The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-07-22
Manassas Horse Show.

The attendance on the first day was
.. 800 and on the second over 3 600.
While there is no such thing as politics
known in the Prince William Horse
Association. Its meeting this year will
be noticeable for the presence Of some
Of the most prominent politicians Of
the State Among those were Gov.
Tyler, Senators Daniel and Martin,
Hon John +. Ryan, Speaker Of the
House of Delegates; Congressman +.
f. Meredith, Hon Joseph Lawless,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth; Hon.
T q. Pitcher, Of Fauquier county ;
State Senator Sands. OF Richmond 4,
State Senator Morris, County Treasurer
Wingfeld and Judge White of Albemar lie
county II NJ. Miller, of Rappahannock
Ool + d. Cole, Of Gov. Tyler $ stan
Capt NJ B. Rowe. Hon. Joseph i.
Willard Senator Jeiiries and many
others
Senator Martin was only present the
first day. but Senator Daniel remained
there Thursday. and with several
friends and old war companions, spent
the day visiting the battlefields and re-
turned To Washington In the evening
ANON ANA i''AAN AAf NAf III INV
grounds Of the Association. and II is
safe to say talked and shook hands with
more than a thousand people. On bis
arrival from the home of Mr. j b T.
Thornton. where he had spent the night
previous, the first man % see him
was Editor ". II W. Moran, Of
the Journal He jumped on the
steps of the grand stand and pro
posed three cheers for Gov Tyler,
who Will succeed Senator Martin
in the Senate Of the United States.
Only few of the crowd heard 10 and
there was only feeble resp)nsc II
was not due. however. % "a lack OF
Governor Tyler's followers in the
county. as the best posted men say he
VIII carry 10 Gov. Tyler In an inter
view said: The people are with me
and | wall win
In an interview Senator Daniel SAID 3:
My position Is well known, | think.
| am warm and hearty friend Of
Senator Martins. and hope he Will
be returned % the seat he has so well
filled " Senator Daniel would not say
he would take the stump for Senator
Martin Il do not wish % obtrude
myself unnecessarily in this contest,
he said, but do say, and say with
out hesitation. THAT ] think have
the right 20 express my sentiments as
has any other citizen,
Senator Martin would not DE inter-
viewed and while present the first day
walked quietly IN the old Democratic
fashion among the crowd. shaking
I,. -
alike, seemingly uudistnrbcd ~ the
struggle that Is % take place.
The most contented man we me' was
the veteran I'm politics 80 Hon I. @.
Pitcher, Of Fauquier.
Ii was stated by some II the most
prominent citizens Of FauQIirr that
Gov Tyler would get decided maj'r
il, Of the Demecrttic vOt Is II the
county The item Of news exciting
greatest interest was that which t'lt
that H)u. I O Pitcher. one q the most
pronounced Martin men In the state,
aud as close 70 the Senator As any other
man in Virginia would e. 10 the Gen
er Assembly this year with inttruc-
tions far Tyler \ primary will be
held, probably IN August not for the
selection Of l-gisl alive candidate, as
Pitcher will succeed him elf but for the
purpose Of instructing Mr. Pitcher 70
vote for the Governor
We tried % interview Mr. Pitcher on
the subject He would say nothing
only smiled
one interesting feature Of the Horse
Show was the hunters ridden over
hurdles by ladies' They were Mrs
Frank Barker and Mrs. Blair Johnson,
Of WarrentOn These ladies rode each OF
the seven horses over four hurdles aud
displayed superior horsewOmansh ip
In the light weight hu nters jump
ing contest there were several falls Of
horse and riders. 4 rider Of one If the
horses attempted the foot jump, the
horses refused and the rider went over
his head The hurdle fell on him and
the horse tr0t'ed over the hurdle. be-
meath which was the rider Il was
thought he was seriously injured. but
when the hurdle was taken off he arose,
mounted and flashed the jumps
There was only one accident, which
though painful, is not serious Mr.
O. II Hurkamp. of this city. on his
hunter. King George, had cleared three
Of the jumps and on attempting the
fourth failed. Mr.. II was thrown TO
the ground some six feet from the hur-
die. The hoTse aud hurdle fell ~.
gether. but did not strike Dir. II
Both horse aud rider got on their feet.
The horse was uniDj ured, but Mr. Hur-
kamp had injured his foot Assisted
by a friend he walked TO the press
stand and when his boot was taken of
and foot examined by surgeon 1t was
found that one Of his toes was dlslO-
Gated. This was quickly set and he
Will be on crutches for several days.
There were several ladies of this city
present, among them Misses Lena
Rowe and Lillian Montague.
The management of the Horse Show
deserve great credit for the success OF
the meeting, but we would suggest that
they make arrangements next year TO
keep down the dust
FIRST DAYS PRIZES
Below is the list Of prize winners the
first day
Gated Saddler. Glass 22-Bess, II F.
Garter, HillsbOrO.
Glass 3-One-y ear.old colt, Sol T B.
Robertson, Delaplane.
Glass 4-Two-year old colt, st. Luke,
second. r. B. Riley, Oatharpin.
Glass 5-Broodmare, Hunter-Oor-
nellie, ". Golden Davis, Vernon Mills ;
Dixie, W. A. Buckley, Gainesville.
Glass 10, Hunters and Jumpers-Mon-
chic, D. J. Moffet, Selone, Va. Per-
lection, Mrs L. d. Benner, Warren
ton, Va.
Glass lO-Five-y ear-old roadster shown
in harness, Free Silver II, A. II Lake,
Philmont.
Glass 1l-Ladies' saddle horse ridden
by ladies, Dew Drop. II d. Gibson,
Paris, Va Lady ROmney, O. W. Smith,
Warrenton.
Glass l2-Highsteppers shown in har'
ness, O. Il. Smith, Seminary.
Glass 14-Prince William County
Green Hunters. fOur-fOOt jump, Long
Shot. r O. Hayden, Buckland, Va
Lady May, W. M. Buckley, Gaines
vile, Va.
Glass 15-Pair coach horses over l6
hands, Hale and CARRIER, Nokesville,
Vo . Tames r Garter. WarTentOn, Va