Evening star., 1937-10-10
WARRENT0N SHOW
TITLE TO BIG JOHN
Grand Championship Is Won
by Ohio Horse That Led
in 1885 Event.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

w YARRENTON, Va, October
M 9.--At the close Of one Of
" " the best shows ever held
here, except In the matter
OF weather, Big John, Holiday Hill
Farm, Mention, Ohio, carried OF the
grand championship Of hunters for
the second time, the first being In
1885. Mrs. John Hay Whitney won
both champion and reserve champion
in green hunters.
The champion In open jumping,
judged by points in the show, was
won by Whoopie, Clifton Farms.
Orange, Va. The reserve champion
was Rusty of the Fort Myer horse
show team. The Fort Myer entries
won all the prizes in the international
course, second day.
Big John, the champion, won the
Corinthian class with the John Bar
ton Payne Memorial Trophy, and was
first in the hunters stake class.
Sally Spilman Stars.
THE childrens classes were all shown
today. Sally H. Spilman, little
AauRiAbSl VI lulo- w. H. OOlr NOIi lilC
horsemanship prize given by the A. S.
P. C. A., thus making her eligible for
this class in the national show.
Summaries:
THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS-Frst,
imported chestnut colt, J. North Fletcher;
third; Imp. chestnut colt. j. North
THOROUGHBRED e-yEAR OLDs-
First Grand Dap Wilhelnine Kirby
ond. No Play. E. l.. Redmond: third,
First Tads Hsiiday sn1G.uE,t, Et RedmoHd o,ns
First. Royal Rebel sprinsbury Farm: sec
ond, Racer, Mrs ID. N. Lee; third, Foxvay,
Mrs 3. Brown.
First. Pet, Wilhelmine Kirby. ridden by
bury Farm: third. Victory. Dunnottsr
PONIES OVER FENCES az FEET
sd6I,T shildren qnder pesr isErrst Queen q shso.
sprinsbury Farm: third. Grey Kniahi.
Dunn3,tsr np Pony Farm ~
ponies ridden bv children not over 49,
First, Marys Rock. Mrs. Homer M Lake;
second. Queen Of Sheba. Stanley Green.
u third, Easter Morning. Wilhelmine
PONIES tover 1a hands and not .x-
ceedinf J. 4'z Iider under l6l-Frst r.
Springbury Farm; third. Queen of shebs,
Stanley Green 1r
THoROUGiiBRED HUNTERS rrst.
Big john. Holiday Hill Farm; second
Chatter Chat. Mrs. Ellsworth Augustus;
third. Don Diable, Mrs. John Hay Whitnev.
A: s. r. c. A. HORSEMANSHIP EVENT
tehiidren under Il JUDGED on performance
over fences, seat and hands. guidance and
control Of h0rSe)-FIrst. Sally II. Spilmar:
second Bryant Henderson; third, entry OF
X. z. Ferneyhoueh
MIDDLE AND HEAVYWEIGHT GREEN
HCNTERS-First. Jueador. Mrs. T. 3
Brown second. Royal Rebel. Sprinrbury
Farm. third, Clonmoney Mrs. T. B Brown.
HJNIER STAkE-First, Big John, Hol-
liday Hill Farm: second. Eyes Bright: Fort
fourth. Sir Conrad. Lieut.. J. r. Push.
CORINTHIAN CLASS (the John Barton
PAYNE Perpetual Memorial Trophy)--Flrst,
Biz John. Holiday Hill Farm: second
Spring Hope Mrs John Hay Whitney:
| third. Hunters Choice. SprinRbury Farm
HUNT TEAMS-First. Mrs. John Hay
Whitney: second. Mrs. Ellsworth Augustus;
third. Blue Ridee Hunt.
| OPEN JUMPER CHAMPION Judged bv
points in the show)-Champion. Whoopee.
| Clifton Farms: reserve champion. Rust.
GREEN HUNTER CHAMPIONSHIP
| fjudEed on conformation. quality, sub
| stance and performance In this shovj-
| Champion. The Bear. Mrs. John Hay Whit
ney; reserve champion, Airy Spirit Mrs.
GRAND CHAMPION HUNTER oblue rib
bon winners that have jumped In ccnfor-
nation classes over 3 years old eliEibe)-
Grand champion. the Ullman Chslense
Cup. Biz John. Holiday Hill Farm; reserve
champ on. The Bear, Mrs. John Hay
Whitley.