The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-25
Last Night Closes With Gre
Enthusiasm.
MRS. BLAIR J0RNS0N'S RIDING
She is Repeatedly App'auded for tss3
Handling of Difficult Nount-ovsr
land Hunt ?eann Wlns-AAiss
Alice Langhorne Wins ~
Blue in the Ladies'
Hunters Class.
(spec;al Dispatch to The rime..)

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
LYNCIIBURG. VA. October 2E-Wlu
Guy Rock. the splendid jumper OF r.. Ne
Taylor. OF Baltimore, going over the bart
at more than six feet. the LynchbuSa
Horse Show closed tonight with the ,,u-
,.lence il, /. nigh state. OF excitement ant
enthusiasm
1t was the last class of the last niSh.
and the only two horses sntcicl were
the two splendid hunters OF 1Ir. Taylor
Cay Rock and Easter. He rode them
himself, and he did 1T with consummass
skin Both the gray and the chestnut
were in fine fettle. and with the bars af
.ve feet six thought nothing OF them.
Is they were raised the difficulty IN
creased When the last bar was put on
G;v Rock twice unsuccessfuliy essayed
tie height. The audience was at a ner-
vous tension, and when the splendid gray
a. the next attempt went over with .
margin to spare they went wild Mr.S
Taylor then mounted Easter. but the jumH
| was too nigh for the mare and she would
rot take it.
The other feature OF the day was tbs
class for ladies, green hunters, and IN
this the riding OF Mrs. Blair Johnson took
tbs eye of the crowd, and sho was ap-
pautled roundiy.
THE HUNT TEAMS.
The hunt teams. next to tie high jump.
was the most attractive class &C the last
days performance. There were three eu-
tries. and the jumping of all was up to
/ a high standard. The blue ribbon went
! very properly to the Overland Hunt team,
| of Baltimore. consisting OF Guy Rock.
| Easter and The MINSTREL The Piedmont
! Itunt team, shown by j. 2. Duany. Won
the second while the Warrenton Hunt
! team, was third. This was entered by e..
| w. Smith. and in 1t rode Mrs. Blair Johil-i
son. Her every appearance was greeted
with great appause.
In the class for ladies' hunters Mrs.
Jnlason rode more than one horse. and
ore of her mounts behaved abominabIy
and caused much nneaslness to everyone
except the rider herself, who appeared
! 70 be as calm aa the summer day.
I The horse bucked and did everything
| else that a ladies' hunter. should not do
| but Mrs. Johnson handled him with skilt
and took him around successfully. His
manners Aounted against him. and he got
no prize. Miss Alice Langhorne. who won
the first ribbon in thesadies hunter class.
i
| blue to her was received with salvos
| from the audience.
| In TIE e.afternoon the ladies' driving class
and that for ponies We're the most inter-
estins
The show closed tonight. and it is con.
sidered a brilliant success. and the pros
poets are bright for the next one. Mr..
Sackett. to. whose energies much OF tho
success of the venture is due. has been
thf.5r rf err:
tons of alt those associated with him,
and by all who are interested in the adj.
vancement of the horse in Virginia.
One of the Incidents of the show to-
night was the rendering OF hunting
song by the Roanoke Machine Work:
band 1t came just as the hunt team:
were coming into the ring. and was rem
dered with fine style. and caught the au.
dicnce in the right place and was round
| ly applauded
SUMMARIES.
The events for the afternoon were -
| follows:
Harness ponies-Roy. Owen Bigbie. nrst,
| Abon, Gilbert Wilkins. second: Ftirs
| John T. Lee Jr.. third: Dick. John =
| CasselI. fourth.
/ Saddle horses-Kentucky Cardinal. Nc.
Comb and Lyme. first: Winonah MIS-
/ Blair Johnson. second: Garnet1 klppia
| w. SflIfal.
Heavy draught horses-Dan. and BarneN
/ J. II Kinnier & Company. first: George
and sam Adams Bros.-Paynes Company,
/ second: Sam and Tom. William King. Jr,
! third
7 Ladies turnouts-I4ady Marjorie. Noun
/ tain View Farm first: Reta N. c. w.
I Sr.:tt. second. Helen H.. FL FL. Sackett.
t third; Mary. George NJ. Preston. fourth
/ Ifinters and jImperElocat-Torch
I n!,ntt frrt . Ia y IL
/ second
To-NIGHTs EVENTS.
/ Saddle Horses-kentucky Cardinal.
| McComb and Lyme. first prize: Garnett
i Ripple. c. W. Smith. second; Jim Gray,
/ Arthur White. third: winona. MRS. Biatt
/ Johnson. fourth
/ Horses and Runabouts-Lady Marjorie.
| Mountain View Farm. frsts Florodora.
/ w NJ. Carroll, second.
] Four-in-hand park teams-sfountaiu
! View Farm. first; Hampton Stock Farm.
/ second.
!, Hunters and jumpersSuckskin. Misl
/ Alice Langhorne. first: Barney. 81
Lloyd. second, Winona. Mrs. Blair John,
/ son. third.
| Hunters and jumpers. free FOR ALI,
Bachelor. John Du,any, first: Minstrel.
/ Mountain View Farm, second; Patience.
| Mountain View Farm. third: Easter.
Robert NJ Taylor, fourth
! Hunt teams-Overfand Hunt Club, first:
! Piedmont Hunt. second: Warrenton
] Hunt Club. third.
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