Evening star., 1941-05-18
Bryn Du Cadet Wins
$500 Jumper Stake
Al Horse Show
Mrs. Roosevelt Presents
Trophy in Junior Hunter
Class; 1900 Attend
BY LARRY LAWRENCE.


of the Washington Horse Show,
which today closes three-day run
at the Meadowbrook show grounds
on the East-West highway. a-e
The big black gelding was ridden
by Joe Green to a well-won victory
over 35 of the Nations outstanding
open jumpers, the largest class of
star fencers brought together in the
United States outside of Madison
Square Garden. A jump-off was re-
ouired to decide the issue when six
of the spectacular fencers had
clean performance over the difficult
course with its 10 tough jumps.
Bryn Du Cadet again rounded the
course without putting toe to jump,
taking the blue. Placing second was
DR.. E. G. Laing's Foggy Morn, the
greatest collector of jumping cham
pionships of 1910, ridden by Carl
Shilling. Third ribbon went to Tar
Boy, owned by c. v. Henkel, jr, and
ridden by Ed Daniels. Margaret Cot
ter's Rocksie. ridden by the owner,
placed fourth.
Among the, crowd of 1,2O0 which
endured the showers to attend the
Junior e-sponsored show
was Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt. Immediately after her arrival
she presented the trophy and rib
bons in the Junior hunter class, won
by a New York City entry, Power
Plant, owned by Miss Peggy Elkins
and ridden by Elizabeth Veins.
Kristie, local horse owned by Mrs.
Lee Counselman, ridden by Bucky
McGill, placed second. Miss Eve
Prime of Warrenton, Va, riding her
clever Little Miss, took the third
ribbon over Huntress, owned and
ridden by Peggy Hamilton of War
renton.
Troop Scores in Hunter Event.
Troop, ]. North Fletcher's mag
nificent 9-year-old bay geldlng, gal
loped away with both the big money
prizes in the hunter division, and
by chalking up his fourth victory
of the show looks certain to win one
of the hunter championships. The
accomplished son OF Golden Bloom
Marching On won the $3.50 working
hunter stake over Mrs. Sexton's
Jitney Jingle and Mrs. A. S. Laun-
don's Village Miss. In the next class,
the $500 hunter stake, Troop con-
tinued his winning ways by bestlng
such great talent as Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Renwick's Pamuck, Mr..
and Mrs. George Watts Hills f1ashy
Balkonian, which finished in that
order, and 80 other spectacular
hunters out after the big stake.
Inky, Mr.. and Mrs. George Watts
Hills black mare which won the
hunter championship of this show
last year, and is a contender this
year, was judged tops in the colorful
Corinthian class under the able
riding of Susan Fuller. j. North
Fletcher's Troop garnered lew
more points for his championship
by taking the second ribbon. Third
place went to the imported Demas,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Vogel, tr., and ridden by Margaret
Cotter. Inky repeated to take the
ladies working hunter class, with
susan Fuller doing the plotting,
winning over Mrs. A. S. Laundons
Village Miss and her stablemate,
Big Storm.
Pony and Junior Glasses.
The morning session was taken
up with the pony and junior classes,
which were spirited affairs with
entry lists packed with class. The
Challenge Memorial Trophy and the
pony championships were awarded
to Miss Victorian, owned by Dean
Rathbun, jr. The reserve ribbon
went to Jimmy Cricket, owned by
Jimmy Hamilton. Miss Eve Prime
of Warrenton covered herself with
glory by finishing first in both the
good hands event and the A. S. P.
c. A horsemanship class for those
who have not reached their 18th
birthday, and carries with the win
ming eligibility to compete in this
event in the National Horse Show
at Madison Square Garden, New
York, in 1941. Second in the good
hands class was Nancy Marsh OF
Washington. Dean Rathbun, jr., OF
Washington was third. Dean Rath-
bun, jr., placed second to Miss
Prime in the Workmanship event,
with Jackie Warren of Washington
third.
The second phase of the three
day jumper was won by Tar Boy,
owned by C. v. Henkel, jr., and
ridden by Ed Daniels, which bested
a field of IS crack open Jumpers.
The hunters under saddle class rang
down the curtain, being won by
Cornish Hills, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Haggin Perry and given a
grand ride by Mrs. Perry.
The gates of Meadowbrook will
be opened at 1:30 pm. today for
the final performance.
Pony hacks. IL hands and under-won
Pony Farm, ridden BY Jimmy Hamilton;
Mcsherry, ridden BY Millicent Mcsherry;
third Silver Heels, owned by Mrs. Robert
C. winmill, ridden by Peggy Leach fourth,
Gay. owned by Dunnottar Pony Farm
Pony hacks over i2, not exceeding 14.2
hands-Won by Miss victorian. owned
sunny south; owned by Patricia G.
Whipwood, owned by Springsbury Farm
ridden by Jack Lee Payne; fourth. Moon
stone, owned by Susanne Eek, ridden by
Barry Hamilton.
Pony hunters, not exceeding 12 hands
Won by Jimmy Cricket, owned by Dun
nottar Pony Farm, ridden by Jimmy Ham:
1lton; second. Mountain Music, owned and
ridden by Barry Hamilton; third. Sport.
owned by Mrs. Frank j. McSherry. ridden
and ridden by George Ballman.
Pony hunters. over ~, not exceeding
14.2 hands-Won by Moonstone. owned
BY Susanne Eek. ridden by Peggy Hamil:
ton: second, Miss Victorian, owned and
ridden by Dean Rathbun,, jr. third, Har-
mony, owned by Springsbury Farm, rid
den by Billy Greenhalgh: fourth, Iron
Duke, owned and ridden by George Rex
A. 8. p. c. A. horsemanship-won by
Eve Prime: second, George Rexrode; third.
Elaine Veins; fourth, Martha Richard
son: nth, william Patch; sixth. Eliza
Lead line class-Won by Sally Peck, age
&; second. Robert McClanahan. age 2;
third, Richard Peel. jr, age 2; fourth,
Good hands event--won by Eve Prime;
second, Nancy Marsh third, Dean Rath-
bun jr.; fourth. George Rexrode.
Junior working hunters, horses or ponies
Won by Best Time, owned BY Mr.: and
Mrs. D. c. Bradley, ridden by Dean Rath-