Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-14
HAMILTON HORSE SHOW
Fine Display of Blooded Stock This
Week.
The Blue Grass Counties of LoudOux
and Fauquier to Hold Their
Annual Exhibition.

Lovers Of gilt-edged horsefiesh have a
rare chance this week to see the best the
blue grass counties of Fauquier and Lou
doun under the velvet shadows of the Blue
Ridge. can produce. At Hamilton, in Lou
doun county, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
18th and 10th, the annual exhibition Of
the Hamilton Horse and Colt Show Asso-
citation will be held. This is the heart of
the region in which Mosby, with his IA
nous thoroughbreds. conducted guerrilla
warfare. 1t has always been famous for
good horses, and the blood of the best the
world has known is still there. In that
region the illustrious Planet, the thorough
bred, left strong impress. and there, too,
Matchless Of Londsbcro', the champion
hackney OF the present day, began his
american career and made his mark as
the sire of hfgh-class coach horses. Eau
quier is the home of the famous Diamond,
which many a gentleman rider in Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
fork has been eager to possess. The IA
nous old horse himself the property OF
Willie Fletcher, will be in the show. Buy
ers from the large cities who formerly
went to Kentucky now give look at the
Piedmont horses of Virginia and generally
succeed in getting what they want. Some
good judges of horses and of grazing re-
sources say the Virginia blue grass and
pure spring water afford conditions for
raising horses rivaling, if not surprising.
those of the best of Kentucky blue grass
land. For size, beauty, action and, above
all, for stamina, the Fauquier and Lou
doun animal is famous.
Large Number of Entries.
The entries close today. The number of
horses to be shown promises to be large.
Henry Fairfax will show Danesfort, his
beautiful hackney, the son of Danegelt, up
IN his death he ~ mn 0f
the world. B. F. Male of Leesburg, an
other well-known hackney breeder, will
show fine string from Rokeby farm; Sen
ator Stewart from his farr.l at Farmwell,
will take a pretty string Of trotting-bred
stock; Wright and Richards of Hamilton
will show their thoroughbred Kentucky
horse, Whirlwind Chief. with a number of
his colts, all large and notable specimens
of the hunter class: Mr.. John Duggan of
Washington will chow his fast mare Prin-
cess Orloff: ProfsSA. r. Martin Of Column
bian University. %kose summer home is in
Loudoun. will have a string of trotters
there: Miss Chichester and Mr.. Carter of
Leesburg will have their stable of hunters
and saddlers on the grounds: James Van
Sickle will show his Dictator stallion, Be
noni: the Dulaneys. father and son, will
bring over from Number Six and Well
bourne bunch of hackneys and hunters !;
the Peach Brothers, who are old prize TAX
ers. will show some good jumpers, and
from Fauquier and LoudCun will come H.
Rozier Duaney, Robert Fletcher, Joshua
Fletcher, Logan Gibson. Henry Simpson,
Charles Crenshaw. Bedford Glasscock.
Brooke Lawson, Herman Gibson and others
who have splendid. oldfashioned Virginia
horse farms and the choicest examples of
blood. care and training.
The show of pony stock will be large and
interesting Mr. Fairfax will show his
pony stallion Cock Robin. and r. Hunter
Dulaney will have quite a bunch of cobs
and East Indian pony stock. Mr.. Carter of
Leesburg will also show some good Shet-
lands.
Horses will be exhibited in every form Of
use. Mr.. Fairfax and Col. Dulaney always
attend the colt shows with their hackney
tours hitched to breaks, with cock horse
handy. Two four and six-horse heavy
draft teams will be shown at their best
in contests of pulling loads. Coach spans,
tandems. teams. light draft and long dis
tance roadsters will be there in numbers.
But it is in saddlers that the show will
do it's best. Here is where the young men
show their enthusiasm. Every gait possible
to teach horse will be displayed, and the
rider who can't find what he wants will
surely be hard to suit
TrOttinE md Running.
In the trotting contests several noted
horses have been entered. Senator Stewart
will be on hand with his Orion mare and
Prof. Martin of Columbian University has
several fast ones ready for the bell The
tCttiiS pulses dIc HDeTdi he NTSl Gay
in the 81 class. trottfng or pacing, purse
of $l'D Is hung up, first $50. second $.25,
third SIS; $50 class. trotting or pacing
purse SO. $40 to first, SO to second, SO to
third. The second day in the free-for-all
Glass; trotting or pacing. the purse Is also
$780, $50 to first, SO to second, SIS to third
In the 3-minute class, confined to horses
owned in Loudoun county since July l.,
1856. the purse is $50, SIS to first SIS to
second, SO to third.
The list of entries for the contests in
trotting is as follows:
Three-minute class-C. W. johnson, Con-
way; Clayton Cooper, Little Tom.
$50 class-Ma1or Nicholson enters Daisy
Deem; c. E: Baylor. Capt. Goodwin; c.
e Baylor. Alcinda; Y. E. Shugan. Eddie
Wells: L. ]. Collins. Harry D.: c. f. Wiley,
Martin, Washington, D. c., Vermillion Bay;
E. D. Pendleton, Fountain or Call.
2.27 class-Senator Stewart enters Millie
Orloff: John Dugan, Georgetown, D. c.,
Princess Orloff; VIM. Newman. Roam Joe;
James Paterson, Westmoreland; DR.. T. F.
Keen. Kensie; r. H. Martin. Washington,
d. c., Matte B.: E. D. Pendleton Timber
lake: DR.. D. D. Carter, Black Stallion.
Free for all-Senator Stewart, Nellie Or
loft John Dugan. Georgetown. D. c., Prin-
cess Orloff F. E. Shugan. E. H. g.; Jas.
Paterson, Westmoreland; DIR. 7. f. Keen,
Kensie; r. II. Martin. Washington, D. c.,
Reddie Clay; E. D. Pendleton. Maggie S.;
Is. F. Mclean. Nol1illee c. G.; z. D. Pen
The greater portion of the visitors to
horse shows in Virginia are usually more
in the saddle and park horses
The jumping and steeplechasing are their
delight. There will be plenty of fine thor
orghbreds shown at Hamilton. Robert Ne
vile. Col. Dulaney, r. Hamilton Dulaney
DIR. Shirley Carter, Mr.. Marshall, Joshua
Fletcher and several others will all show
splendid specimens of the hunter class. In
the contests for trained hunters the prizes
are as follows: First day-Hunters that
have never taken prize-S20 to the first
$40 to second and $ to third. High jump,
over poles up to ) IL feet-first s25, second
$40. third S.. Second day-Hunters. four
years old and oversee to first, SO to Sec
ond. S. to third. Free for all jump, ex-
cept for first and second premium horses in
high jump-s25 to first, $15 to second, $40
to third.
Hamilton Is on the Washington and Ohio
branch of the Southern railroad, and eX-
cursion rates will be given during the
show. trains leaving Washington in time
to reach Hamilton early in the day and
leaving there at a convenient hour in
the evening.
Salvation Army Tour.
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