The New York herald., 1922-05-17
Presidents Horse
Wins a Blue at
Washington Show
Harbell Takes First i'm Thor
Oughbred Saddle Class From
IA Other Entries.
peeial Dispatch to THE NEW Y;onk HERALD

Washington, ID. e., May III.
The President and Mrs. Harding at
tended the Horse Show this afternoon
and watched the Presidents sorrel entry.
Harbell. carry off blue ribbon in the
fourteen other entries. The award was
sSeeted with great applause, which was
redoubled when President Harding went
into the ring to congratulate Lieut.. t.
II. McCreery of Fort Myer. who rode
the entry to victory and to receive the
ribbon and the silver sandwich tray
which went with it,
Second prize in this class went to a
black sorrel belonging to DR.. Shirley
Carter of WARRINGTON. Va.
HarbelI was presented to President
Harding by NJ. Harvey Firestone after
the camping trip last summer. on which
he was the Presidents mount.
To-day was the first time the Presi-
I'dent and Mrs. Harding have been able
to be present at the show, and the ru-
NOR that they were coming combined
with the perfect day to bring out rec
ord attendance.
Mr.. John w. Weeks, Secretary Of
War. was a guest Of the President and
Mrs. Harding. and they were escorted
to their box by Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, president of the National Cap
ital Horse Show Association, and Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson. who remained
with them through the afternoon. Col.
Baldinger, one of the White House aids.
was in attendance.
visitors In Box of President.
AS soon as the Presidential party had
entered their box the band struck up
the Star Spangled Banner the entire
assemblage standing at attention. I'M
mediately afterward a stream of visitors
began to make its way past the box.
Among the early callers was a group
Of little girls, most of whom had been
riding, to whom the President and Mrs.
Harding extended a warm greeting.
Among them was Secretary Weeks's lit
tie granddaughter, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John Washington Davidge, who
Immediately seated herself upon the
Presidents knee, greatly to her delight
and his. She was an engaging little fig
ure in pink frock.
Mrs. Frederick II, Gillett was among
Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson's guests.
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth was a guest
of Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
in the next box, and a little further
down the line one noted Mrs. Harding s
social secretary, Miss Laura Harlan. in
a party with Mrs William r. Castle.
Jr. Mrs. Truxton Beae was with Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss. who also enter
tanned several other guests.
Others in the boxes were Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson and her two small boys
dressed alike in pale pink smocks. Mrs.
G. c. Glover. Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Glover,
Jr. and their small sons; Mrs. r. NJ.
Kaufman, Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss
Lindsay Wood. Capt. C. ]. Henry. Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. Jr.; Mrs
Madge Stokes Stone, Mr. Horace
Luttrell and Major and Mrs. Delaney.
An Impromptu Race.
A scheduled chariot race between
three teams of artillery horses was
called off when one horse broke leg.
Another team got out of control and
staged an impromptu race nearly
around the track before being brought
under control.
The summarizes
LOCAL HUNTERS (the Peter voorhees, De-
graw Memorial Cup. presented by Edwin
b. McGraw in memory of his father for
entered by Gen. James A. Buchanan,
first; jeff. entered by Gen. John J.
Pershing. second; Allahmanda. entered by
Major G.. s. Patton, third Russell, en-
tered by Dave Dunnigan fourth.
by William Phelps Eno)-victor. ridden
ridden by A. +. Cornwall of No. Z. second
King. ridden by Thales Brown OF No. II.
third; George. ridden by Sergt. E. L. Eby
TRIPLE BAR JUMP Especial class to
hunters)-Morgan. entered by Capt J. T.
Cole, first Dandy Dude. entered by Gen.
John J. Pershing. second; Gay Lark, en-
tered by Major-Gen. J. G.. Harbord. third !;
Entry, entered by Allendale Farm. fourth.
CHARGERS (open)-All Cold entered by
z. l.. Redman. first; Landover. entered by
Henry II. Norman. second: Allahmanda.
entered by Major G. s. Patton. third I:
Rondax. entered by Major c. l.. Scott.
HUNTERS middle and heavyweight)-Tarr
not. entered by Col. w. w. Whitside.
first; Gay Lark, entered by MajorG6n.
j. G. Harbord, second Blue Ridge. entered
by Miss Marion Dupont. third: Lloyd
George. entered by Mountain View Farm.
fourth
tered by William Zieger. Jr, first: Red
Wood and Jack Frost. entered by Roy II.
Norton. second team entered by Mrs. Will
lam Zlegler. Jr. third Bouvard and Bar
bara Breeze, entered by Major G. s. Pat
ton. fourth
THOROUGHBRED SADDLE (speciaD =
Harbell. entered by President Harding,
first; Leo. entered by f. l.. Redman. sec
ond; Freckles. entered by Lieut.. NJ. e.
Jones, third.
RACES (first)-Headquar Troop. Fort
Myer entry private Kimble) first: Dis
patch, Engineer School tSergeant IIami-
toni. second; June Pea. Engineer School
private Hopkins). third
CHARIOT RACE-E Battery, Third T. A.
Private DEWITT, first: d Battery, Third
+. A. private Troy. second.
ROMAN RACE-Troop T.. Third Cavalry
Fort Myer (sergeant Baker,, first
THIRD RACE-Dolton, owned by Gen lanes
A. Buchanan tSeipp), first; None Such,
owned By Leith Brothers 81. Leith).
second: Bank Note. owned and ridden by
William Downey. third.
HUNTERS, dightweight) -woodcocS en-
tered by Miss Michel s. Newborg. first; ;
Jessie Dear. entered by Gen. James A.
Buchanan, second; June TolIver, entered
by Henry II. Norman. third; Lady c..
entered by Allendale Farms. fourth.
HARNESS HORSES (heavy, pairs)-Anima-
tion and Admiration. entered by Mrs. Lulu
Long Combs. first; clipper and Mate. en-
tered by Thomas Bones second.
LADIES' SADDLE HORSES-Favonius. en-
tered by Mrs Allen Potts. first: Black
Beauty entered by Miss Lillian Sanger
second; Mine Sweeper entered by Major
Stanley Koch. third; Pep, entered by Miss
Julia whiting, fourt.,
OFFICERS CHARGERS (horses owned by
United States Army or army officers, TO
be ridden by officers OF the Regular
Army, to be shown In full eauipment)-
Gay Lark entered by Major-Gen. J. @.
Harbord and ridden by Lieut.. r. II. Nc
Greery, first; Tarry Not. entered and rid
den by Col. w. w. whitside. second: Al
lahmanda, entered and ridden by Major
G.. 8. Patton. third; Dandy Dude, entered
By Gen. John J. Pershing and ridden by
Major c. L. Scott. fourth.