The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
Trooper Charles Lowe Pilots Lieut.. Charles McDOuga>
Coving,on to Popular Victory in Unique Military
Contest of Brooklyn Horse Show


Brooklyns horse snow wound up las
;he awarding OF championship ribbons,
but it was in the afternoon that the
real feature was seen, an endurance and
control run for army and National
Guard mounts, which eclipsed anything
in that line ever seen around New York.
shortly after 3 o'clock in the ar
ternoon twenty-n!ne picked horses of the
National Guard aud sprlnkling from
the regular army started from the show
ring at Prospect Park Plaza for run
to Coney Island and back. All except
four finished the fifteen mil"s long be-
fore the minimum time OF | hour 20
minutes and. with the time performances
practically even. the honors Toy conui-
ton went to one of the BROOKLYN entries.
Covington. owned by Lieut. Charles Me-
Dougal OF the First Cavalry and ridden
by Trooper Charles Lowe,
Though Connecticut sent three repre-
sentatives and Vermont one. all the
prizes remained IN New York. Capt.
A. r. Plat took second with Chance,
and Scout. owned and ridden by Lieut..
&. :. Young Of Squadron a. was third.
The First Cavalry was fourth. with
Farmer, ridden by Lieut.. !. r. Body.
The best showing Of the visitors was
made by Sergt Frank l., Ferris of the
Connecticut National Guard. which sur
vived two elimination tests and was
eliminated only when the ribbons were
distributed.
Though actual speed was not CON
sidered "A factor. the event developed INTO
"A race In which Trooper Lowe on Cow
ington was always IN front or up with
the leaders He was III" first 10 appear
within sight of the judges, and that
was eight minutes before the conditions
allowed him TO cross the line. While
waiting for tho time limit to expire
Lowe remarked II will have Cov.ng
tons nose over the line ready TO break
across when the signal is given. That =
what they do in Ireland. the trooper
was as good a. his word, and Cov!ng-
ton vas one Of the first pair 70 enter the
arena.
The competition Was in charge OF
United states army officers and was
managed admirably. Gen l.eonarl
Wood. commandment of the department
of tn. East was present ~ the start
with his -tafr and the actual judging
was done by capt. David H. Riddle and
Lieut. William y Haskell. They had
as assistant "A venerable horseman IN
Dr. Iugild Hansen, veterinarian Of the
Quartz masters Corps. In MS youth lpr
Hansen served as tcrlnariaN In the
royal stables Of the King OF DENIM rrk.
Another feitur, taVo.dbly commented
OF was the Norl, g, tho signal corps
under First Lieut.. ots = Carroll Com
piny Is, First Battalion, y. O., y. V"
was out ea.ly in the morning and ". Il
reel car. mutor cycles and mounted
couriers laid a direct w!ie over tn"
course hy which the news OF the con
test was transmitted TO the crowd in the
arena
George \ Anderson was "A large win
ne N the classes judged while the
military mounts were hiking to IN"
island His chestnut geldjng, McGresor,
won Two blue in saddle classes ana
then won again with Fantasy in rom
Iauy win The Sequatog FARMS Fan
tasy. This was 4 particularly good
class, u which the horses showed in
pairs, one ridden by a man and the
other hN woman Miss clemc0ce
crafts was second with Tho Mink and
The Minstrel, two beautiful chestnuts.
and the high class of the competitors
can he dctcrLincd by tho fact that
Early Morn and Break o. Day. noted
winners when owned rs walter Hanley,
were not In the ribbons
Another pretty class was that for
ponies, In which the riders were children.
Irish Rose, ridden by her owner, Miss
Wilhelnine tupe. Il, showed great quail