Evening star., 1934-08-26
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himself together after the crash and
his second collapse; the truly beauti-
full leap Mezzo made over the open
ditch Jump, which is higher than your
head and prefaced by a terrifying
gulley, the skill Of Noel Laing in keep
ing Liverton Lodge up, although the
pair landed almost on top of Mezzo
and Skinner; Skipper lettings mighty
failing with the bat in an attempt
to beat out Sable Muff with another
of the Somerville horses named Hustle.
And that was the last stroke OF the
day.
1.-TWO facts above all others stood
out at the Berryville Horse
Show. They were the brilliant
quality of the jumping, the prevalence
Of accidents paradoxically enough In
an exhibition where most perform
ances were excellent. No show on
the Virginia circuit has seen such
leaping, and had Manley Carriers
great chestnut hunt team been on
hand, Berryville also would have out
classed all others in the merit Of
its entries.
The Carter horses were almost the
only important show string in this
sector not represented, what with the
Whitney grays, DR.. Lewis Aliens
progeny of Cog Gaulois, a small but
notable delegation belonging to George
P. Greenhalgh Of Toledo, Ohio. and
others of like character on the
grounds. Clifton's Beau, which took
the grand championship, really was
the outstanding star of the two days.
Whether meeting youngsters of his
own generation or the seasoned cam
paigners, the brown gelding went
steadily and wore the bloom of fitness
all over his striking conformation.
DR.. Allen seems to have a propensity
for developing especially fine brown
horses "a remark tritely prompted by
the history Of Red Tape,) which un-
happily lack the same flash as equally
well made chestnuts, blood bays, or
grays. Clifton's Beau, however, is
better marked than Red Tape, and
once Judge has seen his big, power
ful jumping, he will not be forgotten.
THE judging by G. w. Wallihan
and Wilbut Osborn at Berry,
vile seemed to meet with uni
versal approval, In which we joined
heartily since our ratings luckily
conceded with most of theirs. Henry
Frost, jr., Of Middleburg was called
on as an emergency aid in some of
the final day events that required
close watching and Mary Crews of
Richmond also helped out as a fence
sentinel when she was not riding.
Every variety of horseman could
be found somewhere around the
stands. Amateur jockeys (Jimmie
Mccormick and Henry Frost,) polo
players (young Winston Frost,) hunt
ing people, emily North King and
North Fletcher, and that inevitable
group Of equestrians, the casualties.
The latter came neatly wrapped In
bandages, or rather came whole and
returned swathed Ia hospital.
Blakely Lodge, the Whitney ring rider,
took the bad tumble of the first day.
and was knocked unconscious, a small
bone in his arm broken. The Sec
ond day, Hebe Waters and a green
hunter she was riding for Glasscock
Bros. smashed through a fence. She
spent half a day in the hospital,
returned with q fractured collar
bone taped in place. The most seri-
GUS disaster, Of course, was that to
Jockey Floyd Tumblin, a Berryville
lad whose one ambition, to ride races,
has been forestalled by weak eyesight.
He nevertheless has been an exercise
boy for Audley Farms, and caught all
available mounts around the bush
leagues. AS we understand it from
another rider In the race, Tublin was
set down when a horse on the out
side Of the pack swerved toward the
rail and jammed the field together.
Tumblin's mount was bumped, and
his saddle turned. He rolled of. in
front of the sprinting mob. Almost
"a hours after the race, he was still
in semi-conscious condition at Win
chester hospital, suffering from con-
cussion Of the brain and other
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