The Washington times., 1938-10-10
o P E N JUMPING
FEATURES SHOW
AT ROCK CREEK
By Lillian RExEY


Rock Greek Park Bride Path
Horeshow was the open jumping
class won by larruping big bay
named Popeye, who made q clean
performance all the way round
over four-foot jumps; with small
Elwood Kirk up.
Before q crowd Of 1,500 Sunday
spectators, which rivaled IN size
the gate at any Of northern Vir-
ginia's swank show-ring perform
ances tonly at Rock Creek admis'
sion was freed, the bridlepath
habitues Of the Capital had their
day. and . good day, too.
MOST ENTRIES
The class which drew the most
number Of entries was the bridle-
path hack event, for riding acad-
emy horses only. Twenty-Five
horses walked, trotted, and can
tered about the hilltop show ring
In such confusion that the judges,
Commissioner Melvin Hazen and
Mr.. Claude Owen, for q short
space must have felt as though
they were on the receiving end
OF the charge Of the Light Brigade.
They wisely eliminated the also.
rams and got down to business on
the cream Of the crop.
Shamrock, owned by the
Potomac Riding School and ably
handled by Jimmy Gallagher, was
obviously the pick of the lot and
would not be far outclasSed in O
field of higher caliber road hacks.
A big-little chestnut, his action
was freer and faster by far than
his competitors. He took the blue,
with Eagle, owned by the Russell
Riding School, second.
BIENNIAL EVENT
Nearly 100 entries competed in
the biennial Rock Creek event
which was eligible only to those
horses regularly ridden over the
bride paths of the park and the
Capital park system. No horses
Ivanned to the scene Of action were
permitted to compete, since one
OF the shows requirements was
that all horses must be hacked to
the equitation field.
The members Of the committee
in charge Of the show, for which
no entry fees were charged, were
Albert Clyde Burton, chairman,
chief Of the recreational division
of the National Capital Park
Service; Ollie Catlett, Potomac
Riding School; Norman Clarke,
Bride Path Riding School; John
O'Gheen, Meadowbrook Riding
Academy; c. Marshall FIrman,
superintendent Of Parks; Leslie
Mason of the q. 8. Park Police
and Edward Kelley Of the National
Parks Service.
The Rock Creek Park bride
path show will be repeated for the
fifth time next May.
Children's Saddle Ponies-F iPst,
Brunette, owned by Mrs Edith Prsece,
ridden by Mary Davidson: second.
BY Jean MacDiil; third, Lilly May.
owned and ridden by Barbara Talbot:
fourth, Pinzo, owned and ridden BY
George Ballman.
Brother, owned by Mrs. Lassly, ridden
by Katie Rutherford; second, Smoky
Belle. owned by Mrs. W. c. Hanson, rid
RussePis Run II 9H RIdins schooP. % ridden BY Dori:
Talbert; fourth. Tony. Meadowbrook
Saddle Club. ridden by Isabslla
Three-Foot Jumping Glass (For Riding
Academy Horses Only)-First. Barney.
Potomac Riding School, ridden by Sam
Gnash; second, Fred, Potomac Riding
schSo ridden BY Mrs r. .Soa, Mash; rtSSsI tSird;
by Edith Chipchase: fourth, Fidelia,
Preece Riding School. ridden by Jimmy
Bride Path Hacks (For Privately
owned Horses1-First, Clown, owned and
5ssGsR MarsR p Flood. %t' o~nes @ and ridden y
Edwin Flaherty; third. Sandy, owned
fourth Timber Queen, owned and ridden
by Miss Bertha Buckley.
Three-And-One-Half-Fo u m lng
1;s 9r RIaoE Msjos 4ssSs%s RSins
school, ridden by Dorothy Smith: second,
Fidelia, Preece Riding School, ridden Dy
Buddy Dugan; third, Blue, owned ny
Argyle Riding Academy, ridden BY Aus
tin white: fourth, Vance. Russell Riding
School, ridden by Jerry Livingston:
Bride Path Hacks CFor Riding
Academy Horses iy)-First, shan
rock, Potomac Riding School. ridden by
Jimmy Gallagher; second, Eagle. Russell
Riding School. ridden by Jean MarsnaI;
third, Vance Russell Riding School,
ridden BY Mrs Sue Vivian; fourth, ROB
Roy, Potomac Riding School, ridden Oy
Miss Dorothy Smith.
AiF Four-Foot Jumping Class tFor Pri-
vately Owned Horses Only(-First,
Timber queen. owned and ridden by
Miss Bertha Buckley; second, Boston
Boy, owned and ridden by Norman
ICorbin, jr.: third, Pop-Over, owned BY
Elias Marks, ridden by ]. B. MOVIE
Iliams; fourth, Popeye, owned by Billie
Williams and ridden by Elwood Kirk.
Open Jumping Class (Four-F 0t
Poueye. owned by Billie
Williams and ridden by Elwood kirk;
second. Boston Boy, owned and ridden
by Norman Corbin, jr.: third, Cyclone.
lowned and ridden by Walter Shepherd:
fourth, Major, Potomac Riding SCHOOL,
ridden by Dorothy Smith.
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