Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Five Blues, as Many
Second Awards Go
To First Night
Hydraulic, Hyperion Nab
Hunter Prizes; Pageant
Highly ColorfuI
BY JACK ALLEN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

ers from the barns of Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Whitney and Paul Mellon
grabbed off major share of honors
in the sixth annual Trinity Church
horse show and pageant held here
today on the Grafton Farm estate
of DR.. and Mrs. A. c. Randolph.
Outclassing the smallest field of
horses ever to take part in the
Trinity meet, the Whitney entries,
led by First Night, picked up five
blue ribbons and a like number Of
secondary awards, while the Mellon
string accounted for four blues and
three other ribbons under ham
ding of their owner, a son of the late
Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew
K. Mellon.
First Night brought Mrs. Whitney
the blue in two eventS-the handicap
hunters and bona-fide hunters, which
turned out to be the toughest class
of the day, with IS horses taking part.
First Night then joined with two
other mounts from Llangollen Farm
to take first place in the hunt teams
class, which brought out only one
other combination, a trio entered
by the Peach brothers of Upper
vile.
Four Mellon Horses Score.
Strong Tea was placed first in the
thoroughbred hunters competition
to give the local sportsWoman an
other blue, while an unnamed en-
try also won for her in the event
for 2-year- old horses suitable to
become hunters.
Melons four blues were picked up
by as many horses. Reulla won the
event for mares suitable to produce
hunters, Hydraulic took the class for
hunters shown under saddle, Rup-
perton the event for green hunters
shown under saddle and McGinty
the halfbred hunters competition.
Frederick Warburg's Battle Day
accounted for another of the out
standing classes of the show, the
Corinthian class, in which Is horses
were entered Handled by Taylor
Hardin, Battle Day nosed out Mr..
Melons McGinty, which was pin
ned for second, and the Peach
brothers Mr.. Carter, which took
down the third-place award.
The pulling contest for draft
horses produced some torrid COM
petition, with Mrs Crompton Smiths
team winning the tug for light
weight horses and L. B. Norman'S
entry capturing first among the
heavyweights.
PONY Express" Group Best.
Horsemen and horsewomen of this
section of Virginia dug into Ameri-
can history to produce six interest
ing entries for the pageant, always
an outstanding bit of the Trinity
show.
C. v. B. Cushman turned out
four riders in cowboy regalia and
another in Indian attire depicting
the pony express" and it took first
among the group exhibits.
The ribbon for the best float was
won by the Trinity Episcopal
Church Choir entry, in which a
group of Pilgrims and Indians por-
trayed the first Thanksgiving Day.
The judges selected William P.
Hubert, jr., who was cast in the
role of an Indian in the Cushman
pony express entry, as the best
individual exhibit and Elizabeth
Houston. who portrayed Bonnie
Butler, daughter of Rhett Butler of
Gone With the Wind" fame, was
adjudged best among the children.
Two-year-olds suitable to become hunt
ers-Won by entry OF, Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Whitney; second, Prince PICKETT bst.
Beauty. owned by Peach Brothers
Saddle ponies-Won by Gaiety. owned
by Miss Mildred Gaines; second, Blossom,
Bell, owned by Patsy Brown.
Ponies shown in hand-Won by Skunky,
owned by Miss Gaines: second. Penny
Brock o"o owned D BY a virginia K. smith and
Tommy Smith.
Thoroughbred hunters---Won by Strong
Faithful Heart, owned si by Mrs whitney;
third, First Night, owned by Mrs Whit
ney.
owned and ridden by Fletcher Harper; sec
ond. Know Me. owned and ridden by Mrs;
Fletcher Harper; third. Battle Day. owned
ana T1QOen DN FItuellCh
Hunters, shown under saddle--Won by
Hydraulic. owned by Rokeby Stables: sec
ond,, Limerick owned by Mr.. Harper;
Green hunters. shown under saddle
Won by Rupperton owned bv Rokeby
Stables; second. Mountsville. owned by
Mr.. Warburg.. third, Tiger Lady owned
Haif-bred hunters-won by McGinty,
owned by Rokeby Stables second, Mounts
vile, owned by Mr.. Warbure; third, Tub
harhonan nuned nv Rnkehy Stables
horses-won by entry of Mrs Crompton
ted entry Of CHARLES o B cash
Draft pulling contest, heavvweight
horses-Won by entry of l. 3: Norman man
entry of Hubert Phipps.
Bona, hde huntsIs-Won by First Night
Sonsn Star ~ owned BY Rokeby stables;
third Strong Tea, owned by Mrs. Whit
ney.
Handicap hunters-won by First Night,
Stella owned by Mrs. Taylor Hardin.
WON Mars ss R sn0 owned B By RUFebg
second, Faithful Heart owned by Mrs.
Whitney: third. The Nun, owned by
owned and ridden bv Mrs. Harper; sec
end, Mount Etna owned and ridden ntk'er by
Selling class, half-bred hunters-Won by
Mr. Carter, owned by Peach Brothers
second, Rappahannock. owned BY Mr..
Phipps; third, Seaway, owned by Miss e.
Selling class thoroughbred hunters
Won by Clemgee, owned by H. M. Corn
we'll No other entries.
Corinthian-Won by Battle Day. owned
BY Mr. Warburg: second McGinty, owned
BY Rokeby stables third, Mr.. Carter.
owned by Peach Brothers.
Hunt teams-Won by entry OF Mrs.
Whitney. second, entry Of Peach Brothers.
Paeeant-Floats Won by Colonial float
Of Trinity Episcopal Church Choir; sec
Groups: Won by entry Of C. v B. Cush-
man, second. entry of Mrs Hugh Fon-
tame: third. entry Of Ross Lipscomb Best
individual: William P. Hubert, jr. Best
child: Elizabeth Houston.