The Washington times., 1895-05-19
CHEVY CHASE FIELD DAY
Society Turned Out in Fine Array
to Witness the Events.
GENTLEMEN JocKEYSPRoWEsS
Amusing Egg and Spoon Race Won by
H. NJ. Earle-Contest Over Five
HurdIes-The Dressing Race Pro-
voked Grent Mirth-Montgome
County Farmers Provoked Cheers.

The events at Chevy Chase yesterday
were somewhat different from the features
OF the old ballad, which gives the grounds
a name, but the difference was in favor of
the modern field of sport and glory. The
Chevy Chase Club gave yesterday its an
nual field day, and was furnished with
both an ideal day for an outing and
particularly interesting assemblage to
witness their programme.
The crowd was not as large as usual, in
asmuch as an admission fee of 81 was
charged. The club is, however, quite
host in itself, and although the crowd was
not admitted OF the grounds. there was
picturesque fringe of gayly dressed people,
young aud old, who looked through and
over the hedges from the envirous.
The events of the day began at $3.50
O'Clock, at which time there was a eoodly
attendance, a great proportion of which
were the elite, who came Up in carriages.
These, however, were soon abandoned and
the ClONo iabnleIed cut ILto The Held
where they made a pretty picture on
the grassy lawns. The tallyho coaches
were parked near the center and were loaded
with spectators, TO which the judges
stand, on which many of the iaShionables
cougregated made an excellent com
pauion picture.
The blanketed blue bloods were led around
warming up for the contest and lent an adj
ditional feature of animation TO tie move
ment. There were of cCuTse, large con-
tugent of gentlemen jockeys in colors, red, f.,
green, orange, blue, ard yellow and there
We're gentlemen sprinterS in Go-as-you-
fair IN IN ~ nf 81 (
in black socks without shoes.
SCENE FOR A PAINTER.
What, with handsome equipages, race
colors and favors, rich dresses. fine forms
and lovely faces, there was a fair chance
last night to painter of lovely landscapes
with the rare features of the annual fete OF
the Chevy Chase Club.
The unexpected sunshine came out just
when the races came on and everything
went off precisely and interestingly until
the last high jump was made by Ranger"
after sundown.
Among the people on the grounds in of
ficial and unofficial capacity were: Baron
Clemens Won Ketteler, the Misses Mendonca,
Mrs. Butterfield, the Misses Mattingly, Mrs
and Miss Newlands, Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mrs. Mackay, Miss Deering. the Misses
PaunceloUs, Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Miss
Florence Boardman. Miss Margaret
Cassell, Mr.. and Ms. Legare,
Mrs Turner, Mrs. Stone, Miss
Margaret Stone, Miss Nichols, Mrs.
Earle, Miss Perrin, Miss Blair, Mrs. New
lands. Hon. Francis g. Newlands, Mr..
Montgomery Blair, Mr. w H Hibbs, Miss f.
Newlands, Mr.. Clarence Moore, Mr.. ID.
Porter, Miss Holloway, Lieut.. Clarence
G. Edwards, Mr.. George L. Dunn, Lieut..
P. V. n. LaDsdale, Lieut.. J. G. II. Blunt,
Mr. Henry NJ. Earle, Mr.. ]. A. w. Grip,
Mr. W C. Morrow, Mr.. II. S. Legare,
MT Robert Wallach. Mrs. and Miss Wallach,
| Mr.. A. oe Paultiii, AirS. henry May, MISS
Helen Steele, Mrs. Turner.
The judges for the egg and spoon race.
and for the dressing race were Mrs. New
lands. Miss Florence Boordman and Mis-.
Clarence Edwards.
JUDGES OF THE CONTESTS.
The judges for all other contests were
Baron Ketteler, Lieut.. Edwards and Mr..
George L. Dunn. The starter was Mr.. Jo-
sepb Holloway.
There were eleven contests. The first
was the Gg and Spoon race in which
the contestants were obliged to start with
an egg balanced in a wooden spoon, and
| bring the egg backinthe spoon. TheentTies
| were H NJ Earle Bullet" C. Edwards
Apache" L. Earle, Buck" A de
PadlIla, Jack and j. L. Nichols,
| BABY IL was q Oh q
! mile. dash agoing and coming and il
didn't take very long for all the eggs to be
4 spilled, except that of Mr.. II. NJ. Earle. II
takes some skill Ia hold fiery hoIsc with
the left hand and keep an egg on the dead
level in a quarter stretch with turn.
The second event WAS jumping con
test over four hurdles, thecontest becoDfiped
to horses that have been regularly hunted
one season. There were eleven ntr is.
The result was G.. II. Stones Farewell
first, w. G. Morrow's Surprise" second
J. HoIloway's Winchester third.
The third race was for the gentlemen
sprinters, no handicap. Messrs. William
Gray. H NJ. Earle, Il. q. Kemp, w. L Earle,
Morton Otis and w. p Compton. Mess rs
Gray H. NJ. Earle, II. G. Kemp, w L Earle,
leaving three fleetfoots in the fie Id.
Ii was for hundred yards, but, as stated
il was the man W no wore No shoes at all that
got there Just the same, Mr.. H. NJ. Earle
He ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with ablUeribbol
| by Mrs. Ne~land-
FIVE HURDLES JUMPED.
Then came a contest over five hurdles
performance, conformation, and manner
to count. The entries were C. H. Stones
Farewell, II NJ Earle's Bullet, ID. Por
ter's TriIby, w E. Earle jr.'s, Yellow
| Label, F. q. Newland's Madge, II. s
cult The result: Susette, first; Madge
second, and Bullet. third.
Two of the big features followed. First
the dressing race, in which the partfci
pants were required to take off coats anC
vests, place them on the ground, also tht
saddles, and at the word to saddle up
dress, and do half mile turn to the start
Dressing" required to button five but
tons of the waistcoat and four of the coat
The entries were II NJ Earle, c. Ed
wards, A. de PadiIa, w. E. Earle aud L. s.
Brown. They all got off, one after the
other, except Mr.. de Padflla, who got
mixed up with his saddle aud vest He
was still there when they all got back.
Mr. p. S. Brown, on "Quiante," came
| back TO the start first, but the judges de.
elared he ran a false course, as lie took a
short cut across the fields.
l. The blue ribbon was awarded to w. f.
Earle, who rode Old Tom. The haste
/ Of the dress, getting the right arm through
| the right arIn hole, and the butLouing in
| not haste, the scramble into the saddle,
| and the. wild start, Were stirring incl
dents OF the race, which moved the spec
! In ters TO laughter and applause.
The Montgomery county farmers, bona
4 fide owners of horses, were then given a
| show in "a half mile on flat ~ There were