The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
Special to The Times Dlspatch.1

Especial 10 The Times Dlspatch.I
charlottesville. Va, June 1.-Fhe AL
bemarle county Hunt Horse Show and
! hunter contests, held this afternoon at
| madison Park" just west of THO uni
iversity, exceeded the fondcst expecta-
lions of its promoters. Society turned
out In full force. the sporting set from
! the Keswick and Greenwood neighbour
| hoods being especially well represent
| cd, In addition to many visitors from
| Richmond and other Virginia cities.
| The three show ring contests brought
out a splendid lot of hign-class hunt
| ers. and there was keen competition for
| the silver cups hung up.
There were some splendid perform
! ances in the class for ladies' hunters.
The cup offered by Edwin o. Meyer
went to Castleman. owned and ridden
by Mrs. Reginald Brooks. of "Mirador.''
and a consistent winner at the Mineola
and Piping Rock tLong lsland) shows.
Castleman is Mrs Brooks's favorite
mount. and he has not refused jump
since he has been following the Meadow
Brook hounds Mrs. Brooks recently
declined an offer of $4,000 for the geld
ing, who was bred in Kentucky and
sent by that State to Virginia to be
tried out as hunter.
Whack a close second In this event.
was piloted by Mrs. Sidney j. Hollo-
way. Other riders in this class were
Mrs. L. ID. Taylor. of Richmond, and
Miss Bcrta Garth.
The Madison Park cup In the jumps.
ing class was won by Steel Trust. a
superb gelding. owned by Rudolph
Ortman. of Chicago. and that in the
class for qualified or green hunters
given by Charlottesville merchants.
went to Tuckahoe. exhibited by Fred
w. Scott. of Richmond.
The cup offered by Hollis Rinehart,
president of the club. in the first of
the hunter contests or steeplcchases.
by William Garth and ridden to-day
by Lewis Garth. Ben Cole. a frequent
winner at Pimlico, was second
Miss Berta Garth's Kentucky Colonel
fell at the first jump. but her rider.
Jack Jones, of the university, re-
mounted and came in third. In this
event Sidney Holloway sustained u
nasty fall and had a narrow escape
from serious injury while riding Percy
Payne's chestnut mare. Catchup. He
lost a stirrup. and the mare fell at
the water jump. turning a somersault,
barely missing rolling on the rider as
he lay upon the ground.
The "Mrador cup" given by Mrs.
Reginald Brooks to the winner in the
hunting class. open to halfbred hunt
ers. was won by Sidney Holloway's SUI
perb brown gelding. Pendulum. While
riding Whack in this event Mr.. Glass
cock, of Warrenton. was heavily
thrown.
Wilbur w. Osborne, Of Gordonsville,
acted as Judge.
Summaries.
Glass Humping class. over eight
fences, about four feet; performance
only to count-First. Steel Trust, Ru-
dolph Ortman, Chicago; second, whack.
Charles WI Hulfsh. Charlottesville;
third, Gladiator, Thomas Atkinson, Jr.,
Richmond; fourth, Schpolboy. j. H.
Montague, Charlottesville.
Glass Ladies' hunters; over eight
fences up to four feet; ladies to ride
First, Castleman, Mrs. Reginald
Brooks. Greenwood: second, Whack,
Charles w Hulish. Cha rlottesviue;
third, Tom Brown, Mrs Reginald
Brooks, Greenwood; fourth, Schoolboy,
j. II. Montague, Charlottesville
Glass 3-Jumping class. qualified or
green hunters; conformation so per
cent: performance so per cent-First
Tuckahoe. Fred w. Scott, Richmond;
second. Bridgewater. Sidney j. Hollo-
way. New York; third. Security, DR..
Archie c. Randolph. Charlottesville;
Brooks. Greenwood.
Class 4-open to thoroughbred hunt
ers. qualified or green. shown over fair
hunting course about one and one-half
miles--First, Diopit. II. E. Dinwiddie.
charlottesville; second. Ben Cole. Fred
5. Campbell, Richmond; third, Kentucky