Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-08-02
News of Week in and
About Blowing Rock
Annual Horse Show Will Be Held
August 18th, With Prizes To Be
Awarded in 13 Glasses; DR.. Phil
lips Coming to Stringfellow Memo
rial Church for Month of August

rial Church for Month of August
Blowing Rock, Aug. 1.-Prizes
will be awarded in thirteen classes,
besides the jumps, in the fifth an
nual Blowing Rock horse show here
August Is, it was announced today
by Donald J. Boyden, who has charge
of the show. The prizes are ex-
pected to draw mounts from all over
the south. In fact, managers of
some of the south's finest stables
have already made inquiries about
entries.
First, second, third and fourth
prizes will be awarded in the follow
ing ponies: Ponies under 40 inches,
three gated saddle horses, Is hands,
2 inches and under; fine harness
horses, five-gaited saddle horses, Is
hands, 2 inches and under; planta-
ton horses, five-gaited saddle horses
over Is hands, inches; best lady
rider, saddle pairs Qady and gen
telman), model saddle horses under
halter, three-gaited championship
(best in show), five-gaited cham
pionship, and grand championship,
open only to blue ribbon winners.
The show will include also the ad
ditional features, potato race, chair
race, doughnut race, and high
jumps for all classes.
A special grand stand and riding
ring will be built on the old May
view golf course for the show.
DR.. Henry D. Phillips of Colum-
bia, S. c., will arrive here next week
to take charge of the Stringfellow
Memorial Episcopal church during
the month of August. DR.. Phillips
will hold services at the church each
Sunday during the month. Rev.
Stephen Gardner of Washington, N.
c., who has had charge of the
church during July, will return to
Washington next week.
Playing against field of sixty
players, AL C. Ullmer of Jackson
vile, Fla, five times amateur cham
pion of Florida, won the second han
dicap golf tournament on Green
Park Norwood golf course here Sat
urday with a fine 73. He won also
the special prize for low scores on
the 6OO-yard 18th hole with
Oscar Welborn of Statesville won
low net score with a 79 gross,
handicap II, net 6S. Frank Pepper
of Jacksonville, Fla, and t. ".
Kirkman of High Point, tied for
second low net, the former with
gross 80, handicap 19, net 70, and
the latter with gross IS, handicap
Is, net 70.
In the special event for ladies,
Mrs. Matt Wall of High Point won
low net with a well-played SO, handl-
cap 10, net 67. Mrs. Herman Cone
of Greensboro won low gross with
90.
The next tournament will be
flag tournament played Wednesday.
The course is in the finest condition,
and great interest is being shown IN
the tournaments.
In Saturdays playing, William E.
Williamson, Jr., treasurer of the
Charlotte Country Club, made the
first hole-in one of the season. He
made the shot on the 115-yard
third hole, which is surrounded by
sand traps.
Mr.. williamson has been playing
golf for the last ten years but this is
his first hole-in-one. He scored rs
for the eighteen holes.
The Blowing Rock Power and
Light Company's entire plant here
has been sold to firm represented
by R. M. Mead of Cleveland, Ohio,
according to deed filed in Boone
with Mrs. Pearl Hartley, register of
deeds. The deed is for the COM
pany's property on the Watauga
river near Shulls Mills, the hydro
electric plant at that point, the
auxiliary station there and the other
at Blowing Rock, six miles of trans
mission line, and all other buildings
and right of way easements belong
ing to the company.
The terms of the sale could not
be determined from the deed. S. J.
Suits, head of the Blowing Rock
Company, said Mr.. Mead or his rep
resentatives were expected here this
week, and that full details could be
obtained on their arrival.