The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-14
FAMED H0RSEMEN
Capture RIBBONS
Moore, Mclean, and Pabst
Almost Tie for First
Honors at Show.
SILVER Jim IS WINNER
Lightweight Hunters Event Gives
Spectators Plenty of
Thrills.
SILVER jim IS WINNER

Clear skies and warm day brought out
record attendance at yesterday after
moons session of the National Capital
Horse Show. Wednesdays rain had
left the tanbark ellipse damp and rather
heavy. but this only added to the OK
element, for the slips and falls sent
thrills to the hearts of thousands
Judge William II. Moore, of New York:
r. b. Mclean, Of this city, and Fred
Pabst. OF Milwaukee. the three principal
exhibitors at the show, almost tied for
hrst honors. each capturing two blue rib
bons Judge Moore took blue ribbons
In the four-in-hand and phaeton pairs
and red ribbon also in the latter. Mr.
Mclean won first honors in the sporting
tandems and local harness events, also
third honors in the latter The Pabst
Stoc kFarm was awarded first place in
the tandems for ponies and ponies in
harness events and second prize in the
four-in- hand.
First Prize for Silver Jim.
Anothr surprise was sprung when. in
the roadster event. Silver Jim, the entry
of John o. Gheen. of this city, was
awarded first prize over the horses ell
tered by E. T. Stotesbury, the millionaire
exhibitor. 1t was the second time at this
show that Mr.. Gheen's bay stallion had
been awarded honors over the Stotes-
bury entries. The Philadelphia got
second and third place in this event. with
Ruby and Guest. respectively. This is
the fourth year that Silver Jim has been
| exhibited at the show. During that time
| it has won four first prizes and one sec
ond
The saddle ponies event appealed to
the spectators because of the two
little girls and the little boy who were
entered. Spitfire. mounted by Edward
Ferneyhough. jr, received first prize,
and red ribbons were given to Miss
J.. Newcomb, riding Bellboy. and to
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, mounted on
keantuck.
Plenty of thrills were furnished IN
the light weight hunters event. Pref
ty Maid. mounted by Mrs. Allen Potts.
baked at the second jump. and when
forced to take it. knocked down the
obstacle and fell heavily to the
ground. Mrs. Potts was thrown from
her saddle into the mud. Undaunteo
she scrambled to her feet remounted,
and took all the other jumps in per-
feet form and with a clean record.
This eevnt was made exceptionally
difficult by the addition of an in-and-
out jump. Miss Elizabeth L. jackson.
riding Kitty Kerr, took all the jumps
in excellent manner amid the plaudits
Of the audience. but she was not
awarded a place. First award went
to Geologist, of the Homewood Stable.
Nancy Pansy, the property of MIR.
Mclean. but entered by the Home
wood Stable. was given second place.
E. L. Redman won three of the four
awards in the class of jumpers NOT
over three years old. Second, third.
and fourth places were awarded, re-
spectively. to his horses. Col. O'Ban-
non. Berryville. and Eleven p. NJ.
Four-in-Hand Is Spectacular.
4 picturesque event was the fours-
finland. There were three entries
Judge Moore. the Pabst Stock Farm,
and John l.. Bushnell. Their appear
ance revived memories of eighteenth
century London or of the early Ameri-
can colonial days. The coaches were
shined like mirrors and the horses
were groomed beautifully. The foot
men gave the finishing touch of pic
turesqueness. Judge Moore's coach was
by far the best appointed. He him
self drove and behind him stood a
footman in gay livery. sounding clear
notes on a golden colored horn fully
Ave feet long.
The ponies in harness event again
brought the younger generation of
lovers of the equestrian sport into the
ring Honors were carried off by Mas
ter Clarence Moore. jr.. who rode Bub-
BILE
:: Pretty Maid. hidden by Mrs. Potts.
again baked at the second jump in the
sporting tandem event. Again and
again she tried to coax the animal