The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-18


whose name was not printed in the cata-
logue. got the third prize, while McComb
| and Lyne's Goldenrod. a good. sturdy
! chestnut, who showed a splendid
gait at the trot. was awarded fourth
| Lightfoot who is three-year-old. and
| one Of the best ever exhibited. got the
applause and deserved the blue ribbon.
Four,in-hand Park Teams.
| The next class was for four-in- nd
park teams, and there were but three
| entries the team of G. w. c. Drexel
/ having been scratched Mr.. West was
| the whip for the Mountain View Farm,
and was greeted with the usual ova-
| ton which always greets him He was
| driving Whirl and David Harum as
| wheelers, and Lady Marjorie and Lord
Radiant in the lead. Act-a-Bit and
| Step-a-Bit were the wheelers OF Mrs
Albert Young's team, while Fortune and
| Miss Fortune were the leaders. Mr.
Haight was the whip. DR.. F. D. Ows-
| Iey's team consisted of Rajlh and Pasha.
| whselers. and Brownette and Carmen
| cieta, leaders. The three made circuit
| after circuit of the ring. and the course
| of Vests team could be traced with the
| eyes shut by the shouts of approval
|. that greeted him. When they were lined
| up the Judges put their heads together.
| and il they had plotted to do the most
unpopular thing, they could not have
| succeeded better. They gave Vests
| team the gate A hurricane of Kisses
| came from all parts OF the house
and grew in volume. After West had
driven out the demonstration increased.
and the cries of West. West We're
! followed with shouts Of take them cut
TO the two remaining whips The Judges
said that David Harum was lame. The
same men had awarded him blue RIB
| bon about fifteen minutes before that.
and apparently did not recognize the bay
gelding at the off wheel 1t looked fer
a time as II the crowd wanted to charge
the ring and show their disp!easure in
personal chaStsernent. The Kisses did
not cease until after all the four-in-.
| hand teams were sent out. Mrs. Albert
| Young's team were given the first. and
| DR. Owsley won the second.
If David Harum was lame only the
| judges could see, it. and they had failed
| to discover it fifteen minutes beforehand
| and had awarded him a blue. To spec
! tators his action was perfect and his
gait even The result Of this ruling is
! that all Of the entries Of the Mountain
| View F arm are scra tched. { nd the stabie
| will be shipped to LEnchburg to-day
Mr. West desires that the public be
! told that he thoroughly appreciates
| their kindness to him. He saws that il
| any other horse had been disqualified
| that nc would not have said a word. but
| that he simply would not exhibit his
| horses before judges who seemed to
know so little about their business as
| to award a ribbon to a horse and then
disuualify him for lameness. David Ha-
rum, he said. was fit when he came in
! the four-in-hand as he was when he
was shown in single harness
Ladies Hunters
Glass "a, for ladies' green hunters, fur
| nshed the sensations of the evening and
| OF the show. and they came thick and
| fast There were several unruly hunters
| that by their prancing and bad manners
| generally; had keyed the crowd up to
| the pitch of excitement. and then a s a
| climax. Miss Gertrude Shelton. OF Rich
| mond, was thrown high into the air at
| the last hurdle, and fell clear OF her
! mount onto the tan bark She landed
| with thud that could be heard through
! out the building. and suppressed cries OF
| horror were heard from all sides. She
was carried from the building in
an unconscious condition. but soon
came to, and insisted that she was not
hurt Fortunately this was true. for
beyond a sprained wrist, she suffered no
injury. It was the most exciting episode
| of the show. and recalled to those who
L. Sho nSr-
element that ensued when Amaret fell
in a heap with Mr.. Hurkamp- A few
minutes later boswell, big sorrell fell
with Mrs Thurmond and she made a
very narrow escape. She was on her feet
In a second and though her nose was
bleeding slightly from the shock of the
fall, she mounted and went over the
next jump and out OF the arena amid
storm of plaudits that fairly made the
building ring.
The performances in this class were the
cleanest yet seen. Ind the riding OF the
fair equestriennes was of the sensational
order. Mrs Thurmond on Pathfinder.
previous to the fall had given most
excellent exhibition. and the riding of
Miss Selden was among the best seen
Her mounts. Forest King and Crusader.
bottn.went with dash that would have
taken the nerve Oh a less LUld iuei eiiio
though they both took OFF a great dis
lance and jumped with strength cal
Fculated to shake the frrnest In their seats.
there was nothing but graceful motion
to be seen In either horse or rider
Mrs. CORTLAND Smith was the first to
enter the ring. She was mounted on
Barrister. He refused the first jump.
Mrs Smith took him back, and when he
went at the hurdle the second time she
gave the leather freely. and the son Of
Brazil made clean performance. For
some reason he did not get an honor.
Sensation. the big black geldng. who
on Thursday night threatened to Jump
into the promenade, attempted the same
feat last night with Miss Daniels up
He behaved very badly at both ends OF
the ring, but when he did start toward
the jumps he went with a dash. Miss
Daniel. rode with grace and daring and
was roudly applauded.
Miss Skeletons riding OF Mr.. Craven's
Crusader was another Of the feats that
caught the crowd. This son OF Ordway
was Wild but under Miss Skeletons skill
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