Evening star., 1924-03-09
ARMY HORSE SHOW !
ENT.ERTAAVS 1000.
Society Out in Force at Fort
Myer Exhibition-Jump-
ers Furnish Thrills.

ney0Q 10 tOrI MyeF yeSteruay SItSr-
noon to attend the Olympic Horse
Show Witnessed one of the finest
equestrian exhibitions seen In this
part of the country for many years.
Horses of aristocratic lineage and
those whose prowess in the show ring
has carried them to front ranks de-
spite less blue blooded ancestors WED
for honors in manner that was no
less beautiful than spectacular, and
more than once the astonished audi
ence gasped at the intrepidity of
mount and rider.
The outstanding feature was the
uniform condition and appearance of
every entry. Whereas most horse
shows count on having to contend
with a more or less large; number
of entries unfit for show purposes,
prefect appearances and demonstra-
tions, from the class for children
down to the closing event. when the
American Olympic Team presented
one of the finest exhibitions of jump
ing ever seen in the east.
Leapers Attract Attention.
The Olympic leapers were, of
course, the main attractions. Their
course was the same they will be
called upon to traverse in Paris next
July, when they will meet the eques-
trian class of the world in interna-
uonal competition. Old followers
pronounced it the most difficult it
would be possible for the most care
fully trained Jumpers even to at
tempt
confines Of the riding academy, the
horses were called upon to clear nine
obstacles, the mereSt touch of a hoof
counting from it's performance score.
The four most difficult consisted of a
triple-bar leap of nearly seven feet,
the height of the talleSt bar being
four feet eight inches; a double bar,
four and a half feet high and five
feet wide, with water in between;
+ a hedge and rail, four feet eight
inches high, and a wall FIVE feet four
inches high and ten feet thick at it's
base.
Performances Are Notable.
Proctor, owned and ridden by Maj.
George; Sure Fire, owned by Mr.. o.
w Lehman and ridden by Lieut..
Carr; jeff, owned by Gen. Pershing
and ridden by Lieut.. p. NJ. Robinett.
'iy Capt. V. l. Padgett, seemed to
show the best performance, although
no winners were to be selected by the
judges in this event. Several of the
because of slight physical disabilities.
Tampico, owned by the government
and ridden by Lieut.. F. L. Carr, car
ried the crowd away by his exhibi-
tion of dancing at both the walk and
canter in time to the band music.
Tampico, a thoroughbred, is being
schooled for the dresSage class in
the Olympic games. Beautiful in ap-
pearance and graceful to an astonish-
ing degree, his performance yester-
day made all who saw him simply
love him.
~Number ss, Is Victor.
To a striking troopers mount
known in the cavalry stables at Fort
Myer by no more distinguished name
than Number 63" went the blue Tiiu-
bon for the prettiest class event of
the day. 1t was the class for the
best turned-o -out trooper, and the win
ner is attached to Troop r, Sd United
States Cavalry. Grey G., q member
Of the 10th Field Artillery. took Sec
ond honors; Dave, another 18th Artil-
Jack of the Sd Cavalry. fourth.
Seldom has judge at a horse show
been asked to select winners from
a more difficult class. Every entry
horse flesh, and their riders and
equipment were scarcely less flaw
less. Judges from past horse shows,
who were present as guests, pro-
nounced the class one of the best
that has ever entered a ring, and
Tricks Furniah Thrills
Some added thrills were furnished
the spectators by Sergt York of
one Of the two men termed the out
standing heroes of the world war by
Gen. Pershing, and Sergt. Smith of
Troop F; The former rode Apple
and riders both showed the results
of perfect discipline by their ex-
hibitions Of trick jumping.
First they jumped between two
men holding hands: then over a
string held by two men standing less
than two yards apart; next over two
men bending over, shoulder to shoul-
der: over a man actually being car
ried on a stretcher and over a table.
The horses however, showed they
credit for when the men holding the
string attempted to fool them by
dropping the tape. Instead of jump
ing air" as had been expected, both
animals simply ran between the pair.
Society Out in Fsrce.
Maj SCOTT was in charge of the
shoW, 81 tsonsd and the judges were etiieers
turned out in force, and many MEM
bers of Wa shington's diplomatic corps
occupied boxes. Every seat in the
riding hall was sold before the show
disposed Of The winnars and entries
of other classes follow:
Glass 1, for children sixteen years
OF age or under-Oris ridden by Miss
Mary P. Corning, first; Hunter. Miss
Lee M.,I Montsemery; second: Runts Jack
Sommer. fourth; and Billy Boy, Fran
chs Sommer; No. 1, Tom Matlack; Eva,
Bob Scott; General, Riding and Hunt
Climb; Don, John Underwood: Sam.
nAI ~
Fun, William Dennison: Entry, veron
Gaperton; Entry, Tom Cunningham;
Wash and Lee. Point to Point Ridinr
School; Del, ImoEene Taylor.
Won BY Arr2 George.
: Cfess two. ladies' saddle class--Con-
sstoga, ridden by Mrs George, first;
Hunter, Miss Stevens. second; Ala
fourth. and Lassie, exhibited BY Mrs.
J. 8. Upham; Black Beauty, Miss Mary
Sanger; Gay Lord, Mrs. j. M. VAIN
wright; Choise. Mrs. A J. Roth; Tango
PanSs, p Gs w y; L Fa1gstt;, Submersihle. +.
Dude. United States government;
Brown Boy. P. NJ. Robinett: p. D. O.,
J. NJ Wainwright; Margaret, P. b.
Holmes; General, M. C. Hazen; Rou-
Gray. C. Carrico; Fergruce, Mai. s.
.Whipple; Wash and Lee, John Sweeny:
Pretty Maid. Point to Point Riding
Scnool, ana DeL Lee Montgomery.
gett, ridden by Lieut. Jadwin, first:
Clifton, Maj. Cullum, second; Fear.
less, Lieut.. Jadwin, third; Kelly, Mai
Cullun, fourth, and Millimeter, exhib.
ited by 18th Field Artillery; Lunette,
18th Field Artillery; Virginia, 18th
Artillery; Club Kelly, Maj. E. G. Cul-
lum; Runt 80 U. s. Cavalry; Jump
Well, Sd U. s. Cavalry; Ella, Lieut.. M.
e. Jones; Red Bud, Lieut.. NJ E. Jones;
Kitty Blake, Lieut.. F. l. Hamilton;
od pnY iaaa I Hor-