Evening star., 1941-01-23
Fine Program Offers
Varied Events and
Skilled Riders
Hoped Chief Executive
And Mrs. Roosevelt
Will Be Present

Before a distinguished gathering
which may include the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt the two-night
Presidents Birthday Horse Show
will open this evening at Fort Myer,
with the opening ceremony sched-
uled promptly for 8:15 o'clock.
With the exception of the doubt
about the Presidents actual at
tendance, post officials were pre-
pared down to the last detail to
handle the five competitions, Spe-
cial mixed team match and special
exhibition by Fort Myers crack gray
horse team of Battery &C." 18th
Field Artillery. which appear on the
program.
Not until the last moment. how
ever, will they know whether the
Chief Executive is coming. If he
is the fort will be notified as soon
as he has left the White House.
Foster in Hack Class.
AS whole the Showshapes up as
one OF the best equestrian exhibi-
tlons ever staged in the vicinity. All
OF the better horSemen and horse
women of Washington. Maryland
and Virginia are entered, with
another movie star, as was the case
last year, sharing the spotlight with
a special challenge match between
men and women.
Instead of Enrol Flynn, who rode
in the 40 show, Hollywood will be
represented tonight by Preston Fos-
ter, one of the co-stars of NORTH
west Mounted Police" now appear
ing at downtown theater. Foster
will ride in the third number on
the program, the road hacks class,
along with such notable performers
as U. S. Randall. Richard Hutch
inson, Representative Lansdale G..
SaSscer of Maryland, J. B. McMur-
ray. Mrs Dorothy Smith and Joy
Cummings.
This class, incidentally, will follow
the green hunters class. which
starts the competition at $40
o'clock, and the fault and out class
which is listed second.
Probably the most eagerly awaited
event of the night. however, is the
challenge match. instigated by four
women who claim that horseman-
ship is one thing in which they
cannot be summarily considered in
ferior to men. To prove their con-
tention Mrs. Charles Lyman, Mrs.
Leslie McNair, Lisbeth Steig and
Ellie Leh will ride Maui Girl, Here's
How, Hi Ho and King Rock, re-
spectively, against three Army Of
ficers and a civilian over two of the
most difficult courses that can be
made
Courses Are Difficult.
The courses. one for each night.
were so tough that they were used
at Madison Square Garden. but they
were agreeable to both sides. 1t is
understood that each team will be
required to jump fences from 4 to
Az feet. Accumulative scores will
decide the winner. so that the team
which gains the lead tonight neces-
sarily won't be victorious when COM
petition ends "a hours later.
Upholding the males reputation
will be Maj. George G. Elms of Fort
Myers Sd Cavalry and manager of
the show; Capt. David Wagstaff.
1t. Fred j. Hughes. jr.. and Samuel
Bogley. Maj. Elms will ride Clipped
Wings, Capt. Wagstaff will be on
Enterprise. 1t. Hughes his own
Black Caddy and Bogley on Ring
master.
Glasses for open jumpers and
open hunters also are on the pro-
gram. Battery C's gray horse team.
which has featured many Fort
Myer circuSes and Madison Square
Garden shows, will conclude the
evenings entertainment with an
exhibition.
Tomorrow nights program will be
composed of classes for take-your-
choice Dumping, working hunters,
jumper scurry, hunt teams and
open jumpers, in addition to the
conclusion of the challenge match
and another exhibition.