Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
HAPPY TIMES WINS
HORSE SHOW PRIZE
Hundreds Witness Annual
Benefit for Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.

The society horse show, one of the
most colorful events of its kind during
the Winter season, was held yesterday
and last night at the Riding and Hunt
Club before a crowd of nearly 700 per-
sons The show is held annually for
the benefit of the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and l. streets.
The show was sponsored by Mrs.
Charles P. Summerall, president OF the
Women's Army and Navy League. The
judges last night were Gen. Henry T.
Allen, Charles Barrie, Col. G. L. Scott
and Maj. Adner Chaffee. Chester A.
Gwinn was ringmaster.
Frank Burrows Wins.
Frank Burrows, riding Happy Times,
won the class for road hacks. Second
place went to Maj. @. s. Patton on
Hoopili, with Karl Corby, riding 10
Straus, taking third.
The polo bending race was won by
Capt. NJ. A. Devine,, jr;, on Molly.
Nancy Beall ridden by Lieut.. r. B.
Bosserman, was second; Innis P. Swift,
on Governor Newhall, third, and Dove,
ridden by Col E.. Swift, was fourth.
One of the most colorful events of
the evening was the ride for hunt teams
first place going to Blakely Lodge. Lewis
Leith and Ernest Woolf. Second place
was won by Percy Neipold, Bobby Roby
and Charles Carico, while third place
was taken by the team composed of
Elizabeth Jackson, Elizabeth Martin
and Thomas Cooke. Capt. Devines
team was fourth.
The next class was for pairs of hunt
ers over four jumps not to exceed 312
feet Helen Kerr and Capt. Devine
were first, Bobby Roby and Benny
Councilman second, Ernest Wooh and
Blakely Lodge third, and Elizabeth Mar
tin and A. H. Ryan fourth.
The open saddle class was won by
Roland Dawson, riding Harriet Lee.
Eugene Meyer on Belle was second, Will
bur Osborn on Judy third, and Maj.
Patton riding Keaau fourth.
Elizabeth Martin is Victor.
The class for green hunters, over four
Jumps of 3I2 feet each, was taken by
Elizabeth Martin riding Aunt 1rma.
second place was won by Thomas Cooke
on Captain; third by Percy Neipold on
Gold Foil, and fourth by Charles Car
rico on Happy Times.
The last event, the open jumping
class, was won by Bobby Roby. riding
Spirit OF st. Louis. Second went to
can't. Devine's Flash. with Dark Secret,
ridden by Charles Carrico, third, and
yellow Girl, with Bobby Roby up,
The prize for the best horse Of the
show was won by Happy Times, owned
by Frank Burrows.
Riding with her sister, Miss Betty
Couzens, Mrs. Mango Couzens Chewn-
ing was awarded first honors in the
family class of the afternoon show.
other winners during the afternoon
Second place in the family class was
won by Capt. G. r. Rogers, riding with
his daughter Virginia; third, Capt.
Robert Lowe Bacon, riding with his
daughter Alexandra: fourth, Medill
Mccormick, jr, with Baisey McCor-
class for children 10 years of age and
under was won by Marilynne Hines;
second by Margaret Hill and third by
Harriet Summer.
Other Winners.
Winning riders in the remainder of
the afternoon events were:
Best rider class-First place, Law
renee A. Baker, jr.: second place, Robert
Sommer; third place, Betty Couzens;
fourth place, Medill Mccormick, jr.
Touch and out class-First place,
Charles Hudgins; second place, Medill
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CouZens.
Pony jumping class-First place.
Baisey Mccormick; second place, Mari
lynne Hines; third place, Demorest
Lloyd; fourth place, Robert Palmer.
Saddle ponies class--First place,
Charles Hudgins; second place. Mari
lynne Hines; third place, Lawrence A.
Baker, jr.
Musical stalls class-First place, Rob-
ert Sommer.
The only nnishap at the show, which
incidentally furnished the feature
stunt Of the program, befen Robert
Sommer. entered in the musical stalls
class, who was thrown headlong from
the saddle when his mount suddenly
baked at a stall entrance. Quickly
regaining his feet, he led his mount
into the stall, and later, after a round
of spirited riding, won the event.
The high point prize, O Shehield
silver plate, was awarded Marilynne
Hines, 8-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Hines of 1705 K street.
Judges of the afternoon events were
Miss Charlotte Nourse and Dion Kerr.
A detail from the Marine Band fur
nished music