The Washington times., 1934-04-07

one Gay Wnen the famous ana
much-loved Horse Show winner
Silver Crest was not a popular
winner.
It was at an Upperville Horse
Show, when little Anne Dulany,
lovely daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Rozier Dulany, ST., Of Oak
ley, Va, afterward wife Of Capt.
Frank Hayne, was finally al.
lowed by her father (who did
not approve of Anne's riding in
the ring) to ride in the Horse
Show.
She rode Billy, a small, we'll
rounded bay horse, a grand
jumper and as game as a rat,
that Mr.. William EuStis, Of Oat-
lands, Va, had lent her to ride
that summer.
little Anne" was a child of
about II years old, with beau
tiful, radiant face, and it was
the first and only time that she
rode at the colt show.
Her mother had given her
permission to let her only
daughter ride, as Anne was
crazy to exhibit Billy, but her
mother was terrified and sta
toned two colored men on
either side of each jump in case
there should be an accident,
which wasn't at all necessary,
as the child was a splendid
rider. On her side saddle, en-
tirely fearless, with perfect
hands and wonderful seat, she
was entered in this good class
against Silver Crest.
I can't remember who rode
Silver Crest. but whoever it
was, Anne on Billy tied them,
and it had to be jumped off
three times. Each time they
both made perfect perform
ances, the grandstand went wild
each time, shouting and cheer
ing. It was thrilling!
Finally, the judges being u1-
able to decide, Courtie Smith
ran out and waved his arms
and shouted, "Silver Crest
winsl" and the decision and
cup went to Silver Crest, he be-
ing such a great winner and
also a great favorite, and Anne
and Billy being entirely un-
known. All of us were for this
beautiful child, who took her
second ribbon with the lovely
smile that she always had. All
this time Mrs. Dulany, Anne's
mother, was hiding behind the
grandstand, afraid to look but
receiving reports after each
jump from the excited Oakley
servants, who. with the crowd.
were yelling themselves hoarse.
all roofing for miss Anne"
Down here in Virginia every
one you see has a smile on, for
Spring is here. The frogs are
croaking-that heavenly sound
after a long hard Winter, and
everywhere you go, little boys
are sitting on the banks OF
streams fishing. Goose Greek,
Cromwell's Run and Little River
are lined with little white boys
and little colored boys basking
in the sunshine, fishing. Doesn't
that make you want to go, too?
When I started out to see the
last fox hunt meet the other
morning, I didn't want to go to
it at all. It was such a glorious
warm day. I just wanted to "go
fishing"
The fish are good too-as
'Weedie." my favorite little COL
ored boy on the farm, said:
'DOan yer buy nuttin' fer yo'
bwakfast Miss Nina, cause 1
gwanter ketch yer some fish"
He did, a nice. long string of
them. After following the fox
hunt that last day, 1 ran into
Dora Frost, who had been out
on her gray pony following the
hunt, also. She suggested, as
there was nothing much doing,
that she send her pony home
and get in my car, go to Gar
ter Hail." as Mr.. Lambert was
down there with the Stacy
Lloyds and some guests. eve
were very hungry, too.)
That old place looked beauti.
full in the sunshine. Everyone
was out walking, but Ellis gave
us tea and sandwiches. Soon
they all came in from the walk
and gave us the hearty welcome
that you always get at Garter
Hall" There is the most won.
derful spring on this place that
has lovely stream flowing from
1t through the farm. Gerard
Lambert, a business genius Il
think told me this story:
AS he was walking down the
stream he came upon two little
boys fishing. When asked what
they were catching. they said:
"Suckers, and we sell them
TO the grown folks in Mill
wood who use them for bait
when fishing in the Shen-
andoah River, near by"
"HOw m any have you
Caught?" he asked.
"We've caught five or six
already"
''What do you get for
Ghem?"
One boy about 10 years old
said: