The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-05
OVER 100 HORSES
ENTERED IN EVENT
Practically All Entries Have
Arrived For Two Day
Show At Legion Field

With practically all the approx
mately 100 horses entered in the
show arrived, everything was in
readiness last night for the opening
this afternoon at 2 o'clock Of the
third annual Cape Fear Horse Show
at Legion field.
Close to IS out-of-town horses are
entered and although most Of the
entries had been installed in their
paddocks late last night, a lev more
are expected to arrive this morn
ing.
Yesterday afternoon Legion field
was abustle with activity as train
ers and riders of the horses from
some of the finest stables in the
nation, sent the animals through
their PAGES in preparation for the
show opening.
Several hundred dollars in prizes
will be awarded winners in the va
rious events.
The show will continue tonight,
Saturday afternoon and night.
This show is expected to have
an especial appeal for children and
an unusually large crowd Of them
is expected to be on hand because
this year the Cape Fear Horse
Show association has inaugurated
the practice of allowing all chill
dren up to IA years of age to at
tend the show free Of charge when
accompanied by an adult. That
adult, members of the association
have pointed out, does not have to
be the parent of the child, or even
related, nor is there any limit on
the number of children an adult
can take in free of charge.
The colorful event, the third in
the series presented by the nom
profit Cape Fear Horse Show As
ISOLATION, Inc, will open with a
class for locally owned ponies, the
entries to be owned by people in
New Hanover and Fender counties.
The second event is n Of those
thrilling events, filled with action,
which everybody enjoys . a
touch and out jumping event in
which each horse must clear each
hurdle without touching if he is
to remain in the competition.
Next comes an event for five
gated horses ridden by amateurs.
to be followed by a class in horse
manship for local children, II
years of age and under.
One of the most exciting events
Of the day will be the class for
Corinthian hunters, in which the
colorful riders will put their
mounts over the hurdles on the
outside course, with a spill and a
thrill in prospect at every jump.
North Carolina = owned three
gated horses will strut their stuff
next, displaying their perfection Of
form in the walk, trot and canter,
after which ponies in harness will
be shown.
Again there will be action aplen-
ty in the class for open hunters,
which will also perform over the
outside jump course, where the
danger of a fall is always lurking.
The final event of the afternoon
be the class for open walking
horses, a class in which the COM
petition is expected to be very
keen.
Prior to each event H. H. Nit
chell, director of the horse show,
through a public addition system,
will explain just what type horses
will participate in the class, just
what they are supposed to do and
just how they are judged, so that
even the least well informed spec
tator will be in a position to judge
the entries for himself.
The performance this afternoon
will be but one Of four, each
containing 4 fine mixture OF events
for gainted horses, jumpers, hunt
ers and classes in which riders
compete for horsemanship perfec-
ton.
Tickets for the four performances
may be obtained at Saunders drug
store, the Cape Fear hotel, from
any members Of the board Of di-
r~ectors of the Cape Fear Horse
Show association, or at the gate at
Legion field when the show opens.
Parking spaces, for those who
prefer to see the show from the
comfort Of their cars parked at
the ringside, may be obtained from
Garland Palmer, at the Morris
Plan bank.