The Washington times., 1934-07-30


Saturday and, in spite of the
heat, had good crowds each day.,
For Virginians will go to a
horse show no matter what the
weather may be. 1t took a horse
show to bring on a thunder
storm and break the heat wave
that Virginia has been under
going for the last month and
to turn the nice red dust into
good red mud. The storm that
broke Saturday afternoon was
o great relief to the show-loving
crowd and those that took a
ducking to see the final classes
minded it not one bit.
Sir Coma, Manley Carter'S
lovely chestnut three-year-old,
carried off honor after honor
for the two days, as he has done
in all the shows in which he
has been entered this season.
Friday Sir Coma won the
three-year-old hunter class.
Manley Carter's Soft Breeze and
Crotan won second and third
in this class. In the Green
State hunter class Sir Coma was
first, Crotan was second, and Ell
Dorado third, all belonging to
Manley Carter. In the green
hunters class, Sir Coma was flrSU,
Crotan, second: FadeleSS, third;
all belonging to ManIey Carter.
The Montebello cup was won
by Sir Coma.
Saturday, Sir Coma won the
thoroughbred hunter class and
was second in the class for
three-year-olds and under. This
latter class was won by Kris
Kingle, another horse belonging
to Manley Carter, who was Sec
ond to Sir Coma in the thorough
bred hunter class.
dport, nging to
Anthony Rives, came in for his
share of honors by winning the
middle and heavyweight class,
was second in the open to all
hunter stake. He won blue m
the Corinthian class, and was
one of the winning hunt team
that was won by Mr.. Rives on
Saturday. Friday, Redport won
the Halfbred hunter class.
The ladies' hunter class was
won by Jumping Jack, owned
by Mrs. Fay ingalls,. Annie,
that good hunter belonging to
Mrs. James Hamilton, won the
open to all class, the Horse Shoe
Cup, and was second in the
touch and out. Annie also won
the old guard class, ridden by
Julian Keith, Saturday.
The first class of the show on
Saturday, hunter hacks, was
won by Soft Breeze, owned by
Manley Carter. So, with this
good start, Mr.. Carriers horses
didn't know how to stop and
give others a chance. However,
L. R. Colbert, of Fredericksburg,
had many winners with his
horse show string Saturday,
winning the lightweight hunter
class with Skyrocket and plac-
ing third in this class with
Lucky Find. His Little Liza
Jane won the saddle class for
ponies, with his Silver Queen
fourth in this class.
In the handicap class his
Greystone won second. Satur-
day, Skyrocket. owned by Mr..
Colbert, won the open to all
. hunter stakes. Saddle ponies
was won by Skyrocket, owned
by r. L. Colbert and his King
Bee was second. Sweetheart,
owned by Ellis Wood and
James Keith, was third; Demi-
tasse Helen and Ross Lips
comb, fourth. Pairs of hunters:
First, Skyrocket and Lucky Find,
owned by L. R. Colbert; second,
Mrs. James Hamilton's entry;
third, w. H. Osborne entry;
fourth, Miss Elizabeth NeSbit
entry. Mr.. Colbert'S Grey
stone was fourth in ladies'
hunters and his Skyrocket
second in half bred class and
he won the pony hunt team.
The useful horse class was
won by Jumping Sister, owned
by Mrs. Walter Dunnington:
second, Astronomy, Manley Car
ter; third and fourth, entries
of DR.. j. S. Andrews. The
pony corinthian class was won
by Busy Bee, Robert Palmer;
second, Queen of Sheba. STAN
ley Green, jr.; third, Colonel,
Ellie Wood and James Kieth;
fourth, Tricksy, w. w. Osborne.
Children'S hunter class was
won by Senarada, w. H. OS-
borne; second, Skyrocket, L. R.
Colbert: third, Lucky Find,
L. R. Colbert. Touch and out
pony class was won by Queen
of Sheba, Stanley Green;
second. third and fourth,
Colonel, Branbee, and Los, all
owned by Ellie Wood and
James Keith.
Touch and out sweepstakes
was won by Whoopee, owned
by Clifton Farms.
Thoroughbred brood mare
class, won by Trompin Today,
Mrs. T. H. Somerville; second,
Flattery, r. H. Somerville.