The sun., 1916-11-15
ARMY AND POLICE
HORSE SHOW STARS
Mounts Of Uncle Sans Officers
Called Best in World
by Judges.
COPS GREAT FAVORlTES
Earn Applause From the Big
Crowd at Military Day
I'm Garden.

II was military day at the National
Horse show In Madison Square Garden
yesterday, and with their mounts espe-
tally prepared for the occasion Uncle
Sans officers were the main attraction
At both the afternoon and evening
sessions.
-Four eve. n,s for military officers were
On the program me and all OF them were
ppen to all the nations OF the worlu.
nj because OF III. European war !
Americans were in the saddle. TIE!
,erfof med spicndidiy and earned com-
nendatiun from nil present.
TIL clty's mounted police also a an
inning. More than a score or them com
psted for medals In "a class FOR mem
osrs OF the traffic squad aud their
.iorsemanship earned round after rouhd
of applause.
Pntrolman David Tunstall Of Precinct
4 earned first houors with Barron inc
,econd prize went To fatrolinan john
Thomas Of Precinct 90 on Yale, and
he third to Patro!man Elmer ;. Joseph
II Precinct u with Lucky.
Attracted by the Hilary programme
he largest crowd OF the show was pres
ent and In the thrurg was more mar y
uprinkling OF society. AT uhe AFTERNOON
session more than half the boxes were
occupied. n at night they were nearly
Ill filled. Practically all the arena seats
we're occupied and hundreds stood
around the oval.
Major Mitchell T~riunphs.
Major william Mitchell. ~ho has beer
n patron of the show for several years
scored a signal triumph in the afternoon
when his mounts carried on first and
second honors in one event. Althoug
his contest for chargers was open u
Ill nations and all branches OF the ser
vice. only half II dozen went. to thu
Judges. But those which did prahc'
Into the ring were beauties. big ant
powerful and displaying the frisk'nes'
Il t~wo-ycar-old thoroughbreds.
Major Mitchclls mounts were H'gh
and Chief and Sir Dixon. two big sorre
stailions. They performed much better
han their opponents and won the blu
and red respectively. The white went I,
Capt. Daniel u. pu,lon's F;oreutlne ant
he yellow to Lieut.. Thomas X. Afford,
3eowulf.
Major Mitchell won another ribbon II
the neat event. which was for the Plaza
cup. bu, Il; wasn't the blue. for his la,
yielding Pat was beaten by Lieut.. james
= Larkin's chestnut geldlng Tan
a. Shan,er. Lady Isabella. Il chestnu
mare entered by Troop +, First Cavalry
V. q. y. Y, took the white.
The Canadian challenge Guy. p~resente,
by Sir Adam Beck Of Ontario. hrough
INTO the ring at the night session NOR
fhan d dozen finely trained chargers
TIL judges awarded the cup n blue t
'etc OF the Second United states Cav
airy, which was ridden by Capt. ]. A
.'arry. Capt. r. g. Alexander won the re-
with his brown stallion Metaphor, Ih'
White and red were pinuel on a pair be
longing to Lieut.. Hanley. the white goini
q Ironsides and the yellow to Lans
'lowne.
For the J. j. X. Murling cup. an even
over the course by teams of two officer
It the same nationality. the fences e
lie taken two abreast. Major Mitchell
helped Lieut.. Gerald 7. Hanley to vic
tory and deprived himself Of the trophy
lie had two good teams In the contest
hut he rode Lieut.. Iianley's black mar
1ronsidos so supcrbly, In will
Iieut. Hanley on Lansdowne. that tn
Judges awarded the cup to the Hanle,
air.
The Major received two ribbons, bu
they were the white and yellow, for he
.ides the flanley team, Capt. X &
.ilexander's Metaphor and Capt. d. r
Cards Nimrod were deemed better an
received the red.
PONY Ov,.r Win. vnr.. p,r..
Inc shetland ponies 'haries T.: v
proufnt 10 the sho" from f.or!a' Ill
won three more blues Prince ration.
ron OF 'hc veteran Irlhe winner irlhc
81 "aies' was deciared best IN tne c'as
!or Shetl'hd s'@'''"hS Hot eNceed'he =