Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-10-07
MONTEREY HORSE SHOW
| 4 PHENOMENAL SUCCESS
Progressive Highland Town
Presents One of The Best
All Round Exhibitions Ever
Seen in This Section. A
Synopsis of The Principal
Events

The Monterey Horse Show closed
Friday evening after one of the most
phenomenal successes ever attained by
anything of the kind in this section
of the country. The attendance was
unprecedented, hote 8, boarding
houses and private families taking
care OF the visitors to their entire
capacity, while the overflow. num-
bering up into the hundreds, were
compelled to seek lodgings in the
nearby town of Mcdowell.
This venture was an experiment for
which entire credit is due to Messrs.
H. b. Wood and Lloyd Sullenberger,
whose executive ability and business
management was the admiration of
every one present, and one which
demonstrated clearly that Highland
can put up as good horse show as
anybody.
1t was strictly home show and
lacked none of the material to rank it
among the best shows in the country.
Old sports like Tate Sterrett and Jas.
Hamilton of Hot Springs and our
townsman, Mr.. Thomas Hogshead,
unanimously proclaiming it the best
assembly of horse flesh, pretty girls
and bouncing babies they ever wit
messed. In the saddle classes about
10 ladies took part and their complete
mastery and control of their steeds
was superb. They were handsomely
costumed in English riding habits
and hats, and the judges were sorely
taxed to decide upon the prizs win
ners
Mrs. Edwin Hevener of Monterey
won the special prize of $40 90 offered
by Mr.. Thos. Hogshead Of this city,
for the best Workmanship. Her riding
outclassed anything the judges had
heretofore seen and the award was
made without hesitation.
Miss Hiner of Monterey won the
prize for the most graceful partici-
pant, the award meeting with univer-
sal approval. +
The best lady driver in the runa-
bout class was won by Mrs. Edwin
McNulty of Mcdowell, LIST prize;
Mrs. Edwin Hevensr, I'd prize.
The ability Of the judges being next
switched from horses to babies, they
proved their fitness in this event by
naming Mr.. R. M. Trimble's little
girl ana d. N. Sullenberg little
boy for first and second prizes re-
spectiyely. In this class entrants
were required to be under year OF
age.
The prize of $1,000 offered by G.
P. Bowman and Bro of Staunton for
the prettiest girl on the ground was
won by Miss Bonnie Seybert, blond,
famed as a beauty. Twenty-four
young ladies contested for this honor
and we are reliably informed that any
one OF them was worthy of the blue
ribbon in any class.
The judges for this exacting decision
were Messrs. T. r. Steele, Thos. Hogs
head and Mr.. W. G. Craig, the latter
of Deerdeld.
The special prize, purse Of $16. 90
offered by Messrs. Thos Hogshead,
Dave Ruckman, and Lloyd Sullenberger
for young ladies foot race was con-
tested Tor by ten young ladies and
was one of the most enjoyable events
of the occasion. The best young la
dies in the town participated.
The best exhibit OF dr. aft horses
was made by VIM. Jones, brother of
DR.. G. G. Jones, Of Stanton. He
displayed team of four Percherons,
valued at $1,000, easily winning the
blue ribbon. He also showed colt,
not quite years old, which had never
eaten mouthful of grain and
weighed 1900 pounds, an elegant ties.
timonial of the blue grass OF that Sec
ton. The judges of horses in all
classes were Mess1s. Tate Sterrett and
Jas. Hamilton, Of Hot Springs, T. R.
Steele of Churchville and Tllos. Hogs
head of Staunton.
The cattle judges were Messrs. W.
q. Craig Of Deerfleld, Poague Nc.
Glammery of Parnassus and Tate
Sterrett of Hot Springs.
A tournament in which 30 riders
took part was fitting close for such
8 splendid show and was enthusiast
eally Witnessed by the snormo is
crowds, which, were most orderly.
When seen yesterday evening Mr..
Hogshead was most lavish in his
praise of the ladies, horses, babies,
cattle and feats Of Workmanship. He
said he had attended many horse shows
but never had he seen any thing to
compare with the one pulled off by
these quiet, satisfied people Of Highland
County. They have the horses, I"
said Mr.. Hogshead, "when Tate Ster-
rett, who you know is a noted horse
man, tried to buy some of those horses
they just laughed at him. I wish you
| could have seen those ladies ride, beat
anything I ever saw before in my4ife,
sat as steady in the saddle under all
circumstances as if they were merely
sitting in chair. Were they good
looking? Well you and here Mr..
Hogshead applied SO many compli-
mentary adjectives that the reporter
couldn't begin to set them all down.
The show was admittedly a grand
success. though, and will be repeated
again next year. Mr.. Hogsh cad says
that Monterey is an unusually pros
| porous place and everybody seems