Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-26
SPORT AT WARRENTON
GOOD EXHIBITION GIVEN AT THE
HORSE SHOW.
Six Thousand Visitors Exported to Be
on the Ground-Some Of the
Premium Winners.
Special Correspondents of The Evening Star.

WARRENTON, Va, August 70. 1904.
Crowds Of visitors. numbering 5000. filled
the grand stand and every available inch
Of carriage and standing room around the
ring Of the show grounds Of the Warrenton
Horse Show Association today. making a
record in point Of attendance. The classes
carded on the program for the second days
exhibition far surpassed those of yesterday.
the entries being up to a high standard of
excellence. Hunters, park hacks. sporting
tandems. four-in-hands and hunt teams
held the attention of the spectators. and
the bursts OF applause that rang out from
time to time as this or that favorite per-
formed In a manner pleasing to his admir-
ers showed plainly the love Of horseflesh
that is deeply imbedded in the heart Of
every Virginian.
This was Jumpers day. above all things.
and those who go In especially for the
portunity to indulge in their admiration for
the highest types of thoroughbred and
half-bred Virginia hunters. The we'll
known hunters of CORTLAND Smith and
Clarence Moore We'd with each other in
almost every jumping class. the Virginia
horses winning majority Of the ribbons.
But Three Lady Riders.
The ladies' class showed fewer riders
than usual. Mrs. CORTLAND Smith of the
Cameron Run Hunt Club. Mrs. Blair John
son of the Warrenton Hunt Club and Miss
Flynn being the only ones to compete The
excellence of their riding more than made
up for the lack of numbers, for more ex-
celient handling of horses has rarely been
seen. Mrs Smith won with her champion
thoroughbred. Garnet Ripple. Mrs. John
son took second and third with Blazeway
and Arclight.
Hale and CARRIER won the majority of the
harness classes The driving of their four
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Chevy Chase Hunt Club was one of the
features of the show. Young Wetmore won
many admirers by his skillful management
of the four. His mare, La Touraine who
started In several steeplechases at Ben
ming last year. took third ribbon In the
lightweight hunter class today with good
rider on. Dion Kerr.
Clarence Moore's hunt team shown with
five couples of fox hounds. came second to
CORTLAND Smiths Cameron Run hounds, in
that class. Mr.. Jorrocks, one of the
best hunters in the country, won the heavy
weight hunter class.
Tonight the town hall was the scene Of
a beautiful german given by the ladies Of
Warrenton and led by Col. Granville Gaines.
Prominent Visitors.
Among those who are in Warrenton for
the weeks gayeties are:
Senator Thomas 8. Martin, Lieutenant
Governor Willard, Mr.. Robert Z. Lee. Judge
James Keith. Judge Chambers, Judge and
Mrs. c. NJ. White, General and Mrs. B.
D. Spiliman. From Richmond were: Judge
and Mrs. r. Carter Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
H. Cloves. Oscar Lehman, Kirk Matthews.
Miss Belle Powell, Miss Kate Fuller. Miss
Marjorie Knowles, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Gaines of New York. Travers Daniel, Col.
H. M. Lomis. Mr.. c. O.. Wrenn.
president of the Norfolk Horse Show
Association, and Mr.. Harry Goodrich, vice
president of the Norfolk Horse Show Asso-
citation; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mulikin and
Mr. Archie Bevan of Clarke. Mr.. and MIS-
Lester Bresee of Baltimore, DR.. Randolph
Hicks Mr. and Mrs. c. Briscoe OF CORK,
Ireland: Sidney Smith, Miss Carrie Owens
of AIbemarle, Miss Roma Rice. DR.. and
Mrs. James Kerr, Mrs. E. A Cooper Miss
Ckarrington, Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Maddux.
Miss Hicks. George H. Slater. Miss Fetch
er of Fauquier, W. H. Lewis, Miss Portner
of Manassas. Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND IL
Smith Mr.. and Mrs Blair Johnson. Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. p. Portman. c. c. Johnson
of Roanoke. Edward S. Turner, Charles
Daniel Mr.. Theodore Garner of Norfolk,
Mr.. Edwin King. Miss Forbes, Mr.. c. III.
Moore Mr.. Hancock of Elleslte, Mr.. b. +.
CARRIER. Mr.. c. Adrian Grant. Mr. r b. l..
Fleming, DIR. and Mrs. Hardin, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. c. Keith. Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Hooe, Miss Moncure, Mrs. c.. Nash, Mrs.
T. j. Semmes of New Orleans. J. Brad
Beverly Mr.. Edwin Wood. Mrs. Sublett.
Misses Sublett. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Mar
SHALL Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Smith. Miss
Martha Jennings of Baltimore, Gen. Eppa
Hunton. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Nesbit, Sena-
tor Camden of West Virginia, the Misses
Spillman, Col. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, the
Misses Fair. Miss Burns of Baltimore, DR..
Howard Fletcher. Mr.. John p Wyer and
Mr.. w. ]. Armistead of Richmond. the
Misses Ryan of Washington, NJ M. Green,
Mr.. Allen Potts, Mr.. Hugh Hamilton. Capt.
Beattie. the Misses Fletcher Miss Bird
song and Miss Vaughn of Richmond.