The Washington times., 1934-04-25


Nosant School Drag Hounds
that the boys own and take care
oe and hunt with regularly, and
of their hunting with the Junior
Hunt Club. Now comes another
zig feature, that Edwin B. King,
the headmaSter, has at his coun-
try school in Warrenton, Wa
horse show. This has grown
into a really large event and
many Of the leading horses and
best riders Of the country come
TO compete with the boys. I
wish you could see the interest
That Is taken in this show.
{; It Is q great thing to see boys
fond Of horses and q natural
thing for them to be so. It Is
the very best thing in the world
for their health. All the world
doves young boys with their en-
thuSiasm and joy Of living and
love Of all sports. A great many
more boys would be keen about
horses If they had the oppor.
tlInity to ride. wish more
schools would have riding as
there Is nothing better for
young boys and girls.
The following is a general
Idea Of the Alumni Day and
Horse Show of SAINT
School Call officers Of the asso-
citation are now prominent men
'6nd old Stuyvesant boys). Fran
els H. Tones, Of Gude-Wind-
mill and Company, Wall Street,
New York, is president; vice
spreSident, harrington E. B. Hall,
nf Middleburg; secretary and
treasurer, John A. c. Keith, jr.,
0f Warrenton, is a master Of the
school. Mr.. King says:
Gas for the Horse Show, it
win be the ninth annual one
We have had and promises to
BE the largest and best. Last
year we had about 200 entries
,fISls year we hope for nearly
800. Beside the usual hOrseman-
''BAip classes for the school boys
1there will be the interesting
award Of the Silver Spurs, pre-
ssented each year by MIR. and
.Mrs. George Sloane for pro-
ficiency and practice in the
hunting field and for knowledge
Smnd efficiency in hOrSemanShip
and stable management. The
sfree-fOr-all over the outside
course will again bring the best
horses and riders in the hunting
country into competition over
real hunting country and at
hunting pace. The polo classes
which proved so popular last
year will again draw entries
from neighbOring clubs and
from Fort Myer. An innovation
will be . class in circus riding
bareback, vaulting, standing on
horseback, etc.-in which many
.Of the boys have been skiIfulIy
trained by Howard c. Fair, in
charge Of equitatiOn at the
school. The show will last from
1850 q. m. to $3.50 p. m. During
the intermissiOn a luncheon will
he served at the school for
alumni, parents, and friends by
!. the headmaSter and Mrs. King"
Mr.. King has written this
nice letter to his school alumni
q, and has given me permission to
copy it:
Among the pleasantest of my
school experiences in recent
years were the meetings with
the New York alumni on the
evening of February 16, and
with the Virginia group in Rich
.,mOnd on the 18th. At each
place there were more present
than I had expected to see; and
Ut both the expressions of
loyalty and affection for Stuy-
vesant most gratifying. At New
York there were present: Henry
Abbott, Billy Abbot, Edgar
BOOdy, Jack Bowman, Ludlow
Clark, Byrd Clark, Harrison
Colket, Christian Heineken, Hin.
. den Hyde, Lloyd Hyde, Isham
Keith III, Arnold Ladd, Jack
: Mayors, Francis Tones, Robert
White, Ken WinsIOw, and also
Captain Eley whose interest in
Stuyvesant has never lesSened,
and Mr.. Bateman whose II
years as box ing instructor
makes him a landmark for all
classes. At Richmond there
were gathered together John
Byrd, Ed HOtchkiss, Jack Keith,
Paul Richards, BufOrd Scott,
Fred Scott, Hugh Spilman,
Chaff LelOng, Pierre Warwick,
Billy Wilbur. I had hoped to
20 to Baltimore and to Boston
also; but work at the school
was continuous and heavy so it
was necessary to postpone these
two visits until q later time.
Stuyvesant has now occupied
AZ years Of my life-buSy years,
hard years, happy years. As I
look back I see much that has
given satisfaction. Although not
large, I feel that in StuyveSant
there has been laid the fOunda-
.tiOn Of a great school. Its
growth has been very real, for
When l bought the property it
was a cOrnfield. Today it is a
school widely known, and highly
AhOnOred. 1t has not amasscd
great wealth; but 1t has given
opportunity to many boys who
womb not have had the same