Evening star., 1950-11-01
National Horse Show
Newcomers 0utshine
Champions al Start
By the Assoeioied Press

too early to count out two of last
years champions in the 62d Ma
tional Horse Show. The colorful
affair runs seven more days and
I nights at Madison Square Garden
and there are plenty more events
in which to pick up points.
Nevertheless, All Af1re, the de-
Tending open jumping champion,
and Substitution, the 1949 work.
ing hunter champion. had bet
ter get going. Some of the new
comers to the National. first held
in 1882, are out to steal the glory
and trophies.
All Af1re is from the Millarden
Farm of Harry B. Williams. Ann
vile, Pa, while Substitution is
Z owned by Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Maloney of Syosset. N. Y. and
Warrenton, Va.
II The Millarden Farm, however,
came up with a back-stopper in
the first open jumping competi-
! ton, which provides points toward
the championship. Pat Dixon
l rode Injun Joe to win this event
s on the opening day program. Sec
& ond went to Wheat Sheaf. owned
by DR.. and Mrs. j. N. Stratas, To-
ronto. Ontario.
One More Pennant Victor.
Substitution wasn't in the rib
bons in the initial working hunter
event, woh by One More Pen
nant, owned by Mr.. and Mrs. W..
Haggin Perry of Gotham. Va.
Second place was taken by Herod-
tie, owned by Peggy Augustus,
! of Willoughby, Ohio. All Afire
4 failed to score in preliminary
hunter test, won by Mrs. Don j.
4 Ferraro's Black Watch.
In the conformation hunter
division, the opening event
lightweight thoroughbred hunter
/ was won by Jerry's Pride from
the stables of Morton Smith OF
Middleburg, Va. Jerry's Pride
captured the conformation title
in the Pennsylvania National
Show last week at Harrisburg.
Two other Harrisburg cham
pions failed in their first appear
ance here, however. They were
Sombrereo, the Harrisburg work.
ing hunter titlist, and Circus
Rose, winner in the open jumper
division and one OF the most
talked about newcomers to the
5 National.
Sombrereo, owned by Mrs. Don
J Ferraro, New York. was fourth
in the middle and heavyweight
working class, which was won by
MIR. and Mrs. Charles T. Burke's
gray gelding, Glider, OF Elmlra'
N. Y.
Circus Rose Withdrawn.
Circus Rose, from the Hi-Rock
Farm. Warrenton, Va, had two
faults in an early elimination 1or
the open jumper event won oy
1ni,1n Joe. Although qualifying
with 81 others for the finals, CIR
Gus Rose failed to compete.
Mexico, beaten by England IN
the afternoon international jump
ing event, made a comeback N
the evening to win the Pennsyl-
yania National Trophy with
woman rider the hero.
1t. Eva Valdes won a Jumpon
for the night contest against three
others in the international COM
petition among six nations ana 20
riders. Cadet Roberto Vinals. also
from Mexico, was second, while
1t. Col. Harry M. Llewellyn OF the
British equestrian team and Tom
Gayford of Canada were tied Tor
third. :.
With all the others eliminated
In the first tour of the difficult T.
barrier course, the four battled for
first place in the jumpoff. Level
lyn and Gaylord both had faults
at the first obstacle. Vinals
knocked down the fifth.
Mexican Woman Stars.
Then Miss Valdes, astride Arete,
cleared five jumps. all that was
necessary and rode off to the
cheers of the fashionable opening
night crowd. She is the first wom-
an ever to win an international
jumping event here, this being the
first year they have been allowed
to compete in the jumping for
merly restricted to military teams.
Col. Llewellyn gave the British
the first jumping trophy by win
ming the international inaugural
In the afternoon, defeating Capt.
Alberto Valdes of Mexico in a
jumpoff. Valdes is a brother OF
5 Miss Valdes and was among those
beaten by her in the night event.
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