The Washington times., 1934-05-18
MRS. WH|TNEY'S
. HORSES LEAD
At SHOW

i8.-Mrs. John Hay Whitney, mis-
tress of "Llangollen," near Up
Nerville, Va, and Mrs. M. Robert
C;uggenheim, mistress Of "Firenze, ,
rear Babylon, Long Island, today
resume their show-ring rivalry-a
rivalry which took on sharp
aspects in the recent National
Capital Horse Show in Wash
ington.
Both noted horsewomen are
showing entries in the annual At
iantic City Horse Show, now in
progress here.
Mrs. Whitney Has Edge
It is in the hunter division Of
the show here that Mrs. Whitney
and Mrs. Guggenheim are bat
cling fiercest at the end of the
second days events. Mrs. Whit
ney held an edge by virtue of a
victory scored in the Qualified
Hunter Glass, star hunter at
traction of the first day, Wed
nesday, and a win, registered in
the Ladies Hunter Class, and a
second and third, scored in the
Thoroughbred Hunter Class, big
hunter events Of the second day
Of the show.
In the jumping events, Mrs.
Guggenheim has scored several
times. Mrs. Whitney has no en-
tries in these classes.
Limiting the compilation to
strictly hunter events, the score
between Mrs. Whitney and Mrs.
Guggenheim to date is: Mrs.
Whitney, "a; Mrs. Guggenheim,
IS. This is on the basis Of five
points for a blue, four for a
red, three for a yellow and two
for a white.
Mrs. Whitney's Prizes
Mrs. Whitney has won thus far
a blue, the first day, for Quail
flied Hunters, with The Grey
Knight; a fourth in the same
class, with Two LegginS: a first
in the Green Hunter Class, Sec
ond day, with Cypress Dea Baus;
first in the Ladies' Hunter
Glass, second day, with Bon Di-
able; a second and third, in
the Thoroughbred Hunter Class.
second day, with Bon Diable and
Two Leggins, respectively.
Mrs. Guggenheim won first and
second, in the lightweight green
hunter class, first day, with her
Firenze Cog Major and Firenze
Miss Coquette, respectively, and
second and fourth in the handy
hunter class, the first day. with
her Firenze Popover and Firenze
Opagemak, respectively. This lat
ter even was won by the Fort Myer
show teams 23-year-old sensation,
Flash.
If the classes for jumpers are
included in the compilation, Mrs.
Guggenheim has scored 80 points
to date in this show here. How
ever, properly, these events should
not be included, as Mrs. Whitney
limits her entries to hunter events,
as opposed to jumping events such
as touch-and-out sweepstakes,
jumper stakes and open jumping
classes, in which events Mrs. Gug-
genheim has scored a total of Is
points through second and third
in the opening jumping class, first
day: a third in the touch-and-out
class, second day, and a second
and a third in the $1,000 jumper
stake, second day.
Two Favorites Win
Thus far, The Grey knight and
Bon Diable, Mrs. Whitneys two
favorite hunters, have registered
wins, but Mrs. Guggenheim's
Firenze Red Tape, judged grand
champion of the National Capital
Horse Show, which closed last
Saturday, has not won place.
Prior to the National Capital,
The Grey Knight was rated at
the top of the heap among Amer.
ican hunters, but was rated as
low as tenth by the judges at that
show.
Expert opinion here indicates
that the struggle for grand cham
pion hunter of this show here lies
between Oilwyne Farms chestnut
gelding, King Vulture; Mrs. Whit
ney's gray gelding, The Grey
Knight, and Mrs. Whitney's gray
gelding, Bon Diab1e.