Evening star., 1940-04-21
Earns Close Verdict
With Muddy River,
locket Trailing
Young Rider Keeps Slate
Clean for Women in
Her Third Victory
BY ROBERT HENRY.

derson, retired the Riding and Hunt
Club Plate for her pretty owner by
winning that feature for the third
time in four years at the Potomac
Hunt hunter trials at Great Elm
Farm near Travillah. Md, yesterday
Moving smoothly around the "
mile. 9-jump course in an annoying
drizzle which made the small gath
ering miserable and the competitors
muddy, the veteran gray mare
earned close decision over 1t. Col
William M. Grimes Muddy River
and Taylor Chewing, jr.'s, Locket.
In winning, Poussin, recent victor
In the Dunboyne Challenge Plate at
the hunts point-to-point meet, re-
peated her success of 1887 and 1888
and also kept clean the record for
feminine riders in this event. Be-
sides Miss Sanderson's triple. the
class has been won by Robin Riddick
who rode Cheyenne home first last
year, and by Mrs. c. B. Lyman, who
won with My Lassie in 1886, the year
the trophy was donated by former
Secretary of State Henry l.. Stim-
son. Mrs. Harry H. Semmes pre-
sented the trophy to Miss Sanderson
Form Prevails Despite Weather.
Although staged under adverse
conditions, competition was unusu-
ally formful. Only two riders suf-
fered spills and refusals were rare.
Miss Riddick took fall with DR..
Robert Moran's Me-Tom in the
Chevy Chase Plate and Nancy
Hanna toppled from Gone Away in
the Montgomery County Plate.
Neither was injured.
Several 1889 winners again were
successful. Elaine Mcdowell, who
scored with her own mare, Gay
Melody, in the Junior Hunt Plate
last year, repeated in that class, re-
stricted to riders under 18 years OF
age, when she rode George T. Walk
ers Metope to victory over Poussin
and seven others. Last years Mont
gomery County Plate winners, Sea-
gram, owned and ridden by Mrs.
Ernest L. Smith, and Locket, owned
and ridden by Chewing. made it two
straight in that class for pairs. The
only difference in yesterdays re-
suit was in the rider of Locket, Mrs.
Lock Shumaker having that mount
q year ago.
Muddy River Wins Masters Plate.
Showing the same determination
that won the larkers' point-to-
point race two weeks ago, Muddy
River, ridden by 1t. Col. Grimes,
beat IL others to win the Masters
Plate. His rider last year took Sec
ond with Miss Blue Ridge. Recall,
owned and ridden by Charles Car
rico, and one of the few show
ring hunters competing, was second
and might have won except for
popping over the in-and-out OBJ
stacle which caused trouble for
many.
After this victory 1t. Col. Grimes
came right back to help Mrs. Mar
shall Exnicios and Ray Glacker
take honors in the Potomac Plate for
hunt teams of three. The winning
horses were Miss Blue Ridge, Shift
less and Life Boat. Full hunting
attire was required in this class and
counted IS per cent.
Although Miss Sanderson was not
entirely satisfied with the perform
ance of Poussin in the feature, the
judges, Maj. Henry Leonard, Will
bur Hubbard and William H. Lips
comb, were. It did require several
minutes, however, before they called
the results as Muddy River and
Locket also had clever rounds.
Headrock, handled by young Mercer
Fadeley, also was under considera-
ton until one of the judges de-
cided the mare was not hunting
sound" even though the other two
officials insisted that she had been
hunted all winter without a trace
of trouble.
1t. Col. Whitaker Shines on Mike.
A first-class job of announcing
was turned in by 1t. Col. Frank
Whitaker, who passed along newsy
facts about the participants. He
tried, too, to keep the drenched
spectators happy with cheerful chat
ter.
Junior Hunt Plate-won by Metope.
axnee si.iee %cposeIi NJ sete second Poussn owned
and ridden BY Margaret sandsrsona; M ~a,r'I third'
Herolax. owned and ridden by Eowln n n
ldden Hdddey BY ,y Me9eer tSstsn rsdeiey TrOpSy BY
tandon School. ,,
rddae hr " Ghass Edsn HARDY p second
Gone Away, owned by Nancy Hanna: rladen
y Robert B; Rhilips; u uthny third. liking KinG
By Patricia Henry; fourth. Cheyenne. owned
Mr.. and Mrs; William Hanson, won hx
roSssn. shns owned STe AND and ridden By Miss sand
second MUDDY R1ve5 owned bira ina
iocket, owned and ridden by TAYLOR Chewn;
ns I!ddsn by ,a MeTeer Assds Fadefss. TTopRy BY
by seagram owned and ridden by, Mrs;
Hsnss lda.n b. M seh snd soGxs Mss
and BUDDY, owned neh and ND ridden By Dr.. r James
Mr. Walker ridden by Miss Mcdowell, and
Miss Blue Ridge, owned and ridden by
It. Go fourth &C G9ne owned
osvoas rdden fSofa By Mss as kddeR TrophS
by Mr., and Mrs. Randall Hagner
second. Recall; owned and ridden by Charles
Carrco; third, Little Princess, owned and
ridden by Oliver Durant II; fourth: Me-
Mss Mss Riddick' Riddle ~ Trophy FRO % BY Dr. Dr. Fred : Sand Sander
son and Harry H. Semmes, Joint M. F. H.
Potomac Plate (hunt teams of three)-
Won by Muddy River. owned and ridden by
1t. Col. Grimes. shiftless, owned and rid
den by Mrs. Marshall Exnicios and Life
second Rsmbler owned ~ ana rfy rdGen by
william Laird Dunlop Sd. st. Patrick
owned and ridden by Carol Curran. and
Dixiana. owned and ridden by Marion
Curran; third. Miss Elk, owned and ridden
BY Mr.. Altemus, Seaeram. owned and rid.
den by Mrs. Smith. and Buddy. owned end
ridden BY DR.. Greear Trophy BY Mr..
and Mrs. John n. Lyons.