Evening star., 1949-11-09
Really Rugged and Substitution
|Amonq Garden Show CHAMPS
By Angelina J. corobeIli
Special Correspondent Of The ssor.

champions in the horse world
were crowned to the cheers Of the
IL, 1000 fans who crowded Madison
Square Garden for the final
events of the national horse show
which concluded its eight-day run
last night. Wearing the confor-
nation hunter crown is Gold
Lode, a California bred bay geld
ing by Time Supply. owned by the
Cardy Farms Of Montreal, Can
ada. The young hunter champion
is Waverly Farms Really Rugged
from Warrenton, Va. Jumper
champion is Millarden Farms All
Aflre from Annville, Pa, and the
new working hunter champion Is
Mrs. John T. Maloney's Substitu-
ton, also from Warrenton. Mex
ico's horsemen with their, excel
lently trained mounts we're win
|ners Of the great majority of the
13 military events, making the
South -the-border invaders the
unquestionable military jumping
leaders.
Gold Lode, a 16.1 hand 8-year-
old gelding. finished the show
with decisive 28-point score to
repeat his victory of the week be-
fore at the Pennsylvania national
show held at Harrisburg, Pa.
Gold Lode. handled throughout
the show by Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Egan, accounted for four wins in
cluding the lightweight conforma-
tion. open lightweight. Corinthian
and the green or qualified hunt
ers. He was third in the stake,
the ladies hunters and the open
hunters.
Portmaker Retains Honors.
DR.. and Mrs. Alvin I. Kay's
Washington-owned Portmaker is
still the national reserve cham
pion, with a score of 23k points.
The sleek Portmaker has had a
Garden career unsurpassed in the
nationals 66-year history. Port
maker has been in the champion
ship brackets since 1916, when
he was the champion. In 1947
and 1948 he took the reserve
positions. Portmaker, given fine
rides by Mrs. Alex Calvert, scored
four blues to clinch the reserve
honor. His wins were in the mid
die and heavyweight thorough
bred hunters, open hunter, mid
die and heavyweight open hunters
and he was second in the hunter
preliminary. Perhaps the great
est moment in the 9-year-old
brown gelding's career was his win
in the $4,000 hunter stake when
he turned in his most brilliant
round Of the show to make up
for his controversial shutout in
the same event last year.
Really Rugged. the handsomely
conformed 16-hand flashy chest
nut gelding-who was the l948
|S-year-old champion, Of Virginia,
owned by Mrs. Gregory McIn-
tosh's Waverly Farm Of Warren
ton, Va. Is the new national
young hunter champion. The
Head Play colt. superbly handled
throughout the show by Hugh
Gentry. was winner Of the $500
stake class and the class for horses
suitable to become hunters, and
was second in the lightweight
young hunters for his 12a-point
championship score. z MIR. and
Mrs. w. Haggtn Perry's Joseph's
Coat from Gotham, Va. was rids
den by Stewart Lanham to- the
reserve rosette. The I6-hand
|4-year-old gray gelding by the
Imp Barred TIMBER, was winner
Of the lightweight young hunters,
placed In the stake and was third
In the suitable to become hunters
for his 1l-point score. 81
Rain Slicker Second.
Rain Slicker. another Virginia
product, now owned by the Green
Dunes Stables in Massachusetts,
and ridden by Shirley Payne. was
next In the young hunter COM
petition. scoring with 812 points.