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

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/ and landed hard. Miss Shelton went free
/ of the saddle and landed full lenght on
/ the arena. Ringmen, reporters and
! judges rushed to ner aid and she was
! borne tendcrly to the open air where she
/ soon recovered from the shock. Sea Gull.
/ Mrs. Cortland Smiths gray mare. jump
| ed in fina form, and showed the best
manners Of any IN the class, and was
| accordingly awarded the blue ribbon.
| Skytarl1 Mrs. Richard NVallach's entry,
with Mrs. F. a 8. Portman up. won
| the second Mrs Portrnan rode with
skill and grace. and though the horse
| went with great speed. his performance
was clean. Jack OF Diamonds won the
third. Miss Selden rode this big chest
| nut. who stands 1875. and his winning is
| duo largely to the skill with which she
| handled him. Indeed, Miss Se1den rode
| with as much. II not with more grace
| than any one who was In the class.
i Tho fourth was won by Allen Potts
Arnora, thoroughbred. darsh;er OF Olive
| and Annon. with Mrs. Potts UP. She.
rode with her accustomed skill and grace.
/ but it cannot be said that the mare de-
| served tho prize. as her form: was very.
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| clean. She took off no distance what
ever and dragged her hind feet through
/ the brush at several Of TIE Jumps. Ito
| gether she was the clurnest performer in
| the class. The class was the best yet
| seen. however. and afforded more excite
ment in the same space OF time than any
| that has been shown.
| Hunters Abreast
The sensational class of the programme
was the one in which qualified hunters
| were shown over the regulation jumps
i abreast Units enthusiasm during this
I: exhibition the audience went wild with
| cheering, while it fairly stood on tip toe.
| amid the excitement and interest. The
| performance OF the winning pair Easter
and Guy Rock. ridden by tho exhibitors.
! Mr. Robert NJ. Taylor. and Mr. Harry
| E.ci.ers. was superb. The pair. a splendid
! chestnut marc and 4 gray gei6srg. took
| the barriers abreast in perfect form.
| rising and landing together as though
| they had been schooled in the perform
ance in a circus ring. The crowd went
| mad with applause when the last hurdle
! was cleared by the pair.
Barrister and Sea Gull, the brown geld
| ing and gray mare, exhibited by the
! Hampton Stock Farm, anc ridden by
! Mr. CORTLAND Smith ana Mr. T.
/ Evans, made clear. Performance a breast
| and or their first circuit over the Jumps
| tied the winners. but lost on the ride
off Wien being recalled by the judges
/ Barrister struck the last hurdle heavily
i The performance of Easter and Guy
/ Rock in the ride Oft was q. second time
perfect, and made with the same dash
| and vim which characterized their first
Accidents were expected in this class.
/ but no such happening nlarred the event.
/ and most creditable performances were
| made by each of the nine pairs shown
| Chfpnlun1 and Garrett Ripple. exhibited
/ by c. W. Smith. ind ridden by the ex-
| hibitor and Mr.. Evans, won third prize
| On performance which could have lost
higher place only by the nervous man
ners of the pair. There was no fault
with their jumps. though both were
! trifie nervous before taking them Be-
! fore entering the ring Chipnunk fell at
| the gate. which in measure unstruns
! him.
| Up-to-Date and Tip Top. the bay hunt
| ers owned by CORTLAND Smith. which
| are many times ribbon winners. held
| fourth place. though more was expected
| of them They were ridden. as were the
second ribbon. by Mr.. CORTLAND Smith
! and S. T Evans. They cleared in beau
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| on the second go at the brush Tip Top
| caught the board heavily The fence
! they took superhy, though Up-to-pate
rose for the jump slightly before his
| mate.
Brunette and Bachelor. the blacks. rid
+, den by Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Potts, caught
the first and fourth jumps. though theic
style Of going was in splendid hunting
form. Jubilee and Lottery. ridden by
: IoirT ut rrar,r nr.t frny he.-S
| made only fair showing. jumping we'll
though not together.
| Suueedunk and Afirador. ridden by Mr..
Alien Potts and Mr.. Spencer Carter,
spoiled their performances by tumbling
the bars Of the fourth jump.
Duke Of Somerset and Sensation IL.
ridden by Messrs. James B. and John
McComb. struck heavily the first two
fences, but redeemed themselves on the
third and fourth. which they cleared we'll
and together.
Buckle and Pathfinder. exhibited by
Mrs. Lewis G. Young. with Mr. III. C.
Beattie and Mr.. Evans up. with the ex-
ception OF the first hedge cleared all,
though their form was not the best.
Sending hunters abreast over the bars
was a new class for the local Horse
Show programme. and was shown last
night probably for the first time in a
show ring in Virginia
The most thrilling scene of the en-
tire show followed the awarding of the
prizes in this class. when amid the
cheers OF the thousands OF people. the
crashing Of the bard and a tunuit such
as was never seen before in the amphi-
theatre, the four horses winning first
two prizes were sent at a mad dash
over the hurdles. making a clean per-
formance over each It was CORTLAND
Smiths wish to put them over four
abreast. but Barrister and Sea Gull were
interfered with by horses leaving the
the ring and We're thrown out of line.
Qualified Hunters.
Tho last class shown was one Of quail
fed huneters 70 have been kept for
hunting purposes and have been regu-
larly hunted with a recognized hunt
club more than one year. and within one
year OF date OF entry. and up to carrying
1s0 pounds and over TO hounds. Con-.
formation in this class counted twenty