Evening star., 1939-05-28
Meadowbrook Show
Promises 10 Be
OF High Order
Numerous Entries Of
Quality Reported
For 50 Closes


Quality Reported
For 50 Closes
With entries coming in from all
sides, the annual Washington Horse
Show, scheduled at the Meadow
brook Saddle Club Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, promises to live up to
the high standard set in past years,
both In quality and quantity. The
show, sponsored by the Junior
League, OF which Mrs. Montgomery
Blair and Cecil Lester Jones are rep
resentatives, has a total of SO classes
and each is expected to be we'll
filled.
Entries thus far have been re-
eeived from Warrenton, Charlottes-
vile, Upperville, Front Royal, Ber-
ryville, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Kes-
wick, Arlington, Fairfax and Rixey-
vile, Va; Baltimore, Towson, Glen
arm, Rockville, Silver Spring and
Laurel, Md; Reading, Pa; Pontiac,
Mich; Asheville, N. c., and large
number of local exhibitors. Entries
from several prominent New York
and New England stables are ex-
pected to swell the list before the
deadline tomorrow noon.
The three-day show is divided into
seven divisions-junior, three gated
saddle horses, f1ve-giated saddle
horses, conformation hunters, work.
ing hunters, open jumpers and mill
tary.
Nine Glasses in Junior Division.
Restricted to riders who have not
reached their 17th birthday ami
versary, the junior division has nine
classes. Chief among these is the
A. S. P. c. A. good hands event, the
A. S. P. C. A. horsemanship event
and the jumpers sweepstakes.
Glasses for ponies also are included
In this division.
The three-gaited saddle horse di-
vision will have eight classes, topped
by the $3.50 championship stake.
Also included are road hacks, ladies'
saddle and combination, in which
the entries are shown first to a suit
able vehicle, then embarrassed and
saddled in the ring and shown at
walk, trot and canter.
The flve-gaited saddle horse divi-
sion, always popular with specta-
tors. also has eight classes, with the
$3.50 championship stake being the
feature. To be eligible, horses must
have competed in at least one other
class in this division, and, like the
three-gaited division, there must be
at least 10 entries, otherwise the
class will be held as sweepstakes.
19 Hunter Glasses.
The $500 hunter stakes and the
hunter championship are the head
liners in the conformation hunter
division, which has 10 classes in all,
including those for qualified or green
hunters, non-thoroughbreds to be
shown over outside course, Admiral
Cary T. Grayson Memorial Cup, won
last year by Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Untermyer's Hexameter, and Corin-
THAN class. Horses are to be shown
IN hunt livery and the hunter stakes
count toward the championship.
Prizes won in other classes do not
make horse eligible for this cham
pionship, but count at one-half
value toward it.
The working hunter division also
has a $3.50 stake and a champion
ship award. Six classes make up
this section, which also includes pair
of hunters, open hunters, ladies'
fynfore onl hy,,tare cI,ou,Y, I,1, a
teurs. AS in the conformation hunt
er stake, the same class in this di-
vision must have at least 10 en-
tries or it will be held as a sweep
stake.
There are six classes leading up to
the open jumper championship,
which heads this division, including
the $500 open jumping stake. 9th
ers are the triple bar, touch and out,
handicap, skyscraper and the three
day jumper event. The latter, open
to all, and over eight 4-foot jumps,
will be held each day of the show
The four horses having accumu-
lated the highest number of points
will be awarded the prize money.
Only an Added Attraction.
Through an error in printing the
prize list the bareback costume class
to be shown over jumps was
scheduled as counting toward the
open jumper championship. This is
q mistake, as the class, which will
be judged by applause of the spec
tators, will be simply an added at
traction and in no way will affect
the points toward the champion
ship.
The military division has two
classes, officers charger and troop
er's mount, with entries to be put
through intricate PAGES and over
Jumps. Conformation also will
count in this division.
Cash prizes will be awarded to
managers or superintendents of sta
bles winning the greatest number
OF ribbons and also to those with
the neatest tackrooms, dress and
manner and arrangement of ap-
pointments.
The following have been invited
to serve as judges: Junior class,
Maj. Gen. Guy v. Henry, U. S. A.,
retired, Alexandria, Va, and Hum
phrey Finney, Towson, Md; saddle
classes, Frank E. Robinson, Summit,
N. j.; hunter and jumper classes,
Frank A. Bonsal, jr., Glyndon, Nd;
Mr.. Finney, Maj. Gen. Henry and
Augustus Riggs, Cookesville, Md;
military classes, Maj. Gen. Henry.
The committee reserves the right
to add to or vary these names If
deemed advisable.
The show will start at 10 am Fri
day, 8 am. Saturday and l pm.
Sunday. There will be recess Fri
day and Saturday between the
morning and afternoon classes, with