Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
HORSE SHOWDRAWS
BRILLIANT THR0NC
Riding and Hunt Club Ex-
hibit Held Leading Event
of Many Seasons.

Persons high in the social and
official life of the Nation and mem
bers of the foreign legations crowded
together in the Washington Riding
and Hunt Club last night for the most
brilliant horse show of many seasons
for the benefit of the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club. in which Miss
Claire Heilmann, daughter OF the
French consul general at San Fran
cisco, shared blue ribbon honors with
Miss Margot CouZens, daughter OF
Senator James CouZens of Michigan
Miss Heilmann, riding her spirited
Smarty, took first honors from field
of 20 contestants In the open saddle
class, second place in the women's sad
die class ride and first honOrs again
in the legation members event. Miss
CouzenS won q blue ribbon when she
was awarded first place in the Wom-
ems saddle class through her excel
lent side saddle Craftsmanship.
Boxes Crowded with N0tables.
From the boxes, which were fairly
crowded with notables, to the most
distant corner Of the standing-room-
only section, the Riding and Hunt
Club building was damned with en-
thusiastic spectators who cheered the
riders There were jumpers and
hunters and roughriders from Fort
Myer in the various events, but there
was not a single cropper 10 mar the
pleasure of the show.
Color was reflected from the red
and white hunters costumes TO the
magnificent gowns of the audience and
back again. Cosmopolitan splendor
was furnished by the foreign army
and navy officers who rode in the
show and viewed other riders from the
stands. Weaving in and out OF the
crowd were young women Of the Jul
nior League, who sold cigarettes and
bouillon.
Among the diplomats who rode was
Count Pic Macchi de Cellere of the
Italian embassy. Riding Black Bot
tom, q handsome black animal, Count
de Cellere took second place in the le-
CATION members ride.
Roland Dawson won first place III
the open jumpers event and he was
awarded IL silver cup given by The
Evening Star. His mount was Nir-
ginia's Best.
Society matrons competed with
debutantes in several events, Mrs
Delose Blodgett rode her own entry in
the woplen's saddle class against a
field including, with many others, Miss
Couzens, first place winner; Miss Vir-
ginia McKenny, Miss Dorothy Mon
dell, Mrs Stanley Carr, Miss kath-
crime Sutherland and Miss Lydia Arch
bold.
Mrs. George c. Thorpe was chair
man of the affair, assisted by Mrs.
Henry 4. Allen, chairman of the
finance committee of the club.
The summary of events is as fol-
lows:
Glass / (open saddle classl-First
Miss Claire Heilmann, Smarty; second,
Mrs. Charles Carrico, Lengayne; third,
Roland Dawson, Hindoo.
Class 2-First, Roland Dawson, Vir-
ginia's Best; second, Capt. John Irving,
Don; third, Ray II. Norton, King Joy.
Glass (women's saddle class( First,
Miss Margot Couzens, Frank; second,
Miss Claire Heilmann, Smarty; third.
Mrs. Edith Preeceon SeWanda, Eu.
gene Myers entry.
Glass exhibition rough ridingl~-'
Third Cavalry of Fort Myer.
Class 5 SADDLE class for members of
foreign egations)-First, Miss Claire
Heilmann, Smarty: second, Count Pho
Macchi de Cellere, Black Bottom;
third, Capt. II. Prieto entry.
Glass 6 Chunt teamsl-First, Miss
Elizabeth Jackson, Tally Ho; Roland
Dawson, Virginia's Best, and Miss
Maude Preece, King JOY. Second,
John Finnerty, Don; Miss Lydia Arch
bold, Roanoke, and Il. G. Montuori,
Swiftly. Third, Miss Anna Hedrick.
Claire de Lune: Miss Nancy Hanna,
High Ball, and +. X. Heinrich, Rob
Roy