Evening star., 1932-10-26
F0XHUNTERS TO VIE
FOR MANY PRIZES
"a Trophies Offered Winners
in Competitions Here and
al Rockville.

Tnirty-four sterling trophies and
81 500 in prizes will be awarded to the
field trial and bench show winners Of
competitions sponsored here and in
Rockville, Md, next week by the Ma
tional Foxhunters' Association.
In addition to the hound awards, al
most score OF Plates, silver bowls and
cups Will be put up as prizes in the
associations horse show. to be held at
the Rockville Fair Grounds Tuesday
afternoon.
Competition for the rich prizes of the
s.x-day meeting will be hounds from
hunts throughout the country and
horses shipped from many States Ap-
proximately 1900 members OF the as
Sociation are expected to accompany
their entries to the field, bench and
show ring.
Monday morning at sunrise the hounds
will be cast in Montgomery County for
the first section of the Twelfth Chase
Futurity, a $1,000 event for young
hounds under years old. The cash prize
will be divided among the first four
winners in the stake, and trophies will
be given by the association for each of
the various futurity classes The John
M. Branham Challenge Cup. presented
by Jchn NJ Branham. Gallatin, Tenn,
Will go to the hound scoring che high
est general average in hunting and
trailing IN the chase futuri.y.
Ball to Be Held Tuesday.
Second and third heats of the Fu-
turlty will be run off Tuesday and
wednesday morning, with the horse
| show Tuesday afternoon and the an
nual Fox Hunters ball, to be held at
Wardman Park Hotel Tuesday night,
included on the program of the first
three days.
Wednesday morning will see the first
cast OF an-age hounds for the national
championship. Continuing for three
days, the all-age stake will be climaxed
with the award of the $500 j. H. Smith
wick purse and trophies, including one
for each class in the stake; the A. G..
Rolfe Challenge Cup, presented by A.
G. Rolfe OF Richmond, Va, for the
| hound scoring the highess number Of
points in hunting and trailing in the
all-age, to become the property of any
| member winning it three times; the
Ed Walker Cup. the Robert E. Perkins
Bowl and others for the winner of the
all-age, which automatically is recog-
nlZed as national field champion: the
! Gable Cup. presented by A. V. Huyler
Of New York, for the winner of the
second all-age stake; the Rodes Cup,
presented by Robert Rodes of Bowling
Green. KY, to the third in the all-age;
the Woodard Fox Challenge Trophy,
presented by William Woodard of Lex
ington. KY, for the hound scoring
highest in hunting in the all-age, and
the Robert J. Walker Challenge Cup.
presented by DR.. H. H. Vaughn of
Waskom, Tex, for the highest general
average in hunting, trailing and en-
durance in the allage.
Bench Show Scheduled.
At the bench show for foxhounds in
the exhibition room Of Wardman Park
Hotel Friday night the best hound on
the bench will be awarded the Gen.
Roger D. Williams Memorial Cup, pre-
sented by Mrs. Lucas B. Combs of Lex
ington, KY, and will be known as the
national bench champion. The best
opposite sex hound on the bench will
win the Alfred Biddle Challenge Cup.
Horse-show trophies are topped by the
National Foxhunters' Association Horse
Show Challenge Cup for hunters owned
and ridden by members of the esso-
citation.