Evening star., 1939-07-23
Take Dozen Ribbons,
Seven Blue; Young
Riders Star
. Experimental Program
So Successful 1910
Plans Are Started
By ROBERT HENRY.


Two horse minded families made
It, field day yesterday as the citi-
zsns of Beltsville staged their first
horse show before large gathering
that enjoyed every bit of action IN
the small green ring.
Dean Rathbun of Bethesda, Md,
and Edward Harris of Beltsville, Md
brought their children out for day S
sport and they ended up by carrying
away almost half the ribbons award
ed in the show, thanks to the con-
sistent efforts of their enthusiastic
offspring. No less than IL ribbons
went to members of the two FAM
lilies, seven of which were blues.
Marian Curran of Indian Spring
Valley Farm, Silver Spring, Md,
also was proud spectator as his
three children, Marian, jr., Carol
and June, won two f1rsts, a second,
two thirds and fourth.
Experiment Is Success.
The show, free to both fans and
exhibitors, was in the nature of an
experiment to learn whether the
local and nearby owners and riders
would support an exhibition. So
spontaneous was the response that
before the show was half over plans
for a bigger and better show next
year were under way.
Dean Rathbun. jr., who with his
father had travelled to Warrenton,
Va, for the Leny Manor show in
the morning only to find it postponed
a week. won four classes, two each
with Rathbun's Rascal and Chit
Chat. The first three blues came in
succession. Later, competing against
several crack jumping ponies, Dean
rode Chit Chat to victory in the 142
and under jumping class. The 13-
year-old lad also picked up several
minor ribbons.
The Harrises, who seemed to have
the fans on their side, gave their all
as they won two straight jumping
classes for horses and just missed
duplicating that feat with two Of
their ponies.
Billy Harris Surprises.
Billy Harris, 17-year-old son of
Edward Harris, surprised every one
except the Beltsville cheering section
when he rode his bay mare Patsy to
victory in the open jumpers, over
Az feet, and then repeated in the
knockdoWn and out with the same
mount. In both cases H. o. Wech's
triple bar specialist. Elzoro, ridden
by Mickey Magill, was second. The
first class called for two jumpoffs
before the blue was passed out.
Billy's brother, Tommy, aged 8
years, won the next class for pony
jumpers with Indian Chief, which,
according to Mr.. Harris, is "a years
old and five years ago won a Fort
Myer working hunters class against
horses despite taking 5-foot chick
en- coop by mistake. The little sway
backed black and white then put up
great performance against Chit
Chat but got too close to one obstacle
IN jumpoff and had to be content
with second place. The Chief also
took second behind Rathbun's Ras-
sal in lead-in conformation class.
Carol Curran rode Quarter Moon.
. 3-year-old daughter of Fred
Hughes, jrs, famous Black Caddy,
to victory in the suitable for riding
school horse class and sister June
rode the 2-year-old Tahra to tri-
umph in the colt road hack event.
June also finished second to Frank
Christmas in the junior horseman-
ship class.
Ring Master, former high jump
ing star of Tim McCoy's Wild West
Show, and reserve jumper champion
at Fort Myer last winter, won his
first blue for his owner when he
outjumped large field in the green
hunters class.
handJ-Won by Valiant. owned by Roy
Routt: second Star Boy. owned by David
Belding; third, Tippy. owned by Edward
hsI! bands :, sshoyn in hand1-Won BY Rath-
second, Indian Chief, owned by Mr. Harris.
Only two entered.
,sbo%B Ponies IN 10 hands and undsr T.? hands
owned by Dean Rathbun. jr-; Inv second,
Rooney. owned by David Beiding third,
Ponies 14;3 and under-Won by Rath-
buns Rascal owned and ridden by Dean
ant Eathbun; r.: second, Sport. owned by, Mr..
Rooney. owned by David Beding and rid
den by Harvey LuSby.
Three-gaited saddle horses-Won by
Jack owned by La Bert St Clair and hidden
by Mary virginia Harris; second. Bob. owned
by and ridden by H; W; spiller; third Quar-
ter Moon, owned by Marian Curran, jr.,
and ridden by Carol Curran;
,v Syllable for riding school
Curran, II, and ridden by Carol Curran
SECOND n9 tidGs Skippy owned BY Mercer Fadeley
hnsrt hna raaen xnsd Py by Lbeh Steg third swee
riden by Jean Dammit.
Flve-gaited saddle horses--Won by King
second. ITrixie, owned and ridden BY Mrs.
Judson GUIDE; third, Pat, owned and ridden
by Judson GUIDE.
Green jumpers.-Won by Ring Master.
owned by Fred Hughes, jr.. and ridden by
Miss steig; second Duchess; owned and
Gretchino. owned by II. o. WEIGH and rid, J.,
den by Mickey Magill.
BY Patsy. 9 oWned and ridden BY Biy HaTTis
second, Elzoro. owned by Mr. WEIGH and
ridden by Mickey Magill, third. Quarter
ridden by Carol Curran.
Knockdown and out.-Won by Patsy,
Gizoro % Owned i0by By Mr Weieh and ridden BY
Mr.. Masill; third. skippy. owned by Mercer
Fadeley and ridden by Miss .steig;
, by Indian Chief. owned by Edward Harris,
and ridden by Tommy Harris: second, Star
Boy. owned by David Belding and ridden by
Harvey Lusby; third, Valiant owned by
Roy Routt and ridden by Raymond Routt.
Pony jumpers 14.2 and UNDER Won
by Chit Chat owned and ridden by Dean
Rathbun, jr.; second, Indian Chief. owned
by Edward Harris and ridden by Tommy
Harris; third Sassy Jane. owned and rid
den by Joe Atchison.
Horsemanship event.-Won by Frank
Christmas, second, June Curran; third,
Colt Eui hack ciass.-won BY Tahra. owned
by Marian Curran jr., and ridden by June
Curran: second. Gretchino, owned by Mr.
WEIGH and ridden by Micky Magill third
Quarter Moon owned by Marian Curran,
tr.,- and ridden by Carroll Curran.
Judges-J. David Schafier, Henry speel-
man and Fred Hughes, jr.