Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
MEzzO IS WINNER
OF JUMP TROPHY
Horse Show Entry Shows
CIass-GuIf Breeze Best
SaddIer.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.


BRADLEY FARMS. Md. May 10
Robert B. Montgomery's Mezzo added
another successful chapter to a long
and varied career over the jumps here
today In winning the Peter Voorhees,
de Graw Memorial Trophy for local
hunters as the National Capital Horse
Show opened its second day.
At sundry times in her career
Mezzo has been q working hunter,
victorious steeplechaser and q show
horse, the latter phase being a new
wrinkle developed since Montgomery
purchased the horse from Louis Leith
of Middleburg.
Mezzos blue today put her in the
exclusive ranks Of double winners at
this show. She placed FIRST in a
green hunter class yesterday morning
Montgomery took a large share of
the spoils in the De Graw Trophy,
riding his own Ne Hi to third place
as well as Mezzo in her winning
round of the 3l2-foot course. Mar
garet Cotter's Rocksie accounted for
the red and Capt. Marion Carson's
Wise was fourth.
Gulf Breeze Best Saddler.
Miss Marjorie Lee McLeods Gulf
Breeze, the outstanding Saddler in
these precincts for the past three sea-
sons, stayed on top Of the heap again
this year. winning the local saddle
class in handy fashion over Mrs. Cath
crime Clarke's Bob O'Link.
Charlie Carrico pulled the neatest
acrobatic trick of the week this morn
ing in q green hunter class when his
Golden Rule dove through fence with
him and unsested the rider. Charlie
was off, but not down. clinging to his
horses neck with legs dangling until
he could light running, the horses
reins still In mis- hands.
The opening event today was and
year olds suitable to become hunt
ers. shown at walk. trot and canter
Mrs. John Hay Whitney's Jericho won
the blue ribbon, Mrs. D. N. Lees Agent
second and DIR. Lewis M. Aliens Cliff
tons Rose third,
Showers Limit Attendance.
Occasional showers held the fore
noon attendance to handful of spec
tators, but rain or shine a large
crowd was expected later in the day
to watch the brilliant Corinthian
class, the National Capital Trophy
for model hunters. an exciting triple
bar division and other high spots OF
the l5-class program.
The Junior League members, who
have been selling everything from
hot dogs to dachshunds to raise funds
for the Childrens Hospital and to
pay a worker for the blind in the
Library Of Congress. were also laying
in extensive supplies against the
morrow, when the children's MORN
ing classes and the major stake events
OF the afternoon will draw onlookers
in hordes
High Jumpers Shine.
Lovers Of the thrilling high jump
tests missed magnificent exhibition
in the skyscraper class which ended
the morning session. Nine cloud
sweepers braved the four hve-foot OBJ
stacles and six Of them put up cred
liable performances. After a jump
of between Clifton Farms Whoopee
and Danny Shea's Squire. the former
eased into place. The veteran Squire
was second and Capt. Carson's Wise
third. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney's
Saltarello, which made some of the
biggest leaps ever seen in this ring,
finished fourth.
The Guggenheim interests annexed
another blue n a green hunter di-
vision when Firenze Clifton's Beau,
the leading youngster OF the Vir-
ginia circuit last season, beat almost
score of others. E. L. Redmon's
Going Up was second.
Local saddle horses First. Gulf
Breeze Miss Marjorie Lee Mcleod;
second. Bob OLink, Mrs Catherine
Clark; third, Jack Lightning. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon G. Owen; fourth, Happy
Times. W. F. Burrows.
Peter Voorhees, Degraw Memorial
trophy, for local hunters, over Jumps
not to exceed 3l2 feet: First-Mezzo
Robert Montgomery: second-Rock-
sic, Margaret Cotter; third-Ne Hi.
Robert Montgomery; fourth-Wise.
Capt. Marion Carson.
Green hunters, 4 years and under:
First. Firenze Clifton's Beau, Mrs NJ
Robert Guggenheim; second, Going
Up, E. L. Redmon; third, Leap Year,
Ray S. Shoemaker: fourth, Woodfel-
low, Helen and Ruth Bedford.
Skyscraper, four jumps feet high:
First, Whoopee. Clifton Farms; Sec
ond, Squire, Danny Shea: third. Wise,
Capt. Carson: fourth, Saltarello, Mrs.
John Hay Whitney.
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