The Washington times., 1934-03-16

OF the keenest Sportsmen in Vir-
ginta, is much in the limelight
these days, having been men
toned as head Of the Govern
ment. air. service in the pro-
jected reorganization plans.
Billy, and his lovely wife,
the former Betty Miller, Of Mil
waukee, have a beautiful stone
house near Middleburg, and
both are keen about fox hunt
ing and other sports.
A; great flier, having received
about every decoration given
during the war, Billy has shown
the same interest in sports
since coming to Virginia to live.
His friends, while sorry to see
him leave, feel that he will do
much for aviation If called
again to head the service.
AL the houses around Mid
dleburg will be full to over
flowing with guests for the
Hunter Trials. There will be
many dinner parties and much
gayety over the weekend.
.Middleburg Hunter Trials are
to be held at "Glenwood" (the
race track tomorrow at ! p. m.
There will be three events:
ElasS4A: The Masters Plate
Opened to hunters to be owned
and ridden by members Of the
Middleburg Hunt. Plate pre-
Sented by Daniel c. Sand, M.
F.. H.
Glass B: The Virginia Plate
Open to hunters to be owned
and ridden by members Of or
subscribers to an organized
hunt. Plate presented by the
Middleburg Hunt.
Glass C: The Masters Plate
Open to pairs of hunters, not
necessarily the property Of the
same owner, to be owned and
ridden by members Of an
organized hunt. Plate presented
by Miss Charlotte H. Noland,
M. r. H.
The Middleburg Hunt will
present the Middleburg Bowl,
which is to be held by the
owner Of the winner each year
until the next trials, and an
added plate will be presented
by the hunt to the owner of
the winner of the trials each
year, which is to be his or her
permanent property. This
award is made to the horse
having the highest score in
any Of the above classes. Riders
to wear hunting uniforms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur White
have gone to New York to
stay several days with Jock
Whitney and to attend many
parties being given for Miss
Edith Cummings Of Chicago,
who is a guest of Mrs. Harold
Talbot, in New York.
Edith Cummings has spent
several seasons in Virginia.
renting while there Melbourne,
a lovely old Dulany place. and
h uniting with the different
packs of hounds in this part
of the country.
The occasion Of the many
parties for her in New York
is her approaching marriage to
Mr.. Curtis Munson, of New
York, April 7, in Chicago. Mrs.
Harold Talbot will be matron
Of honor and a great many of
Edith's hunting friends from
Virginia are going to Chicago
for the wedding of this lovely
and very popular girl. We all
hope that Mr.. Munson will
bring her back to Virginia for
the fox hunting season next
year. After being married they
will spend some time in Can
ada.
Jim Healey, trainer of the
"Jock" Whitney race horses,
who has been in Miami all win
ter with very successful string,
is back in Washington and re-
ports that he is very pleased
with the way the Whitney
horses wintering out at Ben
nings are looking and going.
Mrs. John Hay Whitney is in
New York this week, seeing Mr..
Whitney off. He sails Friday
for England where he will see
his horses, Thomond II and
Lone Eagle Can American
horSe), run in the Grand Ma
tlonal. Upon his return home
after three weeks absence,
Jock and "Liz" will go to Holly.
wood, Cal, for a month as he
has a great many moving pic
ture interests out there.
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Piedmont and Middleburg