Evening star., 1954-11-09
National Horse Show
Ends Tonight With
Europeans Far Ahead
I, sy The Assoeiu,ed Press

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-The
66th National Horse Show ends
tonight at Madison Square
Garden after a week Of surpris-
ing domination by West Ger
many and Spain.
Only one more event, the J.
Spencer Weed perpetual chal-
lenge trophy, is available to the
crack European riders who thus
far have taken 10 of the IL in
ternational jumping events.
Fritz Thiedemann's victory in
last nights individual challenge
trophy was West Germany's
seventh blue ribbon in as many
days. Earlier in the day Mai.
Garcia Cruz had accounted for
SPANS third triumph when he
won the Royal Winter Fair
Trophy.
Mexico's Stars Trailing.
Even Mexico's ace jumpers.
headed by Gen. Humberto Ma
riles. who have walked off with
many blue ribbons at Madison
Square Garden shows in recent
years. have proven no match for
the West German and Spanish
onslaught. Mexico and the
United States have only one VIC
tory each in international Jump
ing and Canada thus far has
been shut out.
Arthur McCashin, veteran
American rider from Pluckemin.
N. j., gave Thiedemann a battle
Tor the International Challenge
Trophy. He guided his mount,
Mohawk, around the difficult
course without so much as tick
Ing the bars on the various
jumps. But Thiedemann also
managed to get his horse, Meteor,
around the course without a fault,
even though Meteor's hind
hooves nicked the top bar on the
NTH jump. The two riders were
the only ones with perfect rides,
so a junpoff was ordered with
three of the obstacles raised.
Perfect Ride by German.
Mohawk licked the bars on the
third and fifth jumps, without
dislodging either, but his front
legs knocked off the top bar on
the sixth obstacle. That left it,
up. to Thiedemann and Meteor,
who sailed around the course
with another perfect ride to win
the trophy.
The working hunter cham
pionship last night went to
Bronze Wing, a 6-year-old brown
gelding owned and ridden by
Mrs. Walter Wickes of North
Brook, Pa. Defense, a black
gelding owned and ridden by
Peggy Augustus of Gotham, Va,
was second.
Also up for decision today are
the open jumper and confirma-
ton hunter championships.
The summaries:
Conformation hunters, amateur to
ride, Waverly Farms The Cad; 2,
Hurry Fruehauf, jr.'s Master Key; 3,
Arthur o. Choate. 1r.'s Zenephon; 4,
The Royal winter Far trophy. inter-
national iumping-1. Maj. Garcia Cruz
Charles Dennehy Of the United States
team on Black Watch; 3, Col Charles
Baker Of the Canadian team. on Double
Cross; 4. Hans Winkler of the German
sal1 on Alpenjager. n
Defense; 2. Mrs. Walter Wickes' Bronze
Wing; g.. Miss E. r.. Sears Sidonia: A.
Mr. and Mrs: F. w. Janssen's G. Junior.
S tSrss Rqysl %u'l.. Flight; MI Mrs Hubert e
Morris The Gigolo 4, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank chapot's Canadian ,Capers.
International individual champion
man team on Meteor: 2, Charles Den
Hack Watch. ''eO ~ 'eaA -
n,' Working hunter stake: Mrs. Walter
WedSewood edohz Peggy AaEGstus nSs Be-
tense; 4, Leon Haymond's Tourists En-
core; s. Secor Farms Royal Guard
Working hunter preliminary, Mrs.
Walter Wickes' Bronze Wing; ?, Peggy
4Ugnsqs Enders Rsenss jesn hsEn
working hunter championship-Cham
pion. Bronze Wing. 1s points; reserve,