Evening star., 1933-10-22
OYSTER MOUNTS
LEADAT NORBECK
The Hour Wins Champion
ship Honors of RedIand
Hunt Show.
BY JACK ALLEN,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY JACK ALLEN,
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
NORBECK, Md, October 21-Tne
Hour and English Skies pair of spirit
ed thoroughbred geldings shown by Lar
mour Oyster of Washington, won the
championship rosette and the reserve
champion ribbon. respectively, at the
first annual hunter show of the Red
land Hunt on Rock Springs Farm this
afternoon
The Hour, rangy 4-year-old bay, won
the thoroughbred saddle and hack and
hunter classes and took third place in
the class for 3 and year old hunt
ers before the championship rosette
was affixed upon his proud head, while
English Skies. splendid 3-yeer-old gray,
won the class for 3 and year old
hunters and was fourth in the thor
oughbred saddle class.
One of Largest Fields.
The show champion in winning the
hack and hunter class turned back %
rivals, one of the largest fields to COM
pete in any of the classes held at the
Montgomery County shows this season.
The N. o. Terpening Challenge Cup
class, in which members Of the Red
Land Hunt competed for a beautiful
trophy presented by N o. Terpening.
was won by Mrs. j. Banks Berry of
Rockville. honorary whip of the hunt,
on her mare Silver Lady.
The class. ridden over a stiff hunting
course, attracted a field of nearly 20
members OF the hunt. Second place
went to Captain Snuff, owned by
Thomas T Mott of Edgemoor. Md,
master of the hunt. Dan, owned by
o. w. Anderson of Rockville, was third
and Jock. shown by George Wilson of
SILVER Spring, was fourth.
Corinthian Is Spectacular.
Father and daughter finished one
two in the Corinthian class, which pre-
sented one of the prettiest spectacles
of the show, with the riders garbed in
full hunting attire.
The blue went to Joseph J. Cotter of
Washington, mounted on Rocksie. while
his daughter Miss Margare: Cotter,
was second on her hunter, Impulse.
Rocksie also was second in the old
guards class and third in the non-thor-
oughbred hunters class, while Impulse
was third in the open hunters class.
Mrs. William G. Hills QUESTIONABLE
won the non-thoroughb-ed hunter
trophy, with Bean Beetle, shown by
Miss Betty Couzens of Washington,
daughter of Senator James NJ. CouzenS
Of Michigan. second.
Miss Couzens' horses also copped a
scattering of other awards. with No
the musical chair class and placing
second in the thoroughbred saddle COM
petition, and Bean Beetle finishing
fourth in the open hunters class.
Winnings of Capt. Snuff.
Motifs Capt. Snuff. in addition to
placing second in the Terpeling Chal-
lenge Cup class. was third in the old
guards class, fourth in the hack and
hunter and fourth in the musical chair
class
The old guards class open to riders
over 40 years of age, was won by w. c.
Hanson of Washington, on Battalion.
The general utility class. another fea-
ture class in which farmers Of Mont
gomerv County competed. went to Nor
ris Fraley OF DerWood. on Harry.
The only spill of the show occurred
when Bit O. Gold struck the jump gate
in the Corinthian class and fell with
his owner George P. Plunlmer Of Wash
ington. Both Plummer and his mount,
which copped red, yellow and white
ribbons IN tnree GRASSES OuI Ing liit
afternoon, escaped injury.
Hughes. jr.. of Poolesville. Md, turned
in a neat exhibition of riding against
his older opponents With his horse,
Lucky Find. and placed second in the
musical chair class and third in the
general utility class.
Pony Glasses in Morning.
The morning program was given
over to a number OF pony classes, with
the entries Of James w. Powell OF Falls
Church, Va: T. E. Harris of Beltsville,
Md; Francis Hughes of Poolesville,
Charles C. Carrico and Margaret Hill,
both Of Bethesda, standing out.
; Circuit Court Judge j. l. H. Alex
Mrs. Margo Couzens Chewing. an
other daughter of Senator Couzens,
were Judges of the show. while F. I.
Ray of Kenwood was ringmaster.
Ribbon winners and the owners were
as follows:
Saddle class Nl hands and under)-
Won by Sis, T. E. Harris Beltsville,
Nd: second. Nellie, Francis Hughes,
Poolesville, Md; third, Nellie, James
Powell: Falls Church. :.
rdsa ssddf n ponies nsb.wn ,0veg ~ inches NC Ns and
James w. Powell, Falls Church. Va;
second, Dynamite, Francis Hughes,
Poolesville. Md; third. Chief, Robert
Gibbon, washington, D. C.
Saddle ponies (over so inches and
under Sc inches)-Won by Good News,
Charles c. Carrico. Bethesda. Md; sec
ond, Sweet Melody. Margaret Hill, Be-
thesda; third; Dolly Carol Curran,
Jumping ponies "a inches s)-Won by
Tuck. James Powell, Falls Church, Va;
second. Silver. Davis Martin, Rockville,
Md; third, Sis, T. E. Harris, Beltsville,
Md
Jumping ponies (over A inches and
under so inches)-Won by Chief, T. E.
Harris, Beltsville. Md; second, Billy,
T. E. Harris. Beltsville, Md; third,
Dynamite, Francis Hughes. Poolesville,
Md.
Jumping ponies (over so inches and
under 56 inches)-Won by Sweet Mel
ody Margaret Hill. Bethesda, Md: Sec
ond. Lady. Franklin Thompson, Gath
ersburg, Md; third. Good News,
Charles c. Carrico, Bethesda. Md
Good hands class (ridden by children
IA years Of age and under-Won by
Good News, Charles c. Carrico, Be-
thesda; second, Sweet Melody. Mar
garet Hill, Bethesda; third. Confident,
James Clark. jr. Ellicott City, Nd.
Breeding class foals of l93l-1932
by thoroughbred stallions suitable to
become hunters)-Won by Wanahon,
MIS- w. G. Hanson. Washington; sec
ond, Kentucky Ginger. Albert Stabler,
r., Spencerville, Mo; third, Smoky, o.
w. Anderson, Rockville, Md.
General utility (handy horse around
farm. horses owned and ridden by
by Harry. Horris Fraley. Derwood, Md:
second, Minnie. Jesse B. Floyd. Rock