New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-07
SOCIETY AT HORSE
SHOW In CAPITAL
Many New Workers at
Opening-Few Dip'o-
mats Present.

Washington, May 6.--Society folk of
Washington were joined by hundreds
of notable persons from other cities TO
do homage to some of the finest speci-
mems Of horsehesh in the world at the
opening Of the annual outdoor horse
show OF Washington this afternoon.
The opening was most propitious,
more than a thousand entries having
been made.
The Presidents box was filed with
palms and plants, and over II hung an
American flag, but, aside from few
English sparrows, il remained empty
all afternoon. Among the few diplo-
mats present were the Spanish Ambas-
sador and Nine. de Riano, the Bra
lillian Ambassador, Mr.. da Cana; the
Danish Minister, Mr. Brun. and Senior
Lefevre, Charge d'Afaires for Panama.
Prominent among the New York box
holders were William T. Emo, VINO en-
tertained Senior Lefevre and his Sis
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denagre,
Of New York, Washington and New Or
leans; Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Sen
ator and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,
IT,. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Mrs Theodore Baldwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard. MIR. and Mrs:
w. NJ. Ritter, d. A. Epson, Colonel and
Mrs. Robert VI. Thompson, who enter
tanned the Chief Of staff, Y. S. A, and
Mrs. Hugh NJ. Scott; Mrs. Loring
Thatcher Loring, of Boston; Mr.. Jus
tice Pitney, of the Supreme Court;
Miss Hlda Sykes and Robert Kelley,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Richardson Clover,
Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith and
Miss Mackay-Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry.
Judge Moore Winner.
Judge William II. Moore, Of New
York. who had the longest list OF en-
tries Of any out-of-towu exhibitor, won
the blue ribbon and the $50 prize when
he drove Whitewall Ariel and Raeburn
20 victory in Class 10, for heavy har-
ness horses.
Mrs. Larz Anderson won third place
with her mare, May Williams, named
/ for a prominent society woman Of
Washington, in Glass Il, for runabout
/ horses. Gypsy Maid won the first prize
in that class. Other blue ribbon and
/ cash prize winners Of the afternoon
were Hugh Legare, in lightweight polo
ponies. riding Bermuda, and having
+ three other ponies in the same class;
! T.. T. Stotesbury, who showed Ruby and
/ Lasca in Glass Is, for pairs Of road
sters; Miss Adeline NJ. OXnard, who
rode her pony in Class 49, in which
/ Master Clarence Moore, the son of the
/ late Clarence Moore, and George y. Ash
also rode. Governor won the blue rib
/ bon and $50 prize i'm Glass is, for heavy
/ harness horses, an" Judge Moore en-
/ tered M0Cul and Micah IN the same
( class. The twenty-three green hunters
/ entered i'm Class So proved one Of the
most exciting features Of the afternoon.
/ and Peter Pan, -year-old OF
/ Glenwood Farm, easily won the nrst
/ prize.
The most thrilling moment Of the
( session was when Ralph Coffin dashed
down The tanbark on his high jumper
Rabbit and. after several false starts,
I cleared a large touring car carrying
/ three passengers.
Miss Mary Louise Thompson, Of New
/ York City, is the most active woman on
( the horse show grounds, having in
/ charge three stables those or Miss
Vira Cornell, Of Rye. y. Y; 5. 5. Nor
/ ton. of New York City, and the stables
/ Of Owenoke Farms, Connecticut.
Judges of the show are Reginald
/ Vanderbilt. of New York; II. NJ. Lut-
trell. Major William Kelley, George q
/ Hume. L. +. Waring and Captain W. W.
| Whiteslde.