Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
|AGA|N TONAME BISHOP "CHAMPS" ON DISPLAY
Diocesan Convention Will Be Bue Ribboners Compete at
Held November 10. Benning Horse Show.
TRINITY CHURCH THE PLACE SCENE PLEASES THE EYE
Standing Ladies
Makes Arrangements. Fine Style.
MAY BE NEW CANDIDATES DASH OF COLOR AND OF SPICE
Hunt Club Engage In
Written bv nr A1ex Contest
Mann. With Ease
Bue Ribboners Compete at
Benning Horse Show.
SCENE PLEASES THE EYE
Ladies' Hunters Take the Jumps in
Fine Style.
DASH OF COLOR AND OF SPICE
Hunt Club Teams Engage in a
Spirited Contest-Clear Fences
With Ease.

The blue ribboners were afforded an OPP
portunity to demonstrate which is the
best at the horse show at BenninE today.
Five champion classes were shown. each
entry being a first prize winner in the
present show or some other.
And there was some excitement. too.
What with Miss Mabel Flynn riding
blue-r winner and red-ribbon win
ner in one class-not at once, however
| and with snappy little bunch OF ladies
hunters. ridden by young women. and the
picturesque hunt teams of three horses
| each. there was plenty to attract the eye
of the spectator.
Miss Flynn rode Irish Rose and Robin
Adair to first and second places In the
ladies' saddle horse class. Mrs. Allen
Potts rode Moonstone and earned yell
low ribbon.
CARRIER & CARRIER captured the cham.
pionship in class nine with pair Of
chestnuts in harness. Ring King anu
Ring Master took second and Quick and
Lively got away with third.
Hunters Have Great Time.
Ladies hunters had a great time this
morning. with seventeen entries. all old
favorites and all feeling like india rub
Der when it came to the jumps. The la
dies rode better than the men today.
| many Of the spectators declared. and the
| crowd yelled like mad when q lady rider
would sail over all four jumps without
knocking anything over.
Two OF the Misses Cherbonnierre rode
in this class. one being scarcely thirteen
years old.
The younger one rode go we'll that the
band cheered like madmen, and her
horse Taconite, jumped so well that the
judges pinned yellow ribbon on his
bride.
Mrs. Allen Potts entered two horses
and carried off first ribbon and SIS with
Willow King. keswick, ridden by Miss
Mabel Flynn. took second.
Miss NJ. l.. Cherbonniere rode more than
once. Riding the great jumper. Irish
Maid of J. +. Davis, she lost both stir
rups, as she rode astride, but she seemed
to actually lift her mount over the OBJ
stacles. Her performance was gener-
ously cheered.
Hunt Clubs Compete.
There was a dash of color and spice in
the contest of the hunt club teams, in
which nine riders from three different
clubs. Union County. Keswick Hunt and
Warrenton Hunt. took their best over the
regular jumps. AS each team rode the
course. the brilliant red Of the coats
worn and the ease with which the hedges
and fences were jumped made the con-
print come to life.
The three clubs, Union County Hunt,
Keswick Hunt and Warrenton Hunt. were
awarded prizes In the order named.
Union County team was composed of
Sidney Holloway. master. riding Initial:
Dion Kerr. riding Centennial, aud a.
Soufe. riding George K. Cain.
keswick team was composed Of Julian
Norris. ON keswick; Howard Rogers.
| riding David Gray. and Roy Adamson.
riding Majesty.
Warrenton Hunts members decided on
that great American institution, the high
silk hat, as the only proper top-piece to
wear while chasing madly across country
on a large horse after very small fox.
The silk hatters were w. g. Somers on
Justine. w. D. Benner on Topaz. and
William Skinker. jr., on l. Hamm.
Ribbon for Irish Rose.
Another jewel in the crown of E. H.
Weatherbee came in the shape of q cham
pionship ribbon and 500 for Irish Rose
in the saddle horse class for blue rib
boners. Joseph 1. Saks was the only To-
cal contestant. Second place was taken
by Mrs. Allen Potts. with Moonstone.
Champion light weight hunters entered
for championship to the extent of an
even dozen, among the bunch being the
best horses known In the hunting circles
In this section. Eight jumps were taken
Miss Catherine Cherbonnier and her sis.
ter, Miss Marie Cherbonnier, were con-
spicuous figures in this event, riding
with great skill against some of the most
experienced men on the hunting field.
Sidney Holloway. the rider whs caused
q sensation last year In the New York
show by jumping a horse over two OBJ
stacles each eight feet high. rode two
mounts, Centennial and George K. Cain.
l. Hamm. ridden by Roy Adamson. put
up splendid performance. as did also
Keswick. ridden by Julian Morris.
West Chester Farms. however. carried
OF first and second honors, the cham
pionship going to George E.. Cain and
second ribbon going to Centennial. both
from West Chester and both ridden to
victory by Sidney Holloway.
Red Raven Wins.
Championship for heavyweight hunters
was a closely contested class. there being
six entries all splendid animals and good
jumpers.
E!ght Jumps were taken by each horse.
Set Back smashed over the NTH jump.
Red Raven nearly split all records, but
erazed his hoof on the last fence. Tacon-
into the nth fence. but sailed over the
other jumps like an airship. Jack Frost
would not Jump the second, although
Holloway, who rode him. also carried a
tremendous club as persuader.
David Gray. ridden by Upper" Nor
potts, took everything easily, and Willow
King. with a groom up. took everything
Red Raven took the championship and
David Gray second prize.
INDIAN SUMNER TO L1NeER.