The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-16
CROWD LOOKED
FOR At HORSE
SHOW
Eight Glasses to Be Exhibited
Today-President Expected
to Attend.

Eight classes will exhibit today,
the second of the National Capital
Horse Show at Arlington Park. Vir-
ginia. The feature OF the program
will be the Open.To-All-Hun
class. Fifty-six horses have been
entered in this competition.
Rain yesterday morning which
threatened to continue through the
day resulted in the shows opening
being temporarily called off. How
ever, as the skies frightened in the
afternoon the plans OF officials
were changed, and the show start
ed about o'clock.
Only a handful of people were on
hand, most of them occupying
boxes. Today, however, a record
crowd is looked for. President
Harding may be one of those at
tending the show today.
Today's program follows: Road.
Hack and Hunter, "a enties: Hunt
ers' Warder Cup, 81 entries; Saddle
Horses, % entries;' Saddle Ponies, 9
entries; open to All (Hunters), Sc
entries; Saddle Horses, 8 entries;
Suitable for Hunters, three years
old, 10 entries, and Green Hunters,
M. and H. w, 18 entries.
Jack Prestage will give jumping
exhibition of Tipperary between
races.
Racing under the auspices of the
Rock Creek Hunt Club, a Roman
race and Cossack riding by Troop F
Of FIT. Myer will complete today's
program.
Results yesterday follow:
Lightweight green hunters, class
55-Ffrst, Ponchette, Benton stables;
second, Ten Sleep, Benton stables:
third, Mt. Airy stables; fourth,
Aerial, entered by Walter K. Bur-
CESS.
Novice park horses. class a.
First, Princess Peavine, of Henry L,
e. E. Hale; third, Preston Boy,
mour; fourth, Agar, owned by NJ.
e. Jones.
Ponies to be ridden by children
under fifteen years-First. Ojai,
gelding, eight years, owned by Miss
Katrina Mccormick; second, Coun1
tess, piebald mare, six years, owned
by Miss Laura Tuckerman.
Officers chargers. light and mid.
die weight up to carrying a rider
weighing 165 pounds-First. Edward
F., gelding five years and second,
Gold Coin, gelding. seven years, both
owned by BRIG. Gen. William Nit
chell; third, Red Wing. mare, five
years. and fourth, Allamande, geld
ing. six, both owned by Capt. A. P.
Thayer.
Sporting tandems, judged as tan
dem and then saddled and ridden
over jump-First.s Dash My Wing
and mate, owned by William Zieg-
kHNV a
Riding and Hunt Club.
Pair of hunters-First, an entry
BY Spencer Ilsley: second. an entry
by B. OF. Randolph; third, an entry
Of the Benton stables. and fourth,
an entry by Capt. Charles Wharton.
Roadsters-First, Marcia, mare,
six years, owned by B. P. Dough
erty; second, horse, owned by M.
Thomas; third, Moca Axworthy, geld
ing, five years, owned by James P.
Fitzgerald; fourth, Bunker Girl,
mare, owned by Mrs. J.'St. Clair.
Thoroughbred hunters-First, Ed
ward F., owned by General Mitchell;
second, Anne Ford. mare. owned by
Spencer 1lsley; third, Skin Brown,
gelding, four years. owned by Spen.
Ger Ilsley.
Officers flat race-First, Bonben.
ridden by Captain Thayer; second,
Yesterson, ridden by Lieutenant
Hamilton; third, Beautiful Morn,
ridden by Lieutenant Guard.
Roman race-Winner. pair ridden
by Private Elliott. with Private
Alger second, both of Third cavalry.
Ladies' race. by Rock Greek Hunt
Club-~First, Banknote, owned by
w. F.. Downey and ridden by Miss
Lockwood; second. Rack EN- Up,
owned by C. B. Mullin, jr., and rid
den by Miss Nancy Jackson; third.
Joe Mulligan, owned by F. c. Lloyd
and ridden by Miss Aleshire.
Steeplechase-Won by Doc Mana
kee. owned by r. H. DGwson; second,
Brovah Ben, owned by Mrs. w. II.
Bowes; third, Sand Bar II.