Evening star., 1935-10-18
TANBARK TO STAR
At HORSE SHOW
Super.AnimaI lust One OF
Many on lnter-Amer-
ican Card.

A suggestion of the quality of horse
rnanship and horseflesh to be seen IN
the Inter-American Horse Show here
late this month is embodied in the
records of two of the outstanding
American performers slated to appear
in that exhibition. These are Capt.
Earl F. Thompson and the veteran
Army horse, Tanbark.
While both are internationally
known in Olympic and other competi-
tions, they are only average units In
the imposing array to be on view in
Rock Greek Park on october rs, ~
and %. Several members OF the
Chilean Army team, which will COM
pete against the Americans over
difficult international course, also have
made themselves famous by their
courageous riding in the national
horse shows in Madison Square Gar
den and in South American meetings.
Capt. Thompson's Record.
Capt. Thompson's record, like those
of his teammates, speaks for itself.
Here it is:
1929-Took part in international
horse shows in Europe at the follow
ing places: Posen, Warsaw, Cologne,
Hamburg and Dublin. In the United
States at Madison Square Garden,
New York City, and at the Boston
Garden in Boston. riding in the inter-
national team class at both places and
winning the individual championship
In Madison Square Garden.
1930-Won the three-day event at
the Cavalry School. Took part in the
international horse show at Boston
and New York City, winning the triple
bar class and the scurry stake IN
Madison Square Garden.
1931-Did not compete in interna-
tional competition, going to California
to prepare for the 1882 Olympic
games.
Among Olympic Champions.
l932-Member of the winning team
, In the Olympic equestrian champion
ship; won the cross country phase of
this event. Competing at the Boston
Horse Show, the National Horse Show
at Madison Square Garden and the
Royal Winter Fair at Toronto, Canada,
he won the ST 900 stake class in BoS-
ton and the international jumper
class; was on the United States team
in the international event and won
the individual championship in Madi-
son Square Garden.
1933-Competed at the Chicago
Worlds Fair, the National Horse Show
at Madison Square Garden and the
Royal Winter Fair at Toronto, Can
ada. Member Of the winning United
States team in the international team
event and second in the individual
championship in Chicago, and was
second in the international individual
championship. Won the Mission VAL
ley Adieu, a 4-mile race over timber
at Kansas City. and the Elliott Mem
orial, Al mile race over timber at
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., in 1884.
Old Tanbark Super Horse.
Old Tanbark, one of the best jump
ers that ever looked through bride,
has an equally impressive history, to
wit:
He is of unknown breeding, was
purchased by the Remount Service
from c. L. Giles of Norman, Okla. He
was sent to the Cavalry School, where
he was trained as polo pony in
1886. From 1926-1928 he was used
as a green jumper. He showed so
much ability that he was taken by the
Army Horse Show Team. 1t would
take pages to relate his winnings in
detail. However, in 1928. he won one
second, one third, three fourth places
and one reserve championship. In
1929 he won eight first, seven second,
six third and three fourth places, 1896
in prize money, one championship,
one reserve championship. three cups
and was on the winning international
team of three.
Adds Other Laurels.
In 1880 he won seven first. eleven
second, three third, no fourth and
one sixth places, $795 in prize money,
81 500 in plate and one reserve cham
pionship. In 1881 he won three first,
one second, two third, one fourth and
one fifth places, was on the winning
International team of three and was
one of several other winning teams
and pairs.
In 1882 he won the officers class
in Boston, the international military
championship in New York and was
also on the winning international mil
itary team of three. In 1888 he was
one of the international team that
won first at the Worlds Fair and won
the $1,000 Military Stake at New York.
In 1884 he was one of the winning
team at Miami and member of the
winning international team of three
at Toronto. In addition, he placed in
many other classes. With start as
a cow pony in Oklahoma and a polo
pony at the Cavalry School, he really
has outdone himself as jumper; and