Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12
HORSE SHOW A SUCCESS
AUSPICIoUS OPENING AT FRED
ERICKsBURG YESTERDAY.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July L. 1906
The first day OF the Fredericksburg horse
show opened here yesterday with colors fly
ing, the weather being bright and clear. A
large crowd from this city and the surround
ing counties were present. The railroads and
steamboats, gave excursion rates bringing
large crowds. So far no accidents have
occurred to mar the occasion The judges
are Messrs. John L. Conaway Of Philadel-
phia. w. ]. Carter OF Manchester, s. Taber
willetts Of New York city. A. E. Ashbrook
OF Kansas City. Mo. and J. K. Merrirnan
OF Baltimore.
Glass II; green hunters; prize. $50: first,
AuandAie, c. H. Hurkamp; second. st.
Leonardine. Mrs. Blair Johnson.
Class .; roadsters; prize, handsome silver
cup donated by local jeweler; first Glen
Vile, a. Randolph Howard; second, Maur,
Count Dadhemar
Class Il; saddle horses; prize, $40: first,
Reliance, the Oaks stock farm; second, The
Limit CARRIER & CARRIER.
Glass Z; horses IN harness; prize. $50; first,
Patriot and Dr. Reid, A. Randolph Howard;
second prize $50, Airs and Breezes, CARRIER
Is CARRIER
Glass Is; ladies hunters; green and quail
fled; first prize. 500 and silver cup; first,
The Favorite. Mrs. Blair Johnson; second
prize so, freight Mrs. Allen Potts.
Class y; saddle horses; prize $40; first,
The Limit. Carrier & CARRIER; second, Irish
Rose, the Oaks stock farm.
Large Attendance at Might.
The evening session of the Fredericks-
burg horse show was largely attended
by the citizens OF this city, all OF whom
were much pleased with the show the
horses put up. they were In prime con-
dition. Many of the classes have as many
as sixteen entries.
The evening session began with class
le-Lightweight hunters; green and quail
fed; jumps of four and one-half feet
prize, $50 First Archl!ght. Blair John
son; second, The Favorite, Mrs. Blair John
son; third freight, Mrs. Allen Potts.
Glass ll-Special ladies' class; prize, hand
some silver cup, engraved in old Eng sh.
fredericksburg Horse Show Association,
presented by a furniture company of Bal
ttmore, and silver cup presented by Du-
lin & Martin of Washington. First, Ex-
cellence, CARRIER CARRIER; second, Dr.
Reid. a. Randolph Howard.
Glass 20-Middle and heavyweight hun
tiers; green and qualified: jumps. four and
One-half feet; prize. $50 First. Taconite
the Oaks Stock Farm; second, Allandale
Charles H. Hurkamp; third Cheftain,
Charles II. Hurkamp.
Class Park tandem; horses and style
of going only considered; prize, $50. First
Patriot and Royal Regent, A Randolph
Howard; second Airs and Excellence, Gar
Der & CARRIER; third, Paul and Mate, Ro-
gers Bros.
Glass 4-Pories; ridden by child not over
fifteen years old; prize. SIS. First. Gypsy
Maid; second. The Dandy, H. o. Lyme.
Class 6-Horses IN harness; prize. $50
First. Spur. CARRIER s. CARRIER; second. His
Majesty. A. Randolph Howard; third, Inky
Dinky, P. z. Thyson.
Class 21-Hunters and jumpers; jumps
five feet; prize. $50. First. freight. Mrs.
Allen Potts: second. Taconlte, The Oaks
Stock Farm; third, Black Socks. W. W.
Osborne.
The Races
First fat running race-Half- dash:
purse, 800 of which so to second and $40
to third horse. First. Ethelbrytha, George
A Huntington; second Congress, ]. J. Nc
Council; third. Tarpon R. NJ. Taylor.
Hurdle race-One and half mile dash
over six hurdles: purse. s125. of which s25
to second and $3.50 20 third. No horse
was allowed to carry less than 100 pounds.
First. CrOxton. r. NJ. Taylor; second. Ye-
remi. Richard Wallach; third, Westown, z.
o. Hayes.
Second running neutrality-suspicious. of
mile dash; purse. 500. OF which $40 to sec
ond and $40 TO the third. First. Cohassett
J. T. Temple; second. Teagate John Seeley;
third. Sentry, Allnut & Brooke.
Steeplechase-Two-nile run; no horse to
carry less than 100 pounds; purse, $50
First, Punctual. Richard Wallach; second
Ida Woodlands. Charles H. Hurkamp;
third. Harry Baylor, Charles H. Hurkamp.
Essex. a green bay gelding. owned by Duff
Green. fell In going over the jumps. throw
ing its rider: the horse regained its feet and
continued to make the jumps without
rider and made the winding up run around
the track. Had its rider not been thrown
there is little doubt but that this horse
would have made the second place 1t came
In third. but there being rider he was
ruled out
Tonight the horse show german took place
at the opera house, there being about fifty
couples on the floor. The german was led
by Clarence r. Howard. general manager
OF the horse show, and his wife. Music
was furnished by Donche orchestra of
Washington. Refreshments were served at
midnight