The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-26
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liant. beautiful performance that Black
Bird gave IN this event without the
slightest touch Of nervousness. Horse
and rider were the epitome OF grace
Scarcely second in the race for honors
was Melvin c. Hazen's Virginia Girl, and
the chestnut gelding, Paradox, the Bien-
helm Farm entry.
There was a multiplicity or hunters
on display, and It seemed as II these
high-strung champions OF the open
meadows and rolling hills must have felt
strangely cramped while cantering cir
cles on the tanbark. Gallant Virginia
Girl, Melvin c. Hazen's entry, carried
of first honors in the local hunters class.
and thereby wen the cup donated by
Harry Wardman. Among The light
weight hunters, Paradox. the Blenheim
Farm entry. was supreme, and J. d.
Benner's pair took the blue ribbon IN the
pair OF hunters class.
Lady Babbie Scores.
Queen among the harness horses was
Lady Babbie. She was the blue Tibboner
in the runabout class, the ladies' harness
class. and the single harness class. With
Alexandria as a running mate. she was
also first in the double harness class.
Lady Babbie unquestlonably has the mo-
nopoilstic idea Her victories literally
constituted a trlumphal procession for
Miss Du Pont. her owner.
In the sporting tandem class Grand
Slam and Roustabout, the team entered
by Leo Hechinger. triumphed over Black
Bird and mate and the Blenheim Farm
entries Another Hechinger entry, Lady
Grey and mate. took fourth place in this
class
The opening event OF the day. and IN
some respects its most novel feature
was the police mount contest in which
many OF "our finest participated. Abram
Buckingham's bay gelding. Gilbert Boy
won the blue ribbon and the cup offered
by Thomas c. Noyes, and second prize
was awarded 10 Supply, the entry OF J.
+. Sprinkle. Third place went TO Bob.
owned by John W. Mccormick. and
fourth place 10 Patrick Cresghe's Beauty.
''HOrseyn Set Attends.
This inaugural event was christened
with enthusiasm. and the success Of the
show was assured. All OF Washingtons
"horsey" set and scores OF horse lovers
from surrounding States had come 10
witness the sport. II is not every horse
show that can boast the attendance Of
the President Of the United States. and
there was not even a suggestion Of the
blase in the attitude which Washington
assumed toward it-for here was a fresh.
delightful. novel display, with which the
Capital has not been surfeited. The APP
petite for this sport. may be. like olives.
an acquired taste. but it is evident that
this city has already acquired 1t and
wants more OF It.
The day was studded with unusual in
cidents, and accidents were conspicuous
by their absence. Miss Jeanette Allen,
while riding her mount past the grand
stand in the hunter class, had had
fall when the horse slipped and she was
thrown over its head. In rising. the steed
narrowly missed stepping on Miss Allan.
She was uninjured. however. and show
ed her pluck by remounting Incidentally.
she won second place There was only
one spill in the free-for-all jumper
event. in which there were thirty-six
entries. and II was trivial. With these
exceptions there were no lapses from
form.
Miss Katherine Cherbonnier. a yong,
khaki-skirted woman with raven locks
flowing down her shoulders, furnished the
thrills OF the afternoon in mastering the
fiery Roustabcut, the champion high
jumper. Time and again she sent her
steed against the barrier with Anna zonian
daring. Il cleared the rail at six feet and
the crowd went wild. Then the audaeious
was made that Miss Cher
BONNER would try to leap over six feet