The New York herald., 1922-05-17
Presidents Horse
Wins a Blue at
Washington Show
Harbell Takes First in Thor
Oughbred Saddle Class From
IA Other Entries.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.

| New York Herald Bureau.
| Washington, ID. c., May 10.
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
thoroughbred saddle horse class from
fourteen other entries. The award was
sxeeted with great applause which was
redoubled when President Harding went
into the ring to congratulate Lieut.. t.
H. 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.
Harbell was presented to President
Harding by M. Harvey Fires.one after
the camping trip last summer. on which
he was the Presidents mount.
To-day was the first time the Presi-
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 atsattention. I'M
mediately afterward stream of visitors
began to make it's 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 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 Beale 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.
c. 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. J. Henry. Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.; Mrs
Madge Stokes Stone, Mr.. Horac;
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 summaries:
LOCAL HUNTERS (the Peter Voorhees, De-
graw Memorial Cup. presented by Edwin
b. McGraw in memory. OF his father for
entered by Gen. James 4. Buchanan.
first; JEFF, entered by Gen. John J.
Pershing, second: Alahmanda. entered by
Major G.. s. Patton. third: Russell, en-
tered by Dave Dunnigan. fourth.
METRoPOLITAN POLICE (Prize donated
by William Phelps Eno)-vlctor. ridden
| by A. l.. Lucas of No. IL. first; Frank,
ridden by A. +. Cornwall of No Z, second
King. ridden by Thaes 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.
hn, Irse prsbsps amey sscond Dnae Dy Cen
| tered by Major-Cen. J. G.. Harbord. third
Entry. entered by Ailendale Farm. fourth.
f. l.. Redman. first; Landover. entered by
Henry IL. Norman, second: Allahmanda,
entered by Major G. s. Patton, third
Rondax, entered by Major c. l.. Scott.
HUNTERS middle and heavyweight)-Tar
not. entered by Col. w. w. Whtside
j. G. Harbord. second; Blue Ridge. entered
by Miss Marion Dupont. third. Lloyd
George, entered by Mountain View Farm.
RIDING TANDEM (free for aiD-Team en-
tered by William Zegler. Jr.. first Red
| Wood and Jack Frost. entered by Roy II.
| Norton, second: team entered by Mrs. Will
lam ziegler. Jr., third; Bouvard and Bar
bara Breeze, entered by Major c. s. Pat
| ton, fourth.
| THOROUGHBRED SADDLE (speciaD -
Harbell. entered by President Harding
| first: Leo. entered by T.. l.. Redman. sec
ond: Freckles. entered by Lieut.. NJ. T..
Jones, third.
RACES (first dquarters Troop. Fort
Myer entry private Kimbie), first: Dis
patch. Engineer School tSergeant Hamil-
toni. second; June Pea. Engineer School
| private Hopkins). third.
| CHARIOT RACE-E Battery, Third T. A.
Private DEWITT. first; Battery. Third
ROMAN RACE-Troop e. Third Cavalry,
Fort Myer Sergeant Baker,, first.
THIRD RACE-Dolton, owned by Gen James
A. Buchanan tseipp). first; None Such,
owned by Leth Brothers q. Leith),
second; Hank Note. owned and ridden by
William Downey, third.
| HUNTERS, Qightweight woodcoclS, en-
tered by Miss Michel s. Newborg first
Jessie Dear, entered by Gen. James A .
by Henry n. Norman. third; Lady c.,
entered by Allendae Farms. fourth.
| HARNESS HORSES (heavy, pairs)-Anima- =
tion and Admiration. entered by Mrs. Lulu
tered by Thomas Bones. second.
LADIES' SADDLE HORSES-Favonius. en-
tered by Mrs. Allen Potts first: Black
J Beauty. entered by Miss Lillian Sanger.
second; Mine Sweeper, entered by Major
Stanley Koch. third: Pep, entered by Miss
| Julia whiting, fourt..
| OFFICERS CHARGERS thorses owned by
United States Army or army officers. to
/ Army. to be shown in full equipment) :
Gay Lark, entered by Major-Gen. J. O..
Iiarbord and ridden by Lieut. T. H. Nc
| Grcery. first Tarry Not. entered and rid
| iahmanda, entered and ridden by Major
G. s. Patton third; Dandy Dude entered
| by Gen. John J. Pershing and ridden by
| Major G. l.. Scott. fourth.