The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
SHOW GETS
AWAY TO GOOD START
Bright Skies and Large Crowds Witness Opening of
Best Exhibition in History of Organi-
zation-Severa Pretty Contests

Orange. Va. July 30.-Under bright
skies and before a good first days
crowd the Orange Horse Show AS
ISOLATION made good its promise to
give the best show OF it's history.
The classes were we'll filed. and the
quality OF the horses have never been
excelled in the Virginia circuit. The
hunter classes furnished many thrills
TO the audience Of ten going to a tie,
which had TO he ridden off. and 80
manner OF a take-off decided the blue
in more than one class.
In the harness classes there were
several pretty contests between DR..
Churchman Of West Virginia, and
William Dupont. of Orange, the latter
getting a shade the better OF the de-
cisions. The green hunter class was
conspicuous for the clean perform
ances shown, most of the green ones
performing like the veterans.
Mrs Allen Potts. Mrs Wilbur os-
borne and Miss Elkins, always popular
at the Orange shows received round
after round of applause for their Skill
full and daring horsemanship The class
which struck the popular fancy most
was the ponies under saddle. in which
nine ponies with their infant riders
were entered. So strong was the spirit
10 WIN among inc sOulHIuI ElNtIS anu
SO reckless the riding. that when the
ribbons had been awarded. DIR. l.. s.
Ricketts,, secretary OF the show. ordered
a white to be given each OF the unsuc-
many of the horsemen present was
voted the best ever shown in this sec
pon:s lola winning over DR.. CHURCH
mans Starlight, after hard fight. The
Judges We're \ II. Trueman. o; Iiinois:
Charles II. Hurkamp. Of Tredericl!s-
!, In
and jim Maddux, of Warrenton
The awards were: Thoroughbred
stallions-Best register. s;ailions three
George T. Marshall. Orange.
German and French coach stations,
any age: first, zodler. exh.. Red Rock
Heavy draft stallions: first. !sentlly,
exh., Montpeiia Farm Montpelia; sec
ena DR. WH,ao1, a 6Sh lahore va breed
Thoroughbred colts: best weanling
colt, sired by a thoroughbred: first.
colt, G. 7, Marshall, orange, Va exh.;
exh; third coz. q. T. Marshall Orange.
exh; fourth. colt. DR.. j. S. Andrews.
Orange, eXh.
second Montpelier Farms: third. Montpelior
Farms fourth. Montpelier Farms.
Connaught g. T. Marshall; second. Vixen.
Roadsters-Firs,, culpcper Lady. Charles
II. Payne. lu!DcpeT, seCoHb ~ Z.
V T Churchman Charleston, W. Va. third
knight, DR.. j. $. Andrews. Orange.
Green hun,ers-First. Happy Creek Mrs
Allen Potts second Caesar. Sidney J. liol-
laway. Charlottesville. Va: third. Dread
naught, Heartiands Farms, Warrenton Va;
fourth. Cocktail. Ashleigh Farm. Deaplanc
Va.
Horses in harness-First Montpelier, Dolly
Madison. Montpelier Farms; second. Star
light, DIR. V. 7. Churchman; third. Fortu-
nata Montpelier Farms; fourth Rydale Ger
tie Montpelier Farms.
Pair Of hunters-First. pair OF hunters
Homewood Stables M!ddleburg. Va; second
Black David and Gungadin. Julian Morris
third. pair hunters. Homcwood Stables :
fourth. Port and AquilIn, w. f. Wilbur
Special for Tomnhawk hunts-First Joe
Mason; T.. b Sydnor, second; Nancy Pansy.
Homewood Stables. third; Galeata T. I
Ferro. New York; fourth. Lady Blase, A. c
Wambersic Orange.
Park saddle-First. Queen OF Undala
Julian Morris; second. Woodrow. A W Ward