Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
New York Society Gathers
In Throngs at Big Race Meet
King Horse" to Reign Supreme in West Hills
During November-Competition Staged
by Six Nations.

NEW YORK. November king
Horse will reign supreme during the
month Of November. The ninth an
nual West Hills race meet was held to-
day on the estates of Henry L. Slim
son, Secretary of State, and Thomas j
White, near West Hills. This was the
last meet of the season on Long Island
The National Steeplechase and Hunt
Association, which sanctions the meet
first started as neighborhood affair,
designated Harry S. Page, Edward Voss
and F. Skiddy Won Stade as stewards
The Judges were Sir T. Ashley Sparks,
Henry w. Sage and William w. Will
lock The Race Committee included
Frederic C. Thomas, F. Ambrose Clark,
Earl Potter and Robert B. Young
The forty-fifth exhibition of the Ma
tional Horse Show Association Of
America, Ltd, which takes place in the
tanbark arena of Madison Square
Garden November to IL, will perhaps
be one of the greatest in the history Of
the organization.
Nearly a lifetime has passed since
the birth of the National Horse Show.
It lacks only three years of the half
century mark, when the first show was
given in the City of New York. In 1888
the Horse Show was an innova ion, but
within a few years 1t hes become one
of the institutions, net only OF the city,
but the entire country. Toby 1t is
still one of the ou stand ne social
features of the year and a more COM
manding attraction than ever Fred
erick D. MacKay, chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, and Reginald w.
Rives secretary are very en-
thusiastic over this years show, which
will be international in scope.
Competition among the officers OF six
nations striving for the famous inter-
national military trophy over difficult
jumping course, will mark the high spot
of the show. There will be more than
$50 classes. for practically all types OF
horses, while the special features this
year are novel and even more interest,"
ing than some of the highly appreci-
ated ones in previous years.
There is such diversity In the pro-
gram and the prize list is so rich thar
the response in entries has been amaZ-
ing. While it is still early 10 announce
any definite figures on the number OF
horses that will take part. it is known
that some are coming from the Pa
cif1c Coast, from Canada and from
countless places in the Middle West and
6OuLA.
ticularly the metropolitan section, will
have large number of entries.
It has been announced by Mr.. Ri"es
that final arrangements have been COM
pleted for the appearance of the ia
nous mounted band of the Sd Cavalry,
United States Army. at all sessions cf
the national exhibition. This unit Is
IN charge of Capt Ward H. Maris and
contains AZ men, all mounted on horses
Of uniform color.
The foreign countries that will par
ticipate in the international military
events include Germany. Sweden, Irish
Free State, Hungary and Canada and,
Of course, the United States. These
men are the pick of some of the crack
regiments of the world. They have
gone through the hardest training that
may be imagined and have won their
spurs competing with their fellow on
GERS. While national pride forces
Americans to have great respect for
the riders Of the United States Army,
we are forced to give these foreign ON
GERS the palm. The records show that
during the five previous years OF COM
petition for that most coveted prize,
the International Military Trophy. q
foreign team has never been dislOdged
from first place. Most of the foreign
officers coming from Europe are already
on the water. while the Irish Free State
team arrived IN New York on october
-. The Biltmore will be headquarters
for all the foreign teams.
Many reservations have been made
for social functions to be held in con-
nection with the horse show. Those
who have made reservations for boxes
include Messrs. T. Shaw Hall. Henry
G. Vaughn. Walter L. Schmaring. w.
Alton Jones, Franklin Petit, Gordon
MendelSohn, John z. Madden. jr: VIII
liam NJ. v. Hoffman. J. Spencer Weed,
Adrian Van Sinderen, Edward v.
Quinn. Sidney j. weinberg, r. T. Stone,