Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-05
CULPEPER HORSE
SHOW SETS RECORD
10000 Attend - Entries
Bring Together Best Stock
of Several States.
Special pispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CULPEPER. Va, July 5.-Before
record attendance of nearly 10000
people. one of the best shows in the
history of the Culpeper Horse Show
and Racing Association was staged
here yesterday in beautiful Fairmont
Park. Harry Tuel's Gray Boy, ridden
by Oliver Durant, jr, of this county.
turned a complete somersault, land
ing on the back of his head, giving
his rider a nasty fall. Both horse
and rider were up almost instantly.
ana young Durant mounted and took
the other jumps, to the accompani-
ment of cheers.
Military Drill Feature
The military drill and fire jump
was perhaps the most notable event
of the long program, the troopers
giving what was to most spectators
q UNIQUE as we'll as very splendid
the 3rd Cavalry on their splendidly
drilled mounts made a picturesque
and inspiring spectacle. Horses from
Troop f were also entered in other
classes. and in the afternoon one of
the races was entirely military.
Lady May. the sorrel mare, owned
by A. w. Hawkins, won first place
in the harness class. and was consid-
cred by visiting horsemen as one of
the most promising of her class Of
this year. The fine hunters from the
stables OF Mrs. D. N. Lee were blue
ribbon winners in several classes,
and the entries from Montpelier
seconds
The Judges were a distinguished
trio: George B. Hume Of New York,
Capt. j. NJ. Trapnell of Charles Town.
Na n ~ IInnor-
willie.
Summary Exhibition Events.
The summary Of exhibition events
follows:
Class 2, harness horses, all-round
action. conformation and style to be
First. entry. Montpelier farm: second,
entry. Montpelier farm; third, entry,
Chiffon w. Vowel.
Glass 6, saddle horses, conforma-
ton, quality. manners and PAGES to
be considered at a walk, trot and
canter, for novice saddle horses that
have never won a blue ribbon prior
to 1923-First, Abados, Blakeley
Lodge; second. Susanne, Montpelier
farm; third. Comanche, Troop F, Sd
Cavalry.
Glass 3. ponies. ponies under saddle
to be judged as child's pony, and rid
oId-First. Twilight, Harry A, Smith;
second, Behave Yourself. Maj. De
Forest w. Morton: third. Dandy, E. B.
AmiSs
action. conformation and style to be
considered, for Culpeper county
horses, shown in single harness
First Lady as s,oI May Y a y w; HAwk'ns'
Glass 10, three-year-old hunters
jumps over three and one-half feet,
but type. conformation and general
promise to be considered more than
TX.
R Era. 3. \: Lee: second; Gaylord.
Troop F. Sd Cavalry; third, Quick
Silver. Mrs. d. n. Lee:
Class s., road hacks, first =, SHOWN Town
about three feet high-First, All
Gold Spencer Isley;, second, Lady
Luck Thomas NJ. Waller; e.
United States Army horses, over eight
jumps, not to exceed four and one.
half feet; performance only to count
alrv. second Gaylord, Troop f, Sd
Cavalry: third, Lady Luck Troop r
Class 9. hunters, Cuipeper county
fanr feet over amRs only to
Ladv STAFFORD, Cecil II. Borst; third,
Chiouita, Mrs! B. M. Brady.
Class II, four-year-old hunters
over four-foot jumps; type, confor.
nation and general promise to count
more than performance over jumps.
First. All Gold, Spencer lsIey' second
Class II, free-for-all handicap:
green horses to jump four feet; blue
Tibbon winners. four and one-halr
feet and horses that nave Won
Jumping contest to jump five feet;
Rs sd Wfns. troop Sn,H F. 80 cavalry sec
ond., Custer. Troop Poh f, 80 NJ Menefee
Class 4, ponies in harness-Ftrst'
Twilight Harry A. Smith: second
Lad, Turner Rust Ratrie: third, Dan'
E. B. Amiss.
Glass Is, free-for- all Jumping. three
bumps at four feet six inches, each TO
count 10 points, and triple-bar jump,
to count 80 points. bars to be three
and one-half feet apart, performance
only to count-First, Red Wing,
Troop F. Sd Cavalry; second. Custer,
Troop F, Sd Cavalry; third, Geas-
mont, Troop F, Sd Cavalry.
Summary Of Races.
First race, one-half mile, for Gull
pepper and adjoining counties horses
First, Mystery Girl. exhibitor J.
Douglas Swan; second. America, ex-
hibitor F. w. Bennett; third. No
Name, exhibitor w. NJ. Foster.
Second race. one-half mile-First,
Low Tide, exhibitor C. NJ. Feltner;
second. None Such. exhibitor Leith
Brothers; third, True as Steel, ex-
hibitor DR.. Ralph Dunn.
Third race. one mile, hat-First,
Racket, exhibitor George c. Brenton;
second. Dalrose, exhibitor c. NJ. Felt
ner; third, Gold Bar, exhibitor ]. P.
Everhart.
Fourth race. three-fourths Of a
mile-First, Star Court. exhibitor G.
G. Brenton; second. Entry, exhibitor
Carl H. Fur: third, Etola, exhibitor
Leith Brothers.
Fifth race. military, one-half mile
First, Bourbon. exhibitor Troop r,
Sd Cavalry; second, Juboloot, ex-
hibitor Maj. De r. w. Morton; third,
10 Garden. exhibitor Troop f. Sd
Cavalry.
Sixth race, steeplechase, about two
and one-half mile-First aaron Bear,
exhibitor Troop F, Sd Cavalry; sec
ond. Harwood, exhibitor Blakeley
Lodge: third, Ben Hampshire, ex-
hibltor Irwin Beavers.
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