Evening star., 1941-08-15
Spring Hope Leader
Over Choice Field
Al Berryvi|Ie
Margaret Cotter Rides
Whitney Entry to Two
Firsts, One Second
By LARRY LAWRENCE,

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
BERRYVILLE, Va, Aug. 15.-Mov-
ing into the second and final day
Of the 10th annual Berryville Horse
Show, Mrs. M. Z. Whitney's Spring
Hope held the lead over a strong
field Of hunters. Ridden by Mar
garet Cotter Of Washington, the
sprightly 11-year-old daughter Of
Mad Halter -Culliner won the blue
in the lightweight hunter class over
DR.. L. M. Aliens Clifton's Stone and
other choice performers and later
the bay mare showed the way to the
other fox chasers by taking the
working hunter class over a large
field which saw Billy D.. Highland
Ace and Big Boy Of the Springbury
Farm take the minor awards in that
order.
In the important ladies hunter
Spring Hope placed second to Big
Boy, the. Springsbury Farms big
hunter ridden superbly by Sue Boil
ling. The Whitney star was ridden
by Miss Cotter throughout the day.
Peach Brothers Do Well.
With three blue ribbons and minor
awards, the entries Of Peach Broth
ers Of Upperville dominated the
breeding classes which always are
a prominent part OF the program
With Ann Duval, their celebrated
Tom Tiger Grace Brown mare, they
won the brood mare class. Puritan
Boy, q son of Ann Duval sired by
Flying Puritan, placed first in the
2-year-olds, and an entry Of Peach
Brothers, gray foal, won the foal
of 1941 class.
The Mathematician of Meander
Farm, 3-year-old champion of the
Upperville Horse and Colt Show,
won impressively the hunters under
saddle class for 4-year -olds and
under. Placing second was Capt.
Kelly. owned by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Haggin Perry and ridden by Mrs.
Perry.
Spanish Oak Twice Second.
Betty Couzens of Washington had
a good day with her recently pur-
chased Spanish Oak. Betty rode the
3-year-old gray gelding to second
honors in both the 4-year-old and
under and the 3-year-old classes.
Sandern, a promising chestnut geld
ing by San Utar out of Derna Dear,
won the important 2-year-old class.
Big Boy Of the Springsbury Farm
bested Bonne Mutt and First Night.
top jumpers of the Whitney Stables,
and his stablemate, Billy Do, to win
the touch and out. Bonne Mutt was
second: Billy Do. third, and First
Night. fourth. A Whitney entry, the
high jumping Blue Eagle, brought
the Llangollen colors to the front
In fencing by taking the handicap
jumper over the Springsbury Port
Of War and Spanish Oak.
First place winners:
Heavy draft. foal 1e4l-Entry, r. G
Thompson q Son. Hillsburg
roal 1941-Entry, Peach Bros
1.sntN aesvs vI d1sr mare or geldins. any age
BROOD mare suitable produce hunters
Ann Duval. Peach Bros.
Heavy draft yearling, colt or flly-Lsdy
Luna, P. Paul Morelock. Westminster. Nd
~ Yearlins. suitable become hunter-Nancy
Henry. George Humphrey, Cleveland. Ohio
Heavy draft e-yesr-old mare or geldins
Star Roland. G. Mitchell. Boyce
Two-ysar-olds suitable become hunters
Puritan Boy. Peach Bros.
Three-yea--olds, half-bred-Red rseY
Z. L. Redmon. Middleburg
Three e-year-olds thoroughbreds - Trau-
merten. Springsbury Farm
NJ Z. whitney. Upperville
Touch and out-Bis Boy springsbury
Farm.
Heavy draft stallion-sir Tarsen, NJ, L
Adams. Rippon, W. Va.
Four-year- and under-Clifton Storm
DR.. Lewis NJ. Allen. Winchester
Two-year-olds. roushbreds-sendern
Working hunters-sprins Hope. Mrs NJ
z. Whitney.
Hunters under saddle--Mat themat tieian
Meander Farm. Locust Dale. Va
Handicap-Blue Eagle, Mrs. M. 3. whit
Stations, 3 years and over-Entry
Mrs. =. A. Lovineston. Berryville
Ladies hunters-BiE Hope, Sprin ssbury
Farm.