Evening star., 1932-05-14
-FOUR RIBBONS WON
BY SPORTY M'G|NTY
IN SADDLE EVENTS
National Capital Horse Show
Entry From Gotham, Va,
Proves Sensation.
HUNTERS AND JUMPERS
ARE CHIEF PERFORMERS
Thomas H. Somerville of Mont
pelier Farms Takes Large Share
of Final Honors.

the long delayed frst day at the Ma
tional Capital Horse Show yesterday
winning three blues and a red in foul
times out among the saddle horse di-
visions of the exhibition.
While the novice three-gaited chest
nut sent up by Anthony and George
RiveS of Gotham, Va could not claim
to be the center of attention in show
predominated by hunters and jumpers
his victories nevertheless outnumberec
any and all recorded in the morning
and afternoon sessions.
Wednesdays heldover classes we're fin
ished yesterday morning at the Bradley
Farms grounds before an audience COM
posed chiefly of exhibitors and their
friends, while the Thursday contests
moved forward one day and were COM
pleted before sundown in the presence
of a much larger group of spectators.
Many Good Entries.
In the first half of the proceedings
chiefly green hunters, young ones In
hand and novice saddlers were shown
but the latter competitions brought out
many of the best experienced horses OF
ali types.
Thomas H. Somerville of Montpelier
Farms, Va, had large share Of the
days honorS with a first in the class
for qualified or green hunters, a second
in the contest for hunters other than
thoroughbreds and two reds, yellow
and white in the young horse classes.
Although many of the strongest show
aggregations in the East were repre-
sented in the ring, the home exhibitors
had their part of the glory. Among the
local ribbon winners were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Plummer, Miss Frances M.
Tnlna
S. Patton, jr.; Mrs. j. D. Patch, Hubert
Quinter. secretary of the show; James
N. Andrews, the Fort Myer Horse Show
team, Mrs. w. j. Chewing, jr.; Ernest
w. Smoot. Miss Maud Preece, G. w.
Rust and Meade Palmer.
Trophy Winners.
Trophy winners of the day included !:
Local saddle horse, prize presented by
Gait & Co, Miss Frances M. Dodge
saddle horse, owners to ride, Anthony
and George Rives, Hartford Live Stock
Insurance Co. donors: Peter Vorhees
De Graw Memorial Trophy for local
hunters, won by G.. W. Rust's Bandit
Flag; second place, local hunters, bride
presented by Little Joe Weisenfield Co.,
won by Mr.. and Mrs. George Plummer.
Other exhibitors who carried away
prize money were Mrs. John Hay Whit
ney, whose string of show horses ac-
counted for numerous yellow and
whites; Russell Law of Baltimore, who
brought out many good ones in the
saddle classes; Mrs Ellsworth Augustus
of Ohio, John w. McComb of Whining.
ton, Mrs. Florence Dibble of Massa.
chusetts and Louis Leith of Middleburg
The committee announced the regu.
lar Saturday plan would be followed
NSvHrr -
voted to the completion of Friday
classes. Because of the emergency ere.
ated by rain on the first two scheduled
days of the show. the stake classes and
championships will be moved forward
TO Sunday afternoon.
Summary Of Results.
The summaries were: Morning, class
Tor and 3 year oldS, Chatter Chat
MRS. Ellsworth Augustus, first; Sandy
I. II. Somerville, second; DR.. Bonereo,
Miss Nancy Louise Patterson. third
Red Sea, Foxcatcher Farms, fourth.
Novice saddle horse, over l4.2 and
under 15.2-Clara Dare Russell Law,
nrst; Donna Vivienne, Bell-Ho Stables,
second; Misbehavin', George Calvert,
jr., third
Three and 4 year olds-Partas, John
w. McComb, first; Sandy, T. H. Somer-
vile, second; DR.. Bonereo, third
Queens Pride, Mrs. D. N Lee, fourth.
Green hunters, middle and heavy
welght-Clearanfast, Mr.. and Mrs,
George Plummer, first; Cherrykin, Mrs,
Ellsworth Augustus, second; Bit O. Gold
LOUIS Leth, third; Templemore, Mrs.
Florence Dibble, fourth.
Model saddle horse-Gold Standard
Russell Law, first; Sporty McGinty'
Anthony and George Rives. second
Happy Days, Bell-Ho Stables, third: Sir
Walter. Miss Isabella M. Scott, fourth
Local saddle horse-Pendennis. Miss
Frances Dodge, first; Harriet Lee. Yer
non 9. Owen, second; Bally Forest. Mrs
=. D, Patch, third; Kali, Mai. Patton
d.. Green hunters-Capt. Lawton. Mrs
Augustus. first; Birmah, Trillora Farms
second; Bon Diable, Mrs. ]. H Whit
ney, third; North Call, Forrest Ward
fourth
Qualified or green hunters-Musketeer
MI. Somerville, first; Rathfarnham
William Stevenson, second; Bv Reouest
Irillora Farms, third; Hokupu, Mai
Patton, fourth
hunters other than thoroughbreds-
Burmah, Trillora Farms, first; Muske.
teer, Mr.. Somerville, second; Maiic
Maid, James Andrews. third: Roya
pax Fort Myer Horse Show team
fourth.
Summaries Of Afternoon.
The afternoon summaries: Qualified
or green hunters, light weieht-Pre.
caution, Foxcatcher Farms, first: Hor.
rent, John w. McComb, second; Ora,
Knight, Mrs. ]. H. Whitney, third; Ash
Him, Allen Hechter, fourth.
SaooIe morse, owners to ride-Sporty
McGinty, Anthony and George Rives
nrst; Noble Man, Trillora Farm. sec.
oho' Desert Rose, Mrs. Florence Dibble
thlro; Golden Dawn, George Calvert
Jr., fourth.
Green hunters, 4-year-olds and under
SANDY, T. H. Somerville, first; Roya
Pleasure, Mr.. and Mrs. George Plum.
mer. second; Mermaid. Mrs. w ]
CheWning, jr., third; Sergeant. T. II
Somerville, fourth.
1ouch-ano-out clasS-Jumping Fool
Louis Leith, first Rath Farnham. vii.
liam Stevens, second; Squire, For
Myer Horse Show team, third; Garcon
Fort Myer Horse Show team, fourth.
Road hack-SonHy Boy, Huber
eulnter, first; Nugget of Gold, Mrs
Florence Dibble, second; Salida Sands
Fort Myer Horse Show team, third
Kali, Maj. George s. Patton. jr., fourth
Lady Baltimore, Russell Law, first
Dashing Star DR.. H. j. Sealey, second
Great Commander, Ernest w. Smoot
third
Glass No. SO for thoroughbred hunt
T ers was scheduled to be rejudged anon
the five leaders today, because of a mis-
take in an entry shown.
Park saddle horse-Sporty McGinty
Anthony and George Rives, first; Happ
Days, Bell-ho Stables, second; Sir Wal
ter Miss Isabella Scott, third; Low
Token. Mrs. Allan Potts, fourth.
Remount class-Bit O. Gold. Louis {
Leith, first; QUESTIONABLE, Mrs. Mar
q. Hill, second; Sonny Boy, Hubert F
Quinter, third; Wild Mint, Miss Maud
Preece, fourth.
Peter Voorhees, De Graw Memoris
Trophy class for local hunters-Bandi
Flag, G. w. Rust, first; Clearanfast, MI
and Mrs. George Plummer, second