Evening star., 1937-11-05
i. 5. HORSE TEAM
. HALF-PO|NT LOSER
Joe AIeshire's Slip Costs Tilt
With Bliss Entry at New
York Show.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.


M New York, Nov. 5.-Probably
there is not a more honest
4 jumper than old Joe Aleshire
in the string that constitutes the
United States horse show team, but
once again yesterday he proved the
hard luck horse that cost his team
mates valuable prize. In the inter-
American meet in Washington last
month, old Joe stepped in the water
jump in the international competition
between the Belgian and American
squads, and thereby lost the battle
to the invaders. Last night, coming
up once again as the last horse on the
American side, the aged veteran hit
just one fence too many and kept the
Americans from gaining permanent
possession of the Irish Free State chal-
lenge trophy, on which they had won
two legs in the national horse shows
Of last year and 1885.
Up to that point, the United States
had only one fault scored against its
first two starters, Ugly, ridden by Capt.
Milo Matteson, and Masquerader,
handled by 1t. Scott Sanford. Had
Joe Aleshire been able to get by with
no faults at all, the challenge cup
would have come to rest permanently
in the Army trophy room. Had he
been able to slip around with only
single mistake. the Army trio would
have tied with the team entered by
Mrs. Julius Bliss of New York. whi-h h
had two faults against it. But old
Joe. still running to the hard luck,
made one front tick, one behind, was
marked down for one and half, and
by that half hung the margin of
victory.
Mrs. Bliss entry consisting of the
nationally known jumpers, Grey
Flight, Bay Flight and Will Gallon,
were all handled by Arthur McCashin,
and however strong ones partisanship
might run, none could deny that her
horses made gallant showing, and
that Mr.. McCashin han1led them with
incredible shrewdness and consistency.
The Canadian army, which had two
teams entered in the event, also had
chance to tie things up until its
last horse had jumped. One of the
Canadian outfits had been set back
only two faults when 1t. Douglas Gle
| land rode out on Dunadry, but tat
one smacked two fences good and
hard s-d "%Sed four points to the
score of errors.
.,lm9S. Steals Spotlight.
BECAUSE it drew total of l3 teams
into action, the Irish challenge
trophy test almost overshadowed the
second night of the international low
score jumping in which five nations
are fighting it out over a three-day
line. With each nation entering two
teams to jump abreast over the stiff
course last night. and permitted to
select the mark Of the best pair, the
Americans wound up in last place for
the evening, and still maintained the
lead they gained on opening night,
although the other nations closed much
ground on them.
An Irish team of Duhallow and Red
Hugh made only IL faults to win the
nights blue ribbon, while the Cana
dians were second with four faults and
the Belgians and the Netherlands
army tied for third and fourth place.
which was settled by the toss of a
| coin. America, nevertheless, had only
nine faults, which added to the seven
tailed against them Wednesday, left
them with total of 16 and Canada
is second with 19 so far the two days.
Before last nights fancily-d-essed
crowd of 5000 spectators had as
sembled, there was one hunter class
which gave some indication of the
way the wind will blow when the
major tests for that type come up.
Mrs. Ellsworth August's Chatter Chat
was awarded the blue ribbon over Mrs.
John Hay Whitney's Bon Diable in
an event for middleweight qualified
hunters. and the recent Warrenton
champion Big John was left out of
the ribbons entirely. leaving the ring
apparently lame. There was much
evidence Of lameness among the entries
in this class, in fact so much so that
when a call went out for the show
veterinary, some one suggested ne
judges should have called for a priest
| instead of a doctor.
The Maytop stables Helium, one
that has real lighter-than-ai touch
at his fences, won the second phase
OF the touch and out sweepstake with
sergeant Joe. owned by H. w. Wagner,
Jr., second. Two members of the win
nlng Bliss team came back to take
third and fourth places, although one
OF them, Bay Flight, gave Mr.. Nc
Cashin bad tumble before the lump
offs.
Chile Cup Finals Today.
| OUTSTANDING among the classes
on the slate for today and to-
nlght are those for hunters to be
rloden by amateurs, the hunt teams
ana the Corinthian classes, and of
course, the finals of the international
| team event for the trophy presented