Evening star., 1942-06-28
Tops'I, R. A. F. Shine
In Slippery Going
Al Meadowbrook
Romos, HyIo-Lodd Earn
Hunter Honors;; Finol
Card Slotted Today
By LARRY LAWRENCE

Visitors from New York did right
we'll for themselves at the opening
performance of the eighth annual
Columbus Horse Show yesterday at
Meadowbrook Saddle Club on the
East-West highway. The final pro-
gram will be offered today begin
ming at $50 am.
The ring yesterday was fetlock-
deep with sticky mud, but perform
ances were unusually good. There
were several spills, but none OF the
riders was injured.
In the most serious accident OF
the day, Mrs. Walter Haggin Perry's
celebrated champion Sornish Hills,
favorite for the conformation tri-
color, fell on the outside course and
received an injury which caused his
owner to scratch him from the re-
manning events.
Topsl, a bay gelding owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watcher Of
White Plains. N. Y, and ridden by
Mrs Watcher, went into the lead
for the jumper championship with
ga points. followed by another New
York horse. Mrs. Edythe Bleakney's S
r. A. F., with 6l2 points.
Virginia Hunter in Lead.
In the hunter classes, 1t was a
different story. Leading for the
conformation championship is Ra-
mos, owned by Eileen Brent of
Richmond, Va, who won the light
weight hunter class and the Corin-
THAN under the expert hands of
Mrs. w. Haggin Perry. Threaten
ing for the lead are Ruth O'Keefe' s
ODoc with points, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Vogel's Fanette and
U. S. Randle's Gee Ray Bee with
BE points each.
The working hunter champion
ship finds the Vogels' Hylo-Ladd
on top with points while Randle's
Troop and Mr. and Mrs. George
Mueller's Ballela have 5 each.
r. A. F. ridden by Joe Green, one
Of the East's noted horsemen, gave
q top-notch performance to take
the open jumper from one of the
best fields of the year. R. A. F. was
pushed for top honors by Sam
Bogley's able Ringmaster, ably rid
den by the owner. With the win
ming of this event when the Jack
son Challenge Trophy.
Scanty Annie Scores.
Mrs. Alex Calvert's Scanty Annie
in an exciting touch and out jump
off defeated Tops1, Thunderboy and
Cateer.
The breezer turned out to be a
gale which blew all the local jumpers
out of contention. 1t was won by
Mrs. Elizabeth Corrells great tim
ber topper. Lew Dunbar, over
r. A. F.. South Meadows and Tops1.
Tops1 was tops in the modified
Olympic with one OF the best single
performances of the day in jump
of with David Martins Cateer and
Mrs. Calvert's My Freckles.
Margaret Cotter's Rocksie won a
second leg on the K. Of c. Challenge
Trophy presented by Father Rosen-
steel Council. Knights Of Columbus.
to the winner of each years local
working hunter class. I
Road hacks-won by Risan McKin-
rey's Blaze Turpin: second. Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin vosels Fanette: third. Mr.. and
McKinneys Halethofpe'
Ruth Fis 5 eSs asqs Doe sssonS a.e
Boot Jack; fourth. Allen H. Smiths Sun
The breezeEmwon by Mrs, Elizabeth
ssTms south meadow ntSi fou-ts' S'of Mf. H.nd snd
MTs workns M1am hnntsFsMWon Mstc1 by TG3s s Ran
third pr: John Il: Lyons Kristin: fourth,
Lightweight hunter+won by Eileen
o'Keefe's Light Land; fourth, o Doc
third % Blaze Turpin: % fourth. TFoop. 5In0oi'n'
Huns. ss, ,.aonc s,,e By Rande
ODoc: fourth, Fanette.
Modified olympic-Won by Top.l; sec
Alex cslvert's My Freckies; fourth. Mr..
and Mrs Samuel E. Bosleys Rinsmaster.
Workns hunters hGnt.rsIW0n by ona MT and M. Mrs
Ladd; third, Gordon Wrisht's SLEEVE Bloom
fourth. Gee Raw Bee
ond. Rinsmaster: third, Lew Dunbar;
fourth, Topsl
Green hunters-Won by Mr.. and Mrs
Martin VoserS Tradition; second, Edward
r Halls Recruit; third, Kristin; fourth,
ODoc.
Touch and out-Won by Calvert S
6canty Annie: second. Topsl; third. Mrs
Joseph L. Merrilrs Thunder Boy fourth,
Cateer.
Local working hunters-Won by Rock
aie: second, A. G. Earnests Dicke Boy;
third. Mrs. Frederic A. Prices Dunstar;
fourth. Kristin.
corinthian hunter.-won BY Ramos:
second, Gee Ray Bee; third, Hylo-Ladd;
fourth. Slave Bloom.