Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
ARMY HORSE SHOW
TEAM TO COMPETE.
Enters international Event
at New York Against Big
Foreign Entries.
BY CoRINNE FRAZIER.


Fresh from European fields, where
they garnared more than 40 prizes, in
Guiding the King of Rumania and
Diplomatic Cups, members of the Army
Horse Show team are grooming for the
annual International Horse Show to
open in Madison Square Garden Thurs
day with brilliant field of equestrian
talent, including teams from Canada
Poland. ireland and Italy-the largest
international field ever to compete on
American soil.
Much of the credit for the appearance
of the Irish Free State and italian
horsemen in the United States classic is
due the Army team, which made so
favorable an impression in Europe this
past Summer that enthusiasm and in
terest in the Madison Square Garden
show was aroused to a high pitch
among teams with which our military
riders competed.
This year will mark the first time
that either the Irish or the Italian
squads has ridden in the international
show in this country. Canada and
Poland have been here before, as has
the German team. which, though at
present the title holder in the interna-
tional team event. will be unable to
defend its laurels this Fall
Germany won the feature interteam
trophy last year by one-half point
margin over Poland and the United
States, which tied for second place.
In the tie play-off the United States
Cavalry riders won over the Poles for
the first time on record.
Two New Teams.
Interest in the international team
event of the Madison Square Garden
show, scheduled November IL (the
night before the show closest, will be
doubly keen, because OF the open
field"-with the champion Teutons
missing-and because of the two new
teams to compete.
The Army team which will uphold
Uncle Sans end of the line in all mill
tary events during the horse show week,
and which performed so creditably
against seven or eight foreign nations
in half a dozen European shows last
Summer, includes Mai. Harry Cham
berlin, 9th Cavalry, team captain: Capt.
w. B. Bradford, eth Cavalry; Lieut..
Earl F. Thomson, 9th Cavalry, and
Lieut.. e. Y. Argo, Field Artillery.
The outstanding horses of the Army
team are Dick Waring and Tan Bark,
ridden by Mai. Chamberlin. the former
horse being considered the greatest
jumper OF the team; Buckaroo, winner
logne; Jack Snipe and Proctor, all
three ridden by Capt. Bradford; Garcon
and Huron Girl, ridden by Lieut..
Thomson, and Miss America and Saint
Paul. ridden by Lieut. Argo
Proctor, Capt. Bradford up won the
King of Rumania Cup at Warsaw, the
trophy being awarded the best indi-
vidual Of any nation" At Posen the
American team Of three, Dick Waring,
Huron Girl and Buckaroo, won first
place in the team event, thereby gar
nering the, diplomatic trophy. In Po-
land alone the American team won IS
ribbons. This was in addition to the
King of Rumania trophy.
Met Strong Opposition.
Competition in all of the European
fields was exceedingly stiff especially in
view of the limited number of horses
with the American teams. During the
trip the team competed against IL
countries: Poland, Italy, Rumania,
Czechslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Ger
many, Sweden, France Belgium, Eng
land, Switzerland, Holland and Ireland.
In each contest there usually were
seven nations represented and from 30
to 40 entries. In all of them, America
garnered some laurels. though at sew
cral shows they had Every bad luck"
to use their own expression, resulting
in the loss, through temporary injury,
Of two or three Of their horses at a
time.
Miss America was the brilliant per-
former at Cologne, Germany, where she
usually tied for first place and was in
the ribbons in practically every event
of the meet. In the "GrosSer PreiS Won
Koln," the greatest class of the Cologne
show, Miss America tied for first place
with q famous German horse ridden
by Lieut.. Won Barnekow, member of
last years German team in New York,
and forced the jump over four times
before bowling to the German jumper.
American Team Feted.
The Americans were feted every
where on tour, and are looking forward
to the opportunity to repay some of the
courteSieS extended them, when the
foreign teams attend their international
show this week, and the one which will
follow later in the season in Boston.
The most important military events
Ciechonowski Challenge Cup, an indi-
vidual class trophy now held by the
United States, won in 1928 by Capt.
Bradford, and presented by the former
Polish Minister, whose name 1t bears:
the 81 900 International Military Stake,
sponsored by Mrs. Brooks Aten, the
winner of which also claims the Re-
mount Service Cup; the international
officers jumping event in Paris; the
officers individual military champion
ship; and the international military
trophy for teams of three officers, al
ready mentioned.
while abroad, the American team was
received by President Won Hindenburg
and by President MoScickin of Poland.