Evening star., 1937-11-09
FORT MYERS BILLY
STARS IN NATIONAL
Capt. luebbermann Pilots
Horse to Touch. and Out
Win in Big Show.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, Jr.
Stan correspondent OF The Star

n n ADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
M New York, Nov. 9-Hexame-
ter, smooth-moving young
brown gelding owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Untermeyer OF New
York, won the thoroughbred hunter
class in the sixth session of the Ma
tional Horse Show here last night,
topping almost two score entries that
included among them most Of the first
rate show hunters in action this season,
Ridden by Miss Patricia Boiling,
the Untermeyer horse unquestionably
turned in the best performance of
the lot, and after much discussion the
judges rated Hexameter tops on con-
formation also. 1t was Hexameter's
second victory in two starts here, and
indicated clearly that the youngster
will have to be considered when cham
pionship ribbons are pinned on tomor-
row night.
Among the horses that missed the
ribbons were Chatter Chat, Lord Brit
ain, Clifton's Beau, Holystone, the
entire Whitney string Of Bon Diabfe,
Grey Knight, Spring Hope, ETC., and
even Big John, recently champion Of
the Warrenton Horse Show. Big John,
as matter of fact, stood out like a
sore thumb on conformation, but un-
fortunately he also went at his fences
like one. Many thought Grey Knight
sure thing for the blue until the
score cards were turned in. Second
place was awarded to Troop. owned by
Mrs. j. T. Moore. jr. Of Pennsylvania
and ridden by Mrs. Cary jackson of
Virginia. Third was Claredda Farms
Prince Charming 3D. and fourth went
to Miss Elmina Brewster,s Double
Entry.
Canada Takes Military Event.
THE military feature of the evening
was the international knock
down-and-out competition, in which
the former American Army horse
Squire scored for his present owners,
the Canadian military squad. Ridden
by Lit. Marshall Cleland. old SQUIRE.
one that has won many ribbon for
the numerous stables exhibiting him
in the Garden in recent years, belied
his age by outlasting much younger
horses in series of jump-offs for the
trophy presented by Whitney Stone,
secretary of the National Horse Show.
In second place was the Belgian army
teams Ramona, handled by 1t. Ives
Van Strydonck, and the Irish had
third with Red Hugh, on which 1t.
G. M. Heffernan again had the mount.
None of the American entries was
able to survive the first round, the
best of them being Capt. Royce Drake
on King Hi, which faulted at the
eighth fence. All four of those that
entered the first jump-off had gone
clean in the initial test. Red Hugh,
Ramona and Squire then managed
to reach the fourth barrier in the
raised course, making another tie.
Next time Squire alone went beyond
the first fence, the others knocking it
down. They settled for second and
third ribbons by toSs-up.
Billy in Spotlight.
&TILL plainly one of the outstanding
jumpers here, with the exception
of the international horses, the Fort
Myer Horse Show teams Billy won the
fifth phase of the touch-aIid out
sweepstake and carried off 10 per cent
of the prize money, as well as clinching
a chance at the finals tonight. Ridden
by Capt. H. A. Luebbermann, Billy
has been knocking at the door in
virtually every class he entered here.
and seemed well on the way to picking
up the handy hunter prize Sunday
evening when his rider lost the course.
In the individual military the same
night he was again clean and going
great guns when he was allowed a
rather easy refusal A splendid come
back last night atoned for those de-
faults. however. and it seems likely
that the Fort Myer squad will come
away with a good cut of the final
purse, which pays 80 per cent of the
total to the winner.
Summaries:
Touch-and- -out SweepStake. fifth dsv-
second Oriole Stables Cuchulain: third
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Gilbert's Glendhu;
fourth. Oriole Stables Oriole Starlight.
International Military Jumping Special
dian Army team 1t. Marshall Cleland:
second. Ramona Belgian Army team. Lit.
Ives Van Strydonck third. Red Hugh Irish
Free State team. 1t G. M. Hefernsn;
fourth. Keodore Canadian Army team.
Capt. Stuart c. Bate.