The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-20
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United states Senator Stephen B. Elk'ns,
and granddaughter OF tho Democratic
vice. presldcntial nominee, Hon. Henry
q. Davis. Miss Elkins, who Is an cx-
ccptionnlly pretty young woman, RODE IN
tho hunt club contest, and WAS greatly
ndmircd not only for her beatty, put
foi her splendid horscmanshlp. Tho trio'
Of whom, she was one, received the red
ribbon In this class. and III the OPINION
Of many should have had tie biue, hau
performance alone counted
The show itself presented varietS "
classes that was well calculated 70 ~.
tcrcst almost any one. The very ii''ee
snddlors aud the champion gig horse OF
Ira ro,Intty. Tie finest road four In the
chow business and the greatest ileia oi
hunters ever shown here, were III inc
ring last night. III the hunter classes
Tho pcrforna nccs Of the horses We're lhr
superior to those OF Tuesday night, TIE
Jumping being unusually fine. The crowd
last night showed Its partisanry by cheer.
Ing its favoritcs whenever they passed
Tic adhcrcnts of the favored exh,pitor.
There were Some which won universal
favor strictly on their merits no"
over,
,rbs was notably true OF Roscbcry. the
champion gig horse and Of the Grosvc-
nor four handled 80 supcrbly by DoM-
nelly. After the blue had been pinned
on the roam quartcttc, MIR. Donneiiy gave
an exhibition Of driving four mat
aroused the greatest admiration and en-.
th,siasm AS he plotted the team IN and
nut and turned them swiftly In their own
length without the slightest effort or
cxertlon, the crowd applaudcd again ana
again, and there was general regret as
The team ook the gate. Donnclly sat
like n statue, ma ntpulating the reins with
one hand and handling the horses with
the utmost grace and ease. Mr. Smith.
with the Dunlop four, including his new
leaders, bundled his team we'll. but was
not in the class OF Post Boy, Parade.
Traveller and Trumpetcr The Grosvcnor
stnblc did not show Its bays In this class,
nor did Mr.. West have Il team In.
Rosebery3 Always First.
In the class for single harness horses
over fifteen hands. three inches Rose.
berry had no real competitor for the blue
ribbon. This champion. unbeaten in COM
petition anywhere. simply walked away
with, first money. leaving the other en-
tries To fight 1t out for second and third.
2 EultaU, IL tNHnuSOUlc Day ot lac5 1IoS SciIo'
string, captured the red ribbon, while
Mr.. Dunlop's Chester was given the yell
low, and Miss Holloway's Fleurette won
+ the ribbon.
The saddle clnss for ladies' was one
OF the most popular features OF the pro-
Erammc. * more brilliant field OF ladies'
5saddlcrs has never been shown heM be-
fore. nor finer class OF riders. Te-
4trlcun. he champion Of last year, owned
and ridden Mrs: Grosvenor, could do no
better than tlsrd In such company, but
tho blue ribbon went 10 his stable mate,
ACorinnc. a beautiful chestnut mare, rid
den by herIowner. Mrs. Grosvenor. Robin
AdaIr. champion OF 1872. was not placed,
although siiperbly ridden by that most
popular and graceful horsewoman. Mrs
Blair johnson. The most popular horse
in this class and the favorite OF the crowd
was Mrs. Allen Potts's thoroughbred
brown mare. Brilliant, winner of four
Teen blue ribbons and many reds dur
Was given the red. ribbon and the 5re-
suit was enthusiastically received, though
many OF her friends thought she should
have had the blue. sg
II III the class for Virginia horse and run
about, D. L, Colemans Fredericksburg
horse, Richmond Boy. winner OF n blue
on Tuesday night. again captured first
+ hOnOrs.GIhe horse was admirably handled
by Mr.. Dnnnelly OF }tie Gr0svenor stables
Mr. Branch's Heliotrope was given the
red ribbon, and Mr.. Grants O. r. Ford,
won the yellow.
Zig-Zag Blue Ribboner.
The exhibition Of ponies over the jumps
was, as usual, popular feature and
brought out several fine performers.
Master Seldcn's Zig-Zag, "a winner In this
Eciass last year, again captured the blue
ribbon, while Master II. G. Beattic car
4 ried on the red with his White squail
Tho class for hunt teams presented the
.pTcttiest spectacle OF the evening. Twelve
X superb riders, mounted on the pick OF
Tic hunters ut the show, the riders In
hunt co!ors ana with perfect appoint
ments. made pretty array. and their
performances were III no respect dis
appointing Mr.. CORTLAND Smiths Up
t6-date. Chnppic Lee and iOgorqultt. rid
den by AIR. Smith and his two whips. won
the blue. willie his second trio. Garnet
Ripple. Up-to-Date and Lucy Sutherland.
ridden by ladies'. won the red. Mr.. and
Mss Holloway and Miss Savage. riding
Il buck, Jack Frost and Charity, and rep
rescntng the Nestchester hunt. were
4 given the yellow ribbon,
The victory of Messrs. Bryan and
Il Bcattic on their favorltc hunters, Elevn-i
tor and Deep Run, in the class for
hunters pairs was n popular one.
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