Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-05
HORSES own WARaENT0N
TOWN GIVEN OVER TO THE. AN
NUAL SHOW.
Green Hunter Glass Was the Largest
of It's Sort in the Country-Some
Important Awards.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, September g.
Although the Warrenton horse shows
have always been considered a great sue
cess, the show held here today eciipsed
anything of former years, and is said to
have been the finest barring none, that
has ever been held in this country.
The beautiful weather brought a very
large and enthusiastic crowd. This made
the show from a monetary standpoint all
that could be desired. Attendance, 1000.
The increase of today over former years
was shown both in the number of specta-
tors and in the number of horses exhibited
in the various classes, all of which were
filed beyond the expectations of the man
agement.
The horses themselves were fine lot
of animals as any one could wish to see.
Their quality together with their action
in harness and performance over jumps
fine as any ever exhibited in
show ring.
one of the things first noticed about the
show is the magnificent grounds; the beau
tiful show ring and the large grand stand
that will seat 5000 people with ease can
not be surpassed.
A feature of the day was the green
hunter class, with an entry of more than
eighty young horses. This class the
largest of its kind in the country.
Among the important awards were the
following:
Heavy draft mares and foals--First. mare
and colt. John N Fishback, owner; second,
queen and foal, Mrs. Lucy H. Ramey; third,
mare and foal Ludwell GlasscOck, owner
Half-bred one-year-old colts-First, Will
liam Sknker jr., owner; second, J. r.
Townsend, owner; third, West View Farms,
owner.
Heavy draft colts. two-year-ods-First
Cassie, G. T Williams owner; second,
Queen of Spades H. 7. Burgess owner;
thiId, Jack of Hearts H. T. Burgess, own
Heavy draft pairs shown to wagon
First, pair owned by L. D. Benner; second,
pair owned by Jack Maddux; third, pair
owned by Fenton Farm.
Heavy draft colts, one-year- old-First,
l. ID. Benner. owner; second, owned by
John n. Fishback; third, Jumbo, owned by
W. S. Dowel
Half-bred two-year-old colts-First, Rex,
y. l.. Moffett owner: second Duke of Ash
leigh Roger II. Bayly, owner; third, Lena,
w. II. Gaines. owner.
General utility colts, one-year-old-F'irst
William Skinker, tr.. owner; second, West
View Farm, owner.
General utility colts. two-year- old-First,
Dan Patch. ]. w. Wright, owner; second,
Rex. A. l.. Moffett owner; third Lena, w.
H. Gaines, owner.
Saddle horse that has never won a blue
ribbon-First, Lanham. Mrs. G. r. Tomp-
kins, owner: second Sarnia, Julian Morris,
owner: third, Monte Cristo, CARRIER & Gar
Der. owners.
Four-year-olds in single harness. 15A
hands and under-First, Royal Swell. w
Lodge Bowles. owner; second, CARRIER &
CARRIER, owners; third, Piedmont, E. w.
Payne. owner.
Saddle horses over 151z hands-First, Lam
ham, Mrs. G. r. Tompkins, owner; second
Sarnla, Julian Morris, owner; third, Monte
Cristo, CARRIER CARRIER, owners.
Horses in single harness. six years old,
15h hands and under-First. Lady Gray,
CARRIER & CARRIER owners; second. Royal
Swell, w. Lodge Bowles. owner; third, After
Dark. w. F. Hale, owner.
Thoroughbred hunters. jump four feet
First, Fauquier, H. NJ. Luttrell, owner;
second No Name, T. F. Galloway, owner;
third. Bessie Keyser. T. F. Galloway,
owner.
Green hunters jumping four feet. blue
ribbon winners Az feet winners of high
jump feet-First. Chief Travers Daniel
owner; second, Rabbit, A. w. Herndon,
owner; third, Willow King, H. NJ. Luttrell,
owner.
Park tandems-First, Lady Gay and
Wheeler, CARRIER & CARRIER, owners; Sec
ond Fluffy Ruffes and Little Jim, John S.
Gaines, owner: third, pair. W. F. Hale,
owner.
Registered three-year- thoroughbreds-
First, chestnut gelding Locahotchey Casa
nova, T. F. Galloway, owner; second, bay
geiding Tournament, Vita, DIR. c. S. Car
ter, owner: third, ]. j. McGill, T. F. Gallo
way, owner.
Ladies' saddle horses-First, Irish Rose
Julian Morris owner; second. Radiant
Mrs. Allen Potts owner; third, Sarnia
Julian Norris owner.
Ponies in harness. 1917 hands and under
First. George. Jr., Cedar Run Farm, owner
second, Emily, Miss Kathryn Thompson
owner.
Gated saddle horses-First, Col White
~ I milf hfa
Robert II. Gray, owner; third, Lady Will
son. O. b. Calohan, owner.
Horses exceeding 15H hands, in double
harness-First. The Paraden and Jewell,
CARRIER K CARRIER owners; second pair, w.
F. Hale, owner; third pair, CARRIER & Car
Der, owners.
Hunt teams-First team. Julian Morris,
Jeswick Hunt. exhibitor; second team John
S. Gaines, Warrenton Hunt, exhibitor !;
third team, L. d. Benner, Warrenton Hunt
exhibitor.
Hunters, four years old and under;
jumps, four feet-First, Champagne Neer
& Garnett, owners; second, Last Guard
A. w. Herndon, owners: third. Lamham
Mrs. G.. r. Tompkins, owner.
Heavy and mddleweight hunters carry
ing $50 and 200 pounds, four and a half
feet jumps-First, David Gray, Julian NOR
ris. owner second. War Gray, Julian Nor
Garrett, owners; third, Inky Dtnky, P. E.
Thyson owner.
The green hunters class was won by
Chief made a clean performance over the
jump at four and a, half feet The hunt
teams were a feature, and met with much
applause. Mrs. G. r. Tompkins' Lanham
is q very fine animal. He won both sad
die classes. A bad fall was gotten by Mr..
w c. Hall, on Surprise, in the hunter
class.
The Judges were: Mr.. r. Penn Smith,
STAFFORD Pa; Mr.. George B. Huline, New
York, n. Y; Mr. Charles X. Harrison Bal
timore Md ; Mr.. Arthur l.. Warthen, Front
Royal, Va; Mr.. Harry w. Spratley, Ell
boron, Va.