The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BRILLIANT CLOSE !.
Were rive Hard Fails Last st
Night, But No One Was
Badly Httrt.
The PONY CLASS WAS GREAT
Something Doing in the Ring
When the Sporting Tan
dc1ns Came Out.
tsncclal from d staff Correspondents,

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tspccial From Staff Correspondcnt.)
* 1IYNCIIBURG VA, October 6.-Tho
1lynchburg Horse Show closed tonight in
y n blaze OF enthusiasm. ana on nll Sides
was heard tho remark, "Wc'll have even
a greater show next year"
rho people are rapidly acquiring the
knowledge Of horse that Is essential to
q successful show. 70 Mr.. Julian Norris
and Mr.. sackett, more than any others,
ID due the luppy outcome Of this years
show, for barring the withdrawal OF Mr..
Garber's stables. nothing OF an unplcas-
ant nature occurred. Mr.. Dunlop won
more ribbons than any other exhibitor,
although Mr.. ]. Nj d. Lewis came q close
second through his SUCCESS In tho breed
ing classes.
In spite OF Ave hard falls during tho
evening, not n single accident OF q serl-
GUS nature married the exhibition, and
while some Of the harness classes were
ill OF high class" \.
Tomorrow morning II special train VIII
leave for Richmond over the Norfolk ana
Western, carrying about forty horses 10
The show that opens there on TUESDAY,
while Il large number OF Lynchburg peo-
plo VIII go down on Monday to witness
thc show. 5a
Very Narrow Escape.
Hon. Roy Mitchell had narrow es-
cape In tho handicap jump class Hls
marc fell, and no turned coInpie'e
somersault. nearly breaking MS neck. !.
err of relief went up when he staggered
TO his feet. sg55
Thclast day OF the horse show opened
with n free matinee Mt which two large
& clnsses OF hunters performed. 1Tcen
hunters numbering % gave. good ac-
count OF themselves over ak four 1907
/. jumps Mr.. c. w. Smiths 'Nimrod" won
the honors. red going % :, MI. Dun'9 9Ioa
F new purchase Confidence In the Tree
for ali jump clnss, in which performance
only counted. Easter Sunday" owned
byf Mr.. Sackett, the popular president OF
the show. won handily making the only
clean performance In the class. Red
went TO Mr.. G. W. Smiths Chip Munk"
In this class.
..sir Gibbe''s n grand looking thor
oughbred. went into the rail- jump and
fell hcarij.. throwing his rider, Mr.
Page Stevenson. For few minutes 1t
looked Ike a scrious accident. a doctor
was called. who pronounced Mr.. Steven
son unhurt. and he was carried from
the ring.
AS IN exhibition Mr.. Smith sent Chip
Nunk" II hree tines around the ring over
the Jumps without n rider. The chestnut
+ made an absolutely clean sweep. Prompt
~ at $50 o'clock the buglc sounded for
the first class Of the last night OF the
rhowfThe crowd waH small at the open
ing hour the electric cars were In
trouble and the people were kept walt
s Ing, Impatiently waiting on the the street
corner.
Two Thousand There.
After the first class the building be-
r gan 10 Ill until n great crowd OF perhaps
two thousand people gathered to say
4 goodbye to a most successful horse show.
Combination horses were the opening
attraction. and. although eight had en-
tered, only three cared to face the
Judges.
Dr. Carriers "Vindicator," Mrs. Allen
rotts's brilliant and Mr.. Morris's
s'Morrisni." As.
All three entries were showed before
runabouts and all went we'll. After being
cent around a number OF times they
were saddIed. and then the real battle
began. Blue went to DR.. Carriers Vim
dcator" and red to Mrs. Allen Potts's
"Erilliant" after lengthy discussion
The ladies' harness class that followed,
while small. was full OF Class Mr.
Dunlcp's "Sce Me CO." shown before
George phneton, was we'll driven by Miss
swart Miss Wiley Abbott drove Mr..
Randolph Howard's cdr, Reid to road
phaeton. Miss swnrt also drove Mr.. Dun
lcp's Watch Me"@to a runabout.
Both Red and Blue.
Blue went TO Mr., Dunlop's See Me Co.
The appointments were very nearly per-
feet, and the award was greeted with de-
served applause Red also went to Mr.
Dunlop's .'Watch Me-
Miss Abbott, a popular society girl OF
1-ynchburg, received a great ovation when
the yellow was pinned on her horse.
Five small ponies created genuine en-
thusinsm when they raced into the ring
Five small boys We're astride tho ponies
and they rode for blood. Little Kit Win
free. on Bessie, led tho limo. and was not
caught until he fell off on the turn.
lie was up again in a minute and on his
pony, and again took the lead until he
again fell. There was a general mix-up.
but none of the small riders was hurt. @
Chester Lunsford Lewis rode clash
+ light Frank Hartman was on Accept
aEce," young John Dunlop rode DE
light" and Crazy" Smith rode Moving
Pictures" 1t was 1.-THE" class OF the
show and the audience screamed with
delight over the exhibition. The small
boys rode finely and won the npprecla-
ton they received. Blue went to John
Dunlop'si delight" red to Lunsford
Lewis "Flashlight." yellow to BESSIE"
ridden by Kit Winfree. and white to
acceptance ridden by Frank Harman.
Park Hacks over Is l-2 hands next filled
the ring, DR.. Carter rode Rappnhan-
rock, Mrs. Allen Potts showed three
ycar-old liking Of Hearts, Mr. Smith
showed "Snbnd" and 'Nlmrod" and Mr.,
Herring showed dumping joan" Blue
went to "Rappahannock" and red to
king OF Hearts,
Gift to Dunlop.
Pairs Of Harness Horses was a glft to
Mr. Dunlop, for whom Mr. Gourty Smith
showed g''Walch Me" and See Me CO.
Winning over Messrs, Wood and Halls
witch Hazel and "Queenle Is,
Sporting tandems brought out field
OF five. and they were Sporting 1t
looked like a runaway, and one of the