Evening star., 1925-05-20
NOTABLE GALLERY
SEES HORSE SHOW
Bright Day Brings Hosts to
Park-Mrs. Coolidge
May Attend.

For the first time in three years q
brightly smiling sun shed its welcome
radiance upon an inaugural matinee
of the National Capital horSe show
this afternoon, when the 1925 meet got
under way at Arlington Park. And
the cloudless skies combined with un-
usually attractive cards gave promise
of attracting TO the arena a record
attendance.
The boxes and grandstand seats. that
have been deserted, except for a hand
ful of ardent devotees of King Horse.
who refused 10 let anything interfere
with their attendance, for the past
three years, were we'll filled when the
trumpeter called the first event of the
arena today, and the gallery was prob
ably one Of the most notable to visit
Arlington Park in many seasons.
Mrs. Coolidge Expected.
Mrs. Coolidge was expected 10 oc-
cupy the Presidents box later in the
week with a number of friends, and
Mr.. Coolidge himself may attend the
show some time before il ends Satur
day afternoon. Quite a number of
luncheon parties were given In the
restaurant that has been established
as usual AT one end Of the grand
stand, and. unless the weather
changes. 1925 may go down as a ban
ner year for the National Capital
Horse Show from many standpoints.
Heretofore the riding has Seen
narred by the sloppy condition of the
arena, due TO intermittent rains, and
1t was not an infrequent thing for the
riders TO take the jumps in the midst
Of a drenching downpour. AS a re
suit. the horses slipped and many
good jumpers, made nervous at the
slippery course near the bars, failed
10 perform as we'll as their records
and ancestry indicated. The arena
and track are both lightning fast to-
day, however.
Ten in First Class.
The first class was summoned to the
arena promptly al o'clock. II was
for brood mares suitable 10 produce
hunters and 10 entries answered the
call. This class was of particular In
terest TO horse breeders, and was de-
clared 10 show a marked improvement
over previous years, indicating that
the class of horses being reared Oh
this continent is progressing each
wear. Nine other classes are to be
shown today, as follows:
2:05 p-m.-Class II, officers chsrs-
ers, IL entries.
2:oo p.m.-Class /, saddle ponies,
entries
2:e5 p.m.-Class 25, green hunters.
L. W. 38 entries.
24o pm.-Class s, park saddle
horses novice, 10 entries.
$50 p.m.-Class 80, local hunters, SIS
entries.
s:15 p.m.-Clas. 10. artillery teams.
5 entries.
a:25 p.m.-class 81, pairs hunters,
5:35 p.m-Class 10. park saddle.
entries.
3:45 p.m-Class 80 ladies' hunters.
30 entries.
Enjoys Wife Exhibits.
Several exhibitors new TO Washing
| ton have entries listed for today, one
of them being Mrs. J. f. Lawson
Johnston. of the British embassy. who
will show her famous brown hunter,
Belleamie, in the Green hunter class
This class promises TO be the big event
on today's program and the gallery
is looking forward to some real thrills
when the youngster bangtails attempt
to leap the four difficult obstacles they
will find in this class.
Mrs Lawson-J ohnson will find her
horse pitted against some of note.
In the same class will be little Robert
Sommers, S-year-old sensation of last
years meet. on his own Billie. Billie
and Robert are real pals and they
seem to know each other so we'll that
| they always present dangerous pair
for the other horses TO beat. Despite
his youth Robert is no novice in the
ring, and old hands a the track are
predicting that he will even eclipse
his record of last year.
The local hunters class has at
| tracted to Arlington a fine array
of Washington timber-toppers. Thirty
six entries are listed. including among
the exhibitors the following: Col Vii
liam Mitchell, former assistant chief
Of the Army Air Service: Melvin
Hazen. manager of the show; Mrs.
William ]. Donovan, G. w. Rust.
Capt. J. S. Golden, Ray II. Norton,
Edward B. Mclean. Miss Maud
Preece, Miss Persis Chase Myers, NJ
| E. Erwin, Walter H. Bowes. p. D.
Holmes, Mrs. ]. r. Lawson-Johnston
Capt. II. T. Allen, Capt. V. L. Padgett,
Capt. Jean r. Underwood, Lieut.. p.
n. Robinett, Lieut.. I. L. Kits, Lieut..
Robert B. Hood, Lieut.. James B. Pat
terson, Lieut.. Edward NJ. Taylor,
Thomas Letter, AlIendale Farms,
Broad View Farms and the Benton
Stables
Today's program closes with the
| annual mile-and-a- half steeplechase
and an exhibition OF fancy horsenan-
ship by troopers from Fort Myer, tt-
latter to be a feature Of each days
| show.