Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
President Joins
100 Enthusiasts
Al Horse Show
Thrills Pack Program
At Fort Myers
Birthday Celebration

President Roosevelt and about
100 cheering enthusiasts sat
through more than two thrill-filled
hours at the Fort Myer riding hall
last night as crack horsemen from
civilian and military ranks went
through their PAGES in the Presi-
dents Birthday Horse Show, staged
for the infantile paralysis benefit
fund.
From the moment that the Presi-
dent, who was accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, was welcomed by buglers
until Battery G of the 18th Field
Artillery brought the performance
to close with hair-raising maneu-
vers, the program moved at swift
pace, almost continuous applause
greeting the participants.
For young Lisbeth Stieg of Chevy
Chase, the occasion was particularly
noteworthy because Skippy, as she
is known, rode her big jumping
mare Hi-Ho to triumph in the 60
as-you-like class for the only victory
that civilian riders were able to take
from the Army representatives in
the two nights the show was held.
Hi-Ho First by Seconds.
Skippy and Hi-Ho were the first
to compete in this tough class. The
conditions were not known to the
entrants until post time and they
called for clever riding. The 10
jumps were well scattered and the
trick was to take all with the fewest
faults in the quickest time. The
riders could take their own course,
provided every barrier was taken
once and only once. 1t was very
confusing.
However, the young Chevy Chase
girl booted the little chestnut mare
around without mishap in 81 Sec
onds. This was three seconds faster
than required by Rowdy, which
gained second place under his owner,
1t David Wagstaff Several others
had nice rounds, but failed to place
because they were too slow. Freddie
Hughes on Black Caddy was going
great until Caddy stopped three
fences from home and ruined his
was watching the rest trying to beat
her performance, praying that none
would.
Had it not been for this victory
the Army riders would have swept
the open jumping classes, four in
all. Wednesday night they won
both and earned an even break last
night when Capt. John Collier rode
Gay Cockade to victory in the open
jumpers over a big field. This also
was a tough class to win, no less
than II jumps dotting the course.
The four jump-in -and-out proved
the undoing of large number and
almost stopped Gay Cockade.
Gay Cockade Scores.
After bouncing over 10 of the
Jumps without apparent effort, Gay
Cockade got too close to the third
of this series of fences and hit
slightly. However, that beat out
Mount Carmel which had IL faults
Clipped Wings, which had won a
similar class the night before, took
third place under 1t. James Polk
and Hi-Ho was fourth with Miss
Stieg up. Capt. Charles B. McClel-
land and his mount, Smacko, the
pair to beat in this class, were off
form and finished among the also
rams.
The hunter class results almost
were a repetition of the opening
night scores. Mrs. d. N. Lees Red
Fox and Col. George S. Pattons
konohiki finished one-two in the
open hunters, as they had done
Wednesday in the same event. In
winning, Aubrey Fishback, we'll
known Warrenton horseman, gave
his mount smooth ride, as did Col.
Patton, who rode the Hawaiian
bred horse. Palm Sunday, Springs
bury Farm entry, ridden by Sue
Boiling, earned the yellow ribbon
and thus picked up his second
award of the evening, having placed
second in the road hack class.
The Springsbury outfit, owned by
Mrs. George P. Greenhalgh of Ber-
ryville, Va. enjoyed continued sue
cess, winning the working hunters
with Abdication and a total of four
minor ribbons. An additional three
ribbons were won Wednesday night.
Scamp Again Winner.
Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry's Gabby's
Scamp, which won the green hunters
opening night, came back to win
another blue in the road hack class.
Ridden by Patricia Henry, the Mis-
souri-bred chestnut, performed like
veteran to make good his riders
claim that he is the easiest-going
horse she's ever ridden. Palm Sun
day earned second and Charles Car
ricos Recall, which later placed
fourth in the open hunters, took
third with his owner up. This time
Mrs. Greenhalgh rode Palm Sunday,
which was making his show ring
debut.
In addition to the drill by Battery
c, girls from Arlington Hall also
went through smart maneuvers that
captured the crowd.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
occupied the box of the comman-
dant of the fort, Col. George S.
Patton. Others in the box included
Mrs. Dorothy Roosevelt, Mrs. Pat
ton, little Diana Hopkins, daughter
of Secretary of Commerce Hop
kins; Brig. Gen. Edwin NJ Watson
of the presidential secretariat, and
Capt. Dan Callaghan, the Presi-
dents aide; Brig. Gen. Maxwell
Murray, commanding the Washing
p,iro NHyr
Murray, Mrs Guy " Henry Col. and
Mrs. Berkeley Merchant and Mrs.
John Hay Whitney.
Summary:
Working hunterS-Won bv Abdicaton
owned by Springsbury Farm, ridden by Sue
Boiling. second, Smooth Seas, owned and
ridden by Capt James Quill; third. Ran
dies Pride: owned by U; s Randle; ridden
owned by springsbury Farm. ridden by
Miss Boiling.
Go-as-you-like jumping event-Won by
Hi-Ho, owned and ridden by Lsbeth Stieg