Evening star., 1940-08-30
Wairrenfon's 5 Horse
Show Packed With
Great Talent
81 Champions Compete
Tomorrow and Monday;
200 Horses Entered
BY ROBERT HENRY.

North Fletcher and Mrs. James
Hamilton are among the more i'm
portant officers of the Warrenton
Horse Show Association that will
hold its 41st annual meet tomorrow
and Monday, an affair that promises
to be the best since the lush days
in the 1920s. Fletcher is president,
having been named last year, and
Mrs. Hamilton, one of the best
riders in the country. is secretary,
the first woman to be elected as
an officer of the Warrenton show.
We crossed their path at the
Orange show and each turned out
to be something of buzzsaw. Sew
eral weeks ago we wondered, in print,
why the Warrenton officials didn't
answer the prayer of most ex-
hibitors and install an outside
hunter course. 1t was not new
question because people have asked
the same for years. However,
Fletcher and Mrs. Hamilton had an
answer and it wasn't bad.
$1,000 Effort Fails.
"A few years ago" Fletcher began,
"officers OF the show spent more
than $1,000 trying to build a first
class hunter course, but it didn't
work. We simply did not have room
If We asked the fans to walk to
the show we would have room, be-
cause there wouldn't be any cars
parked in the only available space
in which to build a hunter course.
but We couldn't do that. Maybe in
a few years we can find a new site
for the show and settle the prob
lem"
Mrs. Hamilton nodded agreement
and began a speech of her own.
DO you know" she asked, there
will be 80 champions at Warrenton
this year-three of them former
champions of the show? One of
these 80 horses. Crispin Oglebay's
Holystone, has been regarded as the
top show hunter in the game for
the last two or three years. Not
only that, but Mrs. George Watts
Hills Inky, champion last year:
Holiday Hill Farms Big John,
champion in 1885 and 1887. and
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Whitney's
Spring Hope, 1886 title holder, also
will be there. That isn't bad for one
show, is it?
But that's not all Such tri-
color winners as Royalty II Chfton's
Lad Bon Diable. Lees Birthday.
Balkonian, Lucky Buck. Village Miss.
The Bear, Spanish Spear, Cando-
lotte, Black Caddy, Hi Ho, Fire
Chief and my own mare. Golandrina
will compete. All of these horses
are well known throughout the East
and can win blues at any show in
the country"
Feature Green Hunters.
After noting there will be some
200 horses, Mrs. Hamilton was
stopped cold by Fletcher, who ex-
planned that Warrenton's main OBJ
ject is to feature green hunters this
year, just as Upperville featured
colts.
People in this section" he said,
always are bringing new stock to
the shows-horses they hope will
develop into real cross-country
hunters as well as champion show
hunters. With this new 3-year-old
class, in which the winner is de-
clared the champion young hunter
of Virginia. We hope to attract all
of the best prospects in the State.
Last year, when first inaugurated.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Perry'S
youngster, Scotchwood, took the
crown. and since has been sold. He
had class. but the entries that make
up this years event will have it. too.
In fact, there is more quality ready
to show at Warrenton than you will
find anywhere except possibly the
National Show in New York"