Evening star., 1924-05-17
FEATURE PROGRAM
DUE AT HORSE SHOW
Ten Fine Steeds Await Trumpet
er's Call for Presidential
Handicap.

full card of star events. includ-
ing the annual running of the
Presidential Steeplechase. in which
ten of the finest leapcrs in this sec
ton will compete awaited the sum
mons of the trumpeter at Arlington
Park this afternoon. where the Ma
tional Capital Horse Show is rounding
into the second day of it's spring meet
A whole morning of warm sun
shine has turned the track and arena
from a mud nluddle into Il fairly
presentable course and by the time
afternoon it probably will have dried
out to the point of slow" Harrows
and rollers have been working on
il necessarily so that it will be ready
for the races.
Big Event of Day.
The outstanding event of the day
viii be the Presidential steeplechase Sc
50 named because it is always run
on the day that the President visits
the show. President Coolidge was to
have attended this afternoon. but
word was received from the White
House that he is confined to his
rooms and would be obliged TO cancel
all engagements.
The absence of the President. how
ever Will not affect the running OF
the steeplechase. as il is likely he
will not be able to attend before the
show closes. Ten of the best privately
owned leapers in the east will face
the barrier and to the winer will go
one OF the most coveted prizes of
the show, the Presidential plate.
Olympic Horses Here.
Second only to the steeplechase will
be the last showing of the United
states ArmyS famous Olympic horses
before the start for France to com
pete with the finest horses in the
world for international honors. Some
of the best known horses in America
are in the Olympic team. including
Tango Dance. Proctor Pathfinder.
ny, Little Canada and others The
chargers Will be shown in hand.
Class for Hunters.
Another event that will bring out
far-famed horseffesh will be the
open-to all-class for hunters. Twen-
ty-four entries have been listed in
this event already and additional
post entries. coaxed out by the bright
weather. are expected. In this event
many of the Olympic horses will be
seen in action, among them being
Hindoo Maid, Nigra, the interna ton
ally famous black mare owned by
Maj. John \. Barry captain of the
Olympic team riders: Dynamite Sure
and Bally MacShane.
Three classes of jumps are provid-
cd for this event. Green hunters will
be called upon TO take the four-foot
leaps. blue ribbon winners the four
foot-six inch fences and high iumn-
ers must clear the five-foot bars
The winners get ribbons and cash
prizes to boot. $50 to the first horse
go to the second. $40 to the third
and 50 TO the fourth a number of
iI, olue RIBBON winners of yesterday
VIII also be seen in this event.
Record Crowd Promised.
The advance demand for tickets
ord-breaking crowd at the track this
afternoon. All morning the telephone
was busy with persons ordering boyes
and blocks of grand stand seats and
scores of persons, taking no chances
on being left. motored to Arlington
Park and bought their reservations
personally. Preparations were made
70 accommodate an overflow in the
field back of the race track
The card for today follows:
thirteen entries:
2:lo p.m;-Class Al. Hunters War
der Cup, eighteen entries.
:, go p.m.-Class I, Saddle Horses.
H. w, tour entries.
2:35 p.m.-Class 36. Hunters owpers
up. tWenty-eight entries
sos p.m.-Class Saddle ponies
eleven entries.
S:l5 p.m.-Class As. open to all
thunters), twenty-fo entries.
$40 pm-Class Q, Novice Road
Horses. six entries
$50 p.m;;-CIass 81, Olympic Horses
(wiil be shown in hand)
100 p.m.-Class 49, Suitable for
hunters' years old. thirteen entries.
4:20 pm.-Class 26, Green Hunters
NJ. and II. w. nine entries
Racing.
Presidential steepleehase.
Yesterdays Summaries.
Summaries for yesterday follow.
CLASS A, brood mares suita hle to
produce hunters-First. Margaret IT.
Ssnown by Melvin c. Hazen; second,
Starlight. shown by Capt. Guv +
Black and third, Portia, shown by
Class II. officers chargers. open To
all nations and to all branches of the
service officers private mounts or
SoVernment-owned horses only eligi-
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