The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-02
HORSES SHOWN
OF HIGH G ASS.
IA Large Crowd Braved the
s Threatening Weather to- s. Y Wit
ness the Events, Which
Were Declared the .53 3
Best Ever Seen
in State. #a$a

& Especial From a staff Correspondent
II CHARLOTTESVILLE VA Aug ust L.
The sixth annual exhibition of the Abe,
marie Horse Show Associat ton opened
here to day before crowd that number
] ed between two and three thousand. De-,
spite the weat ther the events we're we'll
COT, tested { and the performances were ex-
client. 5$& st .Sfs;. ss
4 There are t10s exhibitors, making 469 en-
tries In 81 classes. 4. ;S5g Y. 81
4 The Judges are Messrs. John Spratler.
OF New York ! H. C.. Beattie, OF Fdc hnond;
w. ], Carter, or Manchester; Dorsey
Williams Of ltimore James Kerr. =, = 9.
washington: Il p. !. II. " o. Bannon. OF Clarke
Il county. and Robert Mason. OF Washing
ton. ~ "a Y.
4 Tho novelty event was o jump class
known as the .tInfant Class for young
horses. which was won by the Oakes
Farm, &. avid Grey IN good style l,ater6
5insthe day this same horse was AWARDED
the blue. after having fallen at the third
lump psSa ana rolled with his rider N VI the
mud y !. . 55i3 S 5;i III,
8 Never perhaps In q show ring has an an
award been made to 9 horse that = eil.ssaS8 Ell. 8
4 The Merchants Cup Jump class was va: Won! 'c!1
by Mr. David Dunlops Conhc e's-5 ex-5
ntlyaridden by Mr.. Fleet Galloway g.
KNOWN OGs I1uShS
IS Mr. carl Noting, OF Richmond, won the
coach stallion event, and Master Thomas
jRiyes Potts received the award in the
pony harness III lass. Mr.. a. .Sz Randolph
Howard hackney stallion Patriot, won on
over NJ essrs. Andrews and Sons Balbrig-s y
gan. and Mr., thur Whites thorough.
bred stallion, Chiswick. anne xcd the blue
over Burlington. owned by J. T. Lane.
The Jump classes furnished perhaps the
best exhibition of Jumping ever seer IN
IA Virginia show ring. The 1adie hunter M 81
class, well cont tested, WAS finally WoIls. pyi
Taconitc. .Srt dden by Miss g sertruda skel7f2 ell
ton. OF Richmond. ~ ght weigh hunters s.l'
had four clear perf formances. bu the
award vent 70 Mrs. Blair Johnson's good
and safe jumper, The Fayorlte. who
hit the fence. H u ~; s III Il. "a }{e
"a Great Show.
The show was perhaps the !, best !, that tn,
for the horses shown were of hi ghg c!ass
no ma tier how the ribbons were placed.
Lady Rid ders.
Among the ladies who rode were Mrs.
Blair ohnson. OF arrenton; Mrs: okie,$
OF Marshall; Mrs. Henderson. Of MILF
RGsfa Gss Gfst!s rznn y
and Miss Ma gruder. sof CharlottesYille
The principal wlnn err! were: Inc OAKS
a. harR Randolph Slass 4SWsed sse fS,eW bues
yellow; Mrs. Allen Potts, 2 blues 2 reds
5 yellows and Il white; q David Dunlop. y
eass ysblGss bpes anS end Mrs
Blair Johnson, I blue, reds
All Good Ones.
{ In the middle and heavy weight hunter
class there were hve clear performa nces,
the blue going to Mr.. Okle's Grand Ma ar-G
shall. e ssa5 III =, :.
he hSdtero sd ana smfes ais god
then then jumping OH began; Mr.. Dunlop'sI
Nayojo won the 3ioC prlzS. m e. .rh NJ Mrs. y
orIte', over. .twenty-four jumps before he lt'
e!ssi Rsss ssa
the combination class the same sta ble's
Jack Tar secured the award over
"RadIanL' "a, y y, II =, ~
placed first in the heavy harness class,
while Excellence, belonging to. the same
stable. only got third, a3 decision Wh'ch
hana cass was aoSss ots hs Har
ring & Meetze's team. and the days 's,i ex-ii
4 The morning s summary follows:
Thoroughbred stalllons-d) "a Chiswick,
Arthur White; (2) Burlington. ]. 2. Lane.
Thoroughbred Colts--q) Superstition,
.wlllson Cham (2) Merry Countess.
George, B, Goodyear 55
n Half Bred iColtst1) Bright Boy, Mrs
Allen Potts; (2) Colt, Roble Woods; (s)
Phyllis, N. Fl. Goodwin.
Colts Suitable to Become Hunters-(D
Red Star, j, g.. Stark; (9) Touchwood,
Rfoades g. Kurtz; (S) Frank Kenner,
Continued on Third Pase.)