Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30


blue ribbon in this event She took
her mount, Victor. twice over the
course and made practically a perfect
score.
Another representative of Fort Myer,
Capt. c. S. Haight, on Obey. got within
the ribbons in the jumping contest,
winning third place. Miss Hilda Rams
den Sykes horse. Toronto, ridden by
Cap. ridden by Robert H. Chapman.
fourth
Saddle Glass for Children.
The program opened with a saddle
class for children. the judges awarding
King Arthur. which was ridden by Miss
Myra Morgan. Miss Gerry Morgan, on
Winnie. was awarded the red, while
third and fourth places went to Miss
Ruth Donaldson on Primrose and Miss
Helen McLanahan on Denny.
A musical ride was the second num-
Der. and it proved to be one of the most
interesting features of the program
Thirty-hve members of the club par
ticipated. with Prof. A. Burkard COM
handing. The riders were Miss Ruth
Anderson. Mrs. J. Breckenridge Bayne,
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, Mrs. W. Sin
clair Bowen, Miss Frances Carpenter,
Miss Margaret Devereux, Miss Ruth
Donaldson. Miss Anna Hamlin. Miss
Janet Harlan, Miss Ruth Hitchcock,
Miss Edythe Howard. Miss Margaret
Howard. Miss Ethel MacMurray, Miss
Gerry Morgan, Miss Myra Morgan, Miss
Adeline Oxnard, Miss Blanchard Scott,
Miss Elizabeth Scriven, Miss Gretchen
Wahl, DR.. J. Breckenridge Bayne, Ju-
liam T Bishop, Ralph Coffin, Master
James Devereux. Master Joseph Dew
ereux. Harry Dingley, John o. Evans,
Lieut.. j. N. Greedy, Arthur ]. Hepburn,
II; Lieut.. d. LIE Breton. Thomas P.
ley Totten. jr.; Walter r. Tuckerman
and Richard K. Tyler.
Troopers Give cossack Drill.
A squad of cavalrymen from Troop X,
9Th Cavalry. commanded by Lieut.
Homer NJ Greninger. gave a Cossack
drill and exhibition of rough riding
that also furnished plenty of thrills. i"
They were followed by tandem riders
in an unusually well executed drill, the
Re~en Thomas ssnF Nor Morxa W. r sns Mss
Edythe Howard. Ralph Coffin, Miss
Ruth Anderson. Miss Frances Carpen-
ter. Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Eliza
beth Scriven. Miss Elizabeth Bryan and
John o. Evans
George Oakley Totten, jr.. and Miss
Helen Buchanan contributed a novel
number in a double tandem, each of the
riders driving two horses in single file
in front of them.
The comic number of the program
was a game called musical chairs" in
which thirteen riders rode around a
circle OF twelve chairs. When the band
would stop playing the riders would
hastily dismount and occupy the chairs,
with always one rider left without a
seat.
Miss Ruth Anderson Wins.
The process of eliminating rider
and a chair each time the music stop
ped was continued until the only rider
left was Miss Ruth Anderson. Lieut..
J. N. Greedy made the second best show
ing in this game, with third and fourth
places going to Miss Ruth Donaldson
and Master Joseph Devereux.
There were more than a dozen par
Elephants In the jumping contest, the
closing number, but Mrs. Thurber was
the only rider to take four hurdles
without knocking down or tipping a
bar. In addition to winning the blue
ribbon. she was awarded a silver low
ing cup.
Melvin c. Hazen, director of the Ma
tional Capital horse show, and John O.
Evans master of hounds of the club,
was arranged by. committee consist
ing of George Oakley Totten. jr, chair
man: Mrs. J. Breckenridge Bayne, Mrs.
w. Sinclair Bowen. John o. Evans.
Capt William Mitchell and Melvin C.
Hazen.