Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
PAL MEL IS TALK
OF HORSE SHOW
Lewis Hunter, Bought for
$175, Turns Out Big
Winner at BerryviI|e.
By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

By a Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
BERRYVILLE. Va, August 90
Today they are still talking about Pal
Mel, John D. Lewis big hunter which
yesterday ran away with three blue
ribbons and the title of champion
hunter at the Clarke County Horse
Show. This horse, which was bought
by Mr.. Lewis for SITS, with her
mother thrown in. carried off every
big event she was entered in, with
one exception, and ran second in that.
She yielded first place in the CORN
THAN Cup class to Flanders, her COM
panion entry from the Grove stables,
at Upperville, which captured the big
silver cup donated by. Mrs. Carter
Mullikin Hoeber of Washington.
George Burwell's entry was third and
Turner Wiltshires Bally Mint fourth.
Sun Brightens Event.
Yesterdays show made up in every
way for the slow beginning Thurs
day, when rain kept the crowd from
being comfortable, slowed up the
track for the races and got some of
the horses in a bad humor. The sun
was out full strength yesterday, and
everybody had a fine time.
The only regrettab!e feature was
the absence of Col. r. Powell Page,
who has been president of the Clarke
County Horse and Colt Association
since it was founded IS years ago and
who Is also president Of the Virginia
Horse Show Association. Col. Page,
who is 80 years old, was confined to
his home by illness, and although he
made a valiant effort to be present he
could not make it.
DIR. J.. M. Aliens yearlings captured
more than one blue ribbon in their
classes yesterday and the heavy draft
horses of j. w. Bell of Berryville took
most of the first places in their class
during the two days Of the show.
Yesterdays results follow:
Half.bred yearling colts Suitable to
become hunters)-Ho 30, DIR. L. M.
Allen, first; Sweet Mint, T. G. Byrne,
second; Topnotch, G. l.. Gill. third.
and Winnie, Henry F. Lynn, fourth.
Heavy draft two-horse team. w.
Bell, first; J. H. Bell, second; c. E.
Norman, third and fourth.
Driving pony, Clarke County
Beauty, Elwood Elyett.
Half-bred 2-year-old colts, suitable
to become hunters-Yellow Jacket.
Crouch Bros, first; Alone, William
Cockrell, second; Lady Linden, E. G.
Rust, third; Coley, c. Roberts, fourth.
Green Hunter CLASS.
Green hunters, open to all-Pal Mel.
Grove stables; Bally Mint. Turner
Wiltshire, Middleburg; Miss Clifton.
DR.. L. M. Allen; DR.. John, Frost Bros,
Middleburg.
Best heavy draft mare or gelding.
any age-C. E. Norman, J. H. Bell,
]. w. Bell and G. E. Norman.
Heavy and middle weight hunters
Del ~
Ernest Woolf, Rectortown, Va: Fear
Naught, Mount Airy Farm. Upperville:
Perkoman, Jack M. Trapnell, Charles
Town, w. Va.
Clarke County pony jump-Beauty,
Elwood Elyett; Trixie, S. II. Tally.
Heavy draft four-horse team. H.
Bell, c. E. Norman, George w. Wynn
koop. J. w. Bell.
Clarke County hunters - Fads,
George H. Burwell second and third,
entries of Percy r. Drury; Lady
Allen. T. G. Tapscott.
Half-bred and thoroughbred 3-year.
old colts suitable to become hunters
Sacrifice, L. c. Leith. Middleburg;
Skipper Gray, same; entry by Bolter.
B. OF. Randolph; Harmony, DR..
Allen.
Saddle horses, three gaits-Frost
DiOo't ~. III IA IOOpbJ 1<CcS 1IOVS
stables; Handy, F. d. Merchant,
Purcellville.
Corinthian class, in full hunt cos
tune and appointments-Fland ers,
Grove stables; Pal Mel, same; entry,
George Burwell; Bally Mint, Turner
Wiltshire.
Hunt team. three horses each team
in full regalia-Grove stables; Pied
mont hunt team. Mount Airy farm;
Blue Ridge Hunt Club.
Champion hunter, open to all first
and second winners this meet-Pal
Mel.
The races:
Five furlongs-Rock Spa, M. II.
Everhart; Sly D., A. S. Bowman; Mr..
George, G. M. Feltner.
Mile fiat - Warrenton, Everhart
Going Home. Feltner; Cassett. Blake
ley Lodge.
Six furlongs-Bally Barton. Felt.
ner; Flamion. D. Suan; Queen Zone.
Leith Bros.