The Washington times., 1919-05-21
HORSE SHOW HAS
BRILLIANT START

With boxes filled with Washing
ton society, diplomats, and American,
French, and British officers, the an
nual National Capital horse show
opened yesterday at Arlington Park.
In spite of the threatening weather.
the attractive program Of harness
and saddle events was witnessed by
one of the largest and most enthus-
iastic crowds in the history Of the
horse show.
Army officers just back from
France participated in nearly all the
events. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell,
chief of the division Of military
aeronautics, the first American to fly
over the German lines after our
declaration of war, and q keen horse
man and a splendid rider, captured
the lions share OF the prizes. His
chestnut mare, Homeagain, won the
Joseph Letter cup in the thorough
bred hunter class after beautiful
exhibition Of taking difficulty hur-
dies. His bay mare. Geneva, was
awarded the second prize Of $50 In
the class for green hunters; and Sir
Dixon, a chestnut gelding, walked
off with the third prize, in the class
for lightweight chargers. Bob, bay
gelding. which has seen service over
seas, won the blue ribbon in this
event, owned and ridden by Col. C.
P. George.
Pair Of Hunters CIasa
Pairs from the Glen Riddle Farms
won the first and second prize for
the pair Of hunters class. Bob and
Sophomore, ridden by Col c. p.
George and Col. F. c. wallace, were
given fourth prize.
The class for saddle ponies to be
ridden by children under fifteen years
Of age brought forth many beautiful
ponies and skillful young riders. Miss
Persis Myers. riding Piecrust, a chest
nut mare owned by Mrs. Ambrose
Preece, was awarded the cup given
by Larz Anderson. Tip, a bay mare
ridden by Miss Norma Albert, was a
close second. Marshall and Tinker
bell, both owned by Mrs. Ambrose
and Miss Sydney Neale, took third
and fourth prizes.
The harness events did not have so
many entries as the saddle events.
but the magnificent horses exhibited
brought forth hearty applause from
the spectators. Col. Robert NJ.
Thompson's team, Toronto and mate,
was the only entry in the class for
sporting tandems. Dainty Miss and
Pick of the Basket, both from Fair
deld Farm, won the prizes for run
about horses. Miss Amy du Pont
drove Pick OF the Basket. The win.
neF OF the William Lieber Cup for
the appointment classes was Ideal
Matthias, driven by Miss Louise Webb
and owned by A. w. Atkinson. Miss
du Pont took second prize with Made |
in America
Events Well Contested.
The racing events, which included |
the willard Hotel Cup Steeplechase, |
were well contested. Booth took the |
opening race, getting the lead at the |
start and holding IL. The second race |
went to Miss McGiggle. The willard |
Hotel Cup and the prize Of 500 for |
the steeplechase went to Currer !
Belle, owned by Frederick McElhone. |
Captain Cassatt and Nettie H. won |
the other two prizes
The main events this afternoon are |
the open to all class for hunters, in |
which there are forty-eight entries, |
and the McMurray Cup fOFsihunters,
in which there are thirty-flVe entries
The Washington Hotel Steeplechase,
with seven entries, is the main racing
event.
Tomorrow, the handicap Jump for
green hunters, performances only to
count, will be the big event There
are forty-seven entries. The prizes
are $50, $25, $I5, and ribbon. General
Mitchell has entered his Homeagain
and Geneva in this event