Evening star., 1941-01-19
Fort Mye Hold Its Most Brilliant Horse Show Boost Paralysis Fund
Service and Civilian
Stars Wi||Compete
Thursday, Friday
RooseveIts Not Certain
To Attend; Movie Aces
Expected to Appear
By JACK ALLEN.

BY JACK ALLEN.
Surprising in brilliance any SINH
lar exhibition given at the nearby
Virginia post, the Presidents Birth
day Horse Show is to be staged in
the Riding Hall at Fort Myer on
Thursday and Friday with the OPEN
ing ceremony set for 8:15 o'clock
each night.
Keen competitions between top
flight service and civilian horsemen.
including a special team jumping
match with women vieing against
men, and interesting exhibitions by
military units will feature the bene-
fit.
Motion picture stars who are to be
IN Washington to help the PreSi-
dents Birthday dances at the lead
ing hotels in the Capital also will put
in an appearance at Fort Myer to
lend glamour to the horse show,
proceeds of which. like the dances,
will 60 into the infantile paralysis
fund.
Both the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt have been invited to the
show, but it is not yet known wheth-
er they will accept. It was said
last night that if the Roosevelts do
attend. it is likely Fort Myer off,
cials will not be notified until a
few moments before they leave the
White House.
Preston and Beery Expected.
Preston Foster. Hollywood leading
man, already has told the horse
show committee he will be present
and will participate in the road
hack class on Thursday night. 1t
Is expected that Wallace Beerv also
will appear as contestant. Other
stars of the screen will be in the
stands.
Mai. George G. Elms. manager Of
the show. and his assistant, 1t Fred
j. Hughes, jr. have arranged for
five open events, a team jumping
class between man and woman riders
and an exhibition of Battery G of the
18th Field Artillery. the famous gray
horse battery which has been seen
In Fort Myers Society CircuSes and
other national events. including the
National Horse Show at New York.
to be staged each night.
The special team match has stolen
the spotlight from the other COM
petitions. bringing together as it
does four of the leading woman
riders of the country against four
high-ranking horsemen. On the
vomen's team will be Mrs Charles
LYMAN riding Maui Girl. Mrs. Leslie
McNair riding Here's How, Lisbeth
Stieg riding Hi Ho and Ellie Leh
riding King Rock. Their opponents
will be Mai Elms on Clipped Wings,
Capt. David Wagstaff on Enterprise,
It. Hughes on Black Caddy and
lone civilian. Samuel Bogley. on
RingmaSter
Mai. ElmS said that two National
Horse Show open jumping courses
Will be used for the team competi-
tionS, with women and men alike
required to Jump fences ranging
from 4 TO A. feet in height The
team jumping is to precede the Bat
tery c exhibition, closing feature
each night.
Other events listed, and the order
In which they will be put on are
as follows
Thursday-Opening ceremony,
s:l5 o'clock; green hunters, 500;
fault and out, road hacks. open
Jumpers, open hunters Friday
Opening ceremony. Sis; take-your
choice jumping class, $50; working
hunters, jumpers scurry, hunt
teams. open jumpers
No Post Entries Accepted.
Entries for the show must be in
the hands of 1t. Hughes by Tuesday
night. No post entries will be ac-
cepted. The riding hall will be open
to exhibitors for schooling purposes
on Tuesday and Wednesday. with
strict adherence to the following
schedule TO be observed both nights:
Green hunters, o'clock; open
Jumpers, 7:45; open hunters, $50,
and fault and out, 9:15.
Col. William w. Gordon is presi-
dent Of the show, with Maj. John
H. Collier as vice president. The
Executive Committee is made up
OF Col. Gordon. Maj. Collier, Maj. |
anu LII lluSIltS. LII. COl. u.
w Minor is the official veterinarian,
while Capt. Charles B. McClelland
Is chairman of the Stable Commit
tee
Hunt fixtures announced by fox
hunting organizations in this area
for the remainder of January fol-
lows:
Potomac Hunt-January 81, Piney |
Spring with hunt breakfast fol-
lowing at the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs. F. Moran McConihe; 25, the |
Orchard Corner on Falls road; %, |
Glen. All meets are to be at 1:45
pm.
Fairfax Hunt-January 25, Spring
Glade, II am, with a breakfast to
be given by Lisle Smith at the Wash
lngton Golf and Country Club at
2 pm.
Manor Hunt-Today, Mrs. Eleanor
Lambeers farm; January %, at the
Kennels; 26, Hurbau's farm; 29,
Kennels. The hunt today and jan
uary rs will be at 10 am, those on
January % and % will be at 2:3O
pm.