Evening star., 1943-05-23
Alice Babcock Leads
Girls in Horse Show
Al Madeira School
Excellent Riding Marks
Competition in Dozen
Closes of Event
BY LARRY LAWRENCE,

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Spectators at the Madeira School
horse show yesterday were given a
preview Of equestrienne ability that
will surely be winning ribbons In
Eastern show rings in another year
or two.
Competing in II classes demand
ing much horsemanship and over
several courses equal in dif1lculty to
those found in the regular show
ring circuit, the girls gave highly
creditable performances which were
tribute to their instructor, Mildred
Gaines.
Alice Babcock, a poised. capable
young horsewoman, topped all rid
ers with score Of 1lla points, hav-
ing to her credit firsts in both the
horsemanship and good hands
classes for most advanced students
besides fourth places picked up in
the handy hunters and hunt team
events. Phoebe Hodges, who took
first in horsemanship for the less
advanced students, was a member
of the winning hunt team and gar
nered the red ribbon in the good
hands class, trailing only by point
In the working hunter, which
was run over fine outside course,
Hank, with Fiji Belts up, turned
in smooth, workmanlike perform
ance to win the event easily over
Mary Davidson on Whiz Bang,
Margaret Van Boetzelaer on Mr..
Bones and Polly Goodrich on Dots.
Over a handy hunter course that
would have graced any show ring
went Patricia Straus on her tiny
black mount Midge, to win the blue
on the basis of performance and
time
Climaxing the program was a
competition between Red and White
teams, judged by Mrs. Dean Bed
ford and Virginia Brown. On a So
so basis of performance and horse
manship the White team, composed
of Phyllis Brownell, Janet Middle
ton, Betty Brownell and Cary Shell
den, carried the day with but seven
jumping faults.
on Juniper: second. Betty Bernet on
Hickey; third. Mary Isabel Streeter on
Mr.. Sponge: fourth. Phyllis Belts on
Go-as-you-pIeas by Nancy Ath-
erton on Hank; second, Betty Bernet on
fourth, Marssret Van Boetselaer on But
NJ second Sc ND , team. good hands.Won by
ond. Phoebe Hodges on .Printemps: third.
Ann Hester on Bertha; fourth. Susan Van
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Mary Ann Fitzhueh on Hank: third, Judith
Loeb on Dots; fourth Baba Foster on
p, Working hunters-Won by Fin Belts on
Hank; second: Mary Davidson on Whiz
M Sang; third Margaret Van Boetzelaer on
Handy hunter-Won by Patricia Straus
on Midee: second. Priscilla Meek on Charlie;
Babcock on Juniper
FIRST team. good hands--Won by Alice
baDcock on Dots; second, Dudley Hill
on Printemps. third Helen Bachnan on
Irony: fourth. Phyllis Brownell on Socks.
Hunt teams-Won by team OF Polly
Goodrich. Kathryn Cameron and Phoebe
Hodges; second. team OF Betty Bernet,
Dudley Hill and Betty Brownell: third
team Of Mary Davidson. sallie Newton and
Mary Isabel Streeter; fourth. team Of
Alice Babcock N
Red and white team compettion-won
Middleton. Betty Brownell and Cary Shell
den. second Red team OF Alice Babcock,
Dudley Hill. Betty Bernet and Helen Bach
man.
Champion riders-Alice Babcock. IL,
points; Phoebe Hodges 1OKa points
Champion horses-Hank, 1874 points
Juniper, S1a points