Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
GIRL TR|UMPHS
AT HORSE SHOW
TO- Year-0Id Daughter OF
Hungarian Minister All
Star Victor-AWardS.

The 10-year-old Countess Sylvia
Szechenyi, daughter of the Hungarian
Minister, posting perfectly and excel
lently seated, cantsred her spirited
pony to victory in two events of the
Preece Riding Schools Society Horse
Show yesterday and was adjudged all
star rider for the children's phase of
the affair.
Displaying remarkable horsemanship
Miss Szechenyi reined her mount
through the three necessary gaits and
was given first place in the event for
the best rider in group B of the Preece
Riding School. Miss Polly Foraker won
second place in this event and Carlyle
Cochran was given third place.
In the open saddle class for ponies
to be ridden by children is years old
and under, 12-year-old Lawrence
Baker, whose riding nearly equaled that
of Miss Szechenyi, was given first place
Miss Marilyn Hines was second and
Miss Mango Garrett third in this event
Eight-year-old Elizabeth Mccormick,
daughter of Representative Ruth
Hannah Mccormick, was adjudged best
rider in the class open to all children
under 9 years old. Miss Nancy Weller
was given second place and third place
was won by Miss Margaret Hill.
Wins Open Saddle Glass.
In the open saddle class for children
under Is years old, Miss Virginia Ran
dolph, IA years old, was adjudged win
ner. Second place was given to Miss
Margaret Carter and Miss Imogene Lee
Gardner won third place.
Countess Szechanyi and Miss Mar
garet Garrett were adjudged the win
ming team in the open pair class.
Lawrence Baker and Wallace Waken
won second place and Miss Polly For
aker and Miss Virginia Baker third.
Miss Louise Myers was adjudged best
rider in group A for the Preece Rid
ing School. Second place was given to
Miss Virginia Rogers and third place to
Miss Alix Bacon.
Sweeping over wooden jumps in
excellent style and seated well, Curtis
Curtis, 15-year-old star rider from
Aiken, S. c., easily took first place In
the open jumping class for children Is
years old or under. Young Curtis gave
his more Northern friends thrill when
he galloped his mount at breakneck
speed over the barriers and reckleSsly
spurred for another.
Young Lawrence Baker brought gasps
from the crowd when his horse "nipped'
the third rail on the barrier, and sent
him sprawling headforemost into the
ring. He leaped back into the saddle
however, and galloped his mount to
second place in the class. Third place
was given to Miss Frances White.
Hunt Teams Glass.
In the class for hunt teams Miss
Louise Myers, Miss Virginia Rodgers
and Miss Bacon won first place. Second
place went to Miss Margaret Carter
Lawrence Baker, and Miss Peggy
Grimes. Third place was given to MISS
Alix Bacon, Hewett Wells and MISS
Polly Foraker.
Four-year- Karen Lloyd won first
place in the lead in class. Second place
went to 5-year-old Marissa PrittWftz
daughter of the German Ambassador
and third place was given to 3-year-oio
Katrina Hines.
Curtis Curtis, who thrilled the morn
ing show crowds provided Few more
thrills for the afternoon when he recK-
lesSly galloped his mount to victory
over a score or more of Army officers In
the adult polo class. Second ana thiTo
places were captured by Lieut.. X. b
BoSserman
Winners In other classes follow:
Thoroughbred hunters to DE SHOWN
in hand-First place. George Piummer
second place, Ernest Wolf, and thiro
place, Ray Norton.
Four years old and under, jumping
31s feet-First place, Persis Myers
second place, Ernest Wolf; thiro place
Ray Norton.
Lady saddle class-First place, Ruth
Ellen Patten; second place, Elizabeth
Jackson; third place, Emily Dawes. :.
Family class, family and child &c
ride-First place, Maj. John I. Mclean
and his daughter Jean; second place
Capt. Christopher Rodgers anc
daughter Virginia; third place, Count
Laszlo Szechenyi and his daughter
Sylvia.
Hack and hunter class. four Jump:
3i5 feet-First place, Capt. Rodgers;
second place, Mai. w. M. Grimes, anc
third place, Ernest Wolf.
Open saddle class-First place, MRS
j. b. Patch; second place, Miss Maude
Preece, and third place. MISS Emily
Open jumping-Firs place. Robert