Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
CULPEPER HAS BEST
SHOW IN HISTORY
Horse Association Celebrates
25th Birthday by Giving
Largest Exhibition.
special Dispatch to The Star.

CULPEPER, Va, July 6.--The Gull
pepper Horse Show and Racing AsSocia-
ton celebrated its twenty-flfth birthday
Thursday by holding the largest and
best show in the history of this associa-
ton, and having the largest crowd In
attendance, 1t being estimated that
there were nearly 10000 people on the
grounds.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed,
with sunshine and cool breezs, splendid
horses and an enthusiastic crowd COM
bined to furnish all the needed elements
for typical Virginia horse show.
An unusually large contingent was
present from Washington, with an even
larger crowd from Richmond, with
Charlottesville. Gordonsville, Warrenton.
Leesburg, Middleburg and many other
Virginia towns having full representa-
ton.
Green Hunters.
The largest class in the show was
that Of green hunters, in which D. r..
Smiths Jea Zee won the blue ribbon
over 81 competitors.
Another one Of special interest was
the ladies' saddle horse class, In which
Z. w. Mobiles MarSe Henry, with Mrs.
Guitar riding, won first honors. Among
the other lady riders were Miss Amelia
woodward and Miss Huldah Williams
OF Richmond; Miss Mae Ferneyhough
and Miss Edith c. Nesbit of Warrenton,
Miss Persis Chase Myer of Middleburg,
Mrs. r. B. jackson of Keswick and Miss
Frace Racer Of Baltimore, Md.
Billy Garth Jones of Charlottesville
captured two silver cups on his ponies,
winning the cup offered in the pony
saddle class with Ginger, and in the
pony race with Pepp. He was wildly
Applauded by the grandstand as he
came down the home stretch and again
when he came up into the stand bearing
his two trophies.
The judges of the exhibition classes
were b. r. CARRIER. Julian Morris, H.
Clay Bayly and Carl Burr.
The Summary.
Summary of exhibition events:
Half-bred sucking colts - Sport
colt, Sunbright Stock Farm, second: bay
colt. P. M. Browning, third; bay Ally,
p. M. Browning, fourth.
Brood mares; mares suitable to breed
hunters; shown with foal at side
Pollyana, Chiffon w. Vowel, first; Jane,
Z. M. Browning, second; Pat, p. M.
Browning, third; Maud, Smith Brothers,
fourth.
Half-bred yearling colts-Debonnaire,
- HNA' 44CAAAA6p 41IOb, oIOWu BOY, MISS
Adella Vowel, second; gray gelding,
Z. M. Browning, third; gray lilly, p. M.
Browning, fourth.
Saddle horses; conformation. style,
action, pace and manners to be conSid-
cred at a walk, trot and canter: for
horses that had not won a blue ribbon
prior to 1929-Marse Henry, E. w.
Noble, frst; Diana Mayo, A. G.. Relfe,
second: Ewing Lou, d. M. Waller third:
Memorial, Miss Mae Ferneyhoueh
fourth.
Open to All.
Hunters and jumpers-Open to all
Princess Royal, Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
Corley. first; Baby Ben, H. S. Moffett
second; Chester, Robert H. r. Blickle'
third; Lady Bulgaria, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Corley, fourth.
Hunters-For 3-year-olds, to be shown
Governor John, Ernest Woolf, FIRST:
Redeam, Mrs. d. N. Lee, second: NV
Kitten, H. s. Moffett, third; Harvey,
Mrs. Frances M. Saul, fourth.
Lightweight hunters-For horses up
10 carry $50 pounds over jumps not to
exceed "A feet-Maid of Alton, John
A. MaSSie, first; Watch Hand, Miss
Page Lewis, second; Dixie's Child, Miss
Mango Couzens, third; Brown Mare.
Blaleley Lodge, fourth.
Middle and heavyweight hunters
For horses up to carry ITS pounds over
Jumps not to exceed AZ feet-Broken
Glass, Mrs. d: N. Lee, first; Lady Bull
garls, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Corley, Sec
ond: Baby Ben, H. S. Moffett, third:
Oh Me, d. M. Waller, fourth.
Pon1es-For ponies IL hands and
under, to be ridden by children under
Is years OF age-Ginger, Billy Garth
Jones, first; Niger, Samuel Leake
Anderson, second.
Green hunters-Jea Zee, d. B.
Smith, first; Fraternity, C. w. Carver,
second; Governor John, Ernest Woolf,
third; Duchess O'Dare, Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. w. Corley, fourth.
Ladies' saddle horSes-Marse Henry,
e. w. Nobel, first; Inspiration, Miss
Edith G. Nesbit. second; Marcorita, E.
W. Noble, third.
Race Summary.
: Summary of races:
First race-Pony Pepp, Billy Garth
second; Moonshine, Billy Garth Jones,
third.
Second race, local: u mile-Iady
I.eapress, II. r. Quaintance, first; Show
Boat, A. 8. Bowman, second; Full
Time, Mrs. M. w. Carter, third.
Third race, open to all; u mile
Russ Chief, C. M. Feltner, first; en-
forcement, Leith Bros, second; Duchess
Wrack, Mrs. H. w. Holiday, third;
Ragged Andy, Ivanhoe Farms, fourth.
Fourth race, mile-Rock Age,
1vanhoe Farms. first; Newt A. A.
Davis, second, Cleaner, T. w. Bennett,
third.
. Fifth race, "a of a mile-Maid of the
Valley, A. H. Utterback, first; Schley,
A. 8. Bowman, second; Bally Barton,
G. M. Feltner, third.
Special race, "a Of a mile-Rockspa,