Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Picturesque Throngs Witness
Winning of LIangoIIen Cup
by Word of Honor.
SHELBY T. HARBIS0N'S
STABLE is HONORED
Malcolm McGifin's Stonedale Cap.
lures Second Big Prize-Tallyho
Parade an Event.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

race meet reminiscent of the early days
of country squires and fetes on the
great estates of Virginia settlement was
held here yesterday, at Llangollen Farm,
the John Hay Whitney place. Attended
by society, horse lovers and country folk
from every part of Virginia and many
Northern States, the occasion resem-
bled an intermixture of country fair
and the Ascot Enclosure.
The gray derbies of men atop the
tallyhoes, the field seat sticks of spec
tators posted at vantage points on the
grounds, and the pink coats of hand
somely mounted patrol judges lent a
predominantly ariStocratic air to a
crowd which also had its element of
homespun scattered throughout.
The tallyho parade, from the Whitney
house to the point where the vehicles
stood curing the races, was perhaps as
thrilling sight as those who cherish
the horse age could wish. Mounted
field stewards, attendants behind the
coaches and an occasional spectator on
horseback rode over the rolling turf on
which the course was laid.
Yesterdays Successful Day.
Although interest in the timber and
brush races was somewhat reduced
yesterday by the unusual number of
scratches, spectators unanimously pro-
nounced the day successful as a social
event and gala spectacle.
There were four races on the card,
and mule race following the regular
events injected a comic touch in the
proceedings.
All entries were ridden by gentlemen
jockeys.
The coveted L,angollen Gold Cup
feature, $4,000 added, was captured by
Word of Honor, aged bay gelding
owned by Shelby T. HARRISON of Lexing-
ton, KY. Under a stout ride by j..
Clyburn, Word of Honor went the
miles over brush in $40 to earn for
his owner $500 first money, in addi-
ton to 500 from each Of the other five
presented by Mrs. Payne Whitney. Mr..
HARRISON will retain the cup until the
next running of the event.
Caid, g. Walker UP, owned by Canter-
bury Farm of Boston, took the 81 900
second money, while r. K. Melons
Glangesia placed third. r. Neander,
on Bayard Tuckerman, jr.'s, Rock of
Csshei and w. Hirst, on CASTOR, both
came a cropper in the Llangollen event,
but neither was seriously injured.
Piedmont Cup Winner.
The first race of the day, the Pied
mont Cup, went to Malcolm McGih1n'S
Stonedale, James Ryan up, which
brought this skilled gentleman rider
the first of his two victories OF the day
in covering the miles over stiff Aiken
fences in 6:4845. But three of the six
starters finished, Mrs. j. H. Whitney's
Saltarello, Rolling Plains Stables
Menalaus, and David Patterson's Skip
per Gray all falling at the far jumps.
William STREET., rider and manager for
the Whitneys, suffered a diSlocated
shoulder when Saltarello went down,
but the other riders were unhurt.
The best horse race of the day was
the Ayrshire Cup, miles over timber,
in which Earl Potter on Mrs. w. c.
Langley Rainbow and J. v. H.
Davis on Mrs. j. H. Whitney's Thorn
brack had a nip-and-tuck contest all
the way around. Potter went to the
fore at the start, but there was scarce
ly a time when his mount had got
away from a jump before Davis was
rising at it. The pair came down into
the last mile with Rainbow still In the
lead, disappeared behind the crowd at
one of the far jump rows, and came
out again with Thornbrack on top. At
the last three jumps Potter was con-
tent to remain almost length back,
but once over the final barrier he made
fiat race of it. Thornbrack, under
whip, lasted just long enough to win
by neck.
James Ryan on Bachelors Drake
made it two in day in the
Blue Riband Chase a 12-mile route
over brush for fox hunters holding GER
tificates from the National Steeplechase
and Hunts Association. The winner IS
owned by Allison L. S. Stern. Dorwood
Stables LIE Digard, j. Y. H. Davis
up, was a close second. The third
starter, Gun Boat, fell heavily on the
second time around. His owner-rider,
]. Temple. Gwathmey, sustained a
fractured collar bone.
Washingtonians Attend.
Among the WashingtonianS at Liam
gollen yesterday were: Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Will
liam E. Borah, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Cary T. Grayson, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Blaise de Sibour, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hinckley, Moran McConihe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander B. Hagner, Maj. and
Mrs. George S. Patton, Miss Joy Ham
sci and many others.
guests for the events Mrs. Payne Whit
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Meyers, of
Philadelphia, James Healey Of WASH
! ington, Mai. L. A. Beard of Lexington,
| KY; Mrs. B. Dobson Altemus of Phila-
! delphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Legendre of New
Orleans, Mrs Weatherill of Philadel-
phia. Mrs. Charles Paxson of New York
and DR.. Dudley owen of Philadelphia
Other guests visiting near here for
the races included Mr. and Luz man
Stewart of Monkton, Md; Mr.. and
Mrs T. B. Davis of New York and
Mrs. James Ryan of New York, in the
home Of Col. and Mrs. D. c. Sands.
Open Home for Races.
Mr.. and Mrs Allison Stern of Boston
who opened their Virginia home fol
the races, had as their guests Mr.. anc
Mrs. w, c. Langley, Robert Young
Hunt Talmadge and Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Hangar. all of New York.
: Mrs. S. p Luck had as her guest Mis-:
Hope Iselin of New York. Henry Col
gate of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Altar
, G. Woods of Baltimore were guests II
the home CT Mai. Turner wiltshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Crane of Wash
ington and Miss Nancy Hocher of New
: York were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
William B. STREET.. Miss Julia Whitinl
had as her guest Miss Ruth Hitch
! cock of Washington.
S The visitors and many who motoret
: down for the day were guests OF tn
Whitneys at a hunt breakfast, whicl
followed a meeting of the Piedmont Fo
Hounds yesterday morning, and ais
: at formal dance at the Whitney hom
last night e.