Evening star., 1921-07-05
THR0NGSAT HORSE
SHOWN NCULPEPER
Virginia Governor Attends
0pening-Races of First
Day Exciting.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Ulbpatcn 10 StdE.
CULPEPER, Va, July 5.-Perfect
weather, a splendid showing in both
exhibition and racing events and the
largest attendance in the history of
the association marked the opening
day of the Culpeper Horse Show
and Racing Association. For these
two days, of all the year. the horse
is king in Culpeper. and from all this
section of Virginia; and from Wash
ington, Richmond and many other
nearby cities his courtiers flock to
guished visitors was Gov. West
moreland Davis, accompanied by sew
eral of his official family.
Among the beautiful horses shown
| was Sister. owned and exhibited by
the Riverdale Stables of Charlottes-
vile, who carried off the blue ribbon
| for high jumping here as she did in
Madison Square Garden last fall. The
| Lamb, exhibited by the Warrenton
Hunt Club. was also a favorite with
Charleston, w. Va. with his stable
| of jumpers, horses in harness and
| ponies also won prizes in almpst
every class. One of the most inter
esting classes was the free-for- all
l
the triple bar. The two most spirited
races were the tirst-for Culpeper
horses-in which a large field got
away together and practically kept
together until an exciting finish, and
the military steeplechase. in which
| the neck-to-neck finish between Tank
and Avon Bear was so close as to be
literally "by a nose"
Judges in Exhibition Classes.
The judges in the exhibition classes
| were Charles Hurcamp of Fredericks-
burg and David Waller of The Plains.
who were assisted by Col. P. H.
O'Bannon Of Rappahannock.
Summary OF Events.
Glass 1. horses in harness: fifteen hands two
inches and under: to be shown in harness
First. kanawha Odora. exhibitor. DR.. v. T.
ohurchman; second, Montpelier Prize. e1-
hibtor. Montpelier Farms: third, Kanawha
Brilliant, exhibitor. DR.. v. T. Churchman.
| Class 2, saddle horses; conformation, quail
ity. manners and PAGES to be considered at g
walk, trot and canter-First. Sim Kiss. ex
hibitor, W. G; skinner: second. All Around
| exhibitor. d. U. Furr: third. Charles O'Malley
| exhibitor. DR.. G. Shirley Carter.
Glass 3. hunters; for horses four years ole
l and under; conformation to count 80 per cent
feet. so per cent--First. Play Fair. exhibitor
Spencer Isley; second. Helen F.. exhibitor W
G: Skinner: third. Good Omen. exhibitor, Mrs
W. w. Osborne.
| be judged as q chlds pony and ridden b,
| children under fifteen years Of age - FRS,
Haleyon Nipper. exhibitor. DIR. V. +. Church
man; second. Ginger. exhibitor, Temple Gwath
se|dlers sey =: Ress sh'Fo' Brown Betty exhibitor
Glass 4. officers chargers: open to all ma
tions and all branches Of the service, including
reserve officers on the inactive list. and tn
National Guard; horses to be shown at
walk. collected and extended; gallop. collecte
;. and extended, and such other movements q
the Judges may require-First. Budy; second
Hood: third. Zeppelin. all three prize winner
being exhibits Of the remount service. U. S
A., Of Washington.
Class s. matched pairs harness horses-Firs
kanawha Odora and kanawha Brilliant. exhit
itor. DR.. Y. T. Churchman; second. pair mare.
exhibitor. Montpelier Farms.
Glass 6. hunter class: over jumps not
exceed AZ feet; conformation to count .
per cent; performance and manners. 20 pc
cent-First. Sister, exhibitor. Riverdale Sta
bes; second. Ann Ford, exhibitor. Spencer !.
Hey; third. Helen F.. exhibitor, W. c. Skinner
Class Z, combination harness and saddl
horses: horses fifteen hands and over. sui
| able for use in harness and under saddle;
be shown first to vehicle, embarrassed in rim
and then shown under saddle-First, Persin
mon. exhibitor, Dr. V. T. Churchman; second