sentences:  James was not tall, about 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), but he was agile, athletic, and good with horses.Later in life, he would come to the attention of Gen. John J. Pershing for his aggressive and successful polo playing, and as an excellent judge of horses.A letter in the Library of Congress in the Pershing correspondence asks James to go to the remount station in the Shenandoah Valley to pick a new horse for the general to ride.