Evening star., 1927-03-20
THRILLS FEATURE
NIGHT HORSE SHOW
w. F. Connolly, Jr.'s, Mount
Winner in Triple
Bar lump.


glare of electric lights last night to
stage the fourth horse show OF the
season at the Riding and Hunt Club
There was not a spill in any event
but the thrills were there Just the
same. com ng as they did from GOOD
horsemanship and the mere sight oi
horses doing their best
The show last night followed "A
clever exhib ton of riding sklli py
young horsemen and horAeWcmen at
the club Yesterday afternoon, the chill
dren going through their PAGES with
all the assurance of trained veterans
before gathering VIII ch cheered
their demons tration enthusiastically
Connolly Jumper First.
CAPITAL hon0rs of the show last
night were taken by w. Il. Connolly
jr. astrlde his own magnificent Mel
bourne. which took first place in the
difficult and exciting triple bar jump
and first place IN the hack and hunter
class.
A novelty was introduced in the
harness event when horses drawing
light runabouts and carts ran on the
Riding and Hunt Club track for tht
first time There were only three en-
tries in this event. in contrast WITH
the score or more on washington
tracks not so very many years ago
Miss Frances Saul, driving hei
Viking before light runabout,
took first place in that class. While
Mrs. Ambrose Preece drove her MY
Boy in a similar vehicle. Norman
Clarke won third place with his
Hunt in the harness OF two
wheeled cart.
Triple- Bar Jump Thrills.
The most picturesque and thrllllnS
spectacle was the triple bar jump. In
this event the horse must carry his
rider over distance as well as height
in his lump over three bars arranged
in uphill order. The first horse to at
tempt the feat climbed through the
bars, while following animals topped
the bars and some refused TO try at
ALL Three horses, however cleared
the three bars in beautiful curves that
gave them room to spare and they
were awarded the ribbons merited BY
their respective performances. Mr.
Connolly's Melbourne won loud APP
!3lause from the excited audience
hen he cleared the obstacle four
zines without so much as brushing
Ie top bars. The placers in this
al his Hanna second. and Louis
.4eeth on his mo Name" third.
Mr.. Leeth's mo Name" was ad
Judged champion horse of the Riding
and Hunt Club by the former Col.
William Mitchell of the Aviation
Corps, and Otto F'urr. both of Middle
burg. Va, judges of all events.
Miss Claire Heilmann, who won
leading honors in the last show at the
club, won two places last, night. She
took first place in the ladies' saddle
class on her "Smarty." and second
place on the same animal in the
saddle stakes ride.
Other Saddle Class Winners.
Placers in the ladies' saddle class
were Miss Florence Clarke on "Waya
Aur." second, and Miss Eliza beth
Jackson on "Babs." owned by S. j.
Henry. third.
Other saddle stake winners were
James Murphy on his "Gallantry,
first, and William Carter on 'Sir Her
cules," owned by Eugene Meyer. jr.
third.
The thoroughbred saddle class
honors went to Charles Carrico. on
"Mobo," first; Otto Mclean, on Gen
eral Mitchell" owned by Norman
Clarke second. and Edward Barker
on Little Pal" owned by Miss Har-
riet Kincheloe, third.
The hunter stakes class provided
thrills, too, when the animals made
four 4-foot jumps and jumped off the
resulting tie with Az foot jumps. Gar
diner Hallman on Follow Me, owned
hy S. j. Henry, won applause and
first place. while Edward Barker, rid
ing his own Flying Squirrel, placed
second, and Edward Heath on Col.
William ]. Donovan's jolly Roger won
third place.
Miss jackson Wins Polo Event.
The polo event, picturesque buc
cramned. was won by Miss Elizabeth
Jackson on her Princess Owen Muir
fagh on Joe, owned by o. X. Mills,
was second, and Rowland Dawson on
LADY w, owned by the club, won
third place.
The hack and hunter class placers
who followed Mr.. Connolly in first
mace were Francis Summers on his
Rillie. second, and Horace j. Pattie on
Upstart, owned by j. p. Hobbs.
Last nights audience was large.
Winners at Afternoon Show.
The following prizes were awarded
at the afternoon show:
Rest rider, 10 years old and younger,
MediH Mccormick, White Cloud; sec
ond. Patricia Donovan, Virginia;
third, Sylvia Szechenyi.
Best rider between 10 and 10, ORA
Gait, Smarty. owned by II. r. Quinter;
second. KatrinRa Mccormick, Matilda;
third, Robert Henry Babs.
Best girl rider from any school
First, Osra Gait. Smarty; second, Pris-
ella Dove, Red Cloud Col. Robert
Thompson; third. Louise Myers,
Dixon, Mrs. Maude Priest.
Best team of three-F'irst, Frances
Summers, Robert Summers and Jack
Hobbs, St. Adams School; second,
Gladys Szechenyi, Pauline Britton and
Louise Myers, Potomac School; third,
Helen Ray, Marjory Lewis and Osra
Gait, Holton Arms School,
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