Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-13
BY JACK ALLEN,


NEW YORK, Nov. BIN all Of
those sections of the world whose
forces are not engaged in mortal
combat, Capt. Franklin S. Wing,
jr., Of the United States Army team
at Fort Riley, Kans.. was regarded
today as the champion military
equestrian.
His recognition as such comes as
a fitting climax to the career of
the 32-year-old officer, who, born
and reared in the service. began
to ride when some unidentified
enlisted man pushed him atop a
cavalry mount at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, 20 years ago and taught him
to handle horse.
Capt. Wing won the title by
taking the International Individual
Military Championship Challenge
Trophy for Officers in the National
Horse Show last night after a stiff
combat with Maj. Eduardo Yanez,
who with Toqui, his mount last
night, previously had accounted for
Chile's two triumphs in the Nation
ais featured military jumping COM
petitions.
On West Point Polo Team.
The new champion was born In
the Philippines, son of Col. Franklin
S. Wing, an officer in the Dental
Corps of the Army, now retired and
living in Colorado. He spent most
of his youth on cavalry posts and
it was only natural that at the age
of IL he took up riding.
He then was a member of a Boy
Scout troop at Sam Houston which
devoted most of its time to riding,
and was regarded as a Junior cav
airy" of sorts. When he went to
West Point he made" the polo
team and. upon graduation in 1880,
chose the cavalry as his branch of
the service Since that time he
spent four years at Fort Bliss, Tex,
and has been at Fort Riley since
1894.
Capt Wing. who few days before
entraining for New York and the
National was gifted with a SON
Franklin S. Wing, Sd. and a West
point prospect-and 10 other off,
GERS from the United States, Chile
and Mexico were the original start
ers in the championship event. chief
lure which brought 10000 to Madi-
son Square Garden.
Five officers and six horses sur
vived the first round with perfect
performances, Capt Wing qualify
ing two horses for the jump-off
Democrat, the mount with which
he eventually triumphed, and Da-
kota.
The others to qualify were Capt
Royce Drake, leader of the United
States team, on King Hi; Capt
Humberto M. MARBLES of Mexico, on
Resorte: Maj. Yanez, on Toqui. and
Capt. Ramiero R. Palafox of Mex
leo. or Azteca, the same doe which
took down the title in 1888.
TOqui Goes Sour.
Capt Wing and Democrat and
Maj. Yanez and Toqui circled the
course in perfect form a second
time to recessitate a second run-off
and to tie up the first two places
in the competition. Capt. Drake,
Capt Humberto Marbles and Capt
Ramiero Palafox had four faults
each to deadlock them for third
place, which was not jumped of
under the class rules, and the Capt
Wing-Dakota combination finished
fourth with eight faults
Maj YaneZ and Toqui were the
first pair in the ring for the first
place jump-off. The usually relia-
BILE Toqui cleared the first foul
fences faultlessly. He then startled
showing followers who have OBJ
served him in action in previou:
Nationals by going entirely sour.
On the fifth fence he carried
away the top pole Going to the
sixth obstacle-a single pole fee
high-he ducked under the barrier
and it struck against Maj. Yanez':