The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
HORSES and
HORSEM[Ei'N'.
Orange Horse Show Credit to
the Virginia Circuit and One
Of Best Yet Held.
CLASSES WERE WELL FILLED

Lot OF f1uf1ters and Jumpers
There Garrett Ripple: Lucy
4 Sutherland and Others Win.
with favorable weather conditions a.
snug entry list and good rnanag cement, the
seventh annual horse show at Orange wa
success. The show came off on We'd
nesday and Thursday last, July 9TH and
2sth. It was the seventh on the list Of
Virginia open affairs OF the sort, and
one Of the best of the circuit. The grounds
at Orange are right near town and quick
ily reached on foot, while charn1ingly lo-H
Gated, the surroundings being Of an ideal
sort for an open air show. HlllsidesH clad
with green. groves OF forest trees and
other rural scenes loom UP In the back
ground. i5fs 5s
Hunters and jumpers were the main
features OF the show, but park hacks
saudle and harness horses were much in
evidence, too, and most OF the classes
were we'll filled. The largest Individual
exhibitor was CORTLAND H. Smith. OF the
Hampton, Farm, Alexandria Va, whose
stable OF hunters and Jumpers numbered
sixteen head. c. G. West, Of Baltimore.
had the largest string OF harness hores,#
and the most successful, VI carrying Off
prizes In each class that his entries APP
reared He captured blue ribbons in the
single harness horses classes, those for
tandems. pairs and four-in-hands. The
Hampton Farm stable Is now largely
made OF saregtstered Il tfroroughbreds and
most OF them are bred In lines Of the.
richest sort. Garnett8 Ripple, the finely
formed han some bay &c ding, By Sidney
IL, t%coc 10
Eyes, a winner In the most select com
panys for seasons pas was tho cynoslre3
OF many eyes; as was his stable cOmparl-S
ion. Lucy Su therland, the brown mare, by
st. Carous, dam Expensive This mare s
dam, Expensive, Is q twin laughter Of
iSpendthrlft. is3 sS
ilbir Osborne, of Gordonsville. car
ried OFF several prizes. as did y !. B. Nc
Comb, OF somerset; s. 4 Russell Smith, Of
5Culpeper, and Charles Hoo fJr.,@ Of Alex
sandria- Then, too. I here We're other Yir--8
giriia breeders and owners that figured
parade on the tan bal ka or hunting field
with & the best to be had. Mrs. W.. e
Reed, OF Keswick, carried off several
prizes In the harness sclas IS ulian M orris,
of Campbell. had "a good winner in Rub
con- one Of The ycleverest of park fsaddlers,T
and OF her horses Of class
Nj "A q spectacular scene and one Of N the;
most Etensely pleasing OF the " GINA
open air shows this season has been the
Eexhibits OF hunt club tea as. That al Or
anges was fully in keeping with those pre-
5ceding It. There were five entries in the
class, and the Cameron Run Hunt got
1.-the blue ribbon, while the Chevy Chase
Hunt came second. The ri ders 81 In II both
teams We're clad In untng coats Cred
with bra SIS buttons and white breaches
Ins4 The GLASS lloW win s S$tl his, however,
which was for hunt teams and hounds
positions We're reversed, and the blue RID
bon was awarded IL e Chevy Chase II unt.5
u. The Orange affair closed the list OF open
air showsfin Virginia for j uly, and Cha 81
3lottesvllle. whose show 4 is to come OFF
on Wednesday, and Thursday next, opens
the ball for Au gus |. Getting Mana ger
Cochran, of q the Chariot tesville show, at
list closed on july 23d with over so {, en-
tries. a record breaker for the asso collation.
|$FolloWingS Charlottesville comes Staunton
Il ront Royal !, Berryville and @Warrenton.B
The latter closes the circuit Of open air
shows. 5s ss42s:
The Judges at Orange were w lillian e: 3 8, Z
iii gs, Up inkney Craig. James Alerrym q 2 i
and Charles, Harrison I, Of Baltimo ore. and
WI. Cart and III, G.. Beattie Of Rtcn-S
fmond NJ essrs.l RIGGS. Craig and Garter -sa
award ed prizesin the harness horse ella sses
while Messrs. Merrynan, Harrison and
Beattle rendered decisions In the classes
for hunters, jumpers and saddle 8hor ses.
w. w. Sanford. cooley Farm, Orange
Va has obtained from New8Yor par1,t,les,
through lanes Ia, N,
knight Of the I, foa e q, iSst
i un.' ( Glenelg, second dam Lady. Planet,
III Planet; third dam i'm p; "a dy Love. by
Stockwell or Caterer. i nj ght OF the Gar.
ter was "a fine race horse and s.one i, Of
the handsomest and most highly flnls sfn,d
stations 81 ever brought 70
Virginia He shipped y direct s1n fr m
Horse c Show at Orange. where the pa.
stallion was INSPECTED by t, fha
carter Into the stud nanes S9d!ey
him sire not only ra ceH horses. bu huns
ters and Jumpers Of the highest class Ia
l5 At his country home on the Osborne
this Gitg s.
trotting horses. Of the latter his eelles.
bay Ally, Nelly Wilton. q, by F 9lt;;tn