Evening star., 1933-05-05
SCHEDULE FIXED
FOR HORSE SHOW
Program of Events for Ma
+, tionaI Capital Meet May
10 to 13 Completed.

The National Capital Horse Show
Committee has issued recently for the
information Of exhibitors and potential
spectators at its annual Bradley Farms
show, May 10 to IS, a time table tndt-
eating distribution Of 50 classes through
the four days of the exhibition.
Opening next wednesday at 1880
pm, the first day will include classes
for and year olds shown in hand;
and 4 year olds shown under saddle; |;
green hunters, heavy and middleweight;
thoroughbred saddle class; local saddle
class; lightweight green hunters;
qualified hunters, middle and heavy
weight; hunters other than thorough
bred, and the modified Olympia class,
one Of the most severe jumping tests
in the show. All afternoon sessions
are to begin at the same hour.
On the second day the Introductory
class will be for lightweight qualtfied
hunters, followed by the saddle horse
division, owners to ride: green hunters,
years and under; touch and out class;
road hacks; and year olds shown
under saddle: thoroughbred hunters: /:
park saddle class; local hunters and
the handicap jumping class.
Military Events Friday.
Military contests and the Corinthian,
which has an unusually large entry
this year, will be features of the Fri
day program. The day will open with
the competition for troopers mounts, to
be shown over 3-foot jumps, and con-
tinue through the open saddle class for
horses under 15.2; the 5-foot jump
ing class; hunter hacks; model hunt
crs, shown in hand; ofncers' chargers;
the Corinthian. in which IS horses VII!
compete; handy hunters; pairs OF
hunters and the Riding and Hunt
Club class.
The variety of entertainment planned
for children during the show by the
Junior League of Washington, sponsors
of the National Capital this season, will
be climaxed Saturday morning by eight
classes devoted entirely to younger
riders.
throughout the exhibition there will
be special amusement features for chill
dren, including pony rides supervised
by q committee headed by Mrs. Elipha-
let Andrews. On Saturday morning.
however, the young equestrians Will
take over the show ring for series
of contests in which $3.50 prize money
and several trophies have been offered.
The first class will be called at 10 am.
Ponies over 1872 and not exceeding
142 will compete in the opening class;
ponies not exceeding 1872 in the second;
horses and ponies. ridden by children.
in the third, and the horsemanshlp
class for children under IL years OF
age will close this series. Next will
be the pony jumping class for ponies
not exceeding l4.2 hands; another for
ponies not exceeding 1872, the open
jumping class for children and the
pony Corinthian class.
Other Contests in Show.
The mixed adult and children's aft
ernoon session Saturday will start with
ladies' hunters; the pony hunt teams;
the good hands" class for children
under II; the ladies' saddle class; hunt
teams, where 10 pink-coated teams Of
three riders and their mounts will be
seen in action this year, and the triple
bar jump.
Climaxing the show that day will be
three important sweepstakes for sad
die horses, hunters and open jumpers,
and championships for saddle horses
and hunters.
Judges will be Mrs. Fontaine Maury
Thraves Of Virginia Beach. Va, In
saddle ponies and children's jumping
and horsendanship classes; John w.
Macomb of Wilmington, Del, saddle
horses; Henry L. Bell Of Bayside, Long
Island, and Charles J. Barrie Of Tea
neck, N. j., hunter breeding, hunters
and jumpers. and Col. KENYON A.
Joyce. U. 8. A., military classes.