Evening star., 1940-05-20
DemopoIis Crowned
Exhibit Champion;
Star Scratches
HuntIey Glen Captures
Jumping Honors After
Lew Dunbar Is Hurt
BY ROBERT HENRY.

BY ROBERT HENRY.
The Civil War is history, but the
battle between the North and the
South was renewed at the Meadow
brook Saddle Club yesterday as the
best Washington Horse Show in
several years came to an end before
an overflow crowd.
With strong finish the South
ern entries won out, 10 classes to
II, including two of the three cham
awarded. Local and near
by owners were in the middle all the
while and managed to win only six
of the major events, with Gardner
Hallman's Lady Jack keeping the
high jumping honors here with a
6-foot leap in the skyscraper class.
Success of woman owners and
riders was one of the features of
the exhibition, majority of classes
being won by feminine owners or
riders, or both. All three champions
are woman-oW Demopolis, con-
formation hunter leader, is from
Mrs. w. Haggin Perrys stable of
Gotham, Va: Inky, working hunter
boss, is owned by Mrs. George Watts
Hill of Durham, N. c., and Huntley
Glen, jumper king, represented
Nancy Marie Shaw of Chester
Springs, Pa. Last year all three
were owned by women.
Mrs. Hills stable, which entered
1nky, Balkonian and Lucky Buck,
was the largest first-ribbon winner,
taking eight, five by Inky, champion
at Warrenton last fall. Mrs. Perry's
entries won five blues and one
championship for secondary honors.
North Loses Margin.
Going into last-day events the
North had a slight edge in number
Of victories. but with Inky, Demop-
oils and Billy Do, last years jumper
leader, owned by Mrs. George P.
of Berryville. Va, win
ming consistently, the order was re-
after the last ribbon was
pinned.
Demopolis, ridden by Mrs. Perry,
was the outstanding horse of the
show. especially after Lew Dunbar,
reserve jumper champion, owned by
DR.. and Mrs. Walter T. Kees of
New York City. was forced out with
a leg injury. The big chestnut horse
had starred in the open classes by
two features and figured to
easily win the title. Although un-
able to show in four last-day classes
For. which he was eligible, Lew never
Lheless had scored enough points
earlier to be tied with Huntley Glen
for the crown. A fourth in any one
Of these classes would have won the
trlcolor by one point and the way
the horse stood out over his oppo-
Sltion it seemed that such a task
easily would have been accom-
plished. AS it was Huntley Glen
took only one minor ribbon in four
chances, placing second in the sky
scraper with 12-year-old Peggy Mills
riding. Glens connection refused
to toss for the title, so Lew Dunbar
had to default.
DemOpolis Conformation Victor.
After winning the $500 hunter
stake class Saturday Demopolis
practically assured himself of the
conformation hunter championship.
The big bay horse didn't rest on
that, however, as he came back
yesterday to win the thoroughbred
hunters over the outside course and
he preliminary championship class.
[nky was beaten in the working.
lunter preliminary by Billy Do and
Lucky Buck, but had won four
classes prior to that. Two of these
came yesterday, in the ladies' hunt
ers and the amateur hunters, with
Susan Fuller up.
Riders of this vicinity held up
we'll yesterday to win two main
jumping classes. Capt. John Collier |
of Fort Myer rode his mare, Gay |
Cockade, to win the final phase of |
The three-day jumper event for his
second straight in that class. This
gave the Army mount total of IL
points, having placed fourth Friday,
and six more than Huntley Glen,
which won opening day.
In the skyscraper three jump offs |
we're necessary before Hallman and
Lady Jack could win. With the
second of the two fences standing 6 |
feet high the local entry was the
only one to go clean although Hunt
ley Glenn went over in another
lump-off for second with Fred |
Hughes, jrs. Black Caddy. Little
Miss Mills came back soon after
wards to ride her own mount, Gossip,
to win the touch and out in jump
off.
Well Known Stables Fail.
Two of the best known stables
entered in the show failed to earn
a blue ribbon. Mrs. John Hay
string of seven, which
had cleaned up last year and won
two championships, and the stable
leased by Patricia Boiling of Green
wich, Conn, could get nothing more
than scattered seconds and thirds.
Two of the Boiling horses, Hexa-
meter and Illuminator, both are
former champions of the New York
National Show, while Mrs. Whitney's
best, Bon Diable, twice has won
titles in the Washington.
Tho only record at the show was
made by the weather, three fault
less days making it ideal for exhib-
tors and spectators. Rain usually
mas harassed both.
Summaries.
Hunters (nen- n-thoroushbreds)- by
Billy Do. owned by Springsbury Farm, rid
len by Shirley Payne second, Weather
Permitting. owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Haggin
Perry, ridden by Mrs. Perry; third, Rascal,
,wned by Mrs. Austin Jennings, ridden by
Norris Clarke: fourth, Lees Birthday,
,wned by George G. Lee. ridden by Alex
Calvert.
Three-day jumping third phase)-won
~ Gay Cockade owned by Fort Myer
Horse Show Team; ridden BY Capt. ]. II.
bury Farm. ridden by Mr.. Payne; third.