Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27
HORSE SHOW
PLANNED With
POLO TOURNEY
Best Riders, Horses In
Service to Appear
In Events Feb. 9
AT Fort Brown

TAI OIL DEOWu
One of the biggest horse shows in
the history Of Fort Brown is to be
held February 8 as an added attrac-
ton to the mid-winter polo tourney
which is Il swing under way Feb
rurary ! and last for 10 days.
Aside from the Fort Brown polo
team, there will be q civilian team
here from Wichita Falls and two
army teams, the fifty cavalry from
Fort Clark and the 18th Mexican
cavalry from MatGmoros. It is pos
sible that the civilian team OF Tam
pico will also enter the tournament
All polo teams entering the play
will also enter the horse show and in
addition Fort Ringgold is entering
the exhibition. Some of the finest
mounts and horsemen in the service
will ride during the days events.
Officials for the horse show will
be headed by Col. William 4. John
ston. The horse show committee Is
composed Of Capt. Carl Ii. Strong,
Capt. Marion !. Worries and Lieut..
Clyde Massey and the judges will be
Maj. Henry l.. Flynn, Maj. Herbert
4. Taylor, Capt. Clyde 4. Austin and
Capt. Albert Lobitz. Capt. Vernon NJ.
Shell will be referee and Capt.
Marion /. Worries, ringmaster. All
officials are officers Of the 18th
Cavalry stationed at Fort Brown.
The days program contains Is
events as follows:
Glass l.-Novice Jumpers (Offi-
cers.J Any novice jumper to be rid
den by an officer. A novice jumper
is one which never won a jumping
class in any ho~rseshow. To be
shown over course c, jumps to be 3
feet 6 inches.
Class 2.-Novice Jumpers enlisted
Mem. Any novice public horse TO be
ridden by an enlisted man. A novice
jumper is one which never won a
jumping class in any horseshow. To
be shown over Course c, jumps to be
3 feet.
Glass 3.-Touch and Out. Open to
all. Performance only TO count.
Course b. jumps 3 feet 6 inches.
Class 4.-Open Jumping (0fficers).
Any horse TO be ridden by an officer.
To be judged on performance only,
over Course A, jumps 3 feet 9 inches.
Glass 5-Open Jumping enlisted
Mem. ANY public horse to be ridden
by an enlisted man. To be judged
jumps 3 feet 6 inches.
a. nY.- DskL.- y
Open to any blue ribbon winner in
jumping classes in previous horse
shows. Course A. jumps 4 feet.
Glass 7.-0ffieers Mount. Open
10 any horse. to be shown by an Of
ficer. To be shown in hand and
adjudged on condition Of horse and
condition ard adjustment Of equip
ment only. Equipment: Flat saddle,
any bride.
Glass S.-Troopers Mount. Open to
any public horse and shown in hand
by an enlisted man. To be judged
on condition Of horse and condition
and adjustment Of equipment only.
Equipment: Mcclellan saddle with
out coat straps), regulation issue
double bride.
Glass 9.-Offieers Charger. Open
70 any horse ridden by an officer.
Horse 70 be up to carrying 2
pounds. To be judged on conforma-
ton, schooling and jumping. School
ing to include gallop depart on both
leads from the walk, backing and
two tracking. To be shown over
Course Il. jumps 3 feet 6 inches.
Glass 1n.-Enlisted Mems Mount.
Open TO any public horse ridden by
an enlisted man. To be judged on
conformation, schooling and jumping.
Schooling 10 include gallop depart on
both leads from the trot. and backing.
To be shown over Course B, jumps
3 feet 3 inches.
Glass 11.-Polo Pony (LiEhtweight).
i65 pounds. To be judged on on
formation. type and performance.
Mallets to be carried. Ponies en-
tered in Class XII not eligible.
Glass 12.-Polo Pony middle and
heavyweightl.-Post entries. Ponies
up 10 carrying 100 pounds. To be
judged on conformation, type and
performance. Mallets 10 he carried.
Ponies entered in Class IL not
ELIGIBLE.
Class lS.-Polo Pony Bending Race.
Post entries. Mallet 10 be carried.
Stakes TO be ten yards apart and 10
he taken on alternate hands. Knock
inc down a stake will disGualify.
Glass l4.-Road Hack. Post En-
tries. And horse and rider. Horse
70 be Is hands or over. Must show
a square walk on loose rein, fast
square trct. slow canter and hand
gallon. To be judged on conforma-
ton. suitability and performance.
Glass l5.-Ladies Saddle Horse.
ANY horse. LADY 10 ride. To he
shown az walk. trot and gallon. To
hc judged on conformation and per-
~f0rmance.
Glass le.-Escort Wagons. Escort
wagon drawn by four mules. To be
shown By driver and helper. To he
Judged on conformation. tyne. cnndi-
ton and performance Of team, and on
condition Of harness and WAGON.
Harness. WAGON -nd CONTINENT 70
conform to War Department speeifi-
cations.
The chamber Of commerce directors
NJ their meeting Wednesday NIGHT
authorized the rr~rhass Of loving
Guns. "a be awarded ~ - rolo tour
-a~prt.