Evening star., 1938-05-29
GREENHOUSE Wins
L0UDOUN HONORS
Dark Horse Nearly Scores
SWeep-Adobe Captures
Reserve Hon0rS.

Ray S. Shoemaker Of Pennsylvania,
q horse fancier who has popped down
more than one surprise winner at the
Virginia horse shows in recent years,
showed that he has lost none Of his
astuteness this season by sending out
the dark horse" grand champion OF
the annual Loudoun Hunt Show yes
terday on the estate of former Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Patrick j.
Hurley on the Leesburg pike.
IN the handsome and capable gray
gelding, Grey Mouse, Mr.. Shoemaker
exhibited a good prospect that belied
its name as to timidity and took the
fancy of the judges repeatedly during
an all-day session.
Adobe in Reserve.
When the last accounting was
made Grey Mouse had won the light
weight hunter test, beating. among
others, Mrs. John Hay Whitney's
highly touted The Bear; been selected
as the best in large class of working
hunters; added another blue in the
event for green hunters, and placed
second in the corinthian, a record
that automatically placed the young
ster at the head of the line when the
time came to call them out for the
grand tricoIor. In reserve was Mrs.
George Greenhalgh's Adobe. one that
had taken the measure of Grey Mouse
IN the corinthian test and had been
a good performer throughout the day.
While the Whitney colors were not
in such good luck at some Junctures
Yesterday. The Bear did redeem him.
self by winning the hunter hack ana
model hunter blues, with his stable
mate Nickel placed second in the
latter class.
Green Horses Prevail.
Held in one of the most attractive
settings afforded small meet in this
section, the show as usual attracted
representative turnout OF Virginia
spectators, who found unusual interest
in the spectacle of two relatively
green horses fighting it out for top
honors against field that included
the best the local horsemen could
turn out.
Summaries:
Judges-stewart Preece and Lodge
'Siass Class J. for horses that have, never won
blue ribbon in jumping ciass-rSdi' .orond
AdG0e Mrs RsSrss RsS thrd
Tournament Day, R. A. RitticoI; ,.
cla,s Haeond Idyl Dixon nay
Mr choemakcr; third Gay Life, Mrs. ID.
a. Class 3 yearinss. suitable to bec9me nIn,
escond. entry William H. Lipscomb' third
entry Mr.. LipScomb ,. ,rr,srrirst
Grey Mouse. MIR. Shoemaker second, Re
call. Peach Bros: third, The Bear. Mrs.
John Hay whitney ,.,,,usi.,, bur,.
ersmFrst aFS E oHis msdrisai If rom Mss Ana He'd
Tosrn amsnt Day M: RlslieoT. .s,v por,,a,
Murt Lege: third, entry Peach Bros,
ca5; hsndesDses,d RnstIey seeond Fa1E saly sy poTt
Mrs. Greenhalsh; third. Tournament Day.
s4es seaana ana asHhsss T1
Miss Hedrick: third. Mr. Garter feacn
0iei Class o. touch and out-Flrst. Moth
Balls, Hubert Phipps. second. Rapid Fox
MT. Lipscomb; third Tournament Day
Glass 10. 3-vear -olds-First Agent Boy.
Mrs Greenhalgh: second Rock Mayne'
Mrs Greenhalsh; third, 1dyl Dixon Mr.
Class Il, working hunters-Eirst Grey
Mouse Mr.. Shoemaker; second. Easy Marx
Gerald B. Webb. jr.; third, Rock Haven
Miss Peeey Wilmer.
Glass 10. hunter hacks-Frst; The Bear
Mrs whitney: second. Rock Mayne. MIS-.
Greenhalgh; third. Idyl Dixon. Mr. Shoe
Class ~. Green hunters-First. Grey
Mouse. Mr.. Shoemaker; second. Clifton.s
Diana. DR.. Allen: third. Sally Port. Mrs.
Greenhalgh.
Mrs Whitney second. Nickel Mrs, Whit
ney: third citton,s Diana, Pr; Allen; ~
Annie. w B. Casilear: second. Red Light
Mr.. Shoemaker; third, The Traveller, H.
L. Schuh.
Glass 16. grooms colored-.First. Rock
Haven. Peggy Silas: second. Scanty Annie.
Mr. Casilear: third, Moth Balls, Mr.
Class l.. Corinthian-First, Adobe. Mrs.
Greenhalsh second. Grey Mouse. Mr.
Shoemaker: third. Madrieal Tom, Miss
Hedrick
Champion. Grey Mouse. Mr. Shoemaker;
reserve champion, Adobe, Mrs. Greenhalgh.