Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
BUSY BEE TAKES
H|GHPONY HONORS
Fairfax County Annual Fair
Comes to Successful
Close.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, September 12.-Busy
Bee, owned and ridden by Meade Palmer
of Bancroft, Va, was this afternoon
awarded the pony championship at
the Fairfax County Horse Show. Demi-
tasse, the pony of r. T. Corpell OF Lees
burg, was reserve winner.
Pronounced by all observers as the
finest pony show to be held In the
State this year, both in quality OF
mounts and In the number Of entries
In each class, the Fairfax Pony Show
this afternoon attracted large field
of onlookers. Small riders. dressed IN
the gay red, white and black Of the
hunting field, lent picturesque appear
ance to the ring.
Late Races Run.
Two races were run just as dusk was
falling, both won by small 9-year-old
Buster" Green of Leesburg, The first
den by children under IL, three-eighths
of mile: First, So o, Stanley Green,
jr., Leesburg; second. Maybelle. Betty
Barr, washington; third, Hot Socks,
Doris Cunningham, Washington.
The second race was for ponies 14.2
and under, ridden by children 16 years
and under: First, Queen of Sheba,
Stanley Green, jr., Leesburg; second,
Herbie, Elmon Miller, jr., Middleburg
third, Madam Queen, w. Barr. Queen
of Sheba, the winner in this race, has
won 80 blues this season, besides win
ming championships at Marshall and
Middleburg and reserve winner at Miss
Bettina Belmonts show at Middleburg.
Saddle ponies, 1872 and under, ridden
by children IL years and under: First,
Diplomat, Robert Palmer. Bancroft; sec
ond, So o, Stanley Green, Leesburg;
third, Huckleberry Finn, Turner Reuter-,
Aide; fourth, Sporting Light, Stanley
Green, LeeSburg.
Saddle ponies, over 1872 and under
14.2, ridden by children 16 years and
under: First, Question Mark, Miss Mae
Ferneyhough, Warrenton: second,
Queen of Sheba, Stanley Green, Lees
burg; third, Becky Thatcher, Turner
Reuter-, Aide; fourth, Busy Bee, Meade
Palmer, Bancroft
Childs class, ridden by children 8
years old and under, ponies 1872 and
under: First, Patchwork, Allison Mil
Ter, Washington, D. c.. second, Trtxie,
Henry Ferneyhough, Warrenton; third,
Sambo, Robert Palmer, Bancroft;
fourth, Prince, Howard r. Norton II,
Washington.
Touch and Out Event.
Touch and Out, for ponies not over
142, over jumps: First. War Baby,
Sonny Fur, Middleburg; second, Frosty,
Anthony and George RiveS, Gotham +;
third, Demitasse, r. T. Corben, Lees
burg; fourth, Busy Bee, Meade Palmer.
Bancroft.
Triple bar for ponies not over 14.2:
First, Frosty. Anthony and George
Rives. Gotham; second, Busy Bee,
Meade Palmer, Bancroft; third, Queen
of Sheba.4 Stanley Green, jr., Leesburg;
fourth, Sambo, Robert Palmer, Bar
croft.
Bareback jumping for ponies 1872 and
under, ridden by children under IL:
First. Diplomat, Robert Palmer. Bar
croft: second, TriXie, Henry Ferney-
hough, Warrenton: third, HuckleberrF
Finn, Turner Reuter-, Aide: fourth
jeff, H. Warren Hale, Nokesville.
Pony jumpers. for ponies over 1922
and under 1872: First Busy Bee, Meade
Palmer, Bancroft; second, Frosty, An
thony and George Rives. Gotham;
third, Demitasse, r. T. Sorbell, Lees
burg; fourth, Queen of Sheba, Stanley
Green. jr.
Family class for two or more mem
bers of one family, trophy presented
by Mrs Eugenia Turner: First entry,
Ray Norton, Washington; second entry,
E. M. Palmer, Bancroft; third entry,
Martha Frances Roth; fourth entry,
Turner Reuter-, Aide.
Pony corinthian: First, Busy Bee,