Evening star., 1914-05-03
FAMOUS STABLES
IN COMPETITION
Thrilling Exhibitions in Pres
ence of Vast Throng Of
Society Folk.
OPENING OF HORSE SHOW
WITH FEATURE PROGRAM
Entries of High Grade in All Glasses
Award of Ribbons to
Winners.

NATIONAL Capltaf Horse snow, at 1Stn
and ID streets northwest, yesterday after
noon. darkness ringing down the cur
tain on what proved to be the most
auspicious first day of any meet ever
held under the auspices of the associa-
ton.
Bearing out the prediction of officials
in charge. both harness and hunting
classes. in point of number of entries and
character of horses exhibited, were of a
higher order than those of any previous
meet. Many of the contestants, among
them Misses Anne and Constance Nau-
CLAIM. owners of the Broadlawn farm,
exhibited for the first time at local
show yesterday.
There was the usual number of spills
in the hunting events. with none of them
resulting seriously. Miss Carolyn Hazard
which she was warming up outside the
ring preparatory to riding in one of the
hunting events. reared and toppled back
ward. pinning her against one of the
stalls. She pluckily remounted and a few
minutes later put the horse over the
jumps in creditable fashion.
Skillful Riding a Feature.
Mrs. Allen Potts of Gordonsville Va.
who did not ride any of her hunters last
year, was contestant in the classes for
-
Helen Morton. Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen
skill in the art of driving was shown
by the Misses Vauclain. Miss Ella r.
1vers of New Bedford. Mass, and other
women who exhibited entries in the har-
ness classes.
Although starting promptly at > O'Clock,
| following concert by the United States
9Th Cavalry band, the show was more
| than an hour behind the schedule when
| the next to last event was reached II
| was decided to run these numbers OFF
| Monday. with the performances to start
| at l O'Clock instead of >. as previously an
4 nounced
For five hours Washington society folk
| and lovers of the horse watched the en-.
] tries from stables east. west and soutf
strive for honors in the hunting. saddle
and harness classes. With the tying o
| the last ribbon, the Homewood stable q
Middleburg. Va. owned by Mr. and Mrs
] WilljaW Hit. found it.sa<- sssssuissr-
| three first prizes the largest number
| captured during the day by anyone ex
hibitor. Two of these were won by tn,
consistent jumper. David Gray, hors.
which has been much In the limelight IL
the show world since his creditable per
| formanceS at the London show in 1910.
Next to the Homewood stable. tn.
Broadlawn farm of Philadelphia, witt
| two first prizes. two seconds and one
| third. figured most prominently in the
| ribbons. while the string of Walter II
| Hanley of Providence. r. L., captured
| two tirsts and A fourth. The horses OF
| DR.. V. T. Churchman of Charleston. w
| Va. We're in the ribbons five times. q
first. second. third and two fourth prizes
| being won. with the fifth best showine e
made bv the entries of the Bushnell farm
| day with a record of one first, two sec.
onds and a fourth to its credit.
Attracts Throng of Visitors.
| Good weather and the prospect of see
| Ing some Of the countrv's equine aristo-
Gratis in action served to bring out a
large crowd. Many out-of-town visitors
were entertained by patrons and patron
| esses of the show who filled every box.
Miss Margaret Wilson and DR.. Cary
Grayson occupied seats in box which
had been reserved for the President.
| The opening numbers yesterday.
which were for novice harness horses.
roadsters. pairs and novice park horses.
gave the spectators an opportunity to get
line on some of the most famous har-
| ness animals which are to participate In
the show. These events were won. re-
spectively by Fortunas and Button
wood Belle. owned by William a. Lie5er
of Bryn Mawr. Pa: Queen Golden and
Montgomery Girl. owned by d. ]. Greg
DRY of Richmond, Va, and Idlelight.
owned by Miss Ella F. Ivers of New
Bedford, Mass, but not until such celeb
rites as The Governor and The Cen
| eral owned by Bushnell farms of
| Springfield. Ohio: Baron Herbert and
Randy, owned by Lee Heckinger of
Washington, and Sunset owned by the
Heartland farms. had made strong
| bids for the honorS.
Rider Unseated.
Green hunters made their initial appear
ance in class 55 and their performances
| kept the crowd keyed up to a high pitch
| of excitement. The first spill occurred In
this class when Barbara. with Manager
Clark of the Delchester farm stud up.
fell over the second jump. unseating his
rider. Folk, the winner, cleared nicely
and performed like veteran. The jump
ing. as whole, was good and the long
take-offs of Margot, owned by Maj r. G.
Paxton. won applause.
Dick Donnelly. who rode Heatherbloom
when he established the worlds high
Jump record, appeared in this class on
Cyaidas, owned by Miss Vira Cornell Of
Rye. n. Y Sealight. owned by H. w.
Herring & Bro. had to be urged. but ne
gctiated the barriers successfully.
Surprise was occasioned by the failure
of Miss Anne Vauclain to win the blue
ribbon IN tne gig cidSS, III WHICH sHe
drove Tie Whip. Z Madison Square Gar
den winner Miss VsSIc.ain had the
crowd with her, but the judges Were of
a different mind and rendered the': de-
cision in favor of The Governor. carry
ing the colors OF the Bushnell farm.
Brother Jed. owned by Walter FL. Han
lev of Providence. R. l., had things his
own way in the class for rrnabout horses.
In the lady's phaeton class. the Broad
lawn farms captured first and second
nrizes. Miss Constance Vauclain driving
Pandora, which was awarded the blue
ribbon, and Miss Anne Vauclain, The
Whip.
Jumping in Pairs.
The jumping of David Gray and Elf
King in the pairs for hunters was excep-
tionally good, both horses clearing nicely
and keeping remarkable alignment.
David Gray. well ridden by Harry White.
apeared to be the a-s of the field in the
corinthan event.
In this event the hurdles were ar
ranged in such way as to require the
riders to make sharp turns on diagonal
courses across the arena Such consist
ent performers as Richmond. owned by
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