Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-15
De PRIEST HOUNDS
!. SWEEP DOG DERBY
Washington Mans Hunters
Take First Three Prizes at
Leesburg Meet.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LEESBURG, Va, october 15.-Bass
yellow hound, sired by Hart out OF
Snow, belonging to T. c. De Priest OF
Washington, D. c., won first in the
Derby Stake of the tenth annual fox
hound trials of the Virginia Fox Hunt
ers' Association in Leesburg this week.
Virginia, gray hound, sired by Marks,
out of Snow. also belonging to De Priest,
won second. Indy, gray hound, sired
by Marks, out of Snow, also belonging
to De Priest. won third. and Shenan-
doah, sired by Blur Jim. out of Sally,
belonging to Miss Saunders of Alton,
Va was fourth.
TIE puppies out yesterday morning
for the second Cay of the trials raised
two foxes, but did not keep the scent
very long. There were 100 riders in
the field including some OF the best
known sportsn1en of the East. More
than 800 persons witnessed the start,
among whom were some Of the leading
fox hunters in Virginia and adjoining
States.
Rotary Gives Luncheon.
Amocy he entertainments given was
o luncheon by the Rotary Club, which
entertained a number of guests at its
2l0th consecutive 100 per cent meet
ing Among those present were w. l..
Leitch. Scout executive of the North
ern Virginia area: C. T. Rice of Fair
fax, j. M B. Lewis, president of the
Virginia Fox Hunters Association; c.
c. Dorsey of Glenarm, Md; Jack Car
penter of Greenwood, Va; DIR. Foy
sVann of Norfolk. secretary of the asSo-
eiation: DR.. F. A. Sinclair of Newport
News, Va; Jefferson G. Phillips. Hamp-
ron, Va; j. E. KeySer, Flinthill; r. v.
Martindale, Hampton, Va; j. w. VIII
eiams. Church Hill, Va, and local
guests, including Judge ]. r. H. Alex
Under Howard e. Cole, E. v. White,
p. Corbell and w. B. Keys of Phila-
helphia.
The program consisted of music fur
nished by the Tweedy Bros. and Lee
Koontz of Ohio. Talks were made by
DR. H. C. Littlejohn, president of the
club; r. T. Corbell, j. M B. Lewis Of
Lynchburg. president of the association;
Judge j. r. H. Alexander, H. E. Cole.
David Mcdonald. Coleman c. Gore, e.
u. Garrett and Stillson Hall.
All-Age Stake Feature.
The running of the All-age Stake,
Feature of the trials, will begin tomor-
TOW and will be concluded Saturday.
The cast will be from the David N.
Rust residence near here. Dogs VIII be
Judged on first. best dog or bitch; Sec
ond. hunting; third, trailing, and
fourth, endurance.
One hundred dogs have already been
entered. Among these are hounds OF A.
Smith Bowman of Fairfax. B. L. Boil
den, Washington; Clyde Bliss. Farm
vile; Goodloe Bros, j. M. B. Lewis Of
Lynchburg, w. c. Blackwell. M w.
Carter, Misses Shearer and the adJoin-
ing hunts.
The barbecue to be held tomorrow
afternoon on the estate of Coleman c.
Gore, 10 miles from here, will be one
of the big events Of the week. The
bench show to be held on the court
house green tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock is expected to attract a large
number of dog lovers. Judges OF the
show are D. c. Sands. M. F. H. Middle
burg Hunt. and william du Pont, jr.,
M. F. H. Fox Catcher Hounds, Will
mington, Del.
The horn-blowing contest last night
was won by George Everhart. member
OF the Loudoun Hunt The horn which
Mosby's command during the Civil
War. There were Is contestants.
Visitors arriving today for the trials
include Cyrus Gambrill, Frederick Md;
S. P. Goodloe. Alton, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas T. Mott, Washington, D.
G.; r. Lee Riggs. jr.. Locust Hill Farm;
Jack Todd, Staunton, Va; Lewis Suth-
erland, North Garden. Va and Walter
johnson, manager of the Washington
base ball club.