Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-18
HORSE SHOW.LURES.
V|RG|N|A'S FINEST
Clark County Exhibit Opens
at BerryviI|e With
Choice Array.
nv a Staff Correspondent of The Star.


The Valley of Virginia. where they
raised Exterminator. Zev and Princess
Doreen. has brought its finest horses
to the Clarke County Horse Show,
which opened here today. and this
little town has put on its Sunday
clothes and Is getting ready to have
a huge time fer the rest Of the week.
The Berryville horse shows are an
institution. They come in the middle
Of season which includes shows at
CharlesG Town. Warrenton. Cu1peper.
Upperville, Orange, keswick, Mar
shall. Fairfax and half dozen 9th.
ers. They have been running for
years. but never did they cut loose as
they have done this year. There are
more horses in Berryville today. 1t IL
estimated. than have been here at
any time since Gen. Early fought the
Battle Of Berryville in the Civil War.
New Events This Year.
To the standing list Of events they
have added several new ones this
year The biggest of these Is the
Clarke Oaks. a mile race. scheduled
for this afternoon. with a purse OF
$500 to the winner A touch Of mys-
terry has added to this race. for among
the entries, which will not be an
nounced until just before the race, are
several veritable dark horses.
A gentle drizzle married the opening
Of the show this morning. When the
heavy draft horse classes were led
out on the grounds at 10 o'clock for
the first event there were big gaps
in the stands, and the people who did
turn out for the opening looked as
though they were wondering whether
they ought to stay. But the crowds
were here in town. There must be be-
tween 1000 and 1900 people here for
the show, and they all will be out
to the horse show grounds before the
day is over.
A little later the rain began to let
up and by noon 1t looked as though
the sun would be out to beam upon
the afternoons equestrian pageant.
Col. r. Powell Page, first and only
president Of the Clarke County Horse
Show Association and the Virginia
Horse Show Association. was absent
today for the first time since the orig
inal Clarke County Horse Show rs
years ago. Col. Page was confined to
his home on account of illness. but he
will try to be here tomorrow for the
second days events.
After the horse show Is over this
afternoon other festivities will start.
grounds will be opened until late in
the evening, and the historic horse
show ball will be staged at the Jor-
dan Springs Hotel. There will be
dances both tonight and tomorrow
night.
Due to threats by a member of the
school board to resign II the horse
show balls were held in the high
school auditorium. the dances had to
be moved to the ballroom of the hotel
at Jordan Springs. which was rented
for the occasion.
Thoroughbreds Displayed.
Probably the largest exhibition Of
pure.bred heavy draft and thorough
bred race horses is on exhibition at
the show. There are more than SO ex-
hibitors. One OF the big events Is the
Corinthian Class. for jumpers. in
which Mrs. Carter Mullikin Hoeber
of Washington has offered a silver
cup for the owner whose entry wins
this class for two years. Nobody has
vet succeeded in catching the blue rib
bon more than once. Former winners
Jack NJ. Trapnell of Charlestown,
1924; Waugh Glascock Of Upperville.
1925, and John D. Lewis Of Upper
Vile. 1926. With the exception OF
Lieut.. Jones, all of the former winners
are represented again this year. The
Corinthian class will be shown tomor-
row afternoon,
Twenty.four' green hunters are en-
tered to compete in the class open to
hor-es that have not won a blue rib
bon in a chartered show prior to this
year. Among them are some mounts
that have been attracting considerable
attention this year In other shows.
The more prominent include Gold
Mine, by Ganadore. B. 0. s. Ran
dolph's entry. This animal will be
! seen in many classes Thursday and
Friday.
Capital Entry Wins.
Mrs. Roger Baily's gelding, No.
Foolin', furnished the first upset in
the jumping classes when he won
first place in the handicap jump. Pei
Mel, Clarke County's own horse and
the favorite was unplaced. Thirty
, four horses were listed in this event,
which was the feature Of the morning.
The Clarke County riding pony class,
which shared interest with the jump.
ers, was captured by Beauty. owned
by Elwood Elyett of Vaudeville. The
results of the morning events follow:
Heavy draft horses-Mare in foal,
1927, Henry Russell, Berryville; S.
d. Childs, Summit Point, w. Va;
James c. Royston, Bridge; A. M. Nor
ris, Gaylord.
Geldings-J. w. Bell. Berryville.
first; C. E. Norman, Purcellville; Err
nest Singhass, Rippon, w. Va, third
| and fourth.
Observation-Disclosures, S. d. Childs;
entry. J. II. Bell; Scott, Mr.. Chiids.
Three. year old-Entry, j. w. Bell;
Joe, j. r. Chamberlin; Glory, c. E.
Norman; entry, l.. 7. Bell.
Hunter Entries.
Mares suitable for breeding hunters,
sire or dam MISUNDERSTANDING
| DIR. L. NJ. Allen; Mary Ann, E. Q. Rust
Upperville; Imp. Thomas G.. Tapscott
Daisy, B. l.. Longerbean. Roundhill.
| Half bred colt. suitable for hunters
foal, 1927: Entries Of B. L. Longer
bean, first and third; entry Of Mrs. j
w. Bell, second; entry Of Mrs. Harry
Warden, fourth.
| Lightweight hunters over jumps
Bally Mint, Turner Wiltshire. Middle
| burg; Flanders, Grove Stables, Upper
Vile; Gold Mine. 3. 0. Randolph. Mill
wood; Yonda, Frost Brothers, Middle
burg.
| Clarke County riding ponies: Beauty
Elwood Elyett.
Handicap jump: No Foolin'. Mrs
Roger Baily: entry, George II. Bur
vel: Miss Clifton, DR.. L. M. Allen
Doubtless, Mount Airy Farm, Upper
vile.
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