Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-27
HORSE SHOW AT ORANGE
WEATHER IDEAL AND A LARGE
ATTENDANCE PRESENT.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondents OF lHe ctat-
ORANGE. Va, July 20, 1905.
The ninth annual horse show of this place
was given Yesterday and today. The
weather has been ideal in every respect
clear. with a pleasant breeze The horses on
exhibition were of the best and largest sta
bles in the state. The first day show at
tracted but small attendance as compared
with the second day. All the railroads ran
special trains from nearby cities TO the
show on the second day The Potomac,
Fredericksburg and Piedmont railroad ran
a special from Fredericksburg, but was I'M
able to accommodate the large crowds walt
ing at the stations along the line ana was
forced to refuse a large number of them
as they neared Orange. All day one couio
see teams loaded down coming into orange
from all directions. BY evening there were
fully six thousand persons on the groullus.
Mr.. Thomas Atkinson OF Richnoho mao
president of the show. The judges were;
Charles Griffin Herring of Harrisonpurs,
va; Messrs w. Pinkney Craig, REDMOND
G. Stewart and Jervis Spencer or Baltimore
and D. B. Sharp of Berwyn, Pa.
Mrs Allan Potts succeeded in capturing
four blue. three red and one yellow RIBBON
the first day. ,,l,,r,.
has made a fine showing with ms hlsn
steppers. The people in the. grand stand.
which Is very near the ring, worried the
horses considerably by loud applause .n..
first day The second day the ring mas,ei
had to request the people near the jumps
TO lower their umbrellas. as they frightened
the horses causing several or them 10 re-
fuse to take the jumps. .o-
The general utility competition prize, ~
a warded by the business men or orange
county attracted much interest from the
SPECTATORS One exhibitor entered the ring
driving surrey in which were seVerai
members Of his family.
naly str ia
weight hunters, won by Grand Marshal :
w. Dixie, a double jump OF had 10 De maue
before the judges came to decision;
In the horses In harness, prize $50, luanl-
ITO Rando,ph Howard, was first There
were an even one dozen In the ring IN TINS
class. Two of the exhibitors must nave
Thought they were on the race track, Juog-
ing from the speed they MADE nmss ni Ssss
could be heard from the grand STAND at
the action of the judges
In the ladies' hunters class, ridden py
lady over jumps of -FOUR rect, priz ss gov,
made Mrs Dixie of Marshall. Va, was
iolted off her horse In going over jump
but was unhurt. s...
In the contest for harness horses fifteen
hands and over. suitable for heaVy mar
ness mark. NJ G. Fieius, the cashier OF the
National Bank of Orange entered the ring
driving a brown mule with a white spotleu
mule as leader. In the rig with MN ~ W.
enotted bulldog He wore white
- q .1ar 70 correspond with the other por-
ton Of his outfit He was loudly cheered
by the people in the grand stand ana those ,e
Standing at the ringside. His leader cur
many capers, to the delight OF the large
crowd present. ,, :. 80
John L.. ridden by H T. Holiday, 1r', OF
Rapidan, fell In making the Jumps. MT
Hoiloday was thrown. but uninjured.
The Virginia State Horse Snow Assocla a
tton held meeting on the GROUNDS mere
TODAY TO transact some business Of pri-
vate nature Practically all OF the hIteeh
SHOWS of the state were represented