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ribbon every time his entries ap-
peared.
The champions were:
Bric-a-brac. entered by E. VI. Pal
mer. Of Bancroft. Va. champion in
the single-harness class.
Tom and Jerry. entered by Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, OF Washing
ton, D. c.; champions in the harness
pair class.
Sally. entered by Col. Robert NJ.
Thompson; champion in the road
sardle horse class.
Lillian Sanger; champion in the
park saddle horse class.
Woodcock, entered by the Mt
Airy Farms, UpperviIIe. va; cham
pion in the lightweight hunter
class.
Tarry Not, entered by Col. W. W.
whitside. of Washington, D. c.;
champion in the heavy and middle
weight hunters class.
woodcock. champion lightweight
hunter. won his honors hardly from
the old queen of the tanbark. Nancy
Psnsy, OF Foxcatcher farms.
Hard Fought Battle.
The world-famous bay mare. now
retired from the showring for over
six years, yielded the coveted rib
bon to the youngster only after a
hardfought battle. The two had
been matched against each other
continually throughout the show,
Nancy winning in one class and
woodcock beatiG her by a few
points in the next. The veteran
Jumper had a hundred or more horse
show honors behind her. The four
year-oId has been a blue ribbon
winner since first introduced to the
tanbark In the final contest. how
ever. either the youth of the Mt.
Airy Farmy entry or the fortunes OF
the show ring decided and Wood
cock was the victor.
Bitterly contested was the pony
race for the cup presented annually
bv Miss HiIda Sykes, of Washing
ton. The tiny jockies and their
diminutive mounts furnished the
the riders themselves and their
was entirely serious.
Flash. the victor. was ridden by
Owen Palmer. second place going
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Carl Morgan.
Class for Hunters.
An added class was that for local
hunters. to be ridden by their own
ems. First and second place went to
Zeppelin, ridden by Col. II. NJ.
Cootez, of Fort Myer, and Home
Again. ridden by 11-year-old Har-
riet Mitchell. daughter OF Brig. Gen
william Mitchell. Of the Air Service.
Following the awarding of the rib
bons. the two victors rode around
the ring, the tiny girl and stalwart
soldier taking the jumps together.
A series of thrills was given the
spectators by the Roman race for
the winners of the four races staged
each day through the show. Martin
Baker. of Troop X, was again a VIC
tor. second and third place going
to Harry Mills and Thomas Elliott,
of Troop L
The show was brought to a close
by the polo pony race, in which
Punch. entered by Lieut.. Kits and
ridden by Capt. Waters. was victor.
Brood mares. suitable to produce hunters
Princess. entered BY Gen. PeEshing's stables.
FIRST; Rachel Warneld, entered by Remount
Service, U. g. A, second; Maurice entered
By Gen. Pershing's stables, third; Mandalsy
entered BY Walter N. Crunden, fourth
Saddle horses, noad-Sally, entered nv
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. FIRST: Allahmz nde
entered BY Maj. G. s. Patton jr, second;
Prominent Tom, entered BY Gen. Pershinx's
stables. third; katahdin, entered By @. B.
Asher. four.
Heavy harness horses. noyiee-Bric-a -brac
entered BY Z. u. Palmer hrst: Tom. en.
tered By Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. second.
Jerry. entered By Col Robert NJ Thompson
third.
Roadstsrs-Abe A1worthy. entered b,
Norman Coroin. nrst: Pilson. entered by
B. p. DauEherty. second
Ladies' hunters-Jessie Dear .ntsred ~
Mrs. W. MIX. Jones, FIRST: Home Arsin- en-
tered By Brig. Gen. william Mitchell. sec
end: Anne Ford. entered By Spencer uslev
third; larry Not. entered By Miss Floy
Barnhardt. fourth.
Park saddle horseS-Bhck Beauty enter.6
oy Miss Lillian Sanger. hrst-Allahms nd.
entered By Mai q. 5. Patton, jr second:
June. entered By Mrs. Agnes G. Johnsos.
third; GaIlantry. entered By Col. Robert n.
rhompson. fourth.
I Army Challenge Cup-Fort Myer team
eutsred By Maj. c. p. George. hrst: Te,m
entered BY Gen. Pesshing's stables: secons.
Team. entered BY Army War CoIIer. n
taehnent. third; Fort Myer team, entered
By Lieut.. Col n. NJ cotes. fourth.
PoIy rsee-Fiash, entered BY Meade Pal
mer and ridden by Owen robbln. hrst; Black
Pony. entered and ridden By Carl Moro,
second; Bisck Beauty. entered by f1Ro,,
horgon asd riddep by Charles Elmer, thirdy.