Evening star., 1942-06-14
Ge|ding Gets Honors
In Brisk Duel With
Rand|e's Troop
Margaret Cotter Wins
With Her Ermine Coat
In 2-Yeor-OId Glass
By LARRY LAWRENCE,
Star Staff Correspondent.

UPPERVILLE, Va, June 13.-
Looter, a 4-year-old son of Hi
Jack-Cassie. owned by Col. and
Mrs. George P. Greenhalgh of
Berryville, Va, won the much-cov-
eted hunter championship of the
Upperville Colt and Horse Show,
the oldest and most famous breed
ers' show in America, held at Graf
ton Farm near here today.
The handsome 4-year- -old chest
nut gelding, ridden throughout the
show by Bill Ferguson and Ellie
Wood Keith, went to the prelimi-
nary in a 10-point tie with Mr.. and
Mrs. U. S. Randle's brilliant and
consistent Troop, grand hunter
who has been beaten for champion
ship honors by an eyelash in his last
four shows.
Again it was in the preliminary
that Troop was relegated to second
honors as Looter received the nod
of the judges. With the points
gained in this last event the
Springsbury Farm entry scored Is
points to Troops 13 to take the
tricolor.
LOOter Scores Handsomely.
There was a bit of poetic justice
In Looter's triumph. Last year the
statuesque gelding was prominent
contender for the Upperville 3-year-
old championship and was way out
in front with points to spare when,
to the amazement of the crowd,
another horse was awarded the
tricolor, and Looter the reserve.
This year Looter got big-time
win while his last years successful
rival did not receive blue.
The thoroughbred hunter class
brought together 10 patricians. In
respect to conformation, soundness
and quality, they were credit to
the Grafton Arena. Looter, rid
den by Ferguson. showed the way
to the others over the outside
course to take the blue. Rolling
Rock Farms chestnut mare Wind
mill placed second ahead of Troop
and the Benton Stables Woodrock
After taking the thoroughbred
hunter. Looter came back to win
the women's hunter class. The
flashy chestnut this time was rid
den by Ellie Wood Kieth, who
placed the Springsbury entry ahead
of Troop. ridden by Margaret Cot
ter and Windmill.
Ermine Coat Tops 2-Year- Odds.
1t was felt that the winning of
ribbons might decide the champion
ship of the show as the five horses
that were leading for the tricolor
were very close in points. But
not a candidate for the top honors
placed except Woodrock, that took
a third, ana which didn't change
the final result Gone Away of the
Rolling Rock Farm won the event
over the Randles' Gee Ray Bee.
Rolling Rock Farms Rector was
fourth.
There was a great deal of specta-
tor interest in the thoroughbred
2-year-old class with it's high quality
of entries. The judges finally
awarded the blue to Ermine Coat,
dark gray son of Grey Coat-Clif-
tons Belle, entered by Rigan Nc
Kinney. AS the award was made, it
was announced that only yesterday
Margaret Cotter had purchased the
well-favored colt.
Blaze Terpin is Winner.
Blaze Terpin, given superb ride
by his owner Rigan Mckinney,
caught the judges eyes by his easy.
relaxed, we'll collected gaitS and
together with a top-notch conforma-
tion he won the thoroughbred road
hack class. Nancy Haas rode her
smooth moving bay gelding Nancy's
Boots to a well deserved second.
In the under II hands pony clas-
ses, Jimmy Hamilton with his jim
my Cricket and Mary Davy with her
Bambino dominated the events. Jim
my Cricket won the pony saddle
class with Bambino second. In the
pony jumping class it was Bambino
who bested Jimmy Cricket. Dorothy
Fred won a brace of ribbons in the
142 pony saddle, her Storm Pearl
with the owner up, took the blue,
and Sea Pearl received the red when
given a good ride by Mary Davy.
Peggy Hamilton rode Miss Fox to
victory in the 142 pony jumping
class. Mr.. and Mrs Mackay Smiths
Halloween placed second.
Margaret Cotter Kept Busy.
The two days of the show had
many crowded hours for Miss Cot
ter. The crack horsewoman rode
three or four mounts in every class
in addition to showing her famous
Rocksie in the hunter classes.
Friday Margaret rode No Mistake
to his 3-year-old championship with
three wins and several minor
awards.
Rocksie, the Nations open jump
er champion, doubled as hunter
and when it came to performance
there was no question as to his SUI
periority, but some of the judges
preferred the conformation of other
mounts.