Evening star., 1941-06-28
PAGES Hunters Class
With Two Ribbons;
FreckIes Scores
100 See First Round
In Remount's 2-Duy
Show and Sale
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

| FRONT ROYAL. Va, June 28.-
Before a crowd of 1900 Virginia
horse lovers, the Front ROYAL Re-
mounts two-day horse show and
sale opened yesterday with record
entry from the top breeder and ex-
hibitor stables of Virginia.
Trail Bird, a 17-hand high bay
gelding. owned and ridden by Capt.
John G. Minniece, went into the
lead for hunter honors by taking
two blues. The 7-year-old son OF
Sullivan Trail Bonnie Bird jumped
consistently and outperformed
choice field in the middle and
heavyweight class to take the award
over such star performers as Cum
ming Fox of the Meander Farm in
second place, and the Greenhalghs'
highly favored Big Boy in the show
position. Later, Capt. Minniece,
who is stationed at the Front Royal
Remount, rode his big gelding to
a faultless round to win the open
working hunters. largest class of the
day. Billy Do of the Springsbury
Farm took the red ribbon. and
Highland Ace of the same stable
was third.
FreckleS Wins Blues.
The featured jumper sweepstakes
with its rich rewards attracted q
prime entry of noted local open
jumpers. including the Fort Myer
horse show teams triple threat,
Enterprise. Smacko and Reno, rid
den by their respective owners,
Capts. Wagstaff. McClelland and
Boyle. Fencing cleanly with all the
assurance of an old campaigner,
Freckles, a 6-year-old gray mare,
owned and ridden by diminrtive
Polly Buchanan Stokes of Warren
ton. gave the best single jumping
performance Of the day to win the
award. Freckles, like her owner. is
also pint sized. being Is hands high,
but the fiery daughter of Kirkover
has a lot of jump in her small body.
She won second blue by taking
the limited jumper class, and leads
for the jumper championship.
Next to the jumper sweepstakes,
SilN bOdNlA anu odl al OAcNu hAOAS iAi-
terest than any other jumping
event. Eighteen top fencers tried
for the blue and four had clean
performances on the first round.
In the jumpoff, Big Boy of the
SpringSbury Farm, given his usual
good ride by Shirley Payne, had a
clean round to receive the award
Smacko, ridden by Owner Capt
c. B. McClelland, ir. placed second
and Capt. David Wagstaff Enter
prise, with the owner up, took the
third ribbon over First Night,
owned by Mrs. M. E. Whitney.
Randle Gelding Takes Blue.
The model hunter class brought
together Is beautiful hunters in
respect to conformation, quality,
soundness and suitability as good
as any class we have seen this year.
Troop, the Golden Bloom Marching
On gelding, owned by U. S. Ran
die of Washington, was awarded
the blue. Gee Ray Bee. another
Randle entry, took the fourth rib
bon. Placing second was Mrs
Douglas Primes Ballsbridge. Third
ribbon went to Sauntering, owned
by Mrs. Fay ingalls, Sport Marvel,
recently purchased by Mr.. Randle
from George Benoit. to whom he
sold the handsome brown gelding
three years ago, won the ladies
working hunter for his owner and
took minor awards in other events.
The breeder classes of Depot
entries were, next to the Upperville
show, the best seen in a Virginia
show ring this year. Todays pro-
gram includes breeder classes for
privately owned thoroughbreds and
half-breds.
At the end of the show at 4
o'clock this afternoon the sale a la
the Dublin 1reland horse shows
will be held
The Summaries.
Model y-year-old hunters-Maslc Luck,
Mr.; and Mrs. W. HagRin Perry, Gotham.
y MsIoen 'umpersIStrons Tea, Mrs. M.
Children's working hunters-sprine
MISS Miss Ev Prime, Warrenton,
NOuel t-Nedl l-OIO hunters-Ballsbrldge !
Mrs Douglas Prime. Warrenton.
Touch and out-Big Boy, Springsbury
Farm. Berryville
Model hunters-Troop Mr. and Mrs !
U. S. Randle. Washington. D. C.
Novice 3-year-old hunters-Mathema-
ucisn, Meander Farm. Locust Dale
OhcerS' handicap iumpers-Trail Bird |
CAPT. John G. Minniece. jr.. Front Royal
Remount Depot
Enlisted mems handicap jumpers-Once
Again, ridden by Pvt. Herman Fggins,
Front Royal Remount Depot
Ladies working hunters-Sport Marvel
Mr. and Mrs. Randle.
Hunter hacks-Highland Ace Springs
bury Farm, Berryvile
Middle and heavyweisht hunters-Trail
Bird, Capt. Minniece.
Limited jumpers-Freckles, W. S.
Stokes Warrenton.
Novice 4-year-old hunters-Lisco
Meander Farm, Locust Dale
Remount Depot breeding classes:
Thoroughbred stations - Flag Pole
American Flag, Broomotta.
Brood mares-Miss Anxiety, Apprehen-
sion. Florence GranZ.
Brood mares with foal-Hotemick,
Campfire. Troutemick
Yeariings-Entry, Dan ", Lucca, Gen
Thatcher.
Tvo-year -olds-Herowee Chilhowie, Dots
SUGAR, Herodot.