Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
WARRENTON HORSE SHOW
DESPITE RAIN LARGE
CROWDS ARE PRESENT
Mrs. Allen Potts Proves Great Fnv0rfte
with Spectators by Fine
Riding.

AItIsENTON, VA, August 23--Jhc !
eighteenth annual exhibition Of the !
warrcnton Horse Show Association
opened here to-day with fully 5000
people in attendance.
In spite Of II heavy rainstorm in the ,
morning, accompanied by much cleo
tricity. which delayed the classes. the
entire SHOW scheduled for the opening
anCe was largely made up of Washing
ton. Baltimore. Richmond, New York
and philadelphia people, while hun
dreds Of motor cars from all over the
Stat" ana Maryland made the trip.
The first classes were given over 10
the interest in breeders. in which II.
won The heavy-draft competition. An
drews & Iiolloway. Mitchell harrison:
Virginia. all claimed winners. The vic
tory of the day was the winning of
the fau4uicr Democrat cup by Mitchell
horses -" ana under. iiarrson's en-
trv list reached over thirty. ami we're
many times IN H." winners chil,on
in his usual good style by Arthur
White. came in first and second in the
green hunters: and this stable also
won tho second and third in the handi-
cap jumpers. Charles Deere. driving
his hackney mare. Gossip. won three
ycllows for tho day. while tn" single
petition between Mis- Marion du Font
and Mrs. Alien Potts. with Merle and
i'IaCkcn Rose. respectively.
. Mss nu rGn' Won 1 1mc eomhin" Non
l'otts. with her well matched and
fau,lossly driven team. Brackem Rose
and Pretty Maid had little Compcti-
ton in sporting tandems. Mrs. rotts
also won In ladies harness horses.
Churchman 4 Davis. Win their har-
in the ring to-day. ali entries being
scratched. Brwles Brothers won tn"
class Of matched pairs 'rh" heavy
. ,l. 4,
seemed almost An impos sibh,y 10 In"
observing thr"nE Tor the riders 10 take
ne jumps without an accident Of some
Kind. Mrs. Potts won round after
/ round Of applause when she made Won
dcrful rccoveries when her mounts
slipped in the heavy mud. She was
easily the favOrqitc Of the grand stand.
! Their" were no accidents TO mar the
occasion
( tina, Of + u. EuGhem who was no,
/ ia the ribbons for the day.
! The show viii continue through to-
morrow, when tho features of the day
/ Will be ladies' hunters. hunt teams and
I PONIES under saddle, :or which In"
Robin .Adair cup is offered hy Mrs
. Blair Johnson annually.
The summary
Half-bred colts-"ntry. ]. T.. Rector
/ FIRST; Peacock. + l.. Redmond. second.
Blu" Rose, third
/ Snmolk H. G. Grooin.. FIRST
Brood Misnon. W II Poole,
R liSt. gray ing, Andrews ~ HOBO
way, second Merry Widow. Mitchell
/ Harrison. third.
Thoroughbred. brood mare with foal
Noon Dear, !. j. r. Muurline. nrs,:
May Freeze. !. II. McCabe. third
iieavy-drnft stali;ons-I' d M Q t
I praeoon. II. &. Groome. first. Wcno-
I nah. King, 4. II. Keyscr second
General utility-cntry. Johnson Rus
sell. first; Seven Up. f.: l.. Redmond,
! second; Rochester, Miss Lucy Euckner.
! third.
Half-bred Rochester Miss
! Lucy Buckuer. nrst: Pegasus. Glcuarc
( Farm, second; seven tn. Z. l. Red
Horses in harness, 1872 and under;
cup presented by faunuter Democra,
Fir. Alarm. vin' iiili Farm. .nrst;
X Deere. third.
Green humters---Colonel o'Bannon,
chiffon Stables. first; oracle. Chiffon
Stables. second; Wise old Indian, An
drews & Holloway. third.
ond; Peter Pan. Mrs. Helen Leache,
third
SADDLE horses RGek, Bar, Andrews *
';lenarc Farm. third
Middle and heavyw"iGht hunters
Eaily Heather, Glen Riddle Farms
nrst: Magnet. Julian c. Keith. sec
oud. Poor Me. Dr. Theo r. Doll. third
Free-ior-ail. handicap jump-Red
Light. Nint Hill Farm. first; Aqullar
} Chiffon stables. second, oracle. Chill
ton Stables. third
Combination harness and saddle
horses-Mcrlc. Miss Marion du pont
first: Brackcn Rose, Mrs Allen Potts
second: Lord Golden Herman Gilman
third
Runabout horses-Iola. Miss Marion
du pont, first: entry. Glenvinc Farm
second; Gossip. Charles Il. Deere
third
Sporting tandem Rrackcn Rose and
Pretty Maid. Mrs. Allen Potts. first,
Ladies harness horses-Rrackci
Rose. Mrs. Allen rotts. FIRST: Fire
Alarm. Niut Hill Farm. second; Cos
sip. Charles r. Deere, third.
Hunter class, thret- yo0r -olds suit
able to become hunters-knight oi
Woodsidc Fred G.. Hostetter. first
BriEhtlight. Nint Hill Farm. second
Town and Gown. j. Is. MadduN. third
Park tandcm-Royai Swell anC
, tirandview senator. Glcnvinc Farm
first.
Corinthian hunF,rs--C. w Smith
memorial plate presented TO winner IL
. this class-Gray Wing. Andrews &
Holloway. first; Bally Heather. Gler
Riddle Farm. second: Willow King
Glen Riddle Farm. third.
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