Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
Orange Show Leader!
Will Seek Ribbons
Al Warrenton
Spanish Spear Fovored
To Earn 3-Yeur-OId
Virginia LuureIs
BY ROBERT HENRY,
9tar StafT NorrsSnon dApt

ORANGE, Va, Aug. 29.-An three
champions of the 41st annual Orange
Horse Show which closed here yes
terday are among the 80 title holders
scheduled to make their next ap-
pearance at the annual Warrenton
show, which opens at warrenton
Saturday, but after the way they
worked to earn their newest tri-col-
ors one wonders if they will be In
top form then.
While the Orange show broke no
records so far as number Of entries
was concerned, it did establish that
close competition car result with
quality taking the place of quantity.
There were only few top-flight
hunters and jumpers present, but
except for the 3-year-old division,
which was dominated by Mrs. D. N.
Lees handsome chestnut colt, Span
ish Spear, rivalry was exceptionally
keen and only point or so marked
the difference between champion and
reserve.
Win by Narrow Margins.
For instance, in the hunter diW-
sion, DR.. L. M. Aliens gray horse,
Cliftons Lad. beat out Robert S.
Waters Royalty I'd by one point for
the title. In the open classes, Mrs.
M. E. Whitney's rapidly improving
jumper, Bon Mutt. earned the duke
by 212 points from Mrs. Lees Clover
Seed. In each case 1t was q last
minute victory that earned the
major award. Clifton's Lad scored
a total Of 20 points in the two-day
show while Bon Mutt, full brother
to Mrs. Whitney's famed Gray
Knight, picked up IA points
Top point-getter was Spanish
Spear with 80. The chestnut son OF
Espino, winner of five straight classes
opening day, now becomes the out"
standing favorite to win the 3-year.
old Virginia title which will be
awarded at Warrenton.
Washington, D. c., entries once
again showed their superiority over
Virginia horses in the high jumping
classes when Lisbeth Stieg rode 1t.
Fred Hughes, jr.s, Black Caddy TO
victory in the Skyscraper class which
ended at 81 feet. Skippy also rode
her own mount, Hi Ho, into second
place after conceding the win money
to Hughes veteran.
Black Caddy Sparkles.
Caddy definitely established him.
self as the one to beat in a SIM
liar class that will be among the
features at Warrenton. Earlier in
the day, Caddy won the jumper
stakes to make his invasion Of the
Old Dominion well worth while.
Weanlings (thoroushbreds or half-ored)
e9s Menley So Ms,Ssmaiean.
bay Reldins. Meander Farm. Locust Dale.
Jumper stake ela1s-won By Black
Caddy, black horse. Fred j. Hughes, jr,
Fort Myer, Va.
Hunter-won BY Spy, ch seldins, Rock
sp[ins Farm. Hot sprinss; We: .,
Msnisy W. c.Hsea oessns CHESTNUT vs fedins
tin, bay geldins. Meander Farm. Locust
LiEhtVeisht hunters-wen By clifton's
Lad. gray seldins' DR.. L. NJ. Allen. Win
r,, T9Ikp p H551s sy IssiSn bay
' Middle and h. aRSem hunterGwon
by Clinker, bay gelding. Rock Spring Farm.
Hot Springs Va.
Horseshoe bowl-won BY Bon Mutt gray
stallion. Mrs. NJ. z. whitney. Urperville.
Va.
Thoroushbred hunters-won BY cIifton's
Lad. gray seldins. DR.. L. NJ. Allen. VIM
Montebelio Trophy-won BY H-soy.
chsstnut seldins. Howard O. Bestz. Kes-
Ladies hunters-won by InLy black
mare. Mrs. George Watts Hill. Durham.
500 Skyscraper Stake-won By Black
csddy, Fred J. Hughes, Fort MyeT Va;
Working hunters tOrange and adjoining
counties)- won by Mil Culpeper. bay
e @Srs; MI and Mrs, Z: A. Hutchinson.
Hunter stake-won by 1nky. black mare.
Mrs. George Watts Hill, Durham, N c.
Corinthian class-Won by Royalty %.
Robert g. Waters, Johnstown. Pa.
Champion jumper Of show-Won by Bon
Mutt. Mrs. NJ z. whitney. Upperville. Va.
Reserve. Clover Seed. Mrs. D. N. Lee.
Preliminary by cliftons' Lad, sra,
gelding. DR.. L. NJ. Allen, Winchester, Va
Hunter champion-Clifton's Lad. Dr.. l..
Allen. Winchester. Reserve, Royalty I'd.
Robert Waters .Jnhpstoup