Evening star., 1924-07-06
CULPEPER HORSE SHOW
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
1000 Witness Awards, With More
Than Twice as Many Entries
as Heretofore. .
Special Dispatch to The Star.

as Heretofore.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CULPEPER, Va, July 5.-The TWEEN
tieth annual exhibition of the Gull
pepper Horse Show and Racing Asso-
citation at Fairmont Park yesterday
and today was witnessed by crowd
of 1000. More than twice as many
entries were made this year than
have ever been made in any previous
show. One of the new entries In the
jumping and hunting classes was the
Deep Run Hunt Club of Richmond
& Lumpkin, also of Richmond, were
well represented. A string from
Montpelier Farms were blue-ribbor
winners in many classes, and there
were many entries from the stables
of Mrs. katherine Elkins Hit. al
Middleburg.
In the second fiat race of one-hali
mile yesterday there were SO mary
entries that the races had to be d.
vided. The steeplechase, with which
the racing program closed, had a neid
of eight superb hunters, and the sight
of these horses as they twice en-
circled the sixty-acre grounds, taking
jumps and hurdles OF various kinds
in their route and finishing with 3
race around the track. was one long
hearts Gold Bar finished first in this
with practically the entire field close
in at his heels. The Sd Cavalry from
Fort Myer staged a performance with
their trained horses.
Summary OF Events.
Following Is a summary Of exhibi-
tion events:
Class 3, harness horses in single
harress-Dolly Madison, Montpelier
Farm, first; churchman, Montpelier
Farm. second; Gladys, Montpelier
Farm, third.
o.s Class 9, saddle horses a-, Charles 5 e.
Montpelier Farm. second: Monster.
George r. Slater, third.
Glass 6, ponies under saddie-Tony
Girl. Miss Mary P. Morton. first; Twi-
light. Harry A: Smith. second; Be
ts;.e have Yourself Miss Mary p Morton
Glass 5, combination saddle and
harness horses-Dandy, Montpelier
Farm, first; Midnight Mai. Turner
Wiltshire, second.
Glass IA. middle and heavy weight
ter, first: Capt. Mount Joy, DR.. c. S.
Carter. second; Old Story. Manley w.
Carter, third.
Glass 20. military classes-Irish
Lad. first: Sam. second: Geasemont,
Jones Of Fort Myer.
Glass IL, Culpeper and adjoining
counties hunters-Miss Freak, Miss
Marion Dupont. first: Midnight. Maj
Turner Wiltshire. second; Goldy. NJ.
Glass II. free-for-aIl handicap
Good Morning. Arthur White. first;
Geasemont, Lieut.. M. f. Jones, sec
ond: kelblend, Humphrey & Furr,
Glass 7, ponies in harness. to be
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Smith. first; Behave Yourself. Miss
Mary p Morton. second; Lad, Turner
Rust Ratrie, third.
Class -. touch and go'-Hindu
Maid. J; NJ. Trapnell. first. Only one
there were twenty-five entries.
Summary OF Racing.
horses--Baby Brother, c. F. King
first; Mystery Girl. Swan & Bowman,
second: Lady La ndmark, J. NJ Hans
borough. third.
Second race, open to all. half mile
Low Tide, c. NJ. Feltner, first; Baby
Doll. Mrs. o. NJ Falkentire. second;
Get Home. o. c. Dowden, third.
Third race, open to all. fiat. half
mile-None Such, Leith Brothers,
frs.: White Rock. Arthur White. sec
ond: DIR. Ridgeway, J. H. Cotman,
monr. c. NJ Feltner. e tT,a1 first: Dal soss Rose
j. NJ. Trapnell. second; Sunny Bill.
Lieut.. ]. B. Keys. third.
Fifth race. three-fourths mile
Gray Bonnet, Frank Brooke, first;
Leoma. James Farmer, second; Fla
mion, c. r. King, third
sixth race. steeplechase, about two
and one-half miles-Gold Bar, NJ. II.
Everhe art, first: Edmund Burke, C. r.
Kind, second: Joe Mullender, w. F,
DoWney. third
The judges in the races were DR..
Shirley Carter James X. Maddux and
Herman r. Cllman, all Of Warrecton.
Those judging the exhibition events
were Julian Morris, w. w. Osborne
and A. w. Ward