Evening star., 1924-05-18
FIRST LADY PRESENTS
CUP AT HORSE SHOW
Thrilling Spill in Presidents
Steeplechase at Airing
ton Park.
ABYDON WINNER OF EVENT
Mrs. Coolidge Center of Interest
Among Crowded Boxes.

Topped by thrilling spill in the
Presidents steeplechase and several
close calls in the jumping events, one
of the finest and most spectacular
cards ever presented by the National
Capital Horse Show entertained a
brilliant gallery of several thousand
persons at Arlington Park yesterday
afte rnoon, the second day of the
spring meet
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge was the center
of attraction in the boxes. Accom-
panied by c. Bascom Slemp, the
Presidents secretary and his military
and naval aides, Col. Clarence o..
Sheriff. and Capt. Adolphus Andrews,
Mrs. Coolidge arrived at the park
just in time to witness the classic
| events of the day.
The President was to have attend
ed and presented 4 loving cup to
| the winner of the event for the
| Olympic team horses. but he was
| confined to the White House by a
cold. In his absence Mrs. Coolidge
| gractously presented the cup to Bally
| McShanc, who was picked by the
| judges as the finest appearing horse
| &C the team.
/ Stcepiechasc Thrill.
iHb lHIIll cI inc Uay came III the
| Presidents steeplcchase. Scratches
| narrowed the event, which was over
| course of about two miles, down
| to four contestants-Radio, owned
by $. 7. Greene; Gold Bar. owned by
| ). 7. Greene; Joe Mulligan, owned
by William +. Downey, and Abydon.
owned by w. II Bowes. OFF to Il
| good start, the jockeys unfortunate
| ly extended their mounts at the
| outset.
| EI.sb $500. A. a.. .
all four took the first hedge so close
that a blanket could have been
spread over them. Apparently the
iour Were maneuvering for position,
ana as the second jump was reached
the already burning pace was in
creased. Gold Bar and Abydon took
| IT together. with Radio close behind.
| Ihe former pair landed safely, but
Radio slipped in the soft going. skid
ded fuliy five yards and went sliding
along on his side with his jockey
| dangerous few inches in front
Jockey and horse leaped TO their
teet unhurt, however. and Radio
| started around the track riderless.
Gamely cutting across the field. the
| Jockey caught his mount leaped into
| the saddle and attempted to overtake
| the flying trio that had left him al
most a lap behind. He was obliged
TO take fourth place, however. al
| at the beginning.
Abydon Strong Winner.
Turning into the stretch n neck
ahead. Gold Bar failed to answer the
| challenge of Abydon and the latter
/ flashed past the judges stand winner
! py good half length. Joe Mulligan
/ was third. 1t was an exciting race
from start to finish and kept the
grandstand gallery on its feet yelling
excitedIy throughout. The race was
| worth $3.50 TO the winner. SITS to the
second horse. and $50 for show.
MISS Evelyn Walker guided her
| pony. Rabbit to a sensational VIE
| tory In a four furlong race with half
ever race purely for sports sake,
| was not listed as an official class on
| the card and. of course, there was no
prize. Rabbit, however, went off the
track with blue ribbon tapping
proudly from his halter, testifying
to his superiority as a sprinter in
| this class
| The outstanding feature of the day
was the marked superiority of the
olympic horses, shown by Maj John
| team, over all competitors. If the
American Olympic team is as sue
cessful in Paris this summer as il
was at Arlington Park yesterday af-
btermoen. Where some Of the finest
horseresh in these parts was on ex-
hibition, it seems that every eoues-
trian prize of the Olympiad will be
brought back to the United States.
Blank Check Winner.
| biank Check started things going
Tor the Olympic team by winning the
hunter class for the Warder Cup. He
was foiiowed in order by Little Can
ada, who won the class for local
hunters: Bally McShane. who took in
the handicap event for hunters and
jumpers, both of which are Olymn;o
contestants. Their victorjes ,nare rlp-e
ciean and easy and the applause NJ
the stands showed that the crowd
| tions. 'heir selec-
| The weather was perfect A,.,,,
the track was more or less heavI
| II was much improved over tho onen
| ing DAY. The stands were filled earIy
ana ai1s several hundred persons lined the
several more hundreds sat in auto.
MOBILES over in the field around
winch the track runs Among those
noticed in the boxes and grandstand
WasIs WerG: me Secretary of War, Mr..
Mrs: John W. Davidge; Miss Ailsa
Mellon, daughter of the Secretary of
| Ine treasury, who had with her Miss
| Cralgle Mackay of Pittsburgh, who
| is visiting Miss Anna Hamlin and
Miss Olyve Graef; Sonora de Riano.
Wite of the ambassador of Spain: :
the minister of Hungary and Coun-
tess Szechenyi, Senator and Mrs
David A. Reed, Mrs. Peter Goelet
Terry, Representative and Mrs. John
Philiip Hill. the counselor of the
| British embassy and Mrs Henry
Getty Chiffon, the assistant secretary
OF the Treasury, Judge Mckenzie
Moss; the Commissioner of the Dis
trict and Mrs; Cuno H. Rudolph; the
| military attaChe of the RritiSh ep,-
bassy. Col. Charlton.
Admiral and Mrs. Cary +. Grayson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams Howard,
MI. and Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mrs.
Alice Maher and Miss Katharine
her daughter, Mrs. Harry A. Will
liams, jr.. and the latter's house
guest, Mrs. Collier; Col and Mrs.
Robert M. Thompson. MIR. and Mrs.
!.arz Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
White. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter a. Drury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rafael r. Gown, Miss
May GOWN. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Francis
Biggs, Mrs. DeIos A. Blodgett, Mrs.
Charles G. Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin. Mrs. James l..
Walsh, Mrs. Kenna Elkins. Mrs. J.
Maury Dove, jr.. Mrs. Allan Hume,
Mary Morgan. Nine. Ekengren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mrs.
Walter Chiswell. Gen. and Mrs.
Mr., Woodbury. Blair, Mrs. Harold
Walker. Countess Gizycka, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvanus Stokes. jr., Capt. and Mrs.
Frederic Nelson. Mrs. ]. Borden Har-
riman. Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss Ro-
wards, Miss Virginia Selden, Miss
Elizabeth Hit, Miss Katharine Suth-