Evening star., 1949-11-09

md Substitution
Show Champs
Llangollen's Adventure from Up
perville, Va, 1948 national hunter
champion and reserve national
young hunter titlist, was ridden by
Ellie Wood Keith to 6 points. Mr..
and Mrs. George p. Greenhalgh's S
Moonlight Bay from Berryville.
Va, with Mrs. Jane Pohl Rust
riding, scored 5>points. 5
Another division resulted in a
clean sweep for the Southern con-
tingent as Substitution, with 81 "
points. topped the working hunt
ers and Col. and Mrs. H. H. Pohl's
Fitzrada from Leesburg. Va, with
13 points, was the runnerup.
Taking a crown at the Garden
was not a new experience for
"Subbie." In 1947, under Ellie
Wood Keith's handling, the bay
gelding earned the national con-
formation hunter title. "Subbie''
has been in virtual retirement
from the show ring since his 1947
victory and his remarkable come
back early in the fall was hailed
by his many fans. Substitution,
again faultlessly ridden by Miss
Keith. was winner Of the 81 900
working hunter stake. the middle
and heavyweight working hunters,
the class for working hunters linn
tied to amateur riders and the
working hunter preliminary, and
took a third in the ladies' hunters.
The popular veteran Fitzrada,
with Mrs. Jane Pohl Rust in the
saddle, was winner Of the light
weight working hunters. placed in
the stake, the hunter hacks and
the preliminary for the little
chestnut gelding's deserved re-
serve.
The jumper division. which
shifted its leader several times,
was a nip-and-tuck battle to the
end. Going into the $1,000 stake,
the final jumping event Of the
show, Sterling Smiths Sun Beau
from Ravenna, Ohio, and Morton
w. Smiths Ping Pong from Mid
dleburg, Va. had IL points each.
Cardy Farms Atomic and ROLAND
H. Berry's Misdemeanor had II
and Millarden's ALI Afire had a
9-point total. All five horses sur
viyed the eliminations and in the
final contest All Afire with four
faults was the victor. bringing his
score to Is points. Atomic, with
AZ points, placed second to equal
All Aires score. Excitement was
rampant as the two horses jumped
of for the all-important tricolor.
All Afire finished the course with
one fault to become the new
champion and Atomic scored five
faults to be reserve champion.
Dixon Rides All Afire.
Pat Dixon rode All Afire to q
win in the second Of the 3-day
touch-and-out as well as the stake.
placed in the pen event and took
fourth in the second Of the knock
down-and-out series. Atomic,
ridden by Bob Egan. was winner of
the open FEI class and the second
Of the 3-day knock-down-and-ou
The Mexicans made 1t 10 wins
out Of 13 events as the precisely
timed team composed of Capt.
Ruben Uriza riding Hatuey. Capt.
Alberto Valdes riding Chihuahua,
1t. Joaquin D,Harcourt riding
,Jarocho and Col. Umberto Marbles
with Arete had the low score to
win the team event, with the best
aggregate score Of any three per-
formers of the team making the
totals sMexieo's faults totaled .3A
to, win the International Military
Challenge Trophy for the fourth
consecutive year, The Irish team
made a valiant effort to take
second with four faults. the Cana-
dians were third with s and the
Chileans scored 16.
The show was concluded with
the highly eolorful and dramatic
parade Of the military teams es-
corted by Squadron A and the
First Army Band. the final salute
was taken by 1t. Gen. Willis D.
Crittenberger, the United States
military representative to the