The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
AWARDS AS MADE
BY The JUDGES
By l.. ID. SALE.


the horse show Of yesterday exceeded that
Of the day previous in public interest.
The horses had become accustomed to
the ring and riders and drivers had be-
come accustomed to all its peculiarities.
thereby working with greater smoothness
and confidence.
The curtain rose in the afternoon ses-
sion following the noon recess on Glass
81. which was for thoroughbred hunters,
all being post entries. The bay gelding
Algoma Blenheim Farm. with W. A.
Abel up. proved the best Of the lot with
the bay mare Gawaine. with u. B. Ben
ner in command. second; Sand About,
b. m. owned by the same gentleman,
third, while NJ. c. Hazen's bay mare Vir-
ginia Girl had to be contented with a
ribbon. Many Of the spectators thought
she should have been awarded higher
honors.
Glass was for single roadsters. and
it is doubtful if Washington horse show
patrons will see their superior in a show
ring again for some time.
z. T. Stotesbury's b. m. Norcata carried
off the first prize of $50: his bay mare
Ruby received the second prize OF SIS; II.
L. Pierce's b. S. took third prize. $40. and
J. E. Sansbury's b. 5. Prince George got
the ribbon.
Glass 5 was for polo ponies. Hugh Le-
gare, with his bold riding on Virginia
and then on his ch. m. Jessie, looked
better TO the multitude than to the judges,
for the ch. m. Light Heart, ridden by
Basil Hall, carried or the blue, and w.
T. Hit on the ch. m. Manassas captured
third and fourth with the ch. m. Jessie.
Class u was for stallion, mare, or
gelding over Is hands. and those who
responded to the call was a rare lot.
The Avondale Farms b. st Nala, caught
the eyes of the Judges first, with E. b.
McLean's b. g. Pride Of Prides. in close
pursuit, he receiving :he SIS prize. and
his br e. The Guardsman. third prize.
SIS. c. w. Watsons b. g. Rob Roy.
carried of the ribbon.
Class 26 was ladies' saddle class: post
entries. Mrs. Semple annexed additional
honors when the judges concluded their
work. f. B. McLain won second prize
with his ch. m. Indian Flower: Mrs.
Fotts scored third with Pretty Maid. and,
amid many groans from scores of local
admirers. Miss Martha Hazard was voted
lest by the judges.
Class @ was for park teams. II was Of
the class classy. Nothing its e6ual had
ever been seen before in a show ring in
this city. and horse show habitues bub-
bled over with enthusiasm. c. w. Wat
son carried OFF first honors and the 500
gave him a run for the money and landed
the prize for second place, so. H. c.
Pierce rounded up with the contesting
trio in third place with SIS. It was a
close contest.
The only horse to put In an appearance
in the contest for military horses was
the Front Royal stables ch. st. st.
Nicholas.
Glass Al was for best pair of saddlers,
a.. t--H.~ IL
ing and perfectly hammered Natoma,
b. m. Natoma, ridden and owned by the
celebrated breeder of saddlers, Col.
Charles l.. Railey. OF Kentucky. was
awarded first: Julian Morris Confidante
was given second prize; w. P. Eno's
Diomed, r. g., was third. and Mrs. AL
Ian Petts' gr g., Silver King. was given
fourth prize.
Glass 13 was for best horse suitable for
gig. professional drivers and dealers
barred. Joseph Letter presented a cup
to be won twice by the same owner. The
Avondale FARMS b. s., Nala. again turned
up a winner. getting the first prize of 800.
B. B. Mclean br. e., Pride Of Prides,
again carried off second prize, $3o, third
prize of SIS going to the ch. m. Ringing
Bells. r. P. McGrann. owner. The ch.
g.. The Honorable. owned by Henry
Fairfax. got the ribbon.
Class % called out old acQualntances
with some reversals Of form. This time
E. B. McLean's Indian Flower won first
prize of s100; Col Railey's b. m. Wato-
ma, was awarded the prize of $50; third
prize of s25 went to Bell Airs FARMS
handsome ch. g., Devisor, while Henry
Fairfax's ch. g., The Honorable, cap
tured his second ribbon.
Class 40 was for horses in harness, If
teen hands and under: high steppers. The
br. m. Lady Dillham. J. w. Hartman
owner, was easily first, w. Watson's ch.
m Ringing Bells was second: E. B. Nc
Leans b. m. Tissington Belief was third.
and A. Busch's b. g. Mountaineer was
fourth.
Glass 80 for qualified hunters closed the
entertainment OF the day. 1t was a large
class and the judges did some earnest
work. When the scoring was concluded
E. H. Weatherbee's b. g. Kesmick was
voted first prize. 500: the same gentle
mans gr. g. Taconite second prize, and
Mr.. Weatherbee's gr. g. David Gray was
awarded third money. Lieut.. E. r. Ora
hams ch. m. Justice received the ribbon.