Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-06
HORSE SHOWS HERE
ONCE EVERY MONTH
Association to Revive Riding.
Fine Horsemanship Dis
played Last Night.

WASHINGTON is to have a horse show
every month Of the year under the
auspices of the American Remount
Association. it was announced last
night at the third of the association's
indoor meets held in the Riding and
Hunt Club at 22d and P streets.
The plan was adopted yesterday at
the quarterly meeting OF the BOARD OF
directors of the association and IS IN
line with the organizations policy TO
revive horseback riding as recrea-
ton and stimulate interest generally
in the development Of thoroughbreds
as q national asset. 1t was stated
that the winter shows will be held
in the Riding and Hunt Club while the
outdoor exhibitions will be staged at
the National Capital Horse Show
grounds near the south end of High
way bridge.
At last nights show children and
Gray-haired men and women par
ticipated in the competitions, while
the galleries were filled with society
folk who applauded their efforts. The
enthusiasm manifested by both riders
and onlookers indicated mounted
sports may become so popular here as
to make Washington the premier
horse city of the country.
r. H. Williams, jr., president of the
association; Pierre LoriIlard. jr. and
whom came to Washington yesterday
for the directors meeting. remained
over for the horse show and off1ciated
as judges. Victor Mather of Phila-
delphia and Arthur B. Hancock Of
Paris. Ky, a member of the Ken
tors from out Of town who attended
the meeting.
Col. Jmes Shelley of the remount
service was in charge Of the horse
show program. and ran the events
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He was assisted by Maj. Charles L.
Scott of the remount service and A A.
Cederwald. secretary Of the remount
association.
The jumping events furnished plenty
Of thrills. and several riders had hard
mounts and gave an impressive exhi-
bition of horsemanship. The veteran
rider. James Murphy, also demon
strated that he has not forgotten how
to take the jumps In the saddle horse
jumps and the difficult triple bar tested
the ability Of the timber-toppers as
probably no other jumping contests
that have been staged in the clubs
small tanbark Enclosure. Some Of the
horses negotiated the difficult obsta-
cles with perfect scores, and the jump
ing for the most part was clean.
In the opening number q children's
stall race attracted a large number Of
contestants. This was a wedding out
contest in which there was always one
stall less than the number Of riders.
Sidney Neale on Dolly was the most
alert and always found a stall for her
mount until she finally won the last
one. W. West on Brown Cap and
Lillian Sanger on Rex got second and
third places. respectively.
The second event was a bending race
in which Army officers and civilian
riders piloted their horses at break
neck speed around poles placed twelve
feet apart The winner turned up in
Lieut.. J. J. Waters. who rode Gen.
March. Second honors went to Col.
n. N. Cootes, while Lieut.. Baryien
finished third.
James Murphy's mount, Calamity,
outclassed his field in the saddle class.
in which there were twenty entries.
Second and third places went to Lieut.
J. ]. Waters, on Honest John, and
Lillian Sanger, on Rex.
Dennis Upson's Revelle captured the
in-and-out jump. with Col Cootes fin
fishing second on Zeppelin, and Lieut..
Jones third, on Rote. In the triple
bar contest, the closing number. Capt.
Calvin De Witt got down in front on
Giesmont. with Lieut. Jones placing
on Smith and Col. Cootes landing his
consistent jumper, Zeppelin. in third
place.