Evening star., 1937-07-02
In the Hunt
Country
By NINA CARTER TABB.

" HE FauQuler-LOuoOun POLO team
will begin its July matches by
playing the War Department
Il at Potomac Park this after
noon. The Virginia team has had
games greatly interfered with in the
past month by rains, and practice
game that was to have been held
yesterday on the Marshall polo field
had to be given up because of wet
grounds.
The lineup for the Virginia team
today is Dick kirkpatrick, John Raw
lings. Kenneth Jenkins and Henry
Skinker.
On Sunday, July 4, the Harrisburg
polo team will be played at Harris
burg, Pa. On Sunday, July IL, a
Baltimore team will play the Vir-
ginians on Phipps' Goose Greek Field.
The following week the War Depart
ment is sending team to Marshall
Field for game on Saturday, July
II, and this team will stay over and
play another game Sunday on Phipps
Field,
This should be good month for
takes great interest in. John Raw
lings is in charge Of arranging games.
the fields are looking lovely and
green and We are hoping for some
dry weather. Members of the Fau-
uuier-Loudoun polo team take much
interest in teaching and coaching
the young boys of the neighborhood
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any of the boys that care to learn,
and this Summer the Junior team is
making great strides. Those who have
been playing are Billy Hulburt, jr;
Dickie Kirkpatrick, ir. Bill Emory,
jr., and George "Jazzbo' Herman, jr
Jack Butler and Bob Mcconnell, who
have recently returned home from
school. may join the junior team.
Most of these boys fathers have been
brilliant players on the Fauquier-
Loudoun team for years and it is
very thrilling to see their sons fol-
lowing in their fathers footsteps.
THE dance given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Fred on Wednesday night
In honor Of their daughter, Miss Mary
Katherine Fred, was one of the most
delightful parties of the season A
buffet supper WAS served on the lawn
Of the Freds' home at o'clock, the
guests sitting at small tables under
japanese lanterns. while an orchestra
played popular tunes. After supper
dancing started indoors and lasted
until 2 O'Clock. Miss Fred and her
house guest Miss Nelson Whiteker of
Chattanooga, Tenn, entertained the
Virglnlans at intervals by giving dance
exhibitions and teaching some of their
guests fascinating new Southern steps
In the shag" and "truckin'."
Among the guests were Misses Cath
crime Hulburt, Elizabeth WILDER, Betty
Williams, Mary Owen Lyon. Betty
Lyon, Gertie Dougherty Betty Will
lArns Mildred Mcconnell, Betty Nc
Connell, Virginia Calvert, Jane and
Jean Moller, Louise Sharp. Bootse
Mcdonald. Sally Marshall and Messrs.
John Dudley, Archie Cary Randolph,
Robert Turner. Jock Merriam of
Washington, Marshall Wallach. Bob
Wallach, Henry Wallach Dick Dole.
Billy Hulburt. jr.: Bill Emory. ir.:
Eddie Williams. Moncure Lyon. ir..
Jack Butler. Alex Calvert, Graham
Dougherty, jr.; Frazier Dougherty,
Tyson Gilpin, Mackenzie Tabb, ir.:
Buddy Stone, Eddie Lithecum, Sammy
Sands, Jamie Mccormick, Henry
6kinker, Alvin Baird, jr.: Charles
Baird, Robert Sharp, Bob Wetherall,
Aldrich Dudley. Wally Shafer and
Frank Lttleton
Mrs. George Greenhalgh, Miss Vir-
einia Jacobs Mrs. Pinckney Wetherall
Blakely Lodge and the show horses of
springsbury Stable have returned from
Toledo, where they exhibited the
horses at the show there last week
Mrs, Greenhalgh is very much pleased
at the success of her horses In her
home town. She brought back to Vir-
elnla many ribbons, having won the
green hunter and Corinthian classes
With Clonmoney. She was first in
hunt teams. showing Hunters Choice,
Whlte Spats and Grayarno, first and
third IN the polo pony class with Duce
ana Flush. Hunters Choice was sec
ond in the middle and heavyweight
hunters, hunter hacks and Corinthian
classes and fifth in the hunter stakes.
Dress Rehearsal took reserve ribbon to
the champion hunter of the show. The
championship was won by Wilderkit,
owned by Girls Oglethorp,
Mrs. Greenhalgh will not show her
sprlngsbury string Of horses at Cul-
peper tomorrow, as she says they need
rest. She will show next at the Little
washington Horse Show in the middle
Of July.