Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
DAUGHTER
. !. WINS TWO F|RSTS
Countess Sylvia Szechenyl,
II, Also Takes One Second
Place in Horse Show.

The li-year-old Countess Szecheny,
daughter Of this hungarian Minister
md Countess Szechenyi, posting per-
feGtly and well seated, cantered her
spirited mount to victory in two events
OF the Preece Riding Clubs Society
Horse Show yesterday. In addition she
won q second In the open pair class,
where she. was coupled with Mango
Garrett, daughter of George Garrett.
Displaying remarkable horsemanship,
the. younggter refined her mount through
the three necessary gaits and was given
q blue ribbon In the event for the best
rider In group B. Margo Garrett won
second place and Wadleigh Capehart
third.
In the open saddle class for children
IS years and under Miss Emmeline Da-
vieg. won q blue, Polly Foraker was
given second and BaiSie Mccormick,
youngest daughter Of Mrs. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick, third Eight-year-old Mar
garet Hill was adjudged best rider IN
group Q Of the Preece Riding School,
open TO- children 10 years and under.
Nancy Weller was second, and Jane
Davis, daughter of Senator and Mrs.
James J. Davis, won an easy third.
Wins In Open Class.
. In the open saddle class for children
under is years of age Countess Sylvia
was adjudged winner. Second place
was given to Baisie Mccormick, and
Miss Polly Foraker won third place.
The twin daughters Of DR.. and Mrs.
Edward Meigs, Sarah and Mary, won
blue In the open pair class for children
IS years and under. Countess Sylvia
and MArgo Garrett won second place
and Polly Foraker and Virginia Rodgers
third
Miss Foraker was adjudged best rider
In group A of the Preece Riding School
Second place. was given to Virginia
Rogers and third place to Mary Meigs
Sweeping over wooden jumps in ex-
eellent style after being thrown by his
mount, Lawrence Baker easily took first
place in the open jumping class Tor
children is years and under. Young
Bakers performance brought gasps from
the. crowd as he was sent sprawling
headforemost into the ring, this time
On the Rust entry, Payday, and he
was awarded second place. Polly
FORAKER was adjudged third.
Hunt Team Class.
In the class for hunt teams, Miss
Foraker, Virginia Rodgers and Joan
Darby won first place; then changing
mounts they were awarded q second.
Third place went to the pony hunt
team. composed Of Baisie Mccormick,
Robert Palmer and Edna Roth.
In the afternoon events the McCor-
mick Stable cenle OF with flying colors,
winning two firstS, one second, third
ana q fourth.
winners In the nine events follow:
Thoroughbred hunters to be shown
n hand-FIrst place, Ernest Wolf OF
Upperyille, second, Mrs. Simon Patter-
- fhnF-
oughbred, Tnundercloud; third, Ernest
Void.
Four.year-olds and under, jumps 31z
feet--F1rst place, George Plummer; sec
oEid, Roger Bailey; third, Ernest Wolf;
fourth, Mrs. Patterson on Redwing.
Ladies saddle claSs-First place.
Elizabeth Downs on the owens entry;
second, Celeste McNeal Of Philadelphia,
riding the Bailey entry; third, Janet
White; daughter of Mrs. Richard Aid
rich; fourth, Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick.
Family Class Winners.
= Family class, parent and child to
f3dA-Ffrgt place, Mrs. Mccormick rid
inx with her two daughters, Katrina
and Basic; second, Mrs. Ambrose
Freeze, riding with her son and daugh-
tar, Or. Alick Preece and Miss Maude
ETGeCes Gd1fQ, OdpL- OLIloCOpLlCh Z. W.
Rodgers, riding with his daughter Vir-
ginis: Fourth, H. L. Rust, IT,, with his
daughter Jane.
Rack and hunter, feIr jumps az
feet--Katriaa Mccormick. first, riding
her famous hunter, Clifton Chief.
Miss Celeste McNeal won an easy sec
ond. and Persis Myers, on Redeem,
was Adjudged third.
Open saddle class-Elizabeth Downs,
hrSt place; Robbie Roby, on the Bur
ruughs entry, sec0d; Janet White, !
third
Pole class--Robbie -Roby, on the
Hinckiey entry, won FIRST; Mrs. Frank
n. Andrews, second.
Open jumping, jumps feet-Mrs. D.
n. Lee Of Middleburg took first; Roger
Bailr Of Upperville. second, and Miss
@. Gebner, third.
Hunt teams-First place, Piedmont
team, Elizabeth jackson, Robbie Roby
and Ernest Wolf. Second and fourth
place, Katrina Mccormick, Margaretta
Rowland and Janet White. Third
place, Mrs. william Hill. Ramon Pa
dflla, son Of the former Ambassador Of
spain, and Mrs. NJ. Robert Guggem-
helm Of Edgemoor.