Evening star., 1939-09-05
Rocksie Wins Honors
As Jumping Star
Al Warrenton
Smocko, Fort Myer Entry,
Also Scores Heavily
At Horse Show
BY ROBERT HENRY,
1k Gus

WARRENTON, Va, Sept. 5.-Run-
ming true to form, Virginia entries
cleaned up in the hunter classes and
took it on the chin in the high
jumping contest as the best War
renton horse show in recent years
came to a climactic close here yes
terday before a packed audience.
Washington horses, greatly out
numbered, nevertheless managed to
share the spotlight, mainly through
the superb effort of Margaret Cot
ter's reliable Rocksie in the knock
down -and-out class, feature of the
open jumper division.
AS far as the District contingent
was concerned, it mAttered little
that Inky, from Mr.. and Mrs.
George Watts Hills Virginia Beach
Stable, won the grand champion
hunter title, or that Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Haggin Perry's Scotchwood took
the novice and Virginia 3-year-old
championships back to Gotham with
him. Enough glory was Obtained,
they thought, through Rocksies
triumph and Smacko's victory in
the jumper championship.
From Nearby Fort Myer.
While not strictly Washington
entry, Smacko was considered almost
that because he's from Fort Myer,
and that's close enough to be con-
sidered a home-towner. At least
the Capital exhibitors got a kick
out of his winning.
Every show has its star, but it
probably depends on where you're
from were you to decide which
horse deserved the main glory. Vir-
ginians doubtlessly were proud of
Inky's efforts and Scotchwoods
trick of winning five firsts, but the
entire crowd of 5000 completely let
its hair down when Rocksie cleared
6 feet to win the high jumping
event.
AS usual it was not until after
struggle that the son of Half Rock
was able to uphold his title as king
of the skyscrapers. Twenty of the
best jumpers from Maryland, vir-
ginia and the District started. After
three jump-offs, the field was re-
duced to four and the first Jump
went up to feet inches and the
second to 6 feet.
Rocksie's Victory Applauded.
Fenton Fadeley's Lacquer Lady,
attempting comeback after a long
.ay-off, went first and stopped at
the second jump. Then Mrs. Eliza
beth Lloyed Fangle's Fire Chief and
Sandy, little veteran from Fort
Myer, knocked down the first to
leave it up to Rocksie. which took
barriers in stride amid loud ap-
plause.
Things quieted down then as
Scotchwood. Inky and Robert S.
Waters Royalty, I'd, went about
earning hunter championships.
Too young to compete for the
grand champion hunter crown,
Scotchwood dropped out as Inky
and Royalty continued to vie for
that title. The latter, early favor
lite, won the 500 green hunter stake
and the $500 hunter stake. but
hurt himself, figuratively, when he
battered down a jump in the Corin-
THAN.
1nky Becomes a Winner.
Inky didn't get anything in that
class, which was way below stand
ard. but did win the women's hunters
and the qualified hunters, both with
even rounds. He then was awarded
the big prize after a careful check
up by the judges, who required the
f1nalists to go through various PAGES
as final test.
After Saturdays double victories
most people thought that Mr.. and
Mrs. George P. Greenhalghs Billy
Do would continue his sweep of
jumper championships that totaled
five this year. However, they reck-
oned without the Army's rugged bay
horse, Smacko.
Ridden by Capt. Charles McClel-
land, who taught him to Jump about
a year and half ago, the big bay
added to his early points by win
ming the modified Olympic class as
Billy Do refused to complete the
course. The victory brought his
points to 15h, a clear advantage
over Billy, which had 10.