The Washington times., 1934-03-30

horses and riders will feature
the opening of the Cherry
Blossom Festival to be held
April 10. Purpose of the horse
show will be the educational
features in pointing out to the
public the advantages Of good
breeding in horses.
The parade will be held east
Of the Tidal Basin on the
football fields, where rings 400
yards long and 200 yards wide
will be set up. There will be
grandstand seats for 1000 per-
sons and standing room for
10000.
Specimens of horses illustrat-
ing the types used for recre-
alton and exercise will be
shown, as well as horses used
in polo games, military pur-
poses and fox hunting.
After the parade, the show
will proceed with following
classes:
Class Hunters over a
course Of eight 80 jumps,
about four "a feet high.
Glass saddle horses.
Glass 3-Exhibition of a Sc
lected pack of fox hounds.
Glass 4-Ladies hunters.
Glass 5-Hunt teams.
- Class exhibition riding,
Cavalry, Fort Myer.
Class Humping over a
course similar to that of 1882
Olympic Games.
I hope all horsemen, Masters
Of Hunts and people who love
and know all about horses will
cooperate with Col. C. S. Scott,
who has made out this pro-
gram Of a Horse Show and
Parade, at the time of the
Cherry Blossom Festival. Peo-
pie who have always lived
among horses and ridden don't
realize how people who do not
have the opportunity to ride
or be with horses are intensely
interested in all that concerns
horses and would like to know
more about them.
This has been brought home
to me since starting this col
umn. I have received letters
from people you would never
believe would care about horses
or have time to write about
them. Letters from older
women who have never been
thrown with horses or lived in
the country since they were
children, one woman saying
she was so glad to know how
they fox hunted and so inter-
ested and thrilled at the fun
people seem to have doing it.
Letters from older men who
fox hunted when they were
boys and love horses but have
no chance to ride now, telling
me of their experiences and
still wanting to live in the
country and fox hunt. Young
girls and men who know moth
ing about horses but would
like so to know and wish that
they could ride or just go in
a car and see a fox hunt.
Don't you think it would be
q fine thing for any of you
who can to give the masses of
people who will be in our Ma
tional Capital at this Cherry
Blossom season this pleasure?
To show some of your won
derful horses and let others
enjoy them as you do. know
it will be thrilling for you.
Somehow people who have al
ways lived in the country and
those that come to live in the
country have so much kind
ness. Perhaps because they have
more time. hope you will do
this thing and give all the joy
that helping out in this plan
will give. Most of you will have
turned your hunters out by
April IL, as it will be too late
to fox hunt, but there ere not
many who can't keep them up
a little longer and help make
this a grand show.
You don't have to enter in
the horse show if your horses
aren't show horses, but read
Colonel Scott's plan carefully
and get in the parade. I hope
to see you there.
The Cobbler Hunt Hunter
Trials, to be held Easter Mon
day, April 2, will have post en-
tries for all classes. There will
be q great many horses entered
from all the surrounding coun-
try. Glass No. /, junior class
open to any boy or girl under
16 will be a large and popular
class, as all the hunting young
sters will have holiday that
day.
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