A horse of Polish breeding (Karol Skarbek), starting under Capt. Józef Trenkwald contributed to winning the bronze team medal in the eventing competition.
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This is what Leon Kon wrote about Lionclaw's performance during the 1928 Olympic Games Amsterdam (the original language has been retained in the text):
"During the spring "Horse Championship" in Warsaw, he turned out to be a suitable shaft. gn. "Lew Claw, full-blooded, bred by Count. Skarbka service horse; rtm. Trenkwald, 8th floor, prepared personally by him. The rider and the horse determined their suitability to go to the Olympics based on the result achieved. (…)
As for the professional preparation of the arena, nothing could be faulted.
The judges were placed along the short wall of the quadrangle opposite the entrance, at a distance of several meters from it. This was an improvement compared to 1924. that each judge had a separate table and a secretary, as it has been done in our country for several years. In this way, it was impossible for one judge to influence another. (…)
The test was very slow with large gaps between one rider and the next. (…)
"Lion's Claw" under Capt. Trenkwald performed the work on the arena very nicely and correctly. He lacked presence, especially compared to horses of other nationalities. In this respect, according to the proposal, judges have quite a lot of freedom and 10 points at their disposal, which, after applying the multiplication, significantly change the arithmetic mean of this sample.
Lion's Claw lost several points because of this.
For the steeple, a distance of 4000 m has been set. time standard 6'40”, i.e. pace 600 mtrs. for a minute. (…)
Only two horses achieved the maximum time: "Donese" under Lt. Col. Rómmlem and "Flucht" gray class, German Lt. Zipperf. Therefore, individually in the steepleu ex-aequo, first place belonged to these two riders.
"Lionclaw" made up 33 seconds. and received 508 points; “Moja Miła” made up for 45 seconds, so she was awarded 514 points. (…)
The cross-country distance was 8 mtrs, the standard time was 000'17″ at a pace of 46 mtrs. for a minute. For making up every 450 seconds. (in the previous Olympiad, for making up for every 10 seconds) 5 points were added without using a multiplier (35). Covering the entire distance faster than 2'13", i.e. at a pace of 16 mtrs. per minute was out of the question. In this way, the maximum number of points a rider could obtain was 600 points.
Rtm. Trenkwald on the "Lion's Claw", misled by the markers hidden by the spectators, confused the parcours by heading in a different direction than he should have. The mistake noticed by the rider almost immediately was immediately corrected. However, turning the horse around and starting the race from the place where the mistake occurred resulted in the time being exceeded by 45 seconds. time standards, so he was given a multiplier of 157.5 penalty points for cross country, i.e. after deducting this number, he received 542.5 bonus points. (…)”
Author: Leon Kon
"Amsterdam - Hilversum" (1928) - Leon Kon
Below you will find links to related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library.
Entry updated: 14.11.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
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"Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part III" (2019)
“Józef Trenkwald – Olympian from Amsterdam 1928” (2012)
"Józef Piotr Trenkwald" (2012) - Witold Duński
"Amsterdam - Hilversum" (1928) - Leon Kon
"Already about the 1928 Olympics..." (1926) - Leon Kon
"Polish riders at the ninth (1928th) Olympiad" (XNUMX) - Leon Kon
Related Legends:
ALLI (NN–NN)
He was born as Kaktus in 1920, bred by Stefan Walewski from Inczew, owned by the Polish Army. In 1931 and 1933 he won at Szosland PN in Warsaw. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. He made one mistake at the Olympics. Rider Capt. K. Szosland – 2 points. penalties, XNUMXth place ind.
MYLORD (NN–NN)
Bred in Ireland. Its owner was captain. art. Józef Szilagyi. The army probably bought it from him before the games. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. He made one mistake in the game. Rider Lt. K. Gzowski – 0/2 points. penalties in the match, XNUMXth place ind.
READGLEADT (NN – NN)
Bred in Ireland. It was owned by the Horse Sports Group. Ridden by various riders. In the 2nd half In the 20s he won several PN competitions. Calm and confident. IO Amsterdam 1928, team silver. in jumping. Rider Capt. M. Antoniewicz – 6 points. penalties, XNUMXth place ind.
Joseph Trenkwald
Soldier, rider, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928, team eventing, Knight of the Virtuti Militari, Emperor Charles Cross, Cross of Valor.
DONNEUSE (NN–NN)
Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928, bronze team medal in eventing, under Lieutenant Colonel Karol Rómmel from the 1st Józef Piłsudski Light Cavalry Regiment.
MY LOVE (RADWAN – GOOD)
It was there in 1928 that the captain Michał Antoniewicz-Woysym won the bronze team eventing medal during the Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
1928th Summer Olympic Games – Amsterdam, XNUMX
The Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first Olympics where we won two team medals in show jumping - silver and bronze in eventing.
Michal Woysym-Antoniewicz
Major of the cavalry of the Polish Army, silver and bronze Olympic medalist in equestrian.
Henryk Dobrzanski
Soldier, rider, Olympian. The last Polish commander of a Detached Unit during World War II. He died with a gun in his hand.
Charles Rommel
Soldier, trainer, artist in painting, drawing and horse riding. Three-time Olympian (1912 - Stockholm, 1924 - Paris, 1928 - Amsterdam). He was active in KJK in Łódź (1937) and JLKS Sopot (after the war).
Gallery:
Rtm. Antoniewicz on "Moja Miła", Lt. Col. Rómmel on "Doneuse" and rtm. Trenkwald on "Lion's Claw".
