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Show PERSHING SEES AMERICAN WIN IN PRIZE EVENT PERSHING STADIUM, Wednesday, Jul) 2 General John J. Pershing to day saw an American horse nnd an American rider win the individual competition in the military prize jumping event at. the stadium Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Colonel H D Chamberlain, U. S A., rode Negra. a 7-year-old American Ameri-can mare, over fifteen obstacles in beautiful form, the performance being particularly pleasing to General Pershing Per-shing The team prize jumping competition was won by Belgians who were mounted mount-ed on Irian and English horses. General Pershing brought tne worst Weather the stadium has seen. No sooner was he seated than the thunder began which elielted from the dough boys the remark "As soon as 'Black Jack' arrives, tne barrage starts" Scudder, Spink and Eby. Americans qualified for the final In the S00 meter run, Scudder winning the heat in two minutes and three fifths of a second. |