The Washington times., 1916-07-05
.)R|GHTWOOD EVENTS.
THRILL SPECTATORS
Fin Of Cavalry, Infantry, and
Horse Show Make Up Part
Of Program.

Thrills and fun marked the tourna-
lent and horse show yesterday at
tightwood reservoir in connection
Nth the municipal celebration Of In
bpendence Day.
The most daring horsemanship was
bat shown by the Cavalry troop from
brt Myer which went through a
bries OF .saber drills. charges. tugs
war and other events requiring the
lost skilled horsemanship.
Horse and pony races along the res
Pvoir and a squad OF militiamen VINO
ave an exhibition of machine gun
perations also were on the program.
Company X. from Camp Radio. with
a exhibition drill. This is a crack
pmpany OF the Third Infantry. In it
re many. former high school cadets
nd athletes. many Of whom won both
lPrise wcrkhorse teams, belonging
bth to the District government and
private business men, formed at
venue and marched to the reservoir
here, j. o. Hargrove,. in the single
orse buggiea, captured the blue rip
ION, and other prises went TO r. y:
amman.
wagon NO. ~ WIFE,
Engineer wagon No. 10 was first OF
10 class. and the sewer department
BON the two-horse hitch. The park
commission won the one-horse hitch;
be water department the four-horse
itch and the H. M. Wagner Company
he three-horse hitch.
George NJ. Oyster took first, second.
bra bra s sh Brothers took first. George
Z. Oyster second, and II. Nd. wagner
bird In the two horses hitch. In tho
George Mullen and Howard Norton
vere the judges. Mr.. Oysters team Of
II handsome work horses won pro-
In the saddle class. J. C. Love took
lrss ar! and third places and Miss Eleanor
Horses took the Jumps with ease In
he hurdles. Capt. G.. 8. Gibbs. Of Fort
George Ash Is First.
George Ash was first in the ponies In
harness class. and Harry Palmer In the
larnes class.
John, Bolands. Ben Galore was an
Harrison Russell rode him. The same
lorsc won the half mile race against
Tho mule rece was marked by comedy.
most Of which siied and literally. took
o tho woods. IN the homo stretch one
lleck Henderson,. When he arose hts
ace was laccra,ed and his clothes torn.
tut he rcmountrd and finished.
All three District Commissioners. and
Raymond w. Pullman. superintendent
" police, were there.
Commissioner Newman headed the
executive committee. In charge OF the
%SniSDfl EtneT M,tcSs
Thomas Bones. John o. Gheen. John w.
Beale, John l.. Martin. John o. Evans,
J. II. Shinn. II. l.. Breuninger. and
Major C. w. Fenton.
Winners in classes other than the
Saddle class-First. ]. G: Love; second.
Miss Eleanor Jackson; third. J. c. Love.
Jumping class. free for all-Ffrst,
Capt. g. S. Gibbs: second. ]. G. Love.
Ask: second. Anna V. Housor; third.
Harness ciass-First and second. Har-
~ Palmer: third. F. X. Stonestreet;
fourth. Harry Hesser.
Ponies under saddle-Ffrst, Henry Cop
perthite: second. Master Marmon.
Grafton long jump-First. Harrison
Russell on Ben Galore. owned by John
Boland.
Half-mile race-First. John Boland's
catcher; third. Jake Jones Willie Green.
Mule race-First rider. w. Howell
son Russell.
Half-rfile race-First. Ralph Coffin;
second r. J. McClelland: third. {. W.
Orwell.
Shoe race ION mules)-First. Harrison
Russell; second, w. Towel.