Evening star., 1940-07-06
BY ROBERT HENRY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

Lad, which was being acclaimed to-
day as the newest Culpeper Horse
Show champion, will be member
Of Mrs. M. E. Whitney's powerful
string soon If the aims of Norman
Haymaker turn out as hoped.
Haymaker, who has managed Mrs.
Whitney's string this year and who
combined with Ellie Wood Keith
to ride DR.. L. M. Aliens entry to
victory at the close of the exhibi-
ton yesterday, has hunted the
horse as a whip with the Blue Ridge
Hunt for several years and also has
ridden him to numerous show tri-
umphs.
Today he planned to start ne
gotiations to have Clifton's Lad in
Mrs. Whitney's barn before the Rap
pahannock show at Washington,
Va, two weeks hence. The victory
of the son of imported Cog Gaulois,
famous many years ago as French
steeplechaser, stopped the streak Of
Mrs. Whitney's entries here, which
had reached three straight. The
Bear won two titles, and last year
Spring Hope was champion. Neither
was able to score a first this year.
Started Winning Ways Early.
Clifton's Lad, an 8-year-old gray,
has been heavy winner since his
3-year-old days, and, according to
Haymaker, he is an exceptionally
capable hunter. Entered in five
classes here, he was in the ribbons
each time. Although unable to win
opening day, he came back yester-
day and won the Corinthian with
Miss Keith up and the champion
ship preliminary under Haymaker,
who has ridden for DR.. Allen for 10
years. Clifton's Lad was one of 10
mounts Miss Keith rode in the
Corinthian, including Spring Hope,
which took a bad-looking fall at
the second outside fence.
DR.. Allen is best known for his
timber horses, which he breeds at
his place near Winchester. Among
the clever timber toppers that have
come from his establishment are
Ostend, double winner of the Vir-
ginia Gold Cup; Capt. Kettle, dou-
BILE winner of the Maryland Hunt
Cup; Cog Bruyere, champion cross
country horse in 1898, and Rockicy.
winner in both show ring and
racing competition. Red Tape and
Royal Wonder, two outstanding
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Allen.
Clifton's Lad had a 1l2-point lead
over Mrs. James Hamilton's Colon
drina for the title going into the
preliminary championship class,
which was not in the program. The
count was 9 points to 71a. Others
entered in this special event were
Robert S. Waters Upperville cham
pion, Royalty I'd. and Meander
Farms Harvest Day. The first had
won the middle and heavy weight
hunters, and Harvest Day had won
the lightweight hunters Thursday tc
earn the right to compete for the
title. Clifton's Lad won this in
short order, mainly on his showing
as q hack, and picked up five more
points. Royalty I'd. placed and
Golondrina took third.
Clover Seed Shows Promise.
AS usual the triple bar class
brought out the most spectacular
performances of the show, and after
three jump-offs Mrs. D. N. Lees
newcomer. Glover Seed, with Au-
brey Fishback up, beat out U. S.
Randle's Randle's Way, which
plowed through the last fence.
spread to 10 feet. The winner ap-
peared as fresh after the class as
he did when it started. and it also
seemed that he could have jumped
broader barrier had it been neces-
sary. Mrs. Lee and Fishback see
great possibilities for the giant g.
year-old, son of Haphazard. Mrs.
Lees Spanish Spear, champion g.
year-old at Upperville, won two
straight in the morning, taking the
4-year-olds and under and the green
hunters classes.
Three racers which won Thurs
day came back yesterday to repeat.
They were Mrs. Everhart's Elsie j.
and Chatterdoo and Lewis Hankle,
3d's, Tennis. The latter, ridden by
Scotty Rifles, who suffered a bad
spill opening day, won handily after
leading all the way. A Washington
entry, Blanche Johnson's Lock Lon
don, a 6-to-1 shot, won the third
heat after surviving a claim that