The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08
I1Hl HORSE. (. SHOW HI.
|NPE|TE /: A J
Have a Splendid Attendance and
~ Very Fine Ex-
sSs3 hibit.
3.THE GLASSES WELL FILLED III
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5'Tbc Ladies Driving Contest Is
Won BY Miss Alice
Spiccr.
THE GLASSES WELL FILLED ~
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5 pErlIRSRuRC, NA,i October G--Pci'-
%Sfnct weather, a great attendance, and q
M f1t,e Display OF more good horses than
&54be are,are citizen believed were IN town,
witt, not \ an accident, furnished every
essential to the success OF tho tdorse
Show nj tho Riverside Country Clnb TINS
%Snfternoor, and gave the iicw Horse Snow
#Assocation firm assurance Of the perma-
s&nent popularity OF It's QUICKLY orsuIl'' lc'
Exhibition.
8g9 Theybig crowd in the stands and around
{5the. ring cheered and Oapplauded, and alto
MRetfer took to- the affair with an en-
8fthusiasm that created multitudes OF horse
aseSperts within half nm hour after tho
# bugle blew for the first class; but the
Judges seemed neither to need nor de-
sire any a ssistance in their decisions.
which appeared to give universal salts
faction, save where some lovelorn swain
would swear his lady was all he could
see in the ring In the class for ladies'
"a harness horses, which, from nh amateur
point OF view, was the most attractive
exhibition.
#5# Good Judges.
The association officers made good
II their avowed Intention Of securing capa-i
BILE judges by selecting Messrs. Fl. c.:
Reattie and Henry Grant, of Richmond.
and Mr.. David Dunlop. The show did
S$ not pnen 1until2 o'clock In he afternoon.
but long before that hour the roads to the
4. Country Club We're lined with bright ar
ray of riders and drivers. and the street
IS car line crowded. The visitors f1ocked
over the club grounds, filed the stands
and swarned around the ring. until in
y GONE cases way had to be cleared for the
competing horses 10 enter or leave the
ring.
The first class, for double harness
horses, brough, out several very hand-
~ some pairs. with good appointments and
well driven. and developed u close con-
test between Messrs. j, w. and II. S..
" Seward, blue going TO II. 8. Stewards
stylish bays, Rob Roy and Bay Boy, we'll
driven by Mr.. j. Met Ruffin
Z The red decoration was conferred on
w Stewards pair Of black mares,
Gloria and Nell, driven by their owner.
III Al. a. Fnn's black pair Swell and swag-
A ser, took yellow, while white was awarded
ITO Rosa and Bessie, owned by Drs. Rob.
f5iIson and Fischer.
In the second class, for square gated
saddle horses Mrs. Duncan Wrignt's
gs handsome sorrel.
The Summary.
Double Harness Horaes--1. Rob Row.
Bny Boy. Mr.. II. l.. Seward 2. Flora,
Nell, j w. Seward, 8, Swell swagger,
8 MA Finn: g. Rosa, Bessie. Doctors
Robinson and Fisher.
KIN Square Called Saddle Horses-1, Belle
$sasF 'lenr, Mrs. Duncan Wright; 2, Nick,
Rnfffn Ruffin Brothers; g. Gileon, Or. j.
# ?. Osborne: :. Golden. c, D. spotswood
Single Harness Horses-1 Bess Ester
Gii;# 2 Teddy r., NJ. A. Rim: 3, Coxey
llE III Mrs W. g. McCaOe, Jr.; l. Jolly Rogers
and fcCabe. . s No.
Gated Saddle Horses--1. Gun Metal.
81 z. A. Rosenstock; 9 4 Robin. W. G.. Nc
SCahe, Jr.. 3. Miss Powers, iC. r. Collier
Ladies Harness Horscs--1. Coxey, Mrs.
$s3M W g. Mccnbe Jr.2, Lady Beldaine, G.
W. HARRISON; 3 Miss Hanness. X. w.
Harris;4 Pouly, ]. X. Pannill.
Three and one-half foot Jump for hoses
s# That have never hunted with a recog-
n,2ed hun or won q prize In Jumping
81 cont est--l. Royal Star, Duncan Wright;
Belle Fleur, Mrs. Duncan Wright; 3,
Kitty B.. J. NJ. Townsend; 4, Nick Ruff
lin. Rnfllin Brothers.
-Four foot jump, free for ALL. Arthur.
Charles Duncan Wright; 2. kitty B., ].
N. Townsend: 3, Togo, NJ C. Jackson:
:, Lucy Douglas. DR.. II. G. Leigh u
Gated Saddlers.
The blue ribbon for square. gated sad
Ole horses went to Mrs. Duncan Wright,s
54 handsome sorref~ Bele:Tleu,, ridden by
81 MI. Wright: red going to Nick Ruin, n
thoroughbred bay. owned by Ruffin Bros,
& and ridden by ". Roane Rufin. yellow
". was won by Dr.. OShorne's Lileon. ridden
h by !. NJ, Ruffin, and white went TO,
4 G. ID. Spotswood's Golden ridden nv
Il Sidney Green.
5S Nineteen stylish horses made tho rlnr
sgt lively in, t el,contest for the Chesterfield
n Hotel cup for single harness horses, near
y ~ all OF whom We're driven to runabouts.
he cup was awarded to Mr., Gill, whose
ISL. nay mare laess. made first rate show
4 ing, The red ribbon went to Mr.. Firms
Teddy r., and yellow to Mrs. w. c..
Mccabe's Juniors Coxey. White was
4 awarded to Rogers and McCabe's jolly.
driven by Dr.. II. &. Leigh.
& In the gated saddle horse class. tho
race was neck and neck between T.. A.
III Rosenstock's iron gray Gun Metal and
q w. C. McCabe, Jr.'s, Robin; blue finally
Il going to Gun Metal. ridden by ]. Mel
y Fuf'nn,; red to Robin. ridden by ]. IT
w. Ruffin, and yellow to G. II. Golfers
Miss Powers. ridden by w r. Rurfln.
Favorite Class.
The ladies' driving c'ass proved tho
star event OF the exhibition. fourteen
good horses with excellent appointments
Y ciIcling the ring again and again in n
n close contest. that the judges took long
l5, 10 decide They finally awarded blue Ia
(, Mrs McCabe's fine bay, Coxey. who was
we'll driven by Miss Alice spcer, the
crowd showing It's approval with hearty
applause. g. W. Hnrr!son's Lady Bel
3f dame, driven by Miss Harrison. won red
while Miss Helen Cameron drove X. ".
Harr's's, Miss Hannis to victory, ]. X,
4 Panni'l's pony with Miss Archer driving.
won white.
Then came the Jumpers with whom Mr..
Wright carried of the honors, winning
s two blues and a red AT three and one-
half feet his handsome black. Royal Star
won blue from Mrs. Wrght's Belle Fleur.
Mr.. Wright rode both entries: yellow
went TO J NJ Townsend's little mare,
Kitty r., who gave a pretty exhibition,
and was literally anplanded j. r. w
Ruffin's Nick Rpffin, ridden by hIs
Ut owner. won white.
AT the fonr foot Jumps for the Ma.
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