The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-28
ORANGE HORSE SHOW
Good Crowd In Attendance Awards Mr..
A. Randolph Howard One OF the Winners.

nesday its ninth annual exhibition hciOr
a crowd of about 1000. Mr.. Thomas
Atkinson, president of the show, being
in Europe Mr. Lightioot, the vlce-prcsi
dent, acted IN his place. Mr. Atkinson
presented handsome prize Tor Orang'
county hunters. which was won by
/ Wallace Saniord's Ring Master.
Redmond C.. Stewart and JARVIS
Spencer Judged hunters and hacks, while
W. Pinckney Craig and ". W. Symlng-
ton awarded the harness ribbons All
of the Judges are from Baltimore.
Mrs. Fred W. Dixie. of Marshall. got an
ugly fall when Lizzie order went into
the lump in the ladies jump class, and
Young Herring fell when Miss Shlpley
swerved in the light weight hunter class.
Neither were hurt
The best wins oi the day were Mrs.
Allen Potts. four blues. three reds and
"A yellow: +. W. Okic, three blues, one
yellow and one whithc; Mr. aud Mrs.
Johnson. three blues. one red; \. Ran
dolph Howard. two blues; W. ". san.
ford. one blue. two reds; j. b McComh,
one blue and one white; Miss Dupont,
one blue and one red: The Oaks Farm,
one blue, three reds and one yellow.
DR.. Ricketts,, is the manager OF the
show. There are lis entries ior the
two days exhibition. The t. ). Marine
Band. Of Washington. furnished music
Among the awards were thciollowing:
WeaBling cots-I'ir-t, Mrs Allen Potts;
second. Wallace Sanford; third, I. II.
Somcrvillc: fourth, Joe Graves.
learling colts-First. Mrs Potts; sec
ond, v. ". Sanford; third, l.. Lee Goss;
fourth. W f. Jones.
Zodlcr col's-First, II. T. llolladay;
second. Mrs G.. Crawlcy, third, G.. W.
Hume; fourth, 4 Mustoc.
Hackney stalliou-First. Patriot. A.
Randolph Howard
C6ach stallion-lirst. Mrs Allen Pott-.
second, Orange Horse Company; third.
Carlton H. Noting
Roadster-Fir-t. C. e. Herring; Second.
II. q. Lyme; third G.. " Barbour,fourth.
H. +. MILESTONE.
Orange county horse suitable 10 be-
come hunter-l'irst. W W Saniord;no
other award
Green huntcrs-First, RE Gree; second
Mrs. Allen Potts; third, +. ". OAt,
fourth, j. b. McComb.
General utiIity-First, G.. ). Jones; Soc
ond George linn; third Sunbright Farm:
fourth. e.. r Marshall
Heavy hunter~-tirst. Grand Marshal
F. ". Dixie: second. Tac0uitc, The Oaks
Farm; third, Cracker Jack, ;. Russell
Smith.
Roadster-. pairs-Fir-t. Sunbright
Farm. second. II. y Iyne. third. ". :.
Grymcs
Orange county muuters-Fir-t. j h.
McComh: second. Thomas Atkinson. Jr.,
third. Noel Lynn; fourth, August VAN
hersic.
Cornthian-First.G Grand Marshal. ".
+. Dixie, second. Taconitc, The Oaks
Farm. third, ". W. Osborne; fourth, j.
.. Hudson
Sporting taudem-Fir~t. Mrs Blair
Johnson. second. Herring X Mcetz';ihird,
Mrs. Allen Potts. fourth. f. ". OAie.
Ladies park hack-l'ir~t, Robin Adtir,
Mrs Blair johnson; second. Radiant.
Mrs Allen Potts; third. odd Fellow, II
T. llolladay. Jr
Horses in harurss. all ag,,-l'irst.ldan
lla. \ Randolph Howard: second. AL
miration. Herring y Mcctze;' th Il. So
Am /, Herring a Mortz'; fourth, Empirc.
". e. Reed
Lightweight huutcrs-FirSt. Blair
johnson: second. j. o. Hudson; third.
Henry G. Smith; fourth. August VAN
bcrsie.
Combination cln-s-First. Mrs. Allen
Potts: second and third, Tn" Oak Farm.
Ladies hnntcrS-l'irst, TacOnite, The
Oaks Farm; second. Mrs Blair Johnson;
third +. W Dixie fourth. ". " Osborne.
SECOND DAY.
The second day OF the Orange Horse
Show Thursday WAS largely attended.
4 ball was given ~ pavilion ~ night.
one OF the sensations oi the show was
the performance Of Mr.. 4. Randolph
Towards Royal Regent, ahigh actor
with great speed and rare finish. lie
simply smOthered his class.
The comedy element was furnished 10y
Mr.. Max Field, who drove a pair OF
rusty mules tandem in the park class.
Mr.. Field. sporting AN ancient high white
hat and accompanied 10y "a bulldog.
drove his mules at hard ga'lop. anna
the yells OF the audience. lie declined To
leave the ring until be- was awarded an
honorary blue.
Two gentlemen riders came To grief N
the Jump classes Mr Green Sharkleiord,
went down when Rob Roy fell, and
Mr.. Henry +. IloladAy, Jr.. riding
John L., had narrow escape from a
serious injury when lis horse went into
the wing OF the 5foot jump and rolled
over. Mr. Holiday was bruised but
limped out OF the ring
The three principal winners Were:
Mr.. Allen Potts. blues, reds and
yellow.
A. Randolph Howard, I blues, , reds
Mr.. and Ms. Blair Johnson, I blues,
red.
Among the ribbon winners were the
following:
STANDARD bred weanlings-S. F. Chap
man. first; j J. Daniel, second.
Heavy draught weanlngs-G. I. Mar
shall. first; b. +. Selby, second.
Heavy draught-B +. Selby, first and
second; II. T. Holiday, ir., third.
Weight-carrying hunters-W. W San
ford irst and third; l.. l.. shannon, sec
ond: ". y. Green, fourth.
Gated saddle-Charles Payne, ir., first;
VIC. Dickinson, second; Sunbright Farm,
third: W. e. Dickinson, fourth.
Green hunters-R +. Cree, first; +. W.
Okie. second; W. W. Osborne, third; }.
McCOmb, fourth.
Roadsters-Glenvile, \. Randolph
Howard, first; J. y. GGrnett. second;
Sunbright Farm, third; W. 5. Grymes,
fourth.
Park saddle-Robin Adair, Mrs. Blair
Johnson. FIRST; Radiant, Mrs, Allen Potts,
second; Oaks Farm, third; F. W. Okie,
fourth.
Orange County and Blue Run hunt
W. W. Osborne, first; J. o. Hudson,
second; S. r. Smith, third; II. o. Lyme,
fourth.
Fourth hands-lIerring & Mectz', first;
W. 5. Grymes, second.
Novelty hunters-Oaks Farm, first; j.
0. Hudson, second, f. W. Okie, third;
Oaks Farm, fourth.
Runabout-Royal Regent \. Randolph
Howard, first; J. n. Page, second; }. \.
Garnett, third; Herring 4 NJ etze fourth.
Hunt club teams-Orange County
Hunt. No. 2, first; keswick. second;
Orange, third; J. :. Andrews, fourth.
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