English Translation

15 Excerpt: "Der Neue Tag" on 27 October 1940, German Riding Tournament in Prague (LBM.) Prague, 26 October. "The horse's most valuable possession is his will, only then the horse he controls"! In the spirit of these words of the Generalfeldmar sound of Macensen, the first German non-public riding tournament in Prague took place last Saturday in the hall of the Bohemian-Mährische Reiterklub from the location commando- tur. In the hall decorated with the flags of the nation, the Wehrmacht, 4, SA. and Volizei the location commander reported. Standartenführer Ballauff punctually at 7.30 p.m. the seventy participants of the tournament marched in the riding track to the Reichs proteftor Reichsminister Freiherrn von Neurath. who had taken over the patronage of the competition and had appeared with his godess in the gallery of honour. After brief words of welcome to the members of the Committee of Honour, the group leader Secretary of State K. H. Frank, Under-Secretary of State SA.-Oberführer Dr. v. B ur gs. d orff. the Wehrmacht authorized officer at the Reichsproteftor General of the Infantry Frideric, the NSMs. Group leader Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Lieutenant-General of the police. f-Brigadeführer von Kampß and her ladies as well as the 800 invited guests of the state, the Wehrmacht, the party and their members, started the tournament with a main exam. A Dressurflasse A. Gs followed a hunting jumping class A, a dressage examination and a hunting jump of class L. The conclusion was one of 16 riders of the various formations on each four rags, foxes. molds and browns ridden quadrille. In words of recognition for the performance of Neiter and horse and of thanks for the beautiful hours vecband General Friderici the guide's ceremony. It may be said that this sporting appeal was one of the first events of the German Neiters in Prague, and for the Zukunst a beautiful development is hoped. Gine participation of 70 riders of all formations with 110 nominations was only a fine beginning uud has proved that the education of the German riders from Prague is aimed at hardness, courage and military power. After the price distribution, the state secretary, group leader R. H. Frank, claimed, the guests remained for a long time still in comradely together. $\ f zú