The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-11-04
u. S. ARMY WINS
JUMPING EVENT
WITH I FAULTS

NEW YORK, Nov. A. Two
young United States Army lieu
tenants and several old United
States Army horses today appear
certain to bring the good old
U. g.. A. top honorS in the inter
national jumping tests Of the
fiftySecond annual national horse
show, now in progress at Madison
Square Garden.
=. The two young lieutenants are
Franklin F. Wing, jr., and w. H.
s. Wright.
The horses are the famous Da-
kOta, Reno, Joe AleShire and
Podhorski-all of them wise IN the
ways Of international compe tition,
all Of them veterans Of years OF
tough going.
Lieutenant Wing yesterday took
Dakota over the testing military
jumping course without q fault.
Lieutenant Wright duplicated the
feat with Reno.
SEVEN FAULTS
Joe Aleshire, with Lieutenant
Wing In the saddle, had three
faults; Podhorski, with Lieutenant
Wright as pilot, had four faults.
The United States, with seven
faults, gave the Americans quite
, Q /headstart over the opposition.
I DeAdlocked in second place in
themilitary competition as today's
events got under way were Belgium
and Canada, each with is faults:
The Irish Free State was next in
line, with 20 faults. ,
ID APPLAUD GELDING
Although the military people
stole the show, thanks to their
pageantry and sensational riding,
as wen as the superb performances
Of the Army horses, the crowd
yesterday applauded vigorously as
Chester Caldwell's 6-year-old chest.
nut gelding, Golden Avalanche,
took the blue for three-gaited sad
die horses, and Mrs. John Hay
Whitney, of Llangollen, near Up
perville, va, scored one-two with
her green hunters, Airy Spirit and
The Bear. Dick Kirby rode Airy
Spirit; Mrs. Whitney handled The
Bear.
Yesterdays events were mostly
for saddle and harness horses,
phases Of q horse show which do
not particularly interest people in
the Maryland. Virginia-District of
Columbia area.
Today the hunters start to have
their innings, and, as usual, Mrs.
Whitney is expected to score fire.
quently.
Today's program Of the National
Horse Show at Madison Square
Garden:
AFTERNOON
9-class s: Single harness horses over
a:iE-Class Is: Limit three-gaited saddle
horses, not exceeding 15.2.
2:3S-Class ~: Novice single harness
poniess not exceeding 14:2.
2:5S-Class "a: Junior five-gaited saddle
horses. stallion, mare or gelding.
s:06-Class 8: Limit pairs of harness
horses.
3:26-Class 1O1: The Pen Jump; IL
selected from elimination. Course 81"
S:S5-Class 2S. single harness ponies,
over 1873 and not exceeding 1872. The
Judy King Challenge Trophy.
l:10-Ciass IS, three-gaited saddle
horses ridden by a lady. cross saddle.
The Charles F. Hubs Memorial Chal-
lenEe Trophy.
I:2O-Class 90, qualified hunters mid
dleweightss course TX.
EVENING
g:OO-CIass 81, three-gaited saddle
horses not exceeding 1870.
S:20-Class 16, single hraness horses,
shown to gigs, amateur to drive.
S:3S--Class 112-B, second event low
score international military jumping.
course &C."
5:00-Class 50, Five-gaited saddle
horses, stations or geldings.
9:2O-Exhibition by the Black Horse
Battery, Fort Myer, Va.
9:30-Class 107. jumpers, Irish Free
State Challenge Trophy, course "F."
1O:15-Class is. pairs Of lady's phaeton
horses, appointments.
1O:S0-Clasa lob, second day. daily
touch and out course &c"