The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
Merchants Cup at Albemarle Show
Goes to Taconite, Justine Second

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CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Aug.
1o.-F'our thousand persons braved
the intense heat to witness the clos
ing day Of the Albemarle horse show,
Fhe Merchants Cup went to Taconite,
Julian Morris comely brown gelding.
Justine. a classy chestnut mare own
ed by the United States government,
was d close second.
The Blenheim Farm. Baltimore.
landed two blue ribbons Algoma
captured the class for lightweight
hunters and the Elkridge Hunt was
declared the winner in the class for
hunt teams.
cial event Of the show. took place
tonight at the dancing pavilion al
F'ry's Spring,
Summaries.
Pony jumping class-First. DaHodil.
Mrs, Allen Potts; second. Pete, Hol-
lis Rinehart, Birdwood; third. Punch
Thomas. ti~- Oliver. Mooru4ans river.
fourth, Mike. Rodger Rinehart
Heavy draft stailion-~Ffrst. Ergy,
No, 1861. ". b. Bullock, Manassas
second, Wennona Loyalty. w. Il. Bull
lock- third. Illegal William NJ Hale
Indianapolis; fourth, Nidock. No.
luGsl, w. Ii. Bullock.
Park tandems--First. Alexandria
and Lay cembio, Miss Amy f. Du-
fpont Wilmington; second. Sultan s
Signal and Miss Brighton. Lee Hecin-
ger. Washington; third. Star Girls
Robert L. Thomas; fourth. Carlton
and Cary. Mrs. Hollis Rinehart, Bird
| Mood.
Green saddle horses--Ffrst, Sorren
10. Julian Morris; second. Megantic
! Lewis Garth; third. Chiswell, United
States Cavalry, Fort Myer; fourth
Miles Boy. +. J, Ward
Heavy and middleweight hunters
First. The Nirginian. James N An
drews: second. David Gray Julian
Morris; third. Aristocrat, Blenhein
Farm. Baltimore. fourth. keggy Cor.
ner Blenheim Farm.
Horses In harness under Ii Il
hands-First. Wembley King, Gerald
j. .O'Brien. keswick; second, Garonne
Buckeyeland Stock Farm; third
Alexandra. Miss Amy f.. Dupont;
Merchants cup. best performance
over four consecutive Jumps. each
Jump counting as many points as il
Is feet high-E'irst. Taconite. Julian
Morris. second. Justine. United States
Cavalry, Fort Meyer, ridden by Lieu
tenant e. +. Graham, third. Blue
Run. James n. Andrews; fourth
Prince Royal, Mrs Allen Potts
! Horse and runabout-First, Matte
Chimes, Miss Amy e. Dupont; sec
ond, Miss Brighton, Lee Heckinger
third. Maud Miller Lee Heckinger
fourth, Easter Lily, E. j. Ward.
! Hunt teams--First, Eikridge Hun
Club (Algoma, Rock Abbey and Keg
gy Comer), Baltimore; second. kes
wick Hunt Club (Keswick. David Ora,
and Piedmont). Keswick. third, team
James n. Andrews. Somerset.
| Charger -class-Judged by Captain
Mccoy. United States army--First
Maximus, Mrs. Alien Potts: second
Frosty. E. J. Ward; third, Prince
Royal Mrs. Allen Potts.
Groom jumping class--Horse rid
den by grooms, white or colored, o.
their respective owners; green horses
to jump 4 feet; blue ribbon winners
IL feet: championship feet; prizt
money going to grooms riding win
ming horses--First, David Gray, rid
den by Upper Morris: second. Taco
mite. ridden by Upper Morris; third
Gloversville, ridden by Jack" Ander
son tcolored); fourth. Algoma, rid
den by cultun Utz. of Blanheim Farm
Gated sadie colts-First, Bill
Dare, r. s. Halstead. University o
Virginia: second. Kentucky Boy T,
RI. Sellers. Charlottesville: third. Har
| ry. Mrs. FL A. Harris Charlottss
lTtlle: fourth. Highbali. L. Marsl
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