Evening star., 1941-10-28
Horse Folk Display
Keen Interest in
National Show
Peru, Competing First
Time, and Cuba Spice
Military Features
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

Interest of local exhibitors and
horse show fans is centered in the
National Horse Show at Madison
Square Garden, New York, opening
November 5 and running through
November 12 This years show will
mark the 58th year of the famous
equine event
The program consists of 1l9 events
for jumpers. hackneys, harness
horses, ponies and the various sad
die classes. OF major spectator in
terest is the nightly international
military jumping contests. The Wis
iting teams on this years card are
the crack Cubans and the Peruvians.
This is the first time that Peru has
entered a team, but the reputation
of the hard-riding Peruvian cav
airy is assurance that other con-
testants will have plenty of compe-
titiOn
L. S. Army Team Strong.
Mai. Henry A. Luebbermann, one
of the most popular horseman ever
to serve at Fort Myer, will head the
United States Army team this year.
AS head of the department OF horse
manship at the Cavalry School at
Fort Riley, Kans., he has selected a
team that should ably represent the
country. Another Fort Myer favorite
of other days who will be on hand
is Capt. Frank S. Henry. Capt.
Franklin S. Wing, regarded by many
as the best rider on the Army team,
| and Capt. Martin w. Frame also will
pilot the big jumpers of the Army.
OF marked interest to Washington
horse fans will be the news that
| Smacko, Mai. c. B. McClelland' S
great jumper, the most consistent
fencer in this locality. has been
loaned to the United States team
and will be entered in the military
contests. Maj. McClelland will be
away on maneuvers during the show,
but Smacko. under another hand,
again may win at the Garden.
Universal favorites and old
/ timers on the team are the veterans
Dakota, Dinger and Democrat.
| Other horses are Reno Knight, Fitz-
ota. Ethel D., Autumn Mark and
| LouiSite.
Prizes Are Plentiful.
More than $4,000 in cash and
more than a score of valuable and
historic trophies will be awarded.
MARYLAND, Virginia and District
horsemen, and horsewomen are de-
termined to bring home some OF the
| spoils.
If past performances are an indi-
cation. the take should be extensive
! this year, for the largest delegation
| of local exhibitors that ever showed
in New York has entered.
One of the reasons for the un-
usually large entry Of Virginians
and Marylanders is the change made
in the program relative to green
| hunters and ponies. In the past
the young hunters have been placed
at a disadvantage in the struggle
for blue ribbons by having to COM
pete against older and more sea-
soned hunters.
Youngsters Get Break.
This year, however. for the first
time there will be complete division
of classes devoted exclusively to
young hunters. years and under,
including a $3.50 stake and cham
pionship. This innovation has had
a marked effect on the entries of
Southern breeders. The addition
of pony and junior classes also has
intrigued pony exhibitors and junior
riders hereabouts.
The proceeds of the show will be
donated to the U. S. O., and conse-
quently the program will be inter
spersed generously with military ex-
hibitions We hope the perform
ances showing military preparedness
will feature, as it should, the horse
rather than the numbering tanks and
trucks that cluttered up the arena
last year and left the spectators
cold. After the demonstration of
ability to turn the tide and win the
mimic war recently held in Louisi-
ana. by the cavalry units in that
fracas. it would seem fitting that
| the live, vital, colorful cavalry should
occupy the center of the stage.