Evening star., 1937-03-19
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

TRED CARTER. riding Miss
l. Scotch, bay hunter by Scotch
Broom, out of Miss Bland,
owned by Hubert Phipps, won
the Warrenton polnt-tO-point race for
individuals on Saturday in a driving
snowstorm Mr.. Carter is a Fauquier
County boy. which goes to prove that
knowing your country helps out no end
IN these exciting events. He gave the
good hunter a marvellous ride, never
hesitating as they made a straight line
for the finishing point, Lees Ridge, in
front Of Bill Emory's house Fred
Carter and his mount forded the Rap
pahannock River, which was deep
enough to come up to the saddle skirts.
Garter was soaked above the knees.
Miss Scotch has been hunted by Hu-
bert Phipps and Fred Carter, his man
sger for three years, with Piedmont
and Orange County hounds. She was
foaled in 1881 and Hubert bought her
as a 2-year-old from Horace Moffett.
She is as game a mare as you would
find anywhere. Horace Moffett came
in second, riding his Nalatac, Horace
was winner Of the race in 1885, riding
Strawrack, owned by Hubert Phipps.
1t was thought on Saturday that
by winning the Prince Challenge
Plate for two years Mr. Phipps had
the trophy permanently. But now
doubt arises, for the condition reads:
To be won by the same rider for two
years"
The question may not be decided
until Freddy Prince returns from Pau,
France. He gave the plate, made the
conditions, and revived the custom of
old-fashioned point -to-point races in
Virginia in 1884 If Mr.. PhippS, a
young farmer and editor of the Fau-
quier Democrat, Fauquier County S
leading newspaper, gets the plate for
good, he wants to give another one for
the winner next year.
Sterling Larrabee, M. F. H. of Old
Dominion Hounds, won the plate rid
ing his veteran hunter, Harkaway, in
1884 at the first running of the point
to point. Horace Moffett, riding
Strawrack, came in first in 1885, and
William Street, won on Fox Play, in
1896.
The race for teams, won by Mrs.
Amory Perkins and Capt, Richard
Kirkpatrick was most exciting. AS
these two hard riders came galloping
up the long hill there was enthusiastic
APPLAUSE from the snoW-covered spec
tators. Miss Mildred Gaines and Mrs,
Robert Winmill were a close second ;
Mrs. George Sloane and A. Mackay
Smith came third, and Miss Lucie
Duer and Mrs. John Hinckley, fourth.
The other two contestants, Mrs
Amory Carhart, wife of the master
of the Warrenton Hunt, and Fuller
Hughes, were out, as Mr.. Hughes had
8 fall and failed to come in. Judges
of the race were William Hubert and
John Butler. There was not much
lingering on the snoW-sWept hillside
after the races. The owners, riders
and a few guests hurried to North
Wales Club, where the committee
members and their wives, Mr.. and
Mrs Amory Carhart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Poole and Capt. and Mrs. Rioh-
ard kirkpatrick, were entertaining at
luncheon for rs people. All was
warmth and cheer inside, and those
suffering with cold soon revived. AS
always this was a most delightful
party and lasted long into the after
noon.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Stokes of Philadelphia,
Mrs. Forbes Morgan of Washington,
Count Potochi (seen at all Virginia
sporting events, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
King, Miss Emily North King, Mrs.
Fred Haserick, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hubert, Mr.. and Mrs. William Emory,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sloane, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs.