The Washington times., 1931-03-19
Horse Show
Is COlOrful
Affair
Katrina Mccormick Shares
HonorS With Philadelphia
Girl in Classic Staged at
Riding and Hunt Club
By ANNE PATTEN

Club last evening we're divided
between Miss Katrina McCor-
mick, daughter of Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, and Miss Celeste
McNeill, of Philadelphia.
Miss Mccormick, one of the
most brilliant young horse
women of the Capital, carried
away the blue in two events,
and was accorded second place
in third. In the final jump
ing event she won third place.
In the debutante event, however,
she was forced to yield first
place to the visitor from the
Quaker City.
Is Famous Rider
Miss McNeill, who came down
to Washington especially for
last evenings show, is one of
the most notable riders in the
East, yielding first place to
practically none of her sex and
to few men.
This was Miss McNeill's first
appearance in local ring, but
she has ridden frequently in
various hunts and shows in
Virginia. She plans to come
to the Capital again in May to
ride in the National Capital
Horse Show. Her riding was
one of the sensations of the
Grand National at Madison
Square Garden in New York
last season.
COIorfuI Crowd Attends
A brilliant gallery turned out
to witness the event. Noted in
the boxes and balcony of the
club we're the Ambassador of
Spain, Alexandra de Padilla y
Bell, and Sonora de Padilla.
Their daughter, Senorita Rosa
Padilla and two sons, Ramon
and Ricardo, were also in the
party.
Also present were Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Robert Guggenheim,
both ardent equestrians and, al
though new to Washington,
already leaders in the smart set
devoted to the sport. Others
noted were Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, Major Harry Leon
ard, the Marquis Rolando de la
Rosa of the Italian Embassy
staff, Countess Cornelia SEE
2henyi, Miss Janet and Miss
Dora White, Barry Smith of
Warrenton, Roger Bailey, Miss
Lucille Swift, Miss Betty West,
Miss Elizabeth Pillsbury, Miss
Katherine Lowman, Miss Har-
riet Mitchell, Miss Margene
Musser and Mrs. William G.
Hill.
Envoy Makes Awards
More than $50 riders took
part in the show and cups and
ribbons we're awarded the vic
tors by the Ambassador of
Spain. One of the most popu-
lar events on the program WAS
the colorful polo bending class,
in which a group of young Diff
GERS from Fort Myer exhibited
their favorite ponies.
Winners in the seven classes
were as follows:
Class l. for Hunters Dumps
not exceeding 312 feet)-Miss
Katrina Mccormick, on Clifton
Chief, first; Mrs. William Hill,
on Question Mark, second;
Charles Drayton, on Ashley,
third.
Glass 2, Debutante Glass
(horSeS shown at walk, trotand
canter-MiSs Celeste Mcneil, on
Harriet Lee, first Miss Katrina
Mccormick, on Evangeline, sec
ond, and Miss Margene Mus
ser, on Smoke Bill, third.
Class 3, Handy Hunters
Chores shown over jumps not
to exceed 312 feet)-Ralph
Counselman, on Murad, first;
Lieut.. w. A. Holbrook, on Miss
Kilbourne, second. and Perry
Niepold, on Goldfoyle, third.
Other Winners Listed
Class 4, Pair Jumping lover
four jumps not exceeding 312
feet)-Lieutenant Holbrook, on
Miss Kilbourne. and Lieut.. C. w.
Bennett, on Sir Knight, first;
Mrs. Robert Guggenheim, on
Red Skin, and Mrs. Hill, on
Question Mark, second, and
Lieut.. C. H. Noble, on Flash,
and Lieut.. w. B. Bugher, on
SkipaWay. third.
Glass 5, Hack and Hunters
Miss Mccormick on Clifton
Chief first; Mrs. Guggenheim
on Red Skin. second. and Mrs.
Hill, on Question Mark, third.
Glass 6, Polo Bending Race
Lieut.. Noble, on Red Knight,
second, and Lieut.. Gordon Rog-
ers, on Barracuda, third.
Class 7, Open Jumping -four
Jumps up to 4 feet) )-Lieuten-
ant Rogers, on Garcon, first;
Robert Robie, on Bean Beetle,
second, and Miss Mccormick,
on Clifton Chief, third.
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Mrs. WeIliver Here
Mrs. Judson C. Welliver of
Evanston, ILL.,, accompanied by
her sisters, Mrs. M. w. JAG
quith and Mrs. S. T. Collen-
der. both of Okoboji, Iowa, is
staying at the Martinique for
q few days. Mrs. Welliver ex-
poets to return to Evanston
early next week.
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Mr.. and Mrs, Jacques BlaiSe
de Sibour sailed from New
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