Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
SHOW IS FEATURED
!. BY DARING RIDERS
Robert Robey and Miss
Mango Couzens Furnish
Thrills by Horsemanship.

Robert Robey, expert Virginia horse
man, and Miss Margo CouZens, daugh-
ter of Senator Couzens of Michigan,
) furnished the thrills for the night ses-
sion of the Riding and Hunt Clubs
inaugural horse show last night.
! Robey, riding FUR entry, Gill, rode
) recklessly at the barriers, making them
: in perfect style, while Miss Couzens,
riding her own horse, Dixie's Child,
made breath-taking leaps seated In
:. English style with both legs over the
- left side Robey was declared victor
in the consolation class, with Miss
Couzens a close second.
81 The first class for ladies saddle horses
!. vas won by Miss Elizabeth Jackson on
: Gypsy a Newman entry and second
and third places, respectively, were
given to Miss Grace Raizer on Apache
and Miss Edith Preece, riding Belle.
), Robey riding Diamodes and driving
: Sandy in the class for tandem driving,
: was awarded first honors. Second and
third places we're given to Roland Daw-
son and Raymond Norton, respectively
! Carrico Wins Jumping HOnOrs.
> In class three for jumpers Charles
~Carrico. mounted on Indian Guide,
gave an excellent exhibition in clearing
= the grass and wooded jumps four
z
= was acclaimed second. and third honorS
were given to William Stevens on
Rothfarnum.
= In the hunt team event Miss CouZen's
:, team was declared winner, and the
y Dawson and Carrico teams second and
third, respectively.
8. Norman Clark, riding Prince, Clarke
entry, won the contest for novice sad
die horses, and Ernest Hale on his
Grand Sport, took second hOnors. Third
place was given to Margaretta Rowland,
riding Silver Fizz, a Leid entry
In the class for hunter stakes Mr..
:, Stevens. riding Rothfarnam, was given
= first place. Mrs. Norton. on High Com
preston. was given second place in this
: class, and Miss Ruth Preese, riding
!. Grey Dawn, a Laughlin entry. received
third honors.
Silver trophies were presented to
: all winners and ribbons were awarded
: for second and third places.
Virginia Girl Wins.
The afternoon session of the show
y was featured by 7-year-old Ellie Wood
~ Page Keith. champion child rider OF
Virginia, daughter of Mrs. Ellie Wood
Keith, when, seated in excellent saddle
form and posting" in perfect time, she
= rode her pony Becky to victory over
: Miss Marion Hines, T-year-old District
child champion.
y The tiny horsewomen, competing in
the class for girl riders under 8 years
:. of age, displayed remarkable horseman-
. ship and gave the judges considerable
difficulty in. determining the winner. 1t
was not until they were both made to
!, ride at four different gaits and to
y. change mounts that Miss Keith was
- declared winner She was presented
with a silver trophy and the ribbon for
second place was awarded Miss Hines.
With the arrival of nearly fifty horses,
y their coats gliStening with rain. riders
). were assigned to their mounts and the
first event to adjudge the best two riders
from any school began. The riders
walked. Hoped and cantered their
:. mounts in pairs before the crowd, while
= judges inspected riding manners and
the running style of the horses. Miss
Jane McHarg riding Hindu and Miss
Margaretta Rowland On Pastime were
> finally adiudged winners and presented
trophies. They were entered by the Rid
ing and Hunt Club Second place was
given to Virginia Rodgers and Elk Ba-
con riding Preece School entries.
Crosby Noyes Gets Ribbon.
In the second event for the best rider
under 3 years OF age, When MISS keltn
and Miss Hines were given first and
second honors, respectively, Crosby
! Noyes, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold
= Noyes. was awarded a ribbon for a
- close third.
The third event was an exhibition
; ride by little Miss Keith. who refined
! her horse into sidesteps. bows and other
{. high school circus tricks as the trainers
put it.
II The summary CT other events follow:
Glass 4. for best rider under l8 years
) of age. Miss Margarctta Rowland, first,
on Breeze School entry; second, Miss
Louise Meyers. on Preece entry. and
third, Miss Elk Bacon also on Preece
entry.
: Glass 5, for pair hunters. first. Miss
: Margo Couzens, daughter Of Senator
Couzens. and Melvin c. Hazen. both
riding their own entries: second. Thorn
% as Cooper and Robert Robey on Hunt
: Club entries
. Glass 6, for open jumpers first, Ber-
nard Cox on King entry; second, Eliza
beth Martin on Conley entry.