Evening star., 1938-04-10
Entry Nearing 400 Teams, City Pin Extends Deane
Young Riders Score Triumphs
In Riding and Hunt Club Meet
As AlUdrds Are Well Shared

ing second place with Fenton Fade
ley'S Headrock. Next to enter this
winners circle was Mrs. Greenhalef's
Birdcatcher, ridden by Mrs. Billy
Jacobs Wetherall in the Chevy Chase
Plate event. an open affair for horses
that had been hunted at least five
times with a recognized hunt during
the past season.
In the Riding and Hunt Club Plate
limited to members Of that organiza-
tion, young Miss Margaret Sanderson
repeated her victory of 1887, taking
the Elue this year with Poussin and
thereby earning the second Of the three
legs necessary to retire the trophy.
Following these triumphs by the
younger riders came another victory
for Mrs. Greenhalghs pair OF hunters,
Merry Prince and A. Lanson Berkley,
which were ridden by Miss Virginia
Jacobs and Blakely Lodge. After that
good team had been awarded the
Montgomery County Plate, Crompton
Smith of the Middleburg Hunt turned
in brilliant performance with the
veteran Llplngo, an old steeplechaser
that once ran in the Hitchcock colors.
and picked up first in the Masters
Plate, for qualified hunters ridden by
an amateur.
Smith Also Gets Third.
In the same class Smiths Gnomie
was third, and Jane KRONER, who had
hpon ory1inn az ho e..
all day with her fathers fine cross
country horse Jinwich, was placed sec
ond
Topping the day was the hunt team
class, in which Mrs Greenhalgh's trio.
representing the Blue Ridge Hunt,
walked away with first honors. and
the Riding and Hunt Clubs own team
was second.
The announcing of day In which
| about so horses were in action. and
more than 200 entries were handled.
was done in splendid style by Mai.
Frank L. Whitaker.
Summaries:
Class A; The Junior Hunt Plat. For
tionaire. owned ard ridden by Miss Mar
earet Hill: second. Headrock owned r,v
renton isi1s Fadeley ridden by Marsaret Hi:
by Miss Elaine Mcdowell; fourth. Poussip'
eowned and ridden by Miss Marearet
Class ,; The Chevy Chase Plate. Open
AT least five times this season with a
recosrizsd ] hunt. First Rrdcatchsr.
ridden BY Mrs BIiy H Jacobs 'Tssnnalsh: weFb.rs11
second. 1,ocket owned and ridden bv
nrs Locke shumaker; third Jnvich.
hy Miss Jsne GS kfom.4 eSn fs9S s5qTer 5s. 5ds.n
owned bv Mrs. Crompton smith. ridden
BY cromDton Smith nan ''oOe"
pIsts Class ror 6; The. The Riang and Hunt Club
IN me Fldins 'ha and Hun, Club Hounds ridden
Wsres. Nv tne ogSners First. Poussin, Miss
are, are Mss Msrssret I'M third srsrt,or- stsndor
Paul Banfeld, fourth. Dandy jim MIS-,
Isabella Hart.
Pate For PAIRS. Of qualified hunters.
rot necessarily of the same orrership
amatsurS AM to ride First, Merry Prime.
George Greenhalsh. ridden bv Miss Vir-
sinia Jacobs and Blakely Lodge; second.
Li3lrSo' rIGd.s hN owned BY Mrs crcmpton smith
owned and ridden by Robert B Philips
n; third Bolter owned and ridden bv
T.; bsndC dComdr T5r william Justice Lee. and
bier. owned and ridden by Harry "
Semmes and Raphael Semmes
Class z. The Masters Plate For
oualifed hunters ridden bv an amateur
First; Lipinso. owned by Mrs Crompton
smith. ridden bv Mr.. Smith: second
Jlrwich, owned by Col. Kroner ridden
by Miss Jane KRONER; third. Gnomie,
owned by Mrs. Smith ridden By Mr..
smith: fourth. Merry Prince owned bv
Mrs; Greenhalgh. ridden by Miss Jacobs.
Class F Hunt teams. To be ridden
in full hunting attire appointment to
count - per cent. First. Blue Ridge
Hunt team. owned by Mrs. George Green
haleh; second. Riding and Hunt Club
team; third, Riding and Hunt Club sec
ond entry: fourth, Fairfax Hunt team