San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
MAJOR GENERAL LEWIS
AWARDS TROPHIES TO
HORSE SHOW WINNERS
Third Annual Show Said to
Have Outstripped Pre-
uious Ones.

Winners of prizes in the twenty
classes at the Twelfth Field Artillery
horse show held in the cantonment
garrison stadium Tuesday afternoon
were presented with trophies by Maj.
Gen. L. NJ. Lewis, commander of the
Eighth Corps Area. By General Lewis
stood Brig. Gen. Dennis Z. Nolan, COM
mander of Fort Sam Houston. The rib
bon trophies were contributed by the
American Remount Association.
Judges who officiated at the show
are: Lieut.. Col. w. V. Morris, Maj
Edward Smith, Lieut.. Col. Eben Swift
Jr., Capt. j. Hitzfeldt, Maj. Emmett
Adds, Maj. Aquila Mitchell, Capt. ]. S.
Tate, Capt. Paul Z. Carter, Maj. Phillip
Thurcher, Lieut.. John Smith, Lieut..
Il. A. Roberts, Lieutenant Samouce and
Lieutenant Pierson.
The regimental band of the Twelfth
Field Artillery furnished music. 1mme-
diately following the horse show a tea
and dance was given the officers and
ladies of Fort Sam Houston in the regi-
mental officers club by the officers and
ladies of the Twelfth Field Artillery.
Tuesdays horse show was the third
annual one to be given by the Twelfth
Field Artillery, and was said to be an
Improvement over each of the previous
ones.
Results of the events were:
Class /: Best turned out enlisted mems
Battery. on Jed" first place; Sergeant
Buck, on Blaze" second place; Sergeant
Walker on Dover" third place.
Glass 2: Enlisted mems mounts, Ser
geant Ruddan, Service Battery, on Jed"
first; Sergeant Smith, Service Battery, on
.'Geddy," second; Private Sermons, Bat
terry on Policy" third.
Class 3: -Four line team TO escort wagon,
(Service Battery only), Private Miller, first;
Private Boettcher' second; Private CAL
Class 1: Two-horse battery reel, Private
Clark, Battery A, first; Private Beller.
Battery b, second; Private johnson, Bat
terry f, third.
Glass S: Miscellaneous horses in hand,
heavy artillery pair, Battery q firt; Bat
terry F second; Battery u third.
Light artillery pair: Battery c first;
Battery L second and Battery 4 third.
Individual artillery horses: Battery G
first; Battery + second; Battery E third.
Glass 6: Two line team TO three-quarter
ton spring wagon. Private BURNER, Bat
second; Private Mccarthy, Battery F.
third.
first; Lieutenant Fitch, second; Lieutenant
Class s: Officers novice light chargers
Lieutenant Benson, first; Lieutenant
WOOD, second; Lieutenant AlDeTls, tnlTo'
Class 9: officers novice chargers, heavy,
Lieutenant Fitch, first; Captain Campbell
second; Lieutenant Wood. third.
Glass 10: Enlisted mems novice jump
Corporal Tremarillo. + Battery. second
Simmons, Battery, third.
Glass II: Officers novice Jumping. Lieu
tenant williams, first: Lieutenant Benson,
second; Lieutenant Taylor, third.
Glass IL: Enlisted mems pair jumping,
Smith and Miller, first: sarhart and Har-
ris, second; DeLiles and Sermons. third.
Class 10: Enlisted mems open jumping,
Private Semmens on Policy" first; First
Sergeant Monroe, on Niger" second;
Sergeant Earhsrt on "Mutsey." third1
Class Is: Officers open charger clas4s,
Lieutenant Benson, first: Lieutenant Ftrei'
second; Lieutenant Williams, third.
Glass 16: Ladies' mounts post entries,
Mrs. Adams, first; Mr.. Campbell, second;
Glass Il: Children's mounts, Little Miss
Thurkeled, aged ~ years. on Raggedy
Ann" "a burro), first: Little Miss Thur
/, Glass rs; Officers open Jumping, Lieu
tenant Benson, first; Lieutenant Fitch
second: Lieutenant Taylor. third.
t:6 Gai: 1 ls S snd Rood fs @
ants Benson and Laley, second; Lieuten-
ants whetton and Burns, third
Glass 90: Championship. jumping Leu
tenant williams. first; Lieutenant Ben
son, second; Lieutenant Fitch. third.
The parade of winners was the final
event on the program. ending with dis
tribution OF the prizes.
Judges wlo officiated during the day
were Lieut.. Col. w. v. Morris, Mai: Ed
ward Smith. Lieut.. Col. Ehen Swift Jr.,
Capt. ]. Hitzfeldt, Mai. Emmet Adds,
Maj. Aquila Mitchell, Capt. J: s. Tate,
Capt PAU c. Carter Maj. Phillip Thur
Der. Lieut.. John Smith, Lieut.. T. A.
Roberts, Lieutenant samouee and Lieu
tenant Pierson.
throughout the show the resimental
band played. A tea dansant was given
Immediately after the show TO the officers
and ladies Of Fort Sam Houston by the
officers and ladies OF the Twelfth Field
Artillery at the regimental Officers cIuo.