The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-07
five GATED AND
HUNTERS POPULAR
Side Slip, Dark Victory, Red
Sails And Happy Lore
Are Top Horses

champions were crowned last
night at the final performance of the
third annual Cape Fear Horse show
before n of the most enthusiastic
audiences ever to attend a horse
show here.
Despite chilly weather the crowd
was one Of the best which has at
tended the show, which by far, has
been the finest " presented IN
this section.
Champions crowned last night
were:
Hunters: Side Slip, owned by
Miss Charlotte Ives Montgomery,
champion; Dark Victory, Of Lin
vile Stables, reserve
Jumpers: Red Sails, c. V. Hen
KEEL, Jr., owner, champion; Happy
Lore, Linville Stables, reserve.
Five gated classes and open
hunters attracted the greatest at
tention last night and had the
crowd bowling for its favorites
during the evening performance.
A summary of the nights events:
Model hunters, shown in hand
and Judged on quality, conforma-
ton, soundness and trueness to
type: Side Slip, owned by Miss
Charlotte Ives Montgomery; Slip
Stream, also owned by Miss Mont
gomery; Olivette, also owned by
Miss Montgomery; and Dark Vic
tory, of Linville Stables.
Children's open horsemanship,
open to children 16 years and I'M
der: o. T. Fowler, Jr., Billy Will
kins, Marguerite MacRae, Billy
We'll, and Billy Sutton.
Local three gated horses: Mid
night Flash, Billy Wilkins; Pete,
Billy Sutton; Kris Kringle, Vera
D. Diehl; Ranger, Betty Hall.
Pony class, open to all children,
shown by children IA years and I'M
der: Hot To-day. Billy Wilkins;
Patches, Joe Shepard Morrison;
Lady Jane, Betty We'll; Cherry
Flash, Rachel Cameron; Queen, D.
c. North, Jr.; Sporty, Dickie An
drews.
Road hacks: Zone of the most ex.
citing classes of the night, Lady
Durham, Linville Stables; Dark Vic
tory, Linville Stables; June Mist, r.
z. Gates; Crepe Suzette, Pinehurst
Stables.
5000 three gated championship
stake donated by Saunders Drug
STOREY Peavine's Society Born, Mar
tin Lee; Count Peacock, Nathan
Ayers; Glorianna, o. T. Fowler;
Cock o. The Walk, Jane Wharton;
Smoke Screen, o. T. Fowler.
Open jumping stake: donated by
D. C. North) Red Sails, C. V. Hen
KEEL, Jr.; Virginia Girl, Pinehurst
Stables; Lady Durham, Linville
Stables; Timber Rider, Pinehurst
Stables; Happy Lore, Linville
Stables.
5000 five gated championship
stake: donated by Bruce B. Cam
eron) Scarlet Pimpernel, o. T.
Fowler; Ella Wee, r. W. Baker;
Lady Hope, C. H. Henderson, Jr.,
McDonald's Choice, L. B. Jenkins.
Judges of the show were Doug
las Davis, of Lexington, KY, and
Fred B. Wilmshurst, of Hasty, N. C.
The crowd which watched the
show yesterday afternoon was one
of the most enthusiastic seer at a
horse show here, applauding va
rlous favorites as they performed
and setting up rival camps which
served as cheering sections.
Action And Color
The performance itself presented
an afternoon filled with action and
color.
Again Miss Charlotte Ives Mont.
gomery was tops in the hunter
classes, Side Slip winning the 500
hunter stake, Doncaster Lark plac.
ing third and Musical Clown fourth.
Summary of the afternoon win
ners in the order named:
East Carolina Horsemanship: Rillz
Wilkins; Marguerite MacRae; Billy
Sutton; Frederick Willetts, Jr.
Mimi Well.
Ladies' three-gaited: Joyous Es
quire, Anne Lee Graham; Hi Bow
Margaret Potter; Rachel Cameron