The evening world., 1918-04-26
This Thoroughbred Changes Owners Several Times, and
Earns 81, 800 for American Red Star Animal Relief
And That Isn't All-SheIl Be Auctioned of
Again, Tonight, at Durland's for Same Fund.

tween her fetlOcks as n coquetto can
behind her fan. In one short weuk'
chic Nllc. Virginia has deposited Il
total OF $500 int the lap OF tho
American lied star Animal Relief
through the constant changing Of her
affections. Smart, isn't she!
When the annual Now York Spring
Horse show opened at tho brooklyn
Riding and Driving Club last week,
Miss Virginia was tho priced pet OF
Miss Elizabeth Touscy, who sacri-
feed her for tho fund TO relieve the
war horses. ON the second night Of
the show, Miss Virginia was auO-
toned Off to John NICE. bowman Of
the Biltmora Hotel.
The way the young lady nirtcd that
evening VAS simply outrageous, until
Lawrence Smith and Thomas l.,
LCCming both thoroughly smitten-
entered into "A conspiracy and bought
her back from John Bowman. Then
they gave her back 10 the show TO re-
auction.
bowman entered the lists again
tho next night In partnership with
Miss Janice Liggett. and Miss Vir-
glnia was knocked down to them for
81. 800. With only Il furtive glance
at the prize. they returned her to the
ItIlNlN OF inc tbIllllNNttt anu ol Nv
following evening she became the
$1,000.
Miss Jimmy proved too popular FOR
Or. Bcckcrs. and back sh" went 20
tho hands Of tho show. Last night
during the local exhibition at Dur
lands Riding Academy she became
the property Of George e. Sherman,
Joseph J. Meyer and Maurice Good
win for $500. But when they caught
her flirting again they sent her back
10 her stall to be auCtioned anew TO-
night.
Society worked overtime last night
while scores OF thoroughbred horses
worked all the time for the relief Of
the war horses. DurlAnd's boxes 1T
orally held their weight in gold and
numerous fabrics pleasing to the crit
teal feminine eye. But the busiest
~ all were the horses doing bit for
their fighting kin. and they were
buster than a thousand beavers In n
stream full of dams.
Mrs. James Spcyer welded tho
sccptre like a Juno. and vas ably
assisted by Mrs, Adolf L~adcnburg,
In a sumptuous spring bonnet that
made tho animal performers look
closely TO their laurels. and Mrs,
burke ltocnt, hcr necessarily ~"
Ing self.
Prominent among the fans in the
boxes who cajoled the opposing pitch
crs and beg your parson, this was
"A horse show-was Reginald {. Van
dcrbilt, always az conspicuous among
blooded horses as Connie Mack would
be in a baseball uniform. Iicsp'en-
lent in their evening attIr" were also
| samuel Wlllets, O. j. Guide, william
Durland and scads and scads OF
others,
While the orchestra j2z2ed and the
| horses showed off, numerous d'pu-
tnnts blossoms fitted around ih"
arena disguised as Red Cross nurses
| and dispensing cigarettes. candy ANA
other fol-dC-rols amOng tho h"aWing
gentry who had more than the price.
Beauty may only Zoe skin deep, but
whogivcsudarn whats under the
skin? These damosels proved 20 be
the shock troops OF tho evening.
Those who shocked were tn" Misses
Katherine Ktnt, Shioia Byvue. Me
LISA Nulllc. Grace Franklin, l'ugll'
BALDWIN, Priscilla Taylor, Marion TIf-
luuy and Theodore TiffanN-and
! there's be different ones Tonight 80
don't get r"ambuuctlous.
Rut they're an doing n for the
horses. Omar wps rIght-th!s Is, Inc
decd, q sorry state OF things-tor u.s.
not the war horses, God bless 'cH.