Evening star., 1951-08-26
Show al Keswick Club
off 10 Good Start;
Biz Fields Entered
spseioI Dispo.eh 10 Tn. ster


KESWICK, Va. Aug. 25.-The
KeSwick Hunt Clubs annual horse
show got of to a gala start here
today, with one of the largest
fields of green hunters and open
jumpers in years in the lineup.
Christopher NJ. Green Jr.'s
Pixies Peak, handled by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Haggin Perry's stables OF
Gotham. Va. and Mrs. James
C. Hamilton's Warrenton- owned
Strawberry Fox battled for green
hunter lead in field of ~ top
performers. Pixies Peak ended the
f1rst-day session with one-point
advantage over the Fox. ridden
by Mrs. Grower Stephens.
Many of the East's top per-
formers still are in position to
upset the leaders in the second
day of the show tomorrow.
The open jumper division,
boasting the most entries and in
cluding many Of the Nations best
in it's 31-horse list. is now in the
hands of Spunky Fisher of Sails
bury, N. c.. who has Joy Buyck' s
Padgent, from Mathews, S. c., on
top with an 8-point tally. Three
points behind and not out of the
jumper, race over the treacherous
courses is Harry D. Ryan's. Union
town, Pa, entries of Get Busy and
Brownie and Thomas E. Jones
Little Moon, from Annandale, Va,
with five points to their credit.
The Ryan horses are handled by
the veteran Joe Green.
The Upperville. stables of Mrs.
M. E. Persons Uiz Whitney, have
the small but strong conformation
hunter division under control as
Llangollen's Adventure, with firsts
in the open and middle and heavy
weight hunter classes, has scored
and stable mate Safety
Call is pacing the leader with 812
points after a win in the light
weight, second in the open and
fourth in the model classes.
Mrs. Ralph T. Kings, Gates
Mills, Ohio invader, Kathlean N,
holds a slight one point margin
over Nancy Lee Huffman's, Wav-
erly Molly from Hilton Village
Va. for the working hunter cham
pionship laurelS in a strong field
of seasoned performers. The vet
|eran Kathleen N. has tailed q
first and two seconds for II points
while the veteran Molly" guided
by her 15-year-old owner. has ac-
counted for two blues.
Summaries: ct#
Model green hunters: 1--Christopher H
Greer ir.'s. Pixies Peak; Mrs jane
&c. HamiIton's Strawberry Fox; 3-Manl.
W. Carters Lucky Stiff: Shawnee
Model hunters: l--Mr. and Mrs. W
Haggin Perry's Master Key; 2-Shawne'
Studs Jack Blanford; 3-Pike's Peak; A.
Llansollen Farms Safety Call.
Hagsn serrss Luck Penny ana Ma
Farms Storm King; 3-Ballantrae's Gen
eral Pattoni 4-Wayerly Farms Dappel
Rouge.
Warm up: Mr. and Mrs. william E
ner's Bo Bo; 3-Robert Burke's Old Gold
Harry d. .Ryan,s Panama.
Open working hunters: |, Nancy Le,
r. Kings Kathlean N; 3. Paul Fout's Dusl
and Dark; 4, Mrs. Alex Calvert's Goldwick
Lightweight green hunters /, Strawberr!
Fox; z. Ballantraes Gen. Lem 8, Mrs
4. G. RandoplIph,S a1plI Blue Ghost; T. Thomas
Open conformation hunters: /, Llangol
len Farms Adventure; .. Safety Call
3; Mrs. Warner Atkins Erased Error; 4
Master Key.
2. Get Busy: 3, Impulsive; 4. Biiiy Over,
p. H A. jumpers: /, Thomas E. Jones
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Middle and heavyweight CONFORMATION
9FsaIsFs Fsr@s 1nsarsas KennssE
Elliss Leading EdEe; 4-George Di Paula
First Today.
Brdaas H.EIy q Rsaa
Stables Upset; 4-Mary Lou Howard'l
Stratoline.
Pixies Peak; Jack Blanford; 3
Mrs. Hilda Hozier's Dan Ri; 4--Mrs.
Ladies working hunter: 1--Wayerl,
Molly: Kathleen N; 3--Roxhill stables
Faugh-A-Balls; 4-One More Pennant
IGardner Fiske.s Great Msiority: a-Mrs.