The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-14
CLASSIC ENTRIES
IN kESWICk SHOW
Annual Event in May Promises
to Be Best Ever Held
by Club.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatcb.

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Weswick, Va, April 18.-The ninth
annual horse show of the Keswick
Hunt Club will take place on tho club
grounds. Thursday. May IA. Tho club
and its members are preparing to
make this q banner year In tho his
tory OF this unique show. 1t is the
frst one on the Virginia circuit, and
has always had wond erfully fine
showing Of horses. especially in tho
hunter classes The grundstand is to
DO enlarged and more boxes added
and everything done for the comfort
| and pleasure OF tho exhibitors and the
public. Special trains Will stop at the
club grounds. making 1t convenient
for those at distance. The lady
riders Will be the best In Virginia.
among them Mrs. Joslin. Mrs. Boo
cock. Mrs. Morris. Mrs. Potts Mrs.
RUSSELL Mrs. Osborne. Mrs. Holloway,
| Miss Houselton and Miss Holloway,
All these women hunt regularly with
! the Weswick Hunt club and will ex-
hibit their hunters who follow tho
| Hunt Class
Mr. and Mrs Edward II. Fellowes
VIII DO greatly missed ut the show
! this year. as thuy arc leaving 10
spend some time In England, and ex-
hiblt ut the international" Mrs.
Allen Potts and her string OF noted
| horses will also be missed
MIR. and Mrs. Boooock will BIO
among the exhibitors, and show sew
eral horses. Among tho best known
Will be Granite" Mrs Grace Rus
| sell viii show and ride her splendid
mount "Steeldust,' which she lately
bought from Mr.. Fellowcs Mr.. and
Mrs. w. W. Osborne Will show
string OF fine horsee. M will also DIR.
Andrews. Mrs. W. G. Reed will show
| her fine fark hack, Amber Glory
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Horne will show
some flne horses. Mr.. and Mrs r. b,
/ Crawford will exhibit "Silver King"
and several other horses OF equal
note Dr. O'Brian will show his
string of wonderful hackney ponies.
among them; "Wembley King"
''Wembley Queen" Sequence" "se-
quel" and Serene" These ponies have
add wonderful dash to the harness
classes DR.. Thurman will show a
promising green hunter. Irish
Citizen" e. ]. Ward Will show some
splendid harness horses. Dr. Archie
| Randolph will show his fine horses
and hunters. Sidney Holloway Will
| exhibit his string OF hunters. which
| have won In SO many shows
Julian Morris Will exhibit his stable
OF horses this year he has by far the
best string he has ever owned. Be-
| side the international champions.
David Gray" "Taconitc" and "Kcs-
/ wick" he hIa wonderful collection
OF green horses. ono OF the mos,
promising Of which is the black
horse, "Overan." that In schooling
this winter made the record broad
jump of thirty-three feet, clearing
four and one-half feet OF timber,
carrying. 40 pounds. Another. that
he looks to become n champion Is
"Devisor," chestnut thorough bred,
five years old. Mr.. Norris considers
thts: the best looking horse he has
ever owned and a wonderful juH.-er
In Merry Christmas" he has q most
hunter. and she IS cure TO be heard
from In the coming shows. In the
heavyweight division he has two
very promising green ones In "Du-
hollow and Sweet william" the lat
ter recently sold 10 Mise Katherine
Elkins OF washin gton.
The lightweight division has re-
Gently been strengthened by e black
four year old tournament colt christ
ened "Gunga Din" Judging from
the little schooling he has had, he
VIII make second David Gray"
king George" and Storm King" con-
stitute the saddle horse division. the
former showing in under !5-2 class
the latter In 1872 class. md Is UP TO
$50 pounds, and ms the name implies
Is a wonder In action. King George
was blue ribbon winner at the Kes-
wick show last year. and has round
ed into q beautiful horse.
Other exhibitors VIII be Mrs e D
Christian. Mrs. Reynold Brooks, Bar
clay Rives. Fred Scott, Miss Lucy
Martin. ]. T. Martin. Jr.. Mark Walk
or, ]. II Montague. and W. A Har-
ria The Keswick Hunt Will have two
teams In the Hunt Club Glass. one
being made up OF David Gray"
! "Taconite." and "Kcswick." this Is the
only class these champions Will be
shown In.