The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
E0QDCOCK WINS
1.-TWO BIG EVENTS
II AT HORSE SHOW
C3pse!y Pressed by Miss
Du F,>nt's Blue Ridge
In Cpen-to-All.
ARMY Is PRAISED
HArding's Moulst Favorite.
q; Mrs. Combs Scores
e. HOnors.
ARMY is PRAISED

Fwo perfect specimens of the tan
bark aristocracy met yesterday
afternoon in the show ring at
AHington Park. contestants for the
second days honors of the National
Capital Horse Show.
n crowded grandstand watched
breathlessly as the two magnificent
brntes. evenly matched and per-
feetly ridden. battled together for
tho blue ribbon in the spectacular
| open to all hunters class, over the
dlAcult in and out barriers. Per-
fdfnance only counted in the class
aud the contestants were judged
sHely on their prowess as jumpers.
Woodcock. the final victor in the
supgEie. was the champion of last
years show and though only a four
y<zp-old has a consistent record of
VICTORIES behind him. His former
owner. Waugh Glascock. of Upper
VIE, Va, sold him at the close Of
laet years season for a record
bIfhkins price to his present owner,
Affss Michel S. Newborg. of New
Yssk
~ Wins ON Third Test.
dis rival for the blue in the OPEN
to<All was Miss Marion du Points
bG3Itiful gray. Blue Ridge. Miss
dS.Pont rode her entry and but for
one slight mistake might have rid
dan to victory. So close was the
class and so perfectly matched the
tNA horses that the judges were
compelled to ask for a second and
tAen a third test Of their jumping.
ID the third trial Blue Ridge tipped
tAA third barrier slightly and lost
to his rival.
Ehe entire class. the largest in
tbs years show. ffty-seven horses
bsihE entered for the event, was
cfa1nmed with thrills for the Grand
stand and interest for the judges.
JudSe Lewis Warin". of New
YSFk. declared he f--.SIed the
class as one Of the most rmarka bly,
exhibitions Of jumping he had seen
IN imsnS years Of judging similar
events. The result. he claimed. was
astfibute to the hlue-hlooded horses.
~ woodcOck Again Winner.
A-oodcock was again a blue rib
bon winner in the hunters class
fei the Benjamin Fl. Warder cup.
rspeatinC his victory in the same
ctess last year. His rival in this
class was Anne Ford. one Of the
most remarkable show horses ever
ptdduced in this country. Long
past the age when show horses
usaally' retire from the ring. old
Anhe Ford continues to repeat her
Victories. carrying away ribbon
after ribbon from her more youth
f01 competitors every year.
EThe jumping events were charac-
ter-iZed by remarkable riding on the
uatt of the officers and enlisted
rRsn. The judges CONNIE nted en-
Enthusiastically upon the great i'm
Movement within recent years IN
ths horsemanship of army men gen.
esally. Credit for the Improvement
IS due. the judges declared. largely
tetthe activities of the Army Re-
mount Association and its civilian
hfanch. the American RemOunt As
saSiation-
Credits War Training.
eJudSe waring. in speaking Of the
drmys showing. particularly in the
open-to-all class. declared il would
have been impossible a few years
akO To have brought together a,
one show so many expert horsemen
wearing the uniform of the United
States army. Mr.. Waring believes
the experience of, the men abroad
drTing the war has had much to dc
with the improvement. Mr.. Warine
is member of the Army RemOun,
Association. and during the wal
plIrchased large numbers of horses
for the army. He is one Of the best
known judges of jumping types in
The world.
Mrs. Loula Long Combs. Of Kan
sas City. carried away the honors
In the harness classes with her sta.
BILE of fine horses. Mrs. Combs
Known to horsemen all over the
country as LOula Long. won first
honors in the heavy harness class
with her famous chestnut Ovation
and with Animation and Admira-
Hton. stable mates. won first and
second places in the second heavy
harness class. Mrs. Combs took
first place again in the pair harness
cfass with Temptation and Revela-
ton.
..HardinE's Mount Wins Prize,
fThe showing of Harbell, Presi-
dent Harding's personal mount. was
one of the features of the afternoon
Harbell was ridden by Lieut.. T. H
McCreery, who won the enthusiastic
applause of the grandstands by the
skill with which he put the beauti-
fpl chestnut through his PAGES.
IIt seemed to he the opinion OF
the judges. however. that Harbell is
faf too light an animal to carry
TIE Presidents weight. The horse
waigsS under 1000 pounds and
= GOULD not. they contended, be ex-
&eted to carry over 1870 pounds
PRESIDENT Harding weighs close to
20 pounds.
81 The Events in Detail.
The events in detail follow:
dpcal Harness Horses - Bric-a-Brac en-
tasd by z. NJ Palmer. won: Clipper, en-
t<f.d by Thomas Bones second; Rouster, en-
tsf;d by W. Fl. Strombeck, third
3ioad Hack and Hunter Redwing en-
ttfsd by Capt. A p. Thayer. won; Tarry
: Nat entered hy Col W. ". whitside, see
oaf Mine Sweeper. entered by Mai. Stan
10 Koch. third: Margaret. entered by Mel
VI Hazen. fourth.
tH9 and Revelation. entered by Mrs
Crlbs. won: Melelus and Lady Maud. en-
t9yd by Mountain View Farm second
HEAVY Harness Horses NOvice-Ova tion
efsred by Mrs. Combs. won: Mountain View
KsE. entered by Mountain View Farm, see
Orr Clipper. entered by Thomas Bones
taqi: Lady LAlti. entered by E. VI. Palmer
,fntth.
Hunters, warder Cup.
3hnnters-Cup presented by Mrs Benja mir
- Warder. WOOdcock, entered by Mis-
Nfsberz. won; Anne Ford. entered BY spen
"a Isley. second; Allahmande. entered bJ
hat G. 8. Patton. third; Tarry Mott en-
te-d By Col. W. W whitside, fourth.
Novice Road Horses - Simp. entered b.
D4xene Nyer. tr-. won: Glacier, entered
- William Ziegler. jr., second: Barbrs
setse,. entered by Maj. G. s. Patton, third;