Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-10 | Page 9 | Two Chargers Win Horse Show Honors

TWO CHARGERS WIN HORSE SHOW HONORS XI--W YORK, Nov. 0. Of nine charg-ers. charg-ers. said to be among the best horses of their class ever exhibited here. Sir Dixon. . ridden by Captain William -Mitchell, won first prize in the mile class at the Horse! show today. Water Gap, owned by Cap- j tain Gordon .Johnston, was second. The competition, which was for lightweights light-weights and mlddleweights. was onen to I all "countries, but no foreign horses were ! entered. I In the heavyweight, officers' chargers i c1h.ns, confined lo domestic horses, first prize was taken by Captain T. Harry! Shanton's entry. William IL Moore's entry en-try won first prize in the harness horse contest. S bet la nd ponies, in ha rness, furnished a n attract i ve contest. First and second prizes wept, respectively, to the entries of ieorge A. Hoy I and M iss Conatance Vandal n. The early hours of t he show were marred by a.n accident when Miss Margery F. Tompkins. IS years of ape. of this city, was thrown from the saddle horse Maximum, landing on her head. Fhvsk-ians found she was not seriously hurl.