Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-09-19
Accidents at Horse Show.


field adjoining the Country Club
last Saturday, were well attended,
and the events were well filled and
attractively presented.
Two accidents married the en-
ioyment of the occasion, and sew
eral spectators are now suffering
from painful cuts and bruises.
The first accident occurred in the
second heat of the fiat race. Mas
ter Kenneth Clapp. son of Mr..
Chas. Clapp, riding "Valdetta, +"
lost control of his mount and the
animal ran into the crowd of people
and vehicles near the finish of the
course. The animal attempted TO
over a runabOut standing in his
path, caught his feet in the back Of
the seat and turned complete
somersault, landing in a crowd of
men who were standing at the
side of course. Mr.. Il. Powell
Page, who was judge of the race,
was painfully cut over the eye and
ON the lip. and was several shocked.
Mr.. Geo. w. WynkOop received
painful sprain TO his right leg.
Mr.. Thomas III. Burwell, who was
also a Judge of the race, was knock
. ed several feet in the air and
Severely stunned and dazed, but
hot seriously injured. Mr.. George
Burwell was knocked down and
tlazed. Messrs. Lodge Bowles, r..
b.. Weir and Esten Randolph were
hlso knocked down, but not injured.
Young Clapp was thrown from
fhe horse during its mad plunge
through the crowd. and hisshoulder
vas dislocated.
A number of physians were in
attendance at the show, and medical
httention was Immediately render
ed. All of the injured are now
Iloing well, and it is believed that
there will be no serious results at
bending their injuries.
The second accident accurred in
the two-mile steeplechase. The
horses were running well punched
at the last jump, when Snow
man." owned by Mrs. Henderson
and cleverly ridden by Mr.. Kerr,
refused the jump ana gave his rider
bad fall. Mr.. Kerr was badly
shaken and bruised but not SER
iously.
The mile fiat race was we'll con-
tested, all the horses remaining in
a bunch up TO the last quarter,
when THE Frisr, owned by Mr..
f. q. Butler and we'll ridden by
Mr.. Mac CIagett, took the lead and
won by half a length from True
Boy; Nancy getting third place.
In the steepIechase Mr.. Gilpin
rode very clever race and won
by half a length from Mr.. Town
send Burwell's Heather" who
came with rush in the stretch and
beat Mr.. Butter, on Andy" a
length for the place.
The show was a decided success
in every way, and was attended
and enjoyed by one of the largest
crows yet seen at the Hunt Clubs
4 gymkhana games and races.
4 summary of the events and
winners follows:
Jumping Class, open to all
First, Heather, j. T. Burwell;
second, The Wizard, Mrs. Hender-
son; third, Skyrocket, Donald
Gilpin.
COrinthian Glass, ridden in hunt
colors-First, The Friar, +. O..
Butler; second, Heather, j. T.
Burwell; third, The Wizard, Mrs.
Henderson.
Flat Race, one-third mile. best
two in three heats-First heat;
First, Long Boy, Geo. w. Wyn-
koOp; second, Nancy, George Bur.
we'll; third, Willing Penn, O. H.
Gaunt. Second heat: First, Long
Boy; second, Nancy; third, Willing
Penn. The winner was ridden 10y
j. NJ. II. Clagctt.
Flat Race, one mile dash First
The Friar, f. G. Butler; second
True Boy, w. f. Randolph; third
Nancy, George Rurwell. Tn,
winner was ridden by j. NJ. ii
CIagett.
Steepechasc, two miles, open t.
all-First, Keith, Donald Gilpin
second, Heather, j. Il. BurwelI
third, Andy, f. G.. Butler. Snow
man owned by Mrs. Henderson
and ridden by Mr.. Kerr, did no
finish.