Evening star., 1934-06-07
HUNTERS COMPETE. .
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
MiddIeburg Show Feature
Attracts Leading
Exhibitors.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS. Jr.,
STAFF CorreSnondent of The Star

MIDDLEBURG, Va. June T.
Award of the hunter grand champion
ship was to climax the closing session
of the Middleburg Horse Show on D.
C. Sands Glenwood estate here to-
day. Sought by more than a dozen OF
the outstanding hunter stables OF
Northern Virginia, including those OF
Mrs. John Hay Whitney, Mrs. D. N
Lee, E. L. Redmond, Paul Mellon and
others, the tri-color ribbon was to be
presented at the end Of dozen COM
petitions.
Sixteen classes and two races were
run off yesterday in the first half OF
the annual competition, A portion Of
the program today was set aside fol
the younger riders and their ponies
The final cards also include a steeple-
chase over the Glenwood fresh course
and fiat dash on the turf.
Whitney Horses Win.
Although they were unable to reach
the winning brackets until late yes
terday, the Whitney string swung into
two quick victories in the class fol
hunting horses 4-years-old and un-
der, won by Spring Hope, and the di-
vision allotted to middle and heavy
weight green hunters, which went tc
the brown mare Poulette.
Displaying a versatility seldom seer
in thoroughbred horses, Miss Anne
Lieth's aged bay mare Mezzo turned
up victor in the test for lightweight
green hunters, but still is better re-
membered, perhaps, as the sensational
winner of a stiff race over timber al
the Whitney race meeting last Fall
Converted from a hunter into a stee-
plechaser and thence to the show
ring, the Leith mare proved herself
equally competent at all games, turn
ing in fine performance over the
ring hurdles and meeting the exact
ing requirements of the conformation
judging.
Mrs. J. c. Hamilton of Warrentor
outshone an exceptionally strong field
of riders and mounts in the oper
jumping competition, defeating with
her seasoned mare, Annie, such ma
tionally-famous leapers as Miss julia
Writings Quicksilver, which was third
in the ribbons, and Paul Melons good
Irish horse Dublin, ridden by the
owner through a creditable perform
ance. With the jumps initially al
feet, more than half a dozen
starters were able to turn in clean
rounds of the course in the first run
off, but when the repeat test came
only Mrs. Hamilton could swing hel
mount cleanly over the raised OBJ
stacles.
The initial program was topped of
by an added attraction Of two races
one of ~ miles over brush and the
other on the fiat. Ridden by the
novice amateur, Julian Marshall, Mrs
George EustiS' The Mole dashed tc
an easy triumph in the brush event
galloping home safely in front of Pau
Melons Golden Rod, I'd. which was
hard driven to stay off the place chal-
lenge Of the aged jumper Radio. The
Mole was clearly Is length better than
the rest, winning after a dead stop at
the break, wide swing on the first
jump past the grandstand and vir-
tual runout at the final turn toward
home.
Gochneur Entry First.
G. B. Gochneur's Rube Samuelson
was equally superior to the small field
which went to the post in the half
mile turf race, defeating Harry
Kearns entry of two horses without
extending beyond an open gallop.
Summaries of the first day classes
were:
The classes for thoroughbred mares
and thoroughbred mares with foals
went to the only entry, Mrs. Denis
owned by James B. Skinner.
Half-bred yearlings-First, Bliney
B. E. B. Hall; second, Courtley, Mr.
Hall; third, entry, Billy Wright.
Thoroughbred yearlings-FirSt, en-
try, Mrs. C. G. Rumsey; second, entry
Benton Stables; third, entry, Benton
Stables.
Thoroughbred 2-year-olds, colt and
gelding section-First, Calixtus, w. G
Seipp; second, Pot House, Benton Sta
bles; third, Tinsel, Benton Stables
Filly division-First, Clifton's Lady
DR.. L. M. Allen; second, Silk Velvet
Eglinton Stables: third, Ashby Pet
Mrs. w. C. Seipp.
Half-bred year-olds-First, Cas-.
cade, E. L. Redmond; second, Rec
Fox, Ed Barker; third, Foggy Morn
Ed Barker.
Thoroughbred 3-year-olds - First
Clifton's Beau, DR.. L. M. Allen; Sec
ond, Glory Road, Mrs. j. H. Whitney
third, County Claire, Benton Stables
Hunter hacks-First, Skeezix, Mis-
Mary Rumsey; second, Cornelius, Mrs