Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-23
RIDER HAS CLOSE
CALL IN FIRE Jump
CavaIryman's Spill Provides
Thrilling Climax at
Horse Show.
Nv a staH correspondent Of The star.

By A Stah Correspondent OF The Star.
PLEASANT HILL FARM, Md. MAY
ga near-tragedy, in which a trooper
from Fort Myer narrowly escaped Sc.
rious burns or death in the blazing
wreckage Of a fire jump. furnished &
breath-taking climax for the seconC
day OF the worthington Valley Horse
Show and stole the spotlight from tn,
equine performers here yesterday.
Cavalrymen from the Virginia pos
had completed an exhibition Of trick
and rough riding and were putting theil
mounts over a flaming barrier anc
through burning archway to gain the
outside course when a faltering ANNA
upset the jump.
Pvt. Edward Anderson was unseateC
and he rolled across a burning board
from the demolished barrier and. ap.
parently, into the mass of cracking
timbers Just beyond. Unseen to hose
in the stands on the far side of the
field, however, he stopped in tiny
clearing between the two fires anc
escaped unscathed.
woman Hurt In Spill.
Another spill occurred earlier In the
afternoon when horse which Mrs
George A. Saportes Of Monkton, Md.
was schooling over an outside jump
became frightened by sudden blarine
of band music and bolted. She was
taken to Baltimore hospital to be
treated for shock and bruises.
Washington horses failed to break
into the blue ribbon class, but Sec
ondary awards were collected by ex-
ing the Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer.
On Tip, the gelding jumper Of Z
e. Adanson of Washington, were pin
ned three white ribbons. representing
fourth places in as many jumping
classes over barriers at heights ranging
from feet inches to feet.
Papoose, owned by Mrs. C. D. Heron
of Bethesda, Md. and Gold Foyle, shown
by Percy M. Niepold Of Washington
combined to take third place in the
pairs hunters and jumpers class, In
which team from Fort Myer, Garcor
and Sir Knight, was second.
The Sd Cavalry's mounts picked uI
one other red ribbon for second place
and a pair of yellows for thirds in the
jumping classes. Squire, q gray geIding
getting two Of these awards. Squire was
second in the jumpers sweepstakes and
third in the $500 jumpers stake, while
stablemate, Flash, was third in thu
jumping class staged over 4-feet-6-inct
jumps.
TrilIOra Farm Entries Score.
Three blue ribbons and an equal mum.
Der Of yellows were won by Trillors
Farms, Shrewsbury N. j., horses with
BY Request triumphing in three classes
to account for all of the blue awards.
Richard K. Melons Rolling Rock
Farms Of Ligonier, Pa, was second
among the high scorers of the day with
three blues and yellow, Birdcatcher
Laurel and Straide Gift winning tI.eiI
classes to earn their first blue ribbons
Of the show for Mellon.
A number Of horses are entered By
exhibitors from Washington in the
three $500 stakes for saddle horse,
and hunters, which will feature the
closing Of the three-day meet here to-
day.
Karl w. Corby has entered Noble
Roland in the $500 stake for saddle
horses 1872 hands and over; Easter
Morn, in the middle and heavyweight
hunters stake and Sarilou Smart, II
the stake for saddle horses over IA:
hands and under 1872 hands
Happy Time. shown by w. Franl
Burrows of Washington, and Vernon
@. owens Harriet Lee, are also Il
show in the latter stake.