The Washington times., 1906-08-29
WARRENTON HORSE SHOW
LARGEST IN VIRGINIA
Every Class Well Filled and Attendance Not Marred by
Rain-Thoroughbred Hunters Have the Call.
Awards This Morning

WARRENTON, Va, Aug 22--War-
renton.s eighth annual horse show
oDened under Icaden skies this morning
The aII-absorbing question here ar pres
eut is. Where does the rain go when
# isn't rainiug?" In spite Of the in
clement weather the show promises to
he one Of the best I'm the history Of
yyarrentou in point or uigh-class en-
tries. the heavy going made clear per-
formances difficult for tae hunters. The
result this morning in the classes for
mares. colts and utility horses resulted
as follows. the names being given IN
the order i'm which they finished,
Heavy draft mares and foals. First.
uameless. John Eerner' second amy
and foal. II. T. Burgess: third. Bet and
Ioal II. T. Burgess.
HaIf-bred one-vear colts, geldings, Or
fiIlies-First. TriXy. ]. n. WaddelIi sec
ond. Lena. ". n. Gaines; third, Alice
Carneal, Elizabeth Burgess
HaIf-bred colts or mies-FIrst, name
less, J. NJ. Waddel, second. nameless.
II. c. GroOmei third, Senator, ). w
Holt.
Paris heavy draft horses-First. R. H.
WalIach. second. Antrim Stock Farm.
Heavy draft one-year colt-First, Cas-
sic O. Williams, second queen or
Shades. II. T. Burgess; third, Jack Of
Hearts. H. IT. Burgess.
HaIf-bred tWO-year-Old colts. geldings.
or fUies-First. Lady Trojan: second.
Miss Dawson, T.. l. Redmani third,
Lady Lghtfoot. N. n. Washington.
General utility one-year-old colts
First Dan Patch. J. W. Wright; second,
Trixy. J. II. Waddell; third. Mary Jane,
Il. Lewis.
HaIf-bred mares. suitable for breed
ing hunters-First, Virginia. W. ).
Sewers. second, namejess, A f Payne ,
third Lucy Long, r. ii. Peach,
General utility two-year-old colts
First, Lady Trojan, NJ. NJ. Washlng-
ton, second, Miss Dawson, r. Redman ,
third Lady LghtfoOt, NJ. N. Wash
ngtCn-
YearIing colts. special class-First.
Alice Carneal, Miss +. Burgess; second,
/ Iena. W. H. Gaines thirt5, Nameless,
Gaines & Fletcher
Horses in single harness-First, Lady
Lightfoot. Mrs James Birkett: second.
w +. Hale; third, Roy, Herring *
Meetze.
Never before have entries in the va
rious classes of the eighth annual War
rcnton Horse Show been surpassed in
either number or class. And the large
crowd on hand for the opening this
morning was proof Of the interest
taken.
The sixty-three entries, The total num-
Der Of horses to be shown, include some
OF the best in Virginia. particularly IN
the hunter classes. and the Virginia
hunters are among the best, if not the
best. il the country.
In spite of the wet weather which
has been continuous for days. the show
ring was in fairly good condition when
the first class was called at O'Clock
this morning. The turf with which
the ring is covered is several years
old and very firm.
Tan bark was literally sprinkled IN
the wings Ia order 10 make the per
formances of the Jumpers cleaner and
safer. But IN spite Of this precauJon
there were number OF awkward take
offs a the jumps due entirely 10 the
condition OF the ground.
Never Mind the Weather.
The weather has had little effect on
the entries, as they closed some time
ago. It was feared last night that the
attendance at the show would be sadly
cut by the line Of wetness which Jupi-
ter P has passed up. Nevertheless il
was impossible to get a bed for love or
money in town last night after o'clock.
This morning every train brought
crowds from Washington, Baltimore.
and the surrounding country. Hun
dreds drove into Warrenton in rigs of
an descriptions. some Of them bringing