Evening star., 1935-07-06
.CULPEPER CROWN
TO TWO LEGG|NS
Forgotten Horse Captures
Grand Championship in
Annual Show.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, yR..
Stan Correspondent Of The Star,


)ULPEPER, Va, July 6.-The
I horse that had been forgotten
or remembered only as An
afterthought in the brilliant
victories Of Mrs. John Hay Whitneys
famous grey quartet Of hunters dur
ing the last few years came into his
own here yesterday, when the veteran
Two Leggins, an S-year-old son OF
Oxford Ebony, won the grand cham
pionship Of the annual Culpeper horse
show.
While his more noted stablemates
Bon Diable and Kinprills had to be
content with lesser honors. Two Leg
gins lifted the blue in the lightweight
and Corinthian classes. Coupled with
victory IN the ladies' hunters yes
terday, they spelled triumph over one
Of the strongest fields Of ring satellites
ever assembled at this historic show
grounds. The reserve tricolor went
to DR.. l.. M. Aliens Royal Wonder,
newcomer to the game, which headed
the winning list for that amiable
sportsman's excellent string.
Skyrocket Cleans Up.
NEXT to the accolades handed the
Whitney horses In hunter d.
visions, the most important wins were
those scored by L. r. Colbert's Sky
rocket, which cleaned up the open
jumping division again with young
Dicky Kelly aboard, and the brackets
earned by Washington owned saddle
horses. Miss Marjorie Lee Mcleod
rode her housekeeping Gulf Breeze
10 a double victory In the open and
ladies' walk. trot and canter trials.
while the diminutive chestnut. Jack
Lightning, owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon @. Owen Of the District, twice
placed second.
The only pony competition Of the
show also added ribbons to the Col
bert tack room. Little Liza Jane
placed first in that event and Silver
Queen made 1t one-two AFFAIR for
the Fredericksburg owner.
The summaries:
Joe. j. W. McConchis: second. Charlie. MI.
second. DoIis. MI. ih,Eesp; tnifd. II sais seiiie
~ Local iampins, el..s-r,r.t, H.,.,e. 4
cosstes; sG,i third; Jalrsi J. g TT Thesnton. ,,,.,
MarjoIi. Lee Mcleod; .eeopa. Jaek L,sht:
Sporty McGinty. lakewood Farm.
Suitable sty % eee1ms w. huHtl. Hi.+1S. Ss aSss sssoss
Miss sylyiaA G. w. YoxeIi; third. Whits
'0f Ponies al - under tIet tsaddle-rrst 1ittl. Liza
Jane. l.. r. Colbert; second, Silver Queen.
M: Colbert: third. Belle Of Wales. Edse-
su.fa H.. ,:sn s:s5' Hs a, %sa;,
Eldorado; Mrs. Allen Potts; third. Ny Lion
t1eH Open u Jumpers I;e1i and hun..r.-rirst, Sky
N. Andrews. IT,; third. Happy Greek Bird
man; T R, Pets r,,. cr,, p,..,.
Miss MCLEOD: second yast Eishsnins: Nr.
and Mrs; Owen; third. sporty Meointy.
kisSt%.isht hunters-rirst. Two Leg
Gins. Mrs, Wh,tnsy: second skyroekst. Nj.
Colbert; third. C1ifton's Rose. DR.. L. NJ.
Middle and heavy weight hunters-rrst
prillis Mrs. whitney: third. Niiinsky. Mrs.
corinthian cl.ss-first, Two Iesgins,
D. N Lee; third. Squiny. Miss Elisabeth
Nesbit.
First race one.half nile-First Har.
Mrs. whitney; third. Entry Go. Keith
Second race / mile-First, Henry's
j g. Snyder { Byers: third. Star Wink
Third race. ). mile--rirst. Enthusiasm
Miss whitney: second, Moore Girl. Snyder
& Byers: third. Kentucky Son. Rhodecap
Fourth race IL miles. the Agricultural
hunted BY the Warrenton Hunt trophy to
the winner)-First. Shebo. J. 8. Thornton;
second. Pathfinder. H H. Barron; third
Paul Pry, Newt Lindsay.
Fifth race. "a miles. over brush-First
Flutterinr. Mrs. G. c. Everhart; second
Lucky Lucy H. o. Lyme: third. Lunor.
irwin Beavers & Son.