The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
HIGH JUMP
AT NORFOLK
Two Clear the Rail at Height
Of Seven Fec.
Four.
THE MONEY WAS DIVIDED
The Norfolk Horse Show Closes
Brilliantly and Was Splendid
Financial Success.

I Especial from a STAFF Correspondent)
9 NORFOLK, VA. October 2s.-The Horse
Show, closed brilliantly Tonight, after a
most successful week. 1t has been an.
nounced By the nai1ageln ent that the
show has been great financial success
and that next year It will far surpass
tile present one. The most remarkable
occurrence OF the show has been the
record made by Mrs. Grosvenor, a gports-
woman second to none who loves sport
for sports sake alone Mrs. Crosvenor
has won blue on every class In which she
was entered, and finished the performance
tonight by winning the fast pack cham
plonshlp rs well as the reserve XII
Il Local park hacks opened the show to-
night. Blue and a handsome silver cup
went TO Colonel whaley's steel Back,
ridden by Tommy Ryan.
Park tandem brought out four smart
ones, all before gigs. Blue went to Mrs.
Grosvenor's Fascination and Carnation.
driven By Donnelly. ~.
Champion pack, gent class, induced but
three to try for honors. Mrs. Grosyenor's
Ccrinne was awarded the championship
and Petroleum the reserve. s
II Ladies' hunters, over the jumps, at four
feet, brought out a strong field. Manners
counted d per cent: conformation % per
cent, and jumping 20 per cent; four
jumps In the ring and once around. Mrs
CORTLAND Smith. on Garnett Ripple,
raped twice. Mrs. johnson. on Arcltght.
had two raps. ia. horse went badly.
Miss SHELTON, on Lucy Sutherland n! went v
clean Miss Holloway, on Zip Top,
raped the drst jump. Miss Shelton, on
Up-to-Date, went with two raps. Mrs.
johnson, on Cygnet. knocked down the
second jump. Miss Shelton. on Nancy
Lee, went clean. Mrs. Johnson, on Grey
Rock went clean. Miss Holloway, on
EChappie Lee, went with two light aps
Miss SHELTON. on Red Raven, went with
a rap
Blue and a l,andsom silver cup went
ia Miss Gertrude Shelton, riding Lucy
Sutherland Chapp.e Lee, ridden by Miss
Holloway. took red. Yellow went to
Nancy Lee and white to Up-to-Date.
FOX hounds brought out two packs
both from Cameron Run Hunt. Mr..
Srnitt.s dog pack won the blue handily,
red going TO Mr.. Evans.s lady pack a
Champion class for hunters, light MD
4 die and heavy. over eight jumps. Tour
and half feet high, stopped Oh Dut IN, tho Sc
OF heart ard courage. Nancy Lee, ridden
fby Mr.. Osborne, made a great perform
ancc, brushing twice Cygnet ranped
three times and knocked down the rams.
Lady Belle. ridden by Leath. raped
twice and knocked down the raj Is. Red
Raven raped three times at the raw
Jump Championship ribbon went to Nj.
David Dunlop's Nancy Lee. Reserve
went TO Roger Brothers Red Raven.
An added class was the high jump. The
bars were placed at five feet Lady Belle
Went clear Grey Rock tipped, Nancy Lee
raped at five feet eight Lady Belle
went clean. Grey Rock raped At SIX
feet one inch Lady Belle went clear.
Grey Rock raped. Nancy Lee went clear.
Al six feet seven inches Lady Belle
wcnt over without knocking down the
rails. Grey Rock knocked them down
and then went with q rap. Nancy Lee
knccke,i down the sticks. i.
N Al seven feet Lady Belle knocked down
the bars On the second trial Lady Bellc
cleared the bars. Grey Rock cleared the
bars at the first trial. At seven feet four
inches Lady Belle cleared the bars; Grey
Rock followed suit. The money was d.
yided. I. ll
This was a glorious ending to the show.
seven feet four is the Southern record
II" The worlds record was made by
Hea therbloom at Bryn Mawr. and is
seven feet nine Inches.