The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-28
MANASSAS SHOW
HAS GOOD START
Favorable Weather, Large Crowds
and Good Performances Make
it Success.

MANASSAS. VA, July 2s.-The first
day OF the horse show. which opened
yesterday, was big success in every
way. Favorable weather conditions
and big crowd, with good perform
ances by the horses, indicated that
the show viii make good this season
and be one of the best ever held here.
Competition was close in most of
the events, and some fine horses were
shown. The prize winners in the diff
ferent events were as follows:
Hackney and coach stallions-First,
Brentwood. Prince William Hackney
Horse Company, Manassas second,
6eebar, German Coach Company, Ma
manassas.
Hackney bred eolts-First, Bag
thorpe, Mrs. James Birkett. Manassas,
iGecond, Gay Widow. w. p. Meredith.
Manassas; third. eBtsy wilkes, colt.
Waverly Farm. Haymarket.
Monterey colts--First, Monita, NJ.
NJ. Washington, Greenwich: second,
'Gurnda, NJ. NJ. Washington, Green
wiohi third, Nufsed. c. F. Meetze,
Bristow.
Roadsters, best stallion, three years
DIT over-First, Lord Charming. Mel
yin Hazen, Washington, p. c.
Prince William harness horses
First, Messenger Boy, Harry p. Davis
Manassas; second, Ianthe. j. G. Goode,
Manassas, third. Little Eva, Paul "
Portner, Manassas; fourth, Rex, Mrs
James Il. Dorrell, Manassas
Horses in harness-First. Miss AM,
z. Dupont. Wilmington. Del. second
Royal Swell, Bowers Brothers, Mill
wood; third, Matte Bond, Miss Amy
In -
Lady Gray, Mrs James Birkett, Ma
hassas.
Pair of horses in harness--First
Alexandria and Lady Bobbie, Miss
Amy E. Dupont, Wilmington. Del.
second, Bowers Brothers, Wildwood.
Ladies' hunters-First. Willow
King. Mrs, Allen Potts, Gordonsyille;
second, Sherry. Melvin c. Hagen
Washington. D. c.
Washington, p. c.; third, BIackbird
Mrs. Allen Potts. Gordonsville; fourth
Virginia Girl, Melvin c. Hazen, Wash
ington. d. C..
Horses in harness-First, Lady Sap
phire, wildwood; second. Amazon
Blenheim Farm. Baltimore. Md.
Hunters-Ftrst, c. T. H, Rogers
Brothers, Hamilton; second, st. Pat
rick, w. C. Skinner, The Plains: third
Md; fourth. Hugh Wynne, w. 8. Sow
ers, Warrenton.
Charger class--for army purposes
ffirst prize, selid silver cup)-First
Rutledge ~. w. Graves. Rfchmond1
SECOND, c. T. Fl. (Rogers Brothers
Hamiltonp third. Wander ct. NJ
Cook, Bristow).
Pair OF horses In harness--Firsi
pair by Bowers Brothers, wildwood
second. Locks and Carriers (W. NJ
Buckley. Gainesville.)
Green hunters First, Peters
leighton Stables. Middleburgl; sec
ond, Eastern Girl &c. r, Hale, Hokes-
ville): third, Virginia Girl Melvin c
Hazen. Washington. d. C.,s fourth
Nightingale III, W. Herring, Nokes-
yilie).
Schooled polo ponies-First, Sunset
CT. NJ. Wyeth. Marshaln; second, +
NJ. wyeth. Marshall.
Ponies ridden by chiidren--First
Paint Pot tJohn Y. Derrick, Balti-
more). Md; second, Hweedledee
(Mrs, John Il. Derrick. Baltimore
Md; third. Tescsie (Meetze Brothers
Bristow); fourth. Twinkle Miss Jane
Derrick, Baltimorel.
Races.
Five eighths mile, fiat race--First
Flat Creek George c. Brenton, Ma
nassas); second, Elaborate IN. B
Plunkett, Washington. ID. CO.; third
Black Braugh ernest Utterbick, Ma
nassasl.
Seventh eighths mile, fiat race
First. W. l. Pinch ernest utterback
Manassas second. saltram IN, Cop
perthiete, Burke); third. Lady Melba
tG, c, Brenton, Manassasl.
Steep!echase, about two miles
First. Ben Laia George c. Benton
Manassas; second, Malaobne &C. K
Rockwell. Washington, D. c.; third
Fortnight Is. c. Glasscock, The
Plainsl.