Evening star., 1936-03-13
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

BY NINA CARTER TABB.
THE last two days of rain have
soaked the ground again just
L as it was getting right to hunt.
don't believe any hounds will
be able to be taken out before Sat-
urday and maybe not until Monday.
So today I am going TO tell you about
O Virginia-born hunter, and the horse
that has won more ribbons than any
other horse, Silver Crest This is
recorded in the Horse Show Blue Book.
If you are doubtful about it look up
the source.
Foaled on the Upperville Horse Show
grounds, his dam, Cathaleen, famous
gray horse show winner belonging to
John P. Dulany, and his sire, Black
Dick, owned by that great sportsman,
Robert Neville, Silver Crest was a
coal-black little colt. His dam was by
Pendennis, who was one of the first
outstanding hunter sires in Virginia.
So Silver Crest came by his horse show
and hunting records naturally. He
belonged when foaled to Mr.. r. Hunter
Dulany of Grafton Hall. near Upper
vile. Va. He gave Silver Crest as
a colt to his daughter, Mrs. Frederick
McIlhone, and her husband, Freddy
McIlhone, broke and developed the
horse. He was exhibited in horse show
rings from the time he was 3 years
old until he was 18 and was hardly ever
beaten. winning more than 100 blues.
At IA years old he won 9 blues and a
championship at Madison Square
Garden in New York. He went back
again at 16 years old and again won
9 blues and the grand championship.
In 1925, the last year he was in the
ring, he won the first Cathedral cup
given by John E. Madden in Madison
Square Garden for the best horse in
the show that year. This is probably
the handsomest thing he has won and
a nice thing for him to have retired
on. His owner, who is now Mrs.
Archibald c. Randolph, has about rs
pieces of plate won by Silver Crest,
consisting of large bowls and small
bowls, large platters and walters,
pitchers and every kind Of cup I'M
sginable. In money he won between
$4,000 and $4,000. In 1922 he won
104 ribbons. Fifty-eight were blue
for championships That year he beat
the 1912 record of Algoma, horse
owned by Wallace Lanahan and
Waiter Abel of Baltimore. One year
Silver Crest's recorded winnings in
the North totaled 362 ribbons, of which
IT'S were firsts, including II cham
pionshipS and 13 reserved champion
ships. These figures do not include
winnings in Virginia shows.
Before Silver Crest was yearling
he began showing signs of turning
gray and all during his horse show
career he was the most lovely silver
gray color Now at % years old, stand
ing 16-1, he is practically white and
the most beautiful horse you would
care to see. I am sure most of you
have seen this horse at one time or
another, if you ever went to horse
shows or hunted during this time in
Virginia. for aside from being Won
der horse in the ring. Silver Crest was
even better in the hunting field.
Freddy McIlhone hunted him for
years and used to whip hounds on
him for the Piedmont Hunt.
When good hunters we're selling for
about $500 Freddy was offered $4,000
for this horse. but his wife would not
sell him. Now he is turned out on
Grafton Farm, where he was foaled,
and has always lived, getting the best
of care, still enjoying life and looking
beautiful. I wish there were more
show horses and hunters like this
great little horse, for some how he
never quite looked his 1871 hands,
and have heard horsemen say he