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TRAINING FOR OLYMPIAD American Team Preparing for Games at Paris in July. Six of the Horses Going Abroad Are Thoroughbreds American Remount Seeing tho Trojcct Through. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 10. That the United States will be creditably represented at the equestrian games connected with the eighth Olympiad at Paris, July 21 to 27, is apparent to all who have seen the American team in action at Fort Myer, Va., where men and horses are in training under the watchful eye of Major John D. Barry of the Third Cavalry, who is the captain of the outfit. Those who remember the quality of the horsemanship of the American army a decade ago, and the types of horses used by our men in 1920 at Antwerp would find delight in the display given recently in the big arena under the supervision of Major Barry, whose years of service in charge of the school of equitation at Fort Riley, and descent from that Judge Barry of Tennessee, who was brother-in-law to the noted ante-bellum sportsman, Bailie Peyton, would almost guarantee the quality of his horsemanship. There appeared to be perfect harmony in the organization, and the spectators, including Pierre Lorillard, Jr., and L. E. Waring oi the American Remount Association, were cutspoken in their approval of the condition of the team. It has been Major Barrys plan to go slowly. He will endeavor to land his horses in France in good, hard condition, but will give them their final preparation on the scene of the tests, which will bring the best in men and horses from all over the world to take part in a program thqt is both varied and difficult. When the matter of sending a team abroad was first discussed it was necessary to secure tho permission of the War Department to have American officers make the journey. This was not difficult, with General Pershing deeply interested and General Henry E. Allen of the Army of Occupation eager to co-operate. Then the formidable task of horsing the men and financing the venture had to be faced. The American Remount Association, of which Col. R. IT. Williams of New York is the president, undertook to see the project through, A number of public spirited men came to the fore with subscriptions and proffers of horses. The country was zoned and appeals issued to those with patriotic impulses. Many sportsmen responded in a way that gladdened the hearts of those who know how much the cause of equitation and horse breeding in this country will be benifited by such tests as will be held at Paris during the closing week in July. While there is still a considerable gap be- Continued on eighth p:isc. TRAINING FOR OLYMPIAD Continued from first page. tween the amount in the treasury and the 00,000 it was deemed necessary to secure for the project, the outlook is promising and treasurer Lorillard is sanguine that the money needed will be forthcoming. Great care has been exercised in selecting the members of the American team, and it may safely be said that the officers chosen represent the cream of the horsemanship in the army that is available for service abroad at this time. Those detailed with the team and who are now with the horses at Fort Myer are : Major John A. Barry, team captain, Major C. P. George, Major E. W. Taulbee, . Major Sloan Doak, Captain V. L. Padgett, Captain W. T. Bauskett, First Lieutenant F. L. Carr, First Lieutenant P. McD. Robinett. First Lieutenant Frederic H. Bontecou, who recently spent a Aveek with the team, will join his company on April 1 and remain at Fort Myer till the departure for France. There are twenty-one horses in training, of which eight are the property of the United States Government, while nine have been loaned by Francis P. Garvan, Frederic II. Bontecou and John McE. Bowman of New York, O. W. Lehman of Chicago, General John J. Pershing, Captain V. L. Padgett, Major E. "W. Taulbee and Lieutenant P. McD. Robinett. Three others were bought by the Army Committee. Six of the horses going to France in the American outfit are thoroughbreds. Conspicuous in the list is the noted winner Submersible, by First Chip, a grandson of Fonso, which was a sensation at the National Horse Show of 1922. He and Black Check, by "Wrack, have been loaned by Francis P. Garvan, of New York. Blank Check is a superb individual that should hold his own in any company. Tango Dance, by Seth, a grandson of Flying Fox, is loaned by Capt. V. L. Padgett, while Pathfinder, by Firestone and Tampico, by Propeller, are the property of the United States Government. Pathfinder, when ridden by Major C. L. Scott, performed prodigies in the last three Endurance Tests, having been placed in all of them. He is the only horse hi the United States with such a record. Another fine, clean bred horse in the outfit and one that has won his share of prizes wherever shown, is the chestnut gelding Ky., registered as Bo Hon. by Dr. Boot, loaned by Major E. W. Taulbee. These and the three-quarter bred mare Sure Fire, loaned by O. W Lehman of Chicago ; the three-quarter bred Dansant, loaned by John McE. Bowman, president of the United Hunts Bacing Association. New York ; the Anglo-Arab Dandy Dude, loaned by General John J. Pershing;, the half-bred Little Canada, loaned by Frederic IT. Bontecou, and Brown Boy, loaned by Lieutenant P. McD. Bobinett. are intended for the three-day test, which calls for endurance as well as jumping capabilities. The second class for jumpers exclusively has a strong representation, in which the noted prize winners Nigra, owned by the United States Army, and Bally Macshane, the property of Frederic IT. Bontecou, are conspicuous. All of the men and horses that will take part in the Olympic games will be seen at j the horse show at Fort Myer on the after-I noon of Feb. 22. This special function has been arranged by the officers of the remount corps, and it is expected that the elite of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other points within easy distance of the capital will be in attendance.
