The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-15
SECOND STATE
HORSE ROUNDUP
THRILLS THRONG
Riders and Mounts Display
Great Skill at Gregg
Farm Show.

That equitation is by no means a
lost art was revealed yesterday by
riders who competed for prizes and
pleasure in the second annual Indi-
ana saddle horse roundup held at
the Gregg farm, Meridian and One
Hundred and Sixth streets.
The days program got off literally
to flying" start at 10 a. m, when
Miss Lucy Link opened the winners
column by jumping her mount, Big
Canada, over the eight hurdles in
the most horsewoman-h manner
But Miss Link was not content
with one place in the contest and
went back stage" where she secured
two other jumpers, Safe Home and
Summit View, which she placed
third and fourth in the same event,
giving way only for Miss Anne
Ayres to place Amazon in the second
best position.
Miss Cynthia Test walked, trotted,
and paced her pony, Mitzie, into
first place in the three-gaited cham
pionship for ladies, with Mrs. Will
liam Wemmer, second, and Mrs.
Margaret Abraham Feore on Bour-
bet, third.
Miss Test Wins Again
But neither was Miss Test content
with winning just one event for
she came back in the very next
competition and Won first with Nit
zie in the craftsmanship champion
ship for boys or girls between the
ages of 9 and Is.
Miss Test was followed in the
craftsmanship incident by Robert
Bohlen on BitterSweet and Anne
Elder astride Dan.
Earl w. Kiger and Robert Hamil-
ton displayed some promising 1884
colts in a two-sided contest which
ended with Kiger taking off the first
place prize.
]. R. McNutt, c. E. Keller, and
Harry McNutt walked off with first,
second and third honors in the
open class of five-gaited horses in
which half of the judging was OH
the rider and half on the horse.
Among the United States army
equestrians, who entered in the
army riding contest, Major j. K.
Boles was first, Lieutenant Charles
P. Westphaling, second, and Corporal
Duckworth, third.
Arabian Steeds Exhibited
The days competing classes were
given a recess while John A. George
gave an exhibition of his Arabian
mounts. These horses are the de-
scendants of the original Arabian
horses brought to this country. The
ArabianS have one leeS vertebra
than the American horse, and are
on an average only fifteen hands
high, which is short of the average
American saddle horse.
Early in the afternoon, a grand
march of all entries, headed by
Maj or- General Robert Tyndall, gave
the spectators an opportunity to
glimpsing a panoramic view of
probably the best collection of horse
flesh in this part of the country.
In the saddle pony class, Nonpa-
reil, with Bert Davis up, nosed out
Miss Letitia Sinclair and her mount
in some close competition.
An exhibition OF Indiana owned
and operated" show horses followed
the saddle pony contest, in which
several prize winning mounts were
displayed, including the famous
Chestnut TWig.
Dorothy MetZger Scores
Little Dorothy Metzger was
chosen by the board of judges as
the outstanding horsewonan under
the age of 9.
In bit of family rivalry, between
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wemmer,
both entered in the tpree-gaited
open class, as usual the husband
gave in and took third place, with
Mrs. Wemmer out in front for the
blue ribbon, followed closely by the
plucky Cynthia Test, who took the
red banner.
The starring horses in the touch
and-out jumping class were Summit
View, first; Safe Home, second;
Rocket, third, and Blizzard, fourth.
hurdles, each four feet high.
Audrey Pugh Is Winner
Miss Audrey Pugh, long a favorite
in the ladies' riding competition,
especially in state fair shows, trotted
out into the lead in the ladies' five
| gated horse class, with Mrs. Feore,
second and Miss Link third
The young gentleman, who walked
off with the afternoons show is
named Suicide, and holds the title
of the worlds champion broad
jumper among horses. His rider,
Miss Eleanor Getzendaner put the
ace leaper through a series of long
jumps which provided plenty of
thrills. This horse was real show
man and seemed to know what his
watchers liked.
Miss Lois Getzendaner rode Two
Step in several fancy riding tricks
not seen in every day four-footed
activity.
c. E. Keller came out conquerer
in the gentleman's horsemanshir
contest, with Mr.. Wemmer in sec
ond position.
In a bareback mounting race, the
object of which was mounting anc
riding to the tape in the shortest
length of time, the ponies assigned
to the various riders, Private Bowle'
of the army won first place.
Miss Sinclair and her rig, replett
with tiny coachman all decked ou
in the fa Shinfn of wars q 90 took tn