Evening star., 1921-05-18
LEAP THROUGH FIRE:
FURNISHES THRILLS
Exciting Performance by
CavaIrymen Evokes Cheers
at Horse Show.

tncla Sans boys in KHAKI fuTnlSh-
ed n,w thrills Yesterday for tn" nun
drcds of Washington society folk ana
horsem.n who attended the third day
meet Of the National Capital horse
show. at Arlington Park. Va.
The tupliner of the afternoon WAS
the fire jumping drill by Troop l.,
81 Cavalry, from Fort MNer. OIL
soaked rags We're wrapped around a
hurdle and an arch which extended
ihoy.. IT, When thu rags We're iC-
nited the hurdle and arch We're en-
.veiop.,i in flames.
Through the blazing arch the
troopers drove their horses. while 'h"
crowd chcered. To test further tn"
merry. of these Army mounts. in
fantrymen stood on either sid" of tn"
hurdle and fired NollcE after NolleE
Of blank cartridges al the animals
as they went through the curtain OF
fire. hut not horse baked or hrSi-
tated. Around and around they Went,
leaping the hiazinS hurdle without
Il single falt.r.
Thrown From Mount.
! In the military stc"pIechas" race.
" Hi"it closed III" day. capt. Ray vii
hanson Of Fort Myrr WAS thrown
h"adI"n2 from his mount. Tn" Tank,
= at on" OF the hurdles. The officer
+ Was knocked ont hN he fall and lay
! ,nn'l"nl"s& on the track. HIS COM
: rades quickly revived h,m. however,
! and ho jumped up. apparently none
! the worse from the fan.
! Tn" Willard Hotel cup offered for
inIs rae" won by Mai Stanley
! koch. riding Jayb:rf. Avon Bare,
! ridden by capt. Cole. was second. and
, Lieut.. 7. H. McCreery. riding Cata
/ mount, finished third.
/ h" Roman bareback race for cay
/ :iirym"n was won by Privat" Martin
! Baker: second. Private Fred DRESSED,
| ahd third. Private tiloWaCkl.
! y fiat race for enlisted men re-
! suited as follows
! First. Private John Curry. riding
i Mcb"nald: second, Thomas +. Elliott,
/ riding BABE. and third. Privat" Earl
/ iladdrn. riding Woodrow.
The hunters nat race results We're;
! First. Anne Excellence. Mr. Lodge;
second. Ben kyvis. courtland smith;
| third, L"naval, Mr. I.arrahee
Mounted Police Reviewed.
| The mounted squad of the Wash
! inetnn police department staged its
! annual exhibition drill yesterday aft =
! crnoon and Was reviewed by T@n.
| l'"rShing. Comm iSsioner oyster and
| Maj. Harry L. Gessfnrd, superintend
/ ent Of police.
! The four prizes offered the police
men having the best mounts Were
| awarded the Following: Private y.
! l.. Lucas. riding Visitor: Private Rob
"rt Tapsco't. i.addie: Private -. w.
| Combs. Prince. and Lieut.. James
! Giles. Bob. Inspector Cross com
| manded the squad.
! Yesterday was the first time Com
! missioner oyster had seen the mount
cd men in group. and he told In
! Spector Cross after the event :" give
! he men his compliments for the
! showing they made. Th" tomrIs-
sioner said he was especially I'm
| pressed by the care the men appar-
| emily take Of their mounts.
The Results.
| The results of the various show
! classes yesterday follow:
| clas, 6s horses suitable f"r hunters: - en-
; ,res-First. unnamed. rem"unt ~ervcc. tnit
! cd Stu,e~ Army: second. Red Fox. T.. L. Red
man: third Whirp":rw.ii, IoA,afrh"F watcher farms;
Class H. harness horses; "n'rie>-Fir>t,
! Tom. Ga. Robert NJ Thompson; >erond, Rri"-a
| bra, f. NJ Palmer: third Jerry. Co! Robert
NJ THOMPSON: fuarh. G"idhnder, ii. w. Her
t1aSs 4t. local saddle horses; ~ entries
| First Prominent Tom. Gen. PerShing's sta
unua.sh remount service. L. $ Army; fourth,
Eiack Seau,y; Lillian : Sanger
Class AL. Polo mount. Il "nfri">-flrsf.
Punch Eeprii Hethr; second, Honest John
Summ"nhll. Jerome J. Waters. jr-: third.
Yorkslir" Lass: k'rril Ee'helt: fourth. Abat-
! CLASS - jumpers ,hare hack: Ii entries
First. JEFF. Gen. Fershins.s stables: second.
! Fire lump Thr""p I. 36th I. :. cav
/ airy; third Pa gehr"ok Mt. Airy farms: fourth
! Lady g. u AIendAie farms.
| Class iA tandem. park road entries
| First. Hric a brnc and High Flyer. Thoma,
! K"nes: second. t;"ldfnder and Margaret. Her
! ring and Hazcn.
j Gas t13 hunt teams: :, rnfria>-IirSt. War
rnnton Hunt: second. Foxcatcher farms: third
! Gen rer>hng> stables.
Class 40. thoroughbred saddle. : entries
| First. Ailahmande. Mai -. :. f'att"n: second
| Rock Bar. Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald: third. mn
named remaunt service. United States Army
fourth. kidron. Gen. P-rshinc's stables
Glass "a. c"rnih!an class: II entries First
/ Nancy Tarsy. F"N"at"ler farms: Sarord
W"odr0ck. Mount Airy farms: IN rd. dynamite
RAJ Hym"nd Ee,mont fourth silver Tip, Fox
catcher farms
Glass IL. handicap jumps: - -ntrie~-Fir-t
ninty. Capt Woodbury. +. Pride: second. Cay
lord. Warrenton Hunt: third. Je.sies Dear.
Mrs. ". Nick. ZONES: fourth Dandy. Gen.
FerShinC's stables.
Class 4s artillery team: I entries Ilrst
Rattery II. 18Th Field ARTILLERY: ~.-"nd. Eat =
terry T.. 10Th Field Artillery: third Ha;tely F.
, 10Th Field Artillery: fourth. battery D. 18Th
Field Artillery. For, Mycr.
NOTABLES AT THE SHOW.