Evening star., 1933-05-12
LARGE CROWD OUT
At BRADLEY FARMS
Brilliant Program Attracts
Biggest Attendance SO Far .
at Horse Show.

al IIVi SV SiiO"s
Braving mud and prospects Of rain
in order to see one OF the most brilliant
programs devised by the committee OF
the 1898 National Capital Horse Show,
the largest crowd of the meet was gath
ering at Bradley Farms, Md, this after
noon as the third days events began
at 1:30 pm.
Exhibitors, still beset by poor under
footing and numerous other tribulations
of a bad-weather morse show, never
theless were ready today to begin the
last and most important rounds OF their
competition.
Most of the major classes this year
are set down for today and tomorrow,
the closing day. and attendance at the
ringside this afternoon attested growing
public interest in the outcome OF rival
ries developed since the initial class
Wednesday.
Two contests Of special concern to
local horsemen are scheduled today.
They are the National Capital Trophy,
presented by Karl w. Corby for the
best model hunter in the show. and
the Riding and Hunt Club class for
horses hunted with WasMngtons only
pack of fox hounds.
Military Glasses on Program.
The presence of military classes on
this afternoons program attracted many
spectators from Army circles, keen to
see the outcome of the troopers mount
and officers chargers competitions. while
scores came to the grounds in particular
anticipation of the spectacular Germ
THAN and pairs OF hunters classes.
Rated more or less as side lines, but
still good enough to serve as features
in most shows, were the 5-foot jumping
class, the handy hunter division and
the open saddle-horse contest, which
also were listed this afternoon.
The prospects Of charity, represented
by entertainment and refreshment
booths conducted by the Washington
Junior League, likewise appeared de-
cidedly improved. Because OF unfav-
orable conditions confronting them In
the first two days the league members
have been unable to take in as much as
was hoped fer the organization S
charitable enterprises, but with generous
public backing in the next two days 1t
is believed the goal may yet be reached.
Whitney -Plummer Honors
The friendly fued between the stables
of Mrs John Hay Whitney of Upper
vile and Mr. and Mrs. George Plum
mer of washington continued through
out the afternoon yesterday, with hon
ors even for the day. As the last class
closed, each had won two important
blues. The entries of T. H. Somerville
on Montpelier, Va, also stepped into
the foreground and threatened to make
a three cornered affair Of the contest
Mrs. Whitney and the Plummers began
last year when the formers Grey
knight emerged grand champion of the
National Capital, with the Plummers
Clearanfast reserve champion.
The Whitney string gained a long
lead on the opening day this year by
winning five firsts, while Clearanfast
carried off blue in only two divisions
At present the score is Whitney stable
7 victories, and Plummer stable 4, with
the minor honorS more or less scat
tered between them.
Mr.. Somerville's young hunters
made a surprisingly good record de-
spite the slippery, soggy turf yester-
day afternoon. In the lightweight green
hunters, his 4-year-old chestnut mare
Beo was third to the first and second OF
Mrs Whitney's Two Leggins and Grey
Knight; his Sargent was third in the
r. Slayters Sir Grey Stone: Beo scored
a second in the division for thorough
bred hunters, in which the Grey Knight
triumphed again for Mrs. Whitney, and
Kippema, a 4-year-old. won the hand1-
cap Jump over a field of competent
lepperc. Mrs George H. Dern, wife of
the Secretary of War; presented the
trophies in the last class. While the
Somerville trophy room was not exactly
rich in blues at the end of the day, II
held testimony to consistent perform
ances by almost every horse the stable
sent in the ring.
Quicksilver Again Triumph&
Miss Julia Writings aged gray Quick
silver, held sway once more over all the
jumpers yesterday, winning the touch
and out class without bobble as
easily as he triumphed Wednesday
over the trying modified Olympus
course. Stanley Green again had the
;; leg up as Quicksilver sailed through
two perfect rounds Of the touch-and-
out obstacles, making the grade as
deftly after the jumps were raised fol
jump-off as when they were at -four
ington put up splendid ride on hel
own bay Impulse to clinch second
honors, and Ernest Woolf's Jumping
Fool was third.
The Fort Myer horse show teams
SQUIRE and ]. H. McDonalds Mermaid
had a spirited contest in the jump-ofl
for fourth money in this class, but nc
matter what one did the other came
right after, until the riders finally
agreed to settle 1t by tossed coin
Mermaid won.
AS far as the local hunters in the
show are concerned, Clearanfast proved
himself much the best by an easy VIC
tory in the Peter Voorhees, De Graw
Memorial Trophy contest, adding his
name to the illustrious list collected on
the cup since 1915. Miss Ona Munson
of the National Players presented the
award to Mrs Plummer. Although trifie
fat even for strictly show ring horse
Clearanfast won deserved victory over
Miss Evelyn Walkers promising 8 year
old colt B'wana Muki little Master to
any but the Africans) which attested
his worth by returning for third place
in the handicap Jump.
Saddle horse honors Of the afternoon
all went in one direction, to Miss Mar
jorie Lee McLeod's striking chestnut
Gulf Breeze. The 7-year-old son OF Red
Light II made travesty OF all compe-
tition in the classes for the owner-rid-
den and park-type saddlers. while Hub
bert Quinter's Sonny Boy was second in
the former division and Vernon G.
Owens Jack Lightning took the red In
the latter.
Glass %, qualified or green hunters
lightweight, to be shown over course No