Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
Annual Horse Show.
Opening Wednesday
To Be Notable Event
700 Entrants Listed for Elk.
hibition-Leaders in So
cial and Official Life Seek
Prizes.

An effort is being made and with
greater success this year than ever
before to make the National Capital
Horse Show a great central event for
sportsmen and society folk. and the
opening al Arlington Park, Va, We'd
nesday gives greater promise to the
promoters than they have ever before
enjoyed.
The show is to continue for four
days and with 700 entries will be one
of the most interesting in the history
of the National Capital Horse Show
Association, of which Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson is president
Virginia is well represented on the
list of exhibitors. Perhaps one of the
best known horsewomen In the State.
Mrs. Allen Potts of Upperville. has
signified her intention of entering two
of her famous lightweight hunters
"Cheerio," a beautiful black, is a
favorite with Washington horse show
fans and promises to repeat again
this year his excellent record of the
past.
Other Exhibitors.
Other Virginians showing include
Mrs. d. c. Sand of Middleburg, Mrs.
Walter Jones of Upperville, Miss
Esther Palmer Of Bancroft, Miss d.
N. Lee of Middleburg, Waugh Glas-
cock of Mount Airy Farms, Arthur
Allen of Allendale Farms, Marion II.
Everhart of Aide, Miss Mildred
Gaines of Warrenton, e. E. Hale of
Nokesville, Oliver Iselin, jr., of Mid
dleburg. Miss Peggy Keith of War
renton, Miss Ellie Wood Page of
University. Miss Ethel Moore of Mid
dleburg, Randolph Ortman of Green
urood and MrS = q RAMSEY of Ora G.
land Farms.
Edward B. Mclean is entering two
hunters from his place near Lees
burg, Va.
Exhibitors from Maryland include
Mrs. Augustus Riggs, jr., of Cooks
vile and Mrs. Thelma Latimer of
Hyattsville.
Among the local horsemen and
horsewomen exhibiting will be Col.
and Mrs. William Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr., Mrs. J. r.
Lawson-J ohnston. Miss Claire He'll
man, Miss Rose Clark. Mrs. William
Donovan, Mrs. Priscilla Dove, Mrs.
Jaun Mayer, Mrs. Edward Roth, Mrs.
Ambrose Preece. Miss Maid Preece,
Miss Evelyn Walker, Mrs. E. T. Good
man, Miss Nancy Hanna and Thomas
c. Hart, ST.
Gen. Pershing Exhibits:
Gen. Pershing heads the list of
Army exhibitors. Other high ranking
officers showing include Gen. Malin
Craig, chief of cavalry; Maj. Gen. D.
E. Nolan, War Department, and
others.
Juvenile Washington will be rep
resented in the show ring by little
Miss Nancy Letter, Miss Elsie and
Miss Laura Tuckerman, Miss Isabelle
Hart, Thomas Hart, jr.; Richard Casey
and Richard Sumner.
George B. Hume, dean of horse
show judges in America, will be in
his accustomed place in the judges
stand. Mr.. Hulme is bringing Mrs.
Hume with him from his home in
New York for the show and a visit
to the National Capital. The other
two judges will be Harry Worcester
Smith of Massachusetts, and Arthur
Warthen of Front Royal, Va.
For the benefit of horse show en-
thusiasts attending early and late
events a tea room will be conducted
at the horse show grounds By a COM
mittee headed by Mrs. Herbert How
ard. Proceeds will go to Noel House.
Miss Nancy Hoyt is chairman of the
squadron of girls volunteering as
Mattresses. ...------