Evening star., 1938-05-07
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS. Jr


Because he won two blue ribbons in
single day. one of them in the feature
event OF the program. Mr. and Mrs
Alvin Untermeyer's Hexameter was the
hero of the second Washington Horse
Show session yesterday afternoon. Be-
cause no single horse or stable has
been able to trample over all opposi-
ton in either the saddle horse. hunter,
jumper or harness horse divisions. the
Horse Show Committee itself appeared
in rather heroic light, being credited
with bringing together animals of all
breeds quite competent to give one
another stiff and relentless tussle
for the ribbons. prize money and
trophies 10 be handed out during the
meet.
BY tomorrow at sunset, more than
$4,000 in cash and numerous trophies
will have been distributed to the ex-
hibitors at the Meadowbrook Club
grounds. II any one of them has
Rarnered a lions share of the booty
the spoils will have been earned by the
narrowest margins, for in virtually
every class contested so far the judges
have been compelled to look long and
hard before pinning ribbons.
Takes Grayson Cup.
Hexsmeter emerged from the general
scuffle Yesterday as the first serious
threat in the hunter championship
division. A smooth going, sensible
sort OF horse. he was beautifully ridden
by Miss Patricia Boiling to take down
the trophy for working hunters ridden
by amateurs, and the Admiral Cary T.
Grayson Memorial Cup, presented in
the thoroughbred hunter event to COM
memorate the name of the late pres-
dent Of the American Red Cross, who
WAS always intimately associated with
In addition to these telling victories
Hexameter was able to place second
in the ladies' hunter class. topped only
by Mr. and Mrs William J. Kennedy's
Vital Spark. which was ridden by Miss
Margaret Cotter Of Washington. This
triumph brought Miss CotterIs per-
sonal blue ribbon score to three. for
she won two open jumping classes with
Rocksie on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Schiller Of
Elberon. N. j.. were tops in the saddle
horse competitions yesterday. their
Radiant Rhythm winning In the test
for five-gaited saddle mares. while
Vanity Box topped good field to take
the class for road hacks over 14.2
hanAs. The roadster classes found R.
c. F1anery's Worthy Forbes making it
two straight wins over the best of the
harness horses on the grounds, while
Miss Virginia Penfield's Rhumba Fan
tasy made an excellent showing to
beat the five other starters in the COM
bination ride-and-drive class for
three gated horses.
Yesterdays morning session was
turned over principally to the younger
hunter types, with Ernest Redmon Of
Middleburg. Morris Clark. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Greenhalgh and Mr. and
Mrs. U. S. Randle, all residents Of Vir-
ginia, dividing up the honors amongst
them.
Today the morning events were de-
voted almost entirely to junior riders.
custom Of many years standing at
this show, while the afternoon was to
see q splendidly diversified program Of
hunter. jumper, saddle and harness
horse classes
List Of Events.
The list of events In full:
am.-Junior jumpers, Junior horse
manship up to IL years, junior horse
manship, 13 to II years; local saddle
horses, saddle ponies. juniors jumping
pairs. local hunters, A. S. P. c. A..
horsemanship event and jumping
ponies. Luncheon recess.
2 p.m-Ladies' f1ve-gaited saddle
horses, qualified or green hunters. sad
die horses not over 1872, ladies' work.
ing hunters, A. s. P. C. A. good hands
event. roadsters. pairs: pony Corin-
THAN, saddle horses. amateurs to ride:
model hunters. team jumping for
schools, combination five-gaited saddle
horses. officers chargers and sky
scraper.
Summary:
Two-year- -olds suitable to become hunt
ers-First, Filter Back. Lilly Livingston
second Randle's Lad Mr.. and Mrs. U. 8:
Randle; third Randle's Princess. Mr.. and
Mrs. Randle; fourth. Randle's Queen Mr..
and Mrs. RAndle.
Green hunters. liehtweight--Frst Dem
epolis; Morris Clark, SECOND. No Play. E.
George Greenhaleh; fourth. Randle's Find
Mr.. and Mrs. Randle.
=. troopers Mount-First. Diana. serst
Glackin; second: Beau, Note. Pvt W: ".
stetser: fourth. Sunny Dale, seret. William
Toston.
Three-ysar:olds: sul,sble to become sar
Greenha!eh, second. Demopolis. Norris
fourth, Royal Masaue. Mrs. Edward Lasker:
Green hunters; middle and heavyweight
Rsndle,s Pride "a; Mr and Mrs: Rsndle;
halgh: fourth. Light Sail. Mrs. Calvin
Road hacks over 14e hands-First,
Vanity Box. Kilkkare Farm; second, Re
Prince, John 8, Amss u; fourth. Powder
Fve-gaited saddle fhorses and nares-