Evening star., 1945-08-20
Royalty Il Carries Off
Hunter Crown for
His New Owner
By LARRY LAWRENCE.

ClauQe owen, prominent WASH
ington sportsman, is receiving con-
gratulations today on the show
ing made yesterday by his recent
purchase, Royalty II, at the North
End Horse Show. The 17.1-hand
bay gelding, expertly ridden by Mrs,
Elsie Bays, took the hunter cham
pionship over q choice field OF fox
chasers. The son Of War Whoop-
Royal Rose has long list Of cham
pionships to his credit, including
Upperville tricolors and added to
his honors yesterday by running up
a score OF IL points.
He won the hunters under saddle,
took two seconds. the hack and
hunter and working hunter, and
picked up a point with the white
ribbon in the open hunter.
Right on Royalty IFS heels was
Maj. and Mrs. Alvin I. Kay's late
acquisitno, Phantom Raider. Under
the guiding hand of Mrs. Gardner
Hallman the Raider won the hack
and hunter, took a second in the
open, and minor awards for a 10
point total and reserve ribbon.
Maj. Hughes Competes.
The fans had real thrill when
into the ring rode Maj. Fred j.
Hughes, jr., recently returned from
the Philippines, where he made a
record riding herd on the Japs.
Maj. Hughes, native Washingtonian,
one of the best horsemen in the
Army, former owner of the famous
Black Caddy, which he rode as
member of the crack Fort Myer
horse show team and as captain
of the University of Maryland's
winning equestrian team, did not
lose any of his plotting ability dur
ing his three-year layoff while on
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's staff.
Fred rode Mrs. Jackie Warren
Pelle's Yankee Doodle and came OF
with a ribbon in each of the eight
classes he entered. Though Yam
kee Doodle ran up a 9-point score,
he was beaten for the jumper cham
pionship by Maj. and Mrs. Rays
veteran timber topper, Smacko, rid
den to a brace Of blues and minor
awards by Gardner Hallman for. a
APPOINT margin over Yankee Doodle.
Yankee Doodle Beats Smacko.
The Black Caddy knock-down
and out, an added event in honor
of Mai. Hughes great stallion, ap-
propriately was won by the major
on Yankee Doodle in jumping
duel with Smacko.
Park hacks-Won by Jackie wsrren
Pelles. Yankee Doodle; sscond; Nd, S FesgSy
iey's Hyglo; fourth. Anne HaEner's After
Hunters under saddle-won by Claude
Yankee Doodle: fourth, Frank cockrelrs
Mrs Haih Avin anf RsgFsIMS R.as5 so
ond' Royalty, II third, Yankee Doodle;
f0p5ts; opsn HsSlD; HISsmSlDer-won by Maj. and Mrs
third. Yankee Doodle; fourth, Pfc. Bobby
MusileFs MHsFins Baiels aHessfs second. Rosslty Il
third, Phantom Raider: fourth Mrs. CS
cummhss Toneh and a'oss. oGst-won by J, B. gland's
Greystone; second. Hobo; third, Iy,,d YANKEE nsn
Doodle fourth Thelma Fultons ,s+v Wiid acOay Day
J. B. Blands' Tsttle; third, Angelina Cara
beili's Day Dreams; fourth. Claude ovens
Carverdale Lee
Handy Jumpers-Won by Alden Cranes
Brandy; second, Smacko; third. Yankee
Doodle; fourth. Mrs. Gardner Hallman's
Applejack.
Open hunters-Won by Ballela: second.
Phantom, Raider: third Hy Clio; fourth
Modifed olympic-won by smacko: sec
ond, Yankee Doodle; third, Greystone;
fourth, Brandy.
BLACK Caddy' Knock Down and out
Won by Yankee Doodle.
Hunter champion-Royslty IL: reserve,
Phantom Raider. .A
Jumper champion - snacko: reserve,
Yankee Doodle