Evening star., 1940-06-16
Waters Entry Scores
In Closing Contest
10 Win by Point
SolIy Twink Outjumps
10 Rivals to Prevail
In Touch and OUT
BY ROBERT HENRY.
Star Stan Correspondent.


UPPERVILLE, Va, June 15.-
Robert S. Waters strapping bay half
bred, Royalty, I'd, became the "horse
to beat" in future Old Dominion
show ring competition by winning
the hunter championship of the 50th
annual Upperville Colt and Horse
Show, which came to a close at
Grafton Farm. near here, today.
Ridden by Ed Barker, the 5-year- old
son of War Whoop earned a one
point margin over Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Haggin Perry's young mare, To
Victory. The final tally was 10
points to H.
Both winners in opening classes
yesterday, neither entry was able
to score today until blazing sun
sank behind the Blue Ridge Noun
tains. Then, with chances for points
growing scarce, To Victory crashed
through with five by winning the
thoroughbred hunters, with Garfield
Harding astride. Royalty, ID cham
pion 3-year-old in the country two
years ago when he won IS blues,
was not eligible for this event, but
he still had two and possibly three
more chances to catch up.
Both Miss in Ladies' Hunters.
Each missed out in the ladies'
hunters, but Royalty cut down To
Victory's lead to two points by plac-
ing in the Corinthian, with Morris
Clark up, as the Perry mare again
was out of the ribbons. Each had
performed well enough to warrant
being called for the championship
preliminary, an honor also extended
to Springsbury Farms Ginnico and
Horace Moffett's Sally Twink. The
judges, Col. George S. Patton. Sloan
Doak and Roy jackson. put the
quartet through severe test here
and Royalty earned five points by
winning as To Victory placed third
for two points. This was enough for
the Waters entry. In taking the
second ribbon Ginnico earned the
three points To Victory needed to
tie the champion.
Bark, stablemate of To Victory,
won the reserve 3-year-old cham
pionship yesterday.
Sally Twink had earned the right
to compete in the preliminary by
winning the Founders Cup class
yesterday and placing in several
events today. While it did not count
toward the title Sally outjumped 10
rivals to win the touch and out, one
Of the two open jumping classes held
during the show. After the first
round the daughter of Twink was
tied with Mrs. Elizabeth Whitney's
Bon Mutt, winner of the handicap
hunters yesterday. They were the
only entries to complete the four
Jump course without fault, and in
the extra round Sally again went
clean as Bon Mutt hit.
Ginnico Downs Bon Diable.
A victory over Mrs. Wntney's
famed Bon Diable in the middle
and heavyweight hunters gave Gin
nico the right to vie for top honors
In the preliminary class. Held over
the outside course, the event at
tracted most of the best horses
In the show and after an excellent
round with Mrs. George P. Green
halgh, jr., up, the prepossessing
daughter of imported Gino also at
tracted the judges eyes and won.
After her Spring Hope had placed
second to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Harrison, jr.'s Alas in the light
weight hunters Mrs Whitney gained
her second blue of the show when
The Bear won the thoroughbred
hack class. Mrs. Whitney failed
to make her expected plane trip
from California, but her entry was
ably handled by Mrs. Greenhalgh,
jr. Glory Road, owned by Mrs.
D. N. Lee, whose Spanish Spear won
the 3-year-old title yesterday, took
second with Aubrey Fishback up.
A three-horse team representing
the Whitney interests won the hunt
team class from two other trios
when Clifton's Lad, Bon Diable and
Airy Spirit were judged best. Hor-
ace Mofett's team placed and an
other Whitney team showed. This
class was held over the outside
course and riders were dressed in
full hunting attire.
Lead-in classes for youngsters
took up most of the morning and
classy yearlings and 2-year-olds had
the experts guessing.