
Tho entries in this class are to be
judged on performance alone. They are
to take the outside course in the ring
and two jumps through the center.
Alarm Hard To Beat.
Alarm, the wonderful jumper Of the
e. b. Mclean stable. with Louis Leith.
the famous Virginia rider, up. and
Ravello. the new jumper purchased by
Mr. Mclean from Sir Clifford Sfton. of
Canada. will be hard to beat If they
perform as they did Yesterday.
Alarm has been jumping in great form
in every performance In which he had
been seen at the show, but the blue will
not be 30 easy to take in the handicap
class OF today as it was in some Of the
claases of the previous show days. A
survey Of the horses against which the
Mclean entries will have to compete
would give the best authorities of horse
dom a problem as to predictions OF
what animal would take first honors.
These are Sir Dixon, Capt. Villa n
Mitchell's high jumper, and Cocktail. OF
the AshleiSh Farms, who has been per
forming perfectly with Roger Bailey up
Battleaxe. entered by Capt. Guy Cush'
man; Masterpiece, a remarkable jumper
entered by Ralph Coffin; katydid ano
Blue Ridge, of Miss Helen Buchanan
stable, the three stars from the Siddons
stable. those Of Melvin c. Hazens grour
of jumpers. Arthur Whites quartet
Gerald Hanley's Lansdowne, Ironsides
Haro and Lenore; Mrs. Allen Potts
Happy Creek and Pretty Maid and
The first class which will be called
at 2 o'clock will be for stations suit
able to sire army horses. Following
this class the following events are
scheduled: Harness horses. eleven en-
tries; horses suitable for hunters. tif-
teen entries; ladies' phateon pairs. six
entries; combination ponies, seven en-
tries; local hatness horses. seven en-
tries; delivery horse and wagon. four
entries; Eustis cup class for hunters.
seventeen entries; tandems, park and
road. three entries; Rider and Driver
Cup class for saddle horses, three en-
tries: thoroughbred hunters. twelve en-
tries; novice hunters. twenty-on" en-
tries; handicap jump. thirty-nine en-
tries; heavyweight chargers, six entries
single harness ponies. one entry: hunt
teams, six entries. and local saddle
horses, sixteen entries.
Prize Winners Compete.
In the harness classes scheduled for
the afternoon the world-famed prize
winners of Judge William H. Moore
will pe pitted against the Bushnell,
Ivers. Atkinson. Oakland Farms md
other noted stables.
For many Washingtonians in the
boxes the most amusing event Of the
day will be the class for combination
ponies IN which the juvenile feminine
contingent will be seen driving and
riding their favorite mounts The
rivalry between the exhibitors Is un-
usually keen as all of the little horse
women know, each other intimately and
ride and drive together daily.
Miss Mary Cameron, with her pony
Clifton Laddie: Miss Anna Hamlin
with Howard; Miss Helen McLanahan
with Denny Dick Miss Ruth Donald
son, with Pony; Miss Janet Harlan
with Frances. and Miss Catherine
Louise Littauer. with shawinigan, viii
bo the principal competitors.
A new hunter was added to the Nc.
Lean stables yesterday, when Mr.. Nc
Lean purchased Nancy Pansy from Ar
thur White. of the Homewood stables
The horse has been jumping in perfert
form during the show and bids fair t.
give good account of herself under
the Mclean colors.
Mclean Stables First.
The Mclean entries, Alarm Ravero
Nancy Pansy. and Lady Dilham, wer
the stars of the show yesterday, witt
Judge Moore's harness horses. John o
Gheen's Silver Jim and the horses o.
Fred Pabst running in close order The
Mclean stable won three blues and tw
reds. f. T. Stotesbury. the Philadel
phia millionaire. took one red with hi
stallion. Guest. and Mr.. Pabst won tw,
third prizes and a fourth John G
Gheen, with Silver Jim, won two blue
during the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean were overjoye'
at the success of their latest purchase II
the open-to-all hunters class in whiCl
the leading horses of the country wer
entered Nancy Pansy won over sue
stars as Miss Helen RuChanans Katy
did. Mrs. Allen Potts Happy Creek, an
others of similar repute.
When Miss Buchanan rode Katydfd II
. clean performance over the barrier
in this event she received rousin
ovation from the crowds. Being one o
the popular girls of Washington societ,
there were scores of her friends presen
who wanted to see her take the blue.
Ponies Make a Hit.
The ponies in harness appealed strong
fy to the feminine element. In the pom,
carts were three charming little child