The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-12
Two Day Program
Is Scheduled
Variety Of Excitement
For Riders. Spectators

Every sportsman loves
race and there viii be plenty
of racing. laughs. spills and
breathtaking thrills in the
Woodbrook Spring Horse
Show and Hunter Trials.
Every horseman IN the Pu-
get Sound area is waiting to
show he progress of his spe-
eial mount on May % and 25
in the spirit Of competition
and good craftsmanship.
Twice q year these little shows
are put on TO further the interest
In good horses and good horsemsn-
ship in the Northwest.
Woodbrook invites an the horse
lovers IN and about Tacoma 70
bring their horses and friends and
Join in The contests in the ring On
Saturday evening and on the res
ervation on Sunday afternoon.
Special permission has been grant
ed by Fort Lewis for the use Of
the reservation.
Miss Iris Bryan and Donald
Cameron are the advisers for the
show in the English division. Wal
lace Squires and Ralph McGinn
are organizing the stock horse
classes.
OF special interest 10 their par
ents will be the children's horse
msnship tests which will be sin
gulsr in that each child who aver
ages SOC in his tests viii n.
awarded a certificate rather than
the time-worn custom of choosing
the best three or four entries.
These tests will be divided into
three phases; a jumping test, ring
Craftsmanship and field horseman-
ship. Each entry will be given
adequate opportunity to show his
ability and viii be judged against
10oee perfection in horsemanship
instead of other riders.
Saturday nights performance
will begin with the children's
classes at z p. m. At 8 p. m.
the favorite highlight of the eve
ming will be the open jumping in
which any horse and any rider
may compete.
The many new gated horses in
the region viii make possible five
and three-gsited classes both IN
saddle and driven to vehicles.
The glitter OF silver mounted
brides and saddles and the gay
costumes of the buckaroos ana
their ladies will be paraded before
the audience on Saturday evening.
A eross-country hunt trial will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock on the reservation. This
test will cover q course 2lz miles
long. Each entry will be required
to wear hunting costume and to
put their mounts handily over any
obstacle which is met, at a hunt
ing pace.
OF great interest to those who
love the stock horse Will be IN.
test OF their special class in which
the horse and rider will show
ability TO hold q live calf and
tie II.
rrotters and PAGERS win rae.
over a course Of flat prairie in
jalopy vehicle class. A relay
race in which one rider uses tire.
horses will be of interest TO tn.
racing fans. A cross-country class
VIII show the manners and suit
ability Of the horses to open coun-
try riding in Tacoma.
And then the event for which
SO much work and practicing is
done viii be the exhibition hunt
which the audience will be able to
see without moving a step. The
excitement OF the hounds in full
cry and the panoramic beauty OF
the f1eld IN costume at full speed.
taking the jumps and other
obstacles in their stride win be
the final event Of the show.
Miss Marguerite Bonnell win b.
the recorder, Arthur Hannum will
be ringmaster and announcer. The
judges for the show Will b. an.
nounced later.