Evening star., 1933-05-13
CH|[DREN'S EVENTS
CLOSE HORSE SHOW
Final Competition in National
Capital Annual Meet Set
for This Afternoon.

The last day Of the National Capital
Horse Show at Bradley Farms opened
this morning at 10 o'clock with a spe-
cial children's show which was sched-
uled to take up the entire afternoon.
The closing classes of the major exhibi-
ton we're expected to be in at 80 this
afternoon.
A dozen jumping and horsemanship
classes were on the program for the
young riders this morning, while the
feature event of the afternoon is to be
a, hunt team class. for which President
Roosevelt has trophy.
Other divisions on the afternoon
schedule are the triple bar jump,
hunter sweepstake, ladies' hunters and
the open jumping sweepstakes.
Whitney Triumphs Continue
There was no change in the tune Of
the National Capital hunter classes yes
terday afternoon The Whitney Blues"
was still the theme song in every divi-
sion in which Mrs. John Hay Whitney's
famous gray trio appeared. and in ad-
dition to three blue ribbons she carried
of the National Capital Trophy for
model hunters for the second year in
succession. and threw in a few red,
yellow and white badges for good
measure.
At the close Of activities last night,
Mrs. Whitney had put her horses in
exactly twelve important hunter classes
and won ten Of them. In the eleventh
her entry was second, and in only one
did her stable finish unplaced.
Grey Knight, champion Of the 1882
exhibition here and winner Of the Ma
tional Capital trophy both last season
and this leads the Whitney scorers with
four blues. Two Leggins, another of
the noted grey hunt team, has also ac-
counted for a blue, while Bon Diable,
the third grey. has been consistent
winner Of every kind Of ribbons but the
blue. The remainder of the Whitney
triumphs were accounted for by the
young horses, Loro, Kinprillis, Spring
Hope, and Hopeful Jim.
Plummer Stable Off
Until yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Plummer of Washington, were close
second in the honors competition with
their splendid performer, Clearanfast,
winner of four blue ribbons in the first
two days, but the Friday afternoon
stable out of the running. While the
Whitney colors were taking three blues,
Clearanfast was not once able to get
into the winners circle. He was. how
ever, third two times and scond once.
Miss Julia Writings uncannily &C
curate jumper Quicksilver took care of
the five-foot jumping class yesterday
as handily as he won the touch and
out Thursday and the modified Olym-
pia the day before. The aged gray
was guilty Of only one slight mistake
front rap. in making the round of
four hurdles five feet high, a record
none of the other entries could ap-
proach. The Fort Myer horse shoe
ring got over the course with a front
rap and two hind ticks to win second
place. and J. A. McDonald's Mermaid
took third after a iump-off with Miss
Evelyn Walkers John the Baptist
Gulf Breeze, the 7-year-old chestnut
owned by Miss Marjorie Lee Mcleod
continued an unbroken series of VIC
tories in the saddle classes by earning
blue ribbon in the open saddle con-
test. defeating Vernon G. Owens Jack
Lightning.
Fort Myer Performance
The Fort Myer equine aggregation
had its innings yesterday. after being
bounded by dull luck throughout the
first two sessions of the show. In the
handy hunter test over tricky course,
Sergeant William Toston rode Miss
Kleburne to victory, and the Army
riders also scored second and fourth
with Flash and Temptation, respectively.
Miss Louise Herrons Papoose was third.
There were two classes set aside
solely for military mounts, but the vic
tory Of Lieut. Col. G. P. George on
Salida Sands In the officers chargers
class did not end Fort Myers honors
for the day, as Lieut.. Bennett and
Capt. Smith later put up a good ride
IN the pairs of hunters to take second
place. The class was won by c. Allen
Hechter's Ask Him and Miss Betty
Couzens' Bean Beetle.
Impulse. Miss Margaret Cotter's light
weight hunter, which was jumping in
fine form to win second in the touch
and out Thursday. went over the six
jumps Of the outside course without
serious fault in the division for
Riding and Hunt Club hunters, and
won the blue ribbon in reward. Mrs
M. Robert Guggenheim's Firenze Maybe
was second, and Mrs. Mary G. Hills
QUESTIONABLE third.