Evening star., 1926-05-18
HORSE SHOW ENDS
IN HUNTERS DERBY
National Capital Meet to
Create New Champions in
Various Classes.

Five proud champions and as many
reserve champions" are To he
crowned al the National Capita
Horse Show late this afternoon. They
will be selected from among the equine
aristocrats that captured the blue
md red ribbons OF the previous ella sses
OF the show. and those who capture
the final laurels must have passed
through an even more Grueling com
petition.
The four.day meet Of the National
Capital Horse Show closes this after.
noon with the renewal Of the annual
hunters derby. in which some Of the
finest timbertoppers in the country
Will compete over course OF two
miles and a half The prize 10 the
winner will he $500 and plate appro-
priately inscribed.
The show got under way At 0'clck.
As In the past. the closing day brought
out q large crowd OF horse lovers to
see the Judging Of the champions.
The first class listed today was for
three. year.old hunters. followed by the
Rock Creek Hunt Club class, in which
the horses must have hunted AT least
three times and must he ridden by q
member Of the club. 4 cup present
ed by Mrs. Helen Bucha nan Jones goes
to the winner.
Next comes the class for pairs Of
saddle horses. followed hv the class
for triple bar jumpers. the most thrill
ing jump known TO the leaperS. II
has attrac cted Is entries this year. in
Guiding I.ucifer and Morgan. two of
the most famous leapers in the East
assuring n thrilling contest. Hunters.
saddle ponies and hunt teams bring
the program up to the mpionships.
Children Enter Ponies.
The first cha mpionship contest
scheduled was for children. when the
winners Of the various pony classes
compete for the pony cha mpionship.
The next was saddle horses. followed
in order by park saddle horses. light
weight hunters and middle and heavy
weight hunters. The hunters derby
was set for Immediately after the Ia at
cha mpionship. followed by racing.
A serious mishap marred the end of
the race for officers yesterday when
Capt. William NJ. Weiner of Washing
ton was thrown. when his horse slip
ped while being brought under con
troll at the quarter turn after the race
had been won by Lieut.. Victor Moves.
on his famous horse. Gray Bard. 1t
was first believed Capt Weiner had
! been seriously injured and he was car.
ried from the field in a semi-conscious
condition. lie revived later. however.
and his injuries were described as
painful. but not dangerous.
Another Rider Badly Hurt.
In the next race, which was open
to enlisted men of the Army. Serst
shorty" Curry, long a familiar fig,
ure at the National Capital Horse
Show and former rider of the old
wonder horse Buddy. was danger
Ously injured when his horse stumbled
and threw him while turning into III.
hack stretch. The sergeant was
thrown clear Of his mount while in
the lead nd the oncominG field passed
sQuarely over him. One of the horses
stepped on the Jockeys face. Curry
was sent to Emergency Hospital.
where his condition is reported to he
serious.
Honors Won Yesterday.
Summaries for Yesterday are:
Class "A, local saddle .horse.--Ftrs,.
feoa s@onemy Ma hIse%% Scott 'S third ''cTa c"l
Mitchell. Norman Clarke; fourth. Iassie.
Wy es:. {: :: 0Ds% eoiq pon!ss-rir... yirstn!.
pig, Lieut.; Fredericw n. SHARP: third: Ami.
Lieut.. Frederick d. shaarn
Glass 10. rem0unt-First. Summer Hill.
owned nv o. y. Lehman: second BoywOod
Col. William Mitchell: third. Mar Beii. Raw
II. Norton: fourth. Lucifer. c. oliver
Class 40. touch and out-First Lucifer.
ssn. Maj. {. P. George: third, SkylarK VII,
Charles V. R Cushman
Glass IL, road saddle horses-First Bub-
bles owned 10y Sherman Flint: second See
wanda Eugene Meyer; third, lassir Mai.
J. s. tpham; fourth, 1InkerOelIe. Miss
Glass 20 thoroughbred hunters-First
Miss Rpiser. owned by r. Ortman: SECOND
NV Business Grove stables: third. Path
finder. Mai. C. l.. Scott; fourth. Homewsrd,
Mrs D. n. Lee.
Class l3 ladies' saddle horses-First
Jamie. owned by Julian Morris: second. Bub-
bies sherman Flint; third MY Fsncy. Miss
UphAm.
Class g. saddle ponies-First .Babette
owned by Miss Laura Curtis: second. White
| Socks. Master James Curtis; third Billie
Frances x Sonlmers. ir.: fourth Tango.
Miss Marguerite Rowland.
Hiii. owned by o, \. Lehman second sarah
man: fourth Lucfer c. Oliyer Iselin ir.