Evening star., 1938-05-06
By NINA CARTER TABB.

ARRENTON, Va. is all hus-
\N/ tie over the Virginia Gold
v " Cup races to be held Sat-
urday Every room in ho-
tells and boarding houses has been
engaged for weeks and every house
in the town and surrounding country
is filled with visitors for the week end
With so horses entered for the six
races they should be good. Enter
tanments OF all kinds will be given.
The largest will be a luncheon by
Mr., and Mrs. Alex Hagner. over whose
estate the races are run. Under a
large tent, with music playing during
luncheon, the Hagners will serve
several hundred guests at seated
meal and afterward they can stroll
out TO the edge of the lawn and see
every jump on the course as they sit
along terraces in chairs and on the
ground on strips Of gayly colored rag
carpet. while cooling drinks are served
from 4 tented bar.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sloane give
Just as large a party st their home.
Whitehall. Tables are all over the
lawn. garden and house to accommo-
date their many guests. The Sloanes'
luncheon begins at II O'Clock and As
soon as tits over they drive to the
Hagners and join them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amory s. Carhart en-
tertain the judges and officials Of the
races at their house. Mrs. John Keith
and her sons. Jack Keith and Jim
Keith. have invited dozens of people
"a buffet luncheon. Mrs. Randolph
and her daughter, Miss Virginia Ran
dolph, are entertaining. Others CIV
ing parties are Mr.. Oscar Crosby and
his daughter. Mrs. Celeste Crosby
Miller, at their beautiful place, View
Tree. At North Wales Club a large
luncheon will be given. During the
afternoon after the races there will be
teas and cocktail parties Those en-
tertaining for the crowds of visitors
are Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haserick, Mr.
and Mrs. Sterling Larrabee, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Buchanan. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cutting and Capt. and Mrs
Richard kirkpatrick and every one
who has house will have people in
A race ball will be given at North
Wales Club Saturday night.
A MoNG the many excellent horse
shows OF the past week the Junior
League Horse Show At Lynchbure,
Va. on Saturday was one Of the out
standing sporting events of the season
so far and brought out . wonderful
lot OF horses that will be seen on the
Virginia circuit this summer.
BODY E.. owned by Howard Y. Haf-
ner of Charlottesville, won the hunter
championship OF the show. BODY E.,
handsome thoroughbred chestnut
aelding. was purchased in Canada
about two years ago by Morris S.
Clark Of Charlottesville. who sold him
recently to Mr.. Haffner, a newcomer
20 Virginia.
@ Mr.. Clark schooled the horse for the
show ring and rode him to victory in
the Lynchburg show
Reserve hunter ribbon went to Miss
Murphy. owned by Mrs Fay ingalls,
OF Hot Springs. She proved herself to
be quite horse in the ring and trailed
BODY E. only by q few points. OF
interest to the spectators was the class
held at this show for the first time
the American Society for the Preven-
ton OF Cruelty to Animals. This A.
s. P. A. event is particularly attractive
to the youngsters under II years OF
age that compete because the winner
has the right to enter the National
Horse Show In New York in November.
With II entries this was one OF the
most exciting classes of the day.
The daring young riders. some OF
them not more than 3 years old. took
their horses around the ring and over
the Jumps In the most astonishing way
and were applauded loudly. Ridger