Evening star., 1933-12-30
GIRLS PROVE BEST
Of JUNIOR RIDERS
Margaret Hill, 10, Bethesda,
and Betty Couzens Take
Juvenile Show Honors.

Margaret Hill. 1o-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Hill of
Bethesda, and Betty Couzens, daughter
of Senator James Couzens of Michi-
gan, stand out today as the foremost
juvenile equestrians in the Capital.
Riding in the junior horse and pony
show held by the Riding and Hunt
Club in its indoor ring yesterday, the
Bethesda girl captured the award Of
fered for the best rider 10 years old
and under. while Miss Couzens tri-
umphed in the class held to select the
best rider between 10 and l6
Both y0ugSterS gave splendid eXhibl-
tions of horsemanship throughout the
entire show. which was marked with
well-flled classes and brilliant riding,
Miss Hill winning three blue ribbons
and Miss Couzens taking bule, yell
low and white with her two excellent
mounts. Notari and Bean BEETLE
Wins in Family Class.
In addition to winning the best
rider award in her Glass; Miss Hill rode
with her mother to victory in the fam
lily class for parent and child and then
took the entry of Charles Carrico, we'll
known master of Bradley Farms, to the
blue in the class for the best saddle
horse or pony suitable for a child.
Miss CouzenS was third with Bean
Beetle in the fault-and-out section and
fourth with the same mount in the
handicap jumping. She rode Notari in
the riding competition.
Robert Palmer, riding Busy Bee, also
grabbed of large share of the laurels
The Ballston boy won both the open
jumping and handicap jumping classes
and placed second in the fault-and-out.
A touch of humor was added to the
program with the running of the egg
race. Miss Louise Heron of Bethesda
captured high honors in the comic dash,
in which participants were required,
one by one, to ride up to basket of
golf balls, pick out one Of the balls with
tablespoon, and ride around the arena
and back to the starting line without
dropping the egg"
Rides Course in 20 Seconds.
Miss Heron, riding her mount Pa
poose. negotiated the course in 20 sec
onds, Will the only other entrant to
finish, Bay Mccormick, required 49
second to make the Circuit. Miss Heron
also took the blue in the fault-and-out
class with PapooSe, which two weeks
ago won first place in the same COM
petition at the Riding and Hunt Clubs
indoor season Inaugural.
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the award offered for the fancy cos
tune class when he rode into the ring
in full racing colors and garb astrlde
his pony. Winooka. He captured an
other ribbon when he placed third in
the class held to select the best rider
10 years old or under.
Margaret Cotter attired as a scare
crow. took the blue ribbon offered for
the most original costume. She rode
her hunter. Impulse, which took three
other ribbons, including thirds in the
handicap Jump and best rider over 10
and not over 16 years and fourth in the
fault-and7out.
Girl Takes Two Falls.
Only two falls occurred during the
show with Miss Heron the recipient of
both, but she gamely remouuted and
continued riding.
The summaries:
Ma9ssre Rssi Eiffh a RI rdins ss Meqas
ond; Jimmy Lea. jr. riding Winooka. third;
Mary Miles, riding Cherry, fourth.
Handieap IumpngBHsy Bee Tldoed fddeg eS
y LwEenee Baker ssg;opd Impqse Rsetr ridden den
Best rider. over 10 years old and not
over l6--Betty Couzens riding Notarl' hrst'
Edna Roth. riding Lady Peggy SECOND; Mar. War.
Mcco-rick Matccc DgJse' riding Fairy Lad. fourth.
Saddle horse or pony suitable , for chlJd- IEar-
Entry of Charles Carrico, ridden by Mar
garet Hill first; Rainbow. ridden by Ray
Norton second; Pay Day, ridden by Jane
Rust, third; Cherry, ridden by Mary Miles
Egg race-Louise Heron. riding Papoose,
FIRST; Bay Mccormick. riding Fairy Lad
Family class-Mrs. William, G. Hill and
Margaret Hill. riding Questionnaire and
Winning Way. first; Mrs. Mcdowell and
Elaine Mcdowell, riding Wsll1ower and Ti
CaSWPll
and Peggy CasWell third.
Fault and out-Papoose, ridden by
Louise Heron: first; Busy Bee adfIa ridden r,5 BY
den by Betty Couzens. third; Impulse. rid
den by Margaret Cotter. fourth.
Omen ilImping-Busy Bee ridden by
Robert Palmer. first; Easter Sunday. rid
den by Lawrence Baker. second; High
Hat ridden by Raw Norton. third.
Fancy costume (most authentic cl-Jimmy
Lea jr first; Eleanor HempStone. sec
ond, jMost originaD Margaret Cotter.
first; Mary Lou Miles second.