Evening journal., 1921-10-31
SOCIETY SEES
VICMEAD SHOW
Blooded Horses Win Ribbon
Prizes at Guyencourt
Exhibit
MULE RACE ADDS
SOME AMUSEMENT

All roads. 30 to speak. led 70 the
estate OF Mr.. and Mrs. Victor DUPONT.
Jr.. at Guyencourt on Saturday.
where a horse show was held under
the auspices OF the vicmead Hunt
Club. This is the second show OF its
kind held by the club since its or
ganization about a year ago. Will
mington society folk turned out In
force 10 witness the show. which in
cluded a farmers steepiechase and
mule race. The later was the COM
edy feature and, as was expected.
caused much amusement TO the spec
tators.
Accidents were a minority, there
being only one. when. in the free
for-all steeplechase. the last event on
the program. ]. Horace Lindsay was
thrown from his mount. He was un-
injured and, mounting his horse.
finished the race.
Not a small part OF the event was
the hunt lucheon served prior to the
show. at which about eighty persons
attended.
Those on the Horse Show COM
mittee were: Mrs. Holiday S. Needs.
Jr.. Josiah Marvel. John W. Talley.
and Howard b. Talley Jack Garrett.
Harry Evans, willard Speakman.
Charles Everett and George Dough-
erty served as grounds committee.
Josiah Marvel was announcer. II.
Heisler Harrington. Coleman John
son and Harry W. Morrisey were the
starters. The hunters were judged
by A. L. White. John W. Talley and
DR.. Harold Springer. the races by J,
II. Gould. +. p. Moody and J. Writ
Willis, Henry 3. Thompson, r. r. NJ.
Carpenter. william Betty and Caleb
stabler filled the very necessary Of.
fee OF patrol. The awards follow
In the first class-M embers Hunt
ers. first prizes were won by Spring
board" ridden by J. c. McComb
The red and yellow ribbons wer'
? won by Guardian" and ''Crossbow.
, respectively.
In the second class-Ladies' Hunt
ers, the first prize. a plate. won b
! Miss Esther DUPONT. on "Entree"
-lred ribbon was awarded to Mis-
}. Katherine Thompson on "Crossbo-7 ,
s and a yellow ribbon TO Mrs Victo
:, dupont, Jr.. on yen"
= In the third class - Farmer,
: Hunters. the first prize. won by 7
!. Herman Marvel on Lady" the re
r ribbon by Curtis L. Talley on King
- and the yellow ribbon by Howar
= D. Talley on "Nutwood.
q In class four-Handy Hunter
n ~
, on 'Nutwood." The red went 10 +
Herman Marvel on Lady" and IN
/, yellow 70 william Y. Megilligan o
: Peg"
Because OF an insufficient numbe
OF entries, Glass was omitted.
other winners were:
J, Farmers race. OF one-half mil,
was event No. 6-The first prize wo
I by Elbi T. Talley. on Billy" secon
U by Arthur S. Webster. on kat
= S." third by Frank b. Talley. o
r Gordon"
x Ladies' race. class 7-Won by Mis-
II Esther Ball on Phyllis" Mrs Vic
e tor DUPONT. Jr., came in second o
;. "Jeff." while Mrs. Harry W. MOI
IS rissey was third on Midnight.
e The children's race, class 8. wa
r divided-Event "a" for large por
n les, won by Harry W. Morrissey
e Jack" Josiah Marvel Jr.. O
6 DAISY Rock" had second place. an
Il Frank d. Talley's Gordon" thir
IS place.
y The blue for the smaller ride
= went to Miss Lydia duPont's "'Tw
ie light" red to Emlyn G. Chandler
Ie dolly" and yellow to Miss Alice d
? Points Leap Year.
J. The mule race was the coined
N feature of the afternoon. The prii
le OF two dollars. offered by Harry v
Morrissey. was won by J. II. Brai