Evening star., 1925-11-15

: NEW YORK, November 14.--With
swell known exhibitors and gentleman
sriders of this country to take part in
sthe ring events, the National II Sc
sShow promises to be one of the llost
brilliant events of the early season.
sThis annual affair will be held from
November % to 81 in Squadron A
.Armory and the international char
facter of the exhibition will add to the
sattraction fol- the smart set.
i For many ,sears the National Horse
tShow was held in Madison Square
Garden. before that structure was
Rdoomed by thu uptown march of COM
smerce, and always has been noted for
vthe attention given by the social lead
ers throughout The country. East met
West on the tanbark and the keen
.competition in classes extended to
severy section where thoroughbred
shorses were the idols of society.
Many BOxhOIders of Record.
= This year there will be an unusually
large attendance in the boxes due to
sthe exceptional prize list which is
toffered. This includes valuable chal-
slenge trophies, several special prizes
Sfor feature events and five stakes Of
81 900 each for harness horses, harness
fponies, three gated and five gated
esaddle horses and hunters. The spe-
scials include the new Coral Gables
tchallenge cup offered by George +.
sMerrick. of Coral Gables, Fla; the
sMarlboro cup, presented by the late
sWilliam II. Moore; the Bowman chal-
slenge cup, the Biltmore challenge cup
sand the Commodore cup, presented by
sJohn McEntee Bowman, president of
.the National Horse Show Association
tof America; the Balmanno challenge
scup, presented by William S. Miller
tof Perthshire, Scotland; the Montpelier
schallenge cup, presented by William
sduPont, and the Edgeware challenge
soup. presented by Capt. Bertram w.
mills, the widely known horse show
senthusiast of London.
I A prominent social feature of the
SHOW will be the Mount Vernon tea
eroom under the management of Miss
aBeth Evans with a committee headed
sby Mrs. Z. Roland n. Hartman and
composed of Mrs. Charles H. Sabin,
Mrs. Frederick H. Allen, Mrs. Fred
serick B. Adams, Mrs. Hartman G..
sKinnicutt, Mrs. William c. Potter and
Mrs. Bernon S. Prtneice.
Crack Teams for Armory Area.
y Competing in the various military
events scheduled for the armory area
will be crack teams from the United
States. Belgian. French and Canadian
stIIIlleS- L ne cOrnpetltlOn OF thlS Char-
acter will be particularly intense in the
jumping competition for officers only
and officers chargers, as men in all
branches of the service in the armies
of all nations are eligible. The lists
are also open to officers of the Ma
tional Guard, reserve officers on active
duty and State troopers.
One of the particularly interesting
events for officers chargers will be
the contest for the Bowman challenge
cup, a splendid trophy valued at $500.
This is open to officers of the United
States Army in active service. either
pavalry or Artillery, two Of the jumps
sheing not less than four feet, over a
bar and brush combined, and one be-
Ping a bar jump. The cup must be
won three times by officers of the
same regiment to become the per-
iTnanent property of the regiment. In
1924 the Bowman cup was won by the
s3rd United States Cavalry's Tango
Dance.
international competition will also
embrace Artillery teams, trooper s
mounts, and Cavalry remount. All
nations are also eligible to compete for
polo mounts, lightweight and heavy
weight.