Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
VARIED CONTESTS
Of THOR0UGHBREDS
Sixty-Five Events on Horse
Show Program in Addi-
ton to Races.

Competitions for thoroughbred horses
prize list for Washington's spring
horse show and race meet, issued last
night by the executive committee of
the association. Sixty-five events are
carded. They are in addition to the
racing events. previously ANNOUNCED
and will make a total of eighty con-
tests to be decided during the five days
meet. April % to %.
The prize list includes six classes for
breeding stock. two for wagon horses,
eleven for heavy harness horses. three
for saddle ponies. seven for saddle
horses and eleven for hunters. In ad-
dition, there are two appointment
classes for ladies' phaeton horses, a
metropolitan police number, five mill
tary classes and six sporting tandem
numbers. Horses that capture blue rib
bons will be eligible to compete in six
championship events at the close of the
meeting: These will be for single har-
ness and pairs of horses, road and park
horses. lightweight hunters and middle
and heavy weight hunters.
Many Cups Are Offered.
Many cups are offered for the horse
show as well as for the racing events
The Army challenge cup again is Of
fered by President William N. Dykman
Of the Brooklyn Riding Club for teams
of three officers each from the Army.
Navy or militia, performances to be
over eight jumps not to exceed four
feet. The Peter Voorhees, de Graw cup
will go to the winner of the local
and others have donated plate.
Contests for hunters have proved the
most popular at previous shows. and
the program this year makes liberal
provision for this class of sport. There
are to be events for novice and green
hunters, ladies' hunters, pairs of hunt
ers, hunt teams and Corinthian riders.
It is planned to stage many of the
jumping contests between the races,
which will eliminate the tiresome waits
speed tests and jumping performances
is expected to furnish an entertainment
of thrills that is without parallel in
the history of local horse shows.
Red Gross to Benefit.
Printed in large red letters on the
title page of the prize list is the an
nouncement that the combined horse
show and race meet is to be conducted
as Red Cross benefit, with all net
proceeds to be applied to war work.
Entries close April IS. They should
grounds at Arlington Park, Virginia
end of the Highway bridge.
Manager Hazen last night announced
the appointment of the following adj
visory board for the show:
WestmorelaDd Davis. Representative
Charles c. Carlin, william Erie Fow-
Ter. Paul A. Andrews, Crandal Mackey,
Senator Ollie NJ. James. Joseph Letter,
Edison Bradley. Hugh S. Legare. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. w. H. Moore, w H
Brownson. George Howard, Arthur C.
Moses. James n. Andrews. Joseph H.
Bradley. J: Callan o'Laughlin. w. W.
Harris. ]. r. Reynolds Lands, ]. Breck-
inridge Bayne. f. Golden Donaldson,
l.. n. Glazebrook. ]. A. Spoor, E. T.
Stotesbury, Representative Swagar
Sherley. Horace H. Wescott, William
A. Lieber, Montgomery Blair, George
o. Totten. George B. Duncan, George
Eustis, r. A. Fairbair George X. Nc
Lanahan, Franklin D. Roosevelt Perry
Belmont. Cen William Crozier, Walter
d. Denegre and John o. Evans.