Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-07
PERFECT WEATHER HELPS
CULPEPER HORSE SHOW
Largest Crowd Ever on Grounds Sees
Exhibition of Unusual
Excellence.
40 ACCIDENTS MAR AFFAIR
Most Attractive Class Was for Har-
ness Horses Driven by Women.
Warrenton Hunt Club in Front.
Ballymore Takes Steeplechase.


CuLPEPER. VA, July 6.-Perfect
weather, the largest attendance ever
on the grounds and an exhibition OF
unusual excellence marked the second
ana concluding dav of The Culpeper
Horse Show. One OF the most attrac-
tive classes was horses in harness to
be driven by woman. Mrs. Allen
Potts. Mrs. Reese, Mrs Osborne and
Mrs Helen MaCoy were the whips in
this. and horses and drivers were
crccted with storms of applause as
they made the rounds Of the paddock.
The performance OF the Warrenton
Hunt Club exhibitor, w. F. Wilbur.
was beautiful, the five riders in the
hmht coiors taking the jumps abreast.
ns on Yesterday, no accidents occur
req TO mar the pleasure of the day.
l.. G. Lcith's Ballymorc again won
hrst IN the steeplechase. and Church.
man man and Davis and w. +. wilhur's
summary of exhibition events:
CihSs 10. hunters and jumpers; free
ior-al; performance only to count;
Second. ,s15, Pretty Maid; exhibitor,
Mrs Mrs Allen Men, Potts, Third; $40. Clink-
Class i6. horses in harness; best
matched pair exceeding fifteen hands
two inches; first prize, s35-First
ROYAL Score and Royal Swell; exhibi
ter Pan and mate: exhibitor. V. Vow
ell and Smith: Third. $40. pair; ex-
hihitor. {. b. Payne, Jr.
class Il, sporting tandem: team to
he Judged rs tandem, the leader then
to be saddled and ridden over the reg
ulation jumps by the driver; first prize.
cNhihtor. Mrs. Allen Potts.
Glass 49, frcc-for-all handicap:
green horses to jump feet. hluc-rib-
bon winners 41-2 feet: horses that
petcd in high jumping contest to
jump feet; first prize. S55--First,
Hasper; exhibitor CAPTAIN ". w.
Nhitar Second. 81; TOP Rock eX
TroEan, exhibitor y. II. Whiting.
Glass 10, horses in harness. best sim
gle mare or Eelding suitable for n
woman to drive, action style and man
ners to be considered; to he driven by
lady; first prize. S35-First. star
Light; exhibitors, Churchman and Da-
Wis. Second. $40. Golden Sceptre: ex-
hibitors. Churchman and Davis Third.
s.. Bracken Rose; exhibitor. Mrs AL
len Potts.
Glass 90. heavyweight hunters; for
horses carrying up to $50 pounds over
jumps not TO exceed 4l-2 feet: first
prize si5-First, Happy Creek; exhi-
btor. Mrs. Potts. Second prize. SIS.
saint ratrick; exhibitor. Johnson Rus
btor. DIR. y. G. Randolph.
elias: 81. horses in harness: for best
horse whose owner resides in Culoep-
cr COUNTY TO- he shown in harness;
\. &. Vowel: second prize, $40. Whit
Ter; exhibitor. w. f. Terrell Third
prize. 50. Culpeper Lady exhibitor. c.
Class %. saddle horses: for novice
sandlers who haze never won blue
ribbon prior TO ;ol5; first prize. $40
FauGuier. exhibitor, w F.. Wilbur:
second prize $40. Highland Artist:
exhibitors. Churchman and Davis. Third
prize, S.. Trojan; exhibitor, ~ H.
Whiting.
Class %. combination nony class:
hitors, Churchman and Davis second
prize $40, SnowbaH: exhibitors Elise
and BIish MaCoy. Third prize, 81, Rio;
exhibitor. c. Il. Borst.
Class "a. horses in harness. Grst
prize, 81 o Starlight. exhibitors.
Churchman and Davis; second. SIS,
Golden Scentre: exhibitors. church
Knight of Dane Gelt; exhibitors. Bell
and Reese.
Class -, hunt club team, Warren
ton Hunt: exhibitor: w. +. Wilbur.
Glass &c, consolation class for horses
that have not won money prize or
a part OF money prize in jumping
class At the present show. post entries
first prize, s4o--Boney. exhibitor. Juli-
an Keith; second. $50. Julia: exhibit
tor. Mrs. Sidney l.. Rossnthal Third.
$40. Blue Ridge: exhibitor, T.. Bryan
Bailey.
Summary of races:
First race. frce-for-all: five pounds
extra weight for previous winners:
purse of S135. OF which $50 to second
and SIS to third: hve-eighths of n mile
First. Cedar Hill: owner w. S Kin
ker. Second. Strome: owner G.. G.
Trenton. Third. Hudas Sister; owner,
+. y. Bryan.
Second race. free for-all hurdle race
over five flights of hurdles: purse OF
sl35: one and one -half miIcs--First.
Maid OF Wanda; owner. a. II. Utter
back. Second silver Lock: owner, d.
NJ. Waller. Third Happy New Year:
owner. DIR. w. Wilson.
Third race: open to all: weight for
age: purse Of $685.: one mile-First,
Little England: owner, c. c. Rren.
ton. Second, Petronius; owner, D. w.
Wilson.
Fourth race. Monta Vista Park
stecplechase: open to all: purse OF
5000. of which $40 to second and $40
to third: about two and one half miles
First, Ballymore: owner, l.. c. Leith
second. Captain Cassatt: owner. j. r.
II. Alexander. Third, Flat Creek;
owner, w. S. Kinkcr.