Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-20
MANY THR|LLSFOR
HORSE SHOW FOLK
Jumpers Furnish Exciting Ex-
hibition at Washington Rid
ing and Hunt Club.
TWO SLIGHT ACCIDENTS

The exhibition of the horses in the
| jumping classes at the first annual in
door horse show of the Washingto
Riding and Hunt Club, ed and p
streets. yesterday afternoon and last
night furnished many thrills. There
was a large attendance at both per-
for,nances yesterday. and the show
commitbee which has nine events card
ed on the program this afternoon, eS-
| poets an even larger crowd at this per-
Torrance. All of the boxes and gal
| lerics were filed.
| There were two slight accidents yes
terday in which riders had narrow
Miss Louise McLanahan was thrown
from her sulky. but Immediately resun-
ed her place in the contest. At the
night performance Commander !. II.
it baked at a hurdle. The rider escap-
ed injury.
Pony Race Attracts.
4 race of ponies. ridden by children,
proved one of the biggest attractions
last night. In this event Master Abner
Drury on Billy" showed his horseman-
ship, and Won from Miss Helen Ward
| man on Tommy Burns
special exhibition OF a hackney
| stallion. Aide Squire owned by
S: NJ. Follin of Great Falls, Va, was
given at each performance.
The program for this afternoon is:
Class 5. novelty ponies. five entries:
class s. saddle novices, twenty-three
entries: class IL, single harness, four
entries; class %. best officers mount,
| under saddle, nine entries; class 10, po-
lice officers, thirty-seven entries: class
IS, roadsters. post entry, three entries;
class %, combination, five entries; class
"a. best charger. open class, nine
entries, and class 1e, hunters, handicap
one entry.
The judges are Col. James w. Graves,
Maj. William Kelly, William 7. Emo
Arthur II. Carter, John Gheen, Capt
Charles G. Harvey, Dr. L. Lester Jones'
Q. Z. Newman and John J. Duff
Results of Events Yesterday.
The results of the events yesterday
afternoon and last night were:
Class Saddle ponies. under twelve
hands; to be ridden by children under
fourteen years; first prize, cup, pre-
sented by Mrs. Ira c. Copley, and blue
ribbon; won by King Arthur, owned
by Col. Robert n. Thompson: second,
red ribbon, Primrose, Miss Louise Nc
Lanahan; third. yellow ribbon, Rou-
lette, Miss Lawson Newcomb; fourth,
Nhitt IiOpoii' ifiAIc, iidHILloH o.
Wright.
Glass 3-Harness ponies. under
twelve hands. to be driven by children
under ten years; first prize. cup and
blue ribbon, won by Billy. Master Alb
ner Drury: second, red ribbon. Tommy
Burns, Miss Helen Wardman.
Glass Harness ponies, twelve hands
and not over 14.2; to be driven by chill
dren under fourteen years: first prize.
cup and blue ribbon. won by King Ar
hur Col Robert NJ THOMPSON. second
and third. ponies of Mrs. Akse1 Wich
field; fourth, white ribbon, pony of
Miss Louise McLanahan.
by Master James Devereux, on Do
mingo: prize, cup and blue ribbon: cup
presented by Miss Hilda Ramsden
Sykes.
Glass 6-Racing ponies, twelve hands
and under; first prize. cup and blue
ribbon, won by Master Ashton Dever-
euX. on Dynamite: second prize. red
ribbon, won by Master Lawson New
comb, On Lulu o.
Glass Saddle horses; free for all;
first prize. cup and blue ribbon. won
by Maj William Mitchell, on Highland
Chief: second prize, red ribbon, Won
by Col. Robert VI. Thompson, on Red
Cloud
Glass Saddle horses, novelty class;
first prize, cup and blue ribbon. won by
Rabbit. Ralph Coffin: second, red rib
bon, Texas Tommy. Miss Betty Scriven;
third, yellow ribbon. Lady Fairview,
W. +. Downey, jr.; fourth. white rib
bon, Six Braxton, Dennis A. Epson.