Evening star., 1950-11-03
7 Champions Picked
AT Halfway Mark in
National Horse Show
BY The Associated Press

NEW YUM, NOV. o.-1ne olQ
National Horse Show neared the
halfway point today with two
championships decided, one mild
complaint registered, and the
Mexican international jumping
team still riding high, wide and
handsome.
The three-member Mexican
Army team retired the Gen. Man
uel Avila Camacho Trophy at
Madison Square Garden last
night, taking permanent possess
sion by winning it three years in
a row.
The championship in the young
hunter division wasn't decided
until after midnight, when the
judges pinned the blue ribbon
on Kay's Blend, a 3-year-old bay
gelding owned by the Seven Stars
Stable, Southern Pines. N. C..
Mickey Walsh rode the new cham
pion.
Green Coin, a 4-year-old chest
nut gelding, captured the green
hunter championship yesterday in
close point battle with several
contenders. Green Coin, from
the Green Dunes Farm, Hyannis-
port, Mass, was ridden by Jane
Rust.
Teams Disqualified.
The beef came in the Camacho
Trophy competition when the
British. United States and Cana
dian equestrian teams were dis
qualified after one Of their horses
in the relay event stepped over
the chalk baseline bounding the
start and finish Of the course.
1t. Col. Harry M. Llewellyn,
British captain, yelled at the
judges when one of his horses
put a foot over the baseline,
eliminating his team. Col.
Llewellyn made no official protest.
but complained vigorously that
preceding horses had virtually
eliminated the light chalk line
from view. Members of the
United States team also said they
had difficulty seeing the line as
they turned from one barrier to
another in the twisting 13-jump
course.
Mexico, represented by Capt
Alberto Valdes. Cadet Roberto
Vinals and 1t. Eva Valdes, had a
total elapsed time of 1878 sec
onds. The British team, finishing
with 1942s. would have won had
not w. H. Whites mount, Nice
fella, stepped out Of bounds.
The United States equestrian
team, which broke the Mexican
monopoly by winning the inter.
national low score competition
challenge trophy in the after
noon, was timed in 2053s seconds
With the United States and
British eliminated. along with
Canada, Chile took second place
and the Irish army team, third
U. s. Team Wins Ribbons.
A perfect, precision perform
ance brought the United States
Team of Norma Mathews, Sacra-
mento, Calf. Mrs. Carol Durand,
Kansas City. and Arthur Nc
Cashin. Pluckemin, N. j.. the low
score challenge blue ribbons. They
completed the eight-jump course
without a knockdown. England
was second and Mexico third.
This was the first victory 70,
the United States in internationa
jumping at the Garden since ths
United States Army team in 1947
The Army squad disbanded aftel
the 1913 Olympics. and the pres.
ent civilian team is preparing fol
the 1852 games at Helsinki.
| Green Coin scored 91a points t.
win the green hunter crown. ThiI
was two points better than TO
Kay's Blend. which won the re
serve championship for the Sever
Stars Stable, Southern Pines, N. c
The reserve champion in tn,
young hunter division was Lead
ing Edge. owned by Mrs. T. Ken
meth Ellis. Hot Springs, Va. TIL,
championship, decided in the f1na
event, went to Kay's Blend with
I7h points. Leading Edge scoree
six points.
Championships in the oper
jumping, working hunter, confor.
nation hunter and pony classes
have yet to be decided.