The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-15
EXCITING TIMES
At HORSE ID Rs: SHOW 7
Eight Falls is the Record
of the Last Day at
Fredericksburg.
! ALL DANGEROUS
BUTNONE SERIOUS
David Dunlop the Highest Won
ner Of Ribbons-Mrs. Allen
Potts Takes Nine Ribbons
With Four Horses Mrs.
Johnson Takes Sill
yer Cup.
yer Cup.
(From a Staff correspondent.)

(From stair &Correspondent.)
FREDERICKsBU UFaG. VA, July IL
There was excitement a plenty and to
spare on the closing day OF the Fred
ericksburg Horse Show. Three thous-
and people saw eight falls, any one Of
which might have proved fatal At one
time In tho track before the grand
stand five horses and riders were strug-
Cling In wild. kicking, fighting mass.
AS far as can be learned. there were no.
serious injuries received, although three
of the riders were unconscious for over
an hour. N
Mr.. Dion Kerr, OF washington, came
"a terrible cropper on his mare, Fire
Fly; Mr.. Robert Taylor, of Baltimore.
fell, after coming under the wire on
monsoon" and Mr.. W. H. Chaffin's ne
gro Jockey fell and was knocked COM
plotely out at the open jump, just before
the run In homo. The ra CO was won when
the fall came, and 1T was hard luck for
the Richmond man.
Ribbon Winners. " s
The largest winners at the show have
been: # l5. Ri.
B Nj. David Dunlop ribbons. With With.
twelve horses. 535 55
Mrs. Allen Potts. ribbons with four
horses. I. ,}ta
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Johnson-S ribbons
with four horses
MIR. A. Randolph Howard-6 ribbons,
with5four horses. VII N
Mr., C. ", Smiths ribbons, with four
horses "a & 5sa
In addition, Mrs. johnson won two
silver cups In the ladies' hunter class and
In driving Mr.. Dunlop's horse.
Mrs. Allen Potts won the champion.
/ ship In the hunter class and the s"F orn-
tpl p,,.h Ip y. presented by Mr.. and Mrs
sHtirkan1p. Of Boscobel!! l! q
Mr. Dunlop won the heavy harness cup.
Mr. Howard won the Willard cup. I.
Count d 'Adhemar won the merchants
and citizens cup for roadsters.
Mr. c. H. Hurkamp won the operi
steepechase cup
0 In the Arena.
rho last day Of the Horse show opened
brilliantly, with clear weather and the
ring in good condition. In the first class
two riders came to grief, Mr.! Fl, c..
Beattie, OF Richmond, on his clever young
hunter ,ss.. Carnation."" struck the brush
jump hard and fell heavily. Mr.. Reattie
renio,inted and negotiated the remaining
obstacles. Later In the samo class. Mr..
Conner on tMr.3fW. w Osborne's Black
Socks," smashed the brush jump to
pieces The horse fell under the jump. but
Mr.. Conner fell clear and was not IN
jurcd.
In the lightweight, qualified class. Mrs,
Allen Potts, Of Richmond, on "Firellght,'
won the blue. In the class for heavy
harness, Mr.. David Dunlop's WAT tch Mo"
and See, Me CO. won without opposition.
In the combination class Mr.. G., II. IIur-
kamp's ,'Highlander" won tho blue, with
Mrs, Allen Potts's Brilliant" second,
IN the flve-foot class for hunters Mr..
C. w, Smiths "Chipmunk" won handily.
with Mr.. II. c, Beattle's 'Carnatlon !"
third In the class for harness horses (biG
clnss) Mr.. David Dunlop won first, Sc
cond and third. with Derby = Superior"
and "surprise," In the class for ladies'
park hacks Mrs. Blair Johnson won with
S''Robin Adair." whilo Mrs. Allen Potts
took second place with Radiant" a
8three-year- -old.
The Roadsters.
In the roadster class Count d'Adhenlar
won with his black mare Maud. The de-
csIon was q popular ono. Count d'Adhe~
mar Is a resident of Fredericksburg. The
crowd cheerod Wildly.
Thoroughbred hunters next held the
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