The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14

washington paid tribute to the horse
at Chevy Chase yesterday afternoon,
where the eauines held sway on the cioss
ing day OF the Chew Chase horse Show,
Society attended in great numbers and
there was = large delegation of the
| sporting fraternity present.
The sport was thoroughly enjoyable.
It was fully 80 Per cert better than on
The opening day, when the jumping
classes. the events of nrsiominating In
| terest, fell below expectations.
Of the ten classes set down for de-
cision, the ninth and tenth events. the
former for hunters and jumpers 10 be
ridden by ladies, and the latter for
jumpers. over four successive hurdles
| five feet high, were the banner events
Each was productive OF good riding and
clever Jumping.
Women Rode. Jumpers.
Each of the ladies who rode made a
proficient showing Miss Elkins plotting
the Westci3ester Farms Jack Frost
over the obstacles winner, With Miss
Florence Fields Chappie Lee, ridden by
Mrs, Preston Gibson, second Mrs
Gfbson's Lois Huntington, ridden by the
owner, was third, and Miss Elkins'
Cygnet, Miss EIlsins up, was fourth.
The horses were required 70 take two
Jumps, the hedge and post and rail.
each twice
Miss Elkif.s' exhibition on the winner
called for much favorable comment. She
successfully got her mount over all the
jumps Only once did Jack Frost peck.
That was at the post and rail jump the
first time ar ound. but he barely touched
IL
Mrs. Gibson also got Chappie Lee over
all the jumps, but ne pecked once at
both the hedge and post and rail- Mrs.
Gibson got her entry, Lois Huntington,
ever all the fences Clearly. but her
mounts manners ana quality were not
as good as those of Jack Frost and
Cha ppie Lee. Stolen Kisses vas sent
over the hurdles With fast swinging
stride by Mrs. Labouisse. and her reek-
less riding pleased the spectators. Char
ity and Peudeanis also competed.
Red Ravens Event.
| Rogers brothers Red Raven won his
/ second event of the afternoon IN Class
90 for jumpers. in which performance
! only counted. To win the Virginia
horse had to show an extraordinarily
clever performance. He cleared all fouf
| OF the 5-foot hurdles. peckfng only once.
| He was cleverIy handled by his own
| er, II. c. Rogers.
In this event Sid Holloway. the pop
| u1ar cross-eountry rider, had the mount
on five horses. One OF them, Free Lance,
fell heavily at the second jump, and
came near rolling on his rider. Mr. Hol-
loway, however, was not painfully
| hurt and resumed riding, attempting TO
take the next entry, Miss EIkins' Cyg-
ret, over the jumps
About all he did was to attempt to
pilot this horse over the course At
the first jump Cygnet knocked down
three rails, and al the second dislodge
four. He Wag in such poor form he
was pulled up, and not permitted to
clear the remaining fences. Mr.. HoIle-
ways ride on Jack Frost was a pretty
piece of horsemanship, and he pushed
Red Raven close for blue ribbon honors.
Jack Frost kicked over one pole at
his first attempt. but got safely over
| the three remaining jumps, although he
took off Irifle too short and slightly
| pecked at the last.
Mr.. Holloway also rode the yellow
ribbon winner, Buck, from the West
chester Farm stable. He had a good
jumper under him. Buck cleared three
No. 2, caused him to disiodge four rails.
Mrs Preston Gibsol's Lois Huntington
failed to GO over his first two at
tempts. but succeeded in clearing the
third and fourth and was awarded the
| white ribbon. Robert K Wetmore's La
Touralne: Clarence Moore's. Master
piece; r. H. Humphreys Cerro, Miss
Efkin5 Cygnet, Lewis Il. Youngs Cen
tennial, and Westerchester Farm Free
lance. were unplaeed
Larz Anderson won two blue ribbons
| yesterday His entry in Glass 10, Tor the
best pair of horses shown 10 pole was
won by Flora and Dora, a beautiful pair
of chestnut nares and Flora was
ju6~o5 the winner in Glass s. for horses
shown before a two or four-wheeI
/ vehicle.
McGrann Won Three.
| R. P McGrann. of Lancaster. Pa,
carried off the honors of the day by
| winning three first prizes His chestnut
mare Babs was a winner in Class / fo;,
saddle horses, and in Glass y. for COM
bination harness and saddle horses. In
both events Babs was ridden and driven
by Harry Downing. In Glass 6, for
horses TO be shown before q gig, dog
cart or phaeton, his RovaIty-hackney
mare geiding, Senator, won from a
SNOWY field.