Evening star., 1951-09-02
Gamecock Wins PONY
DiVision;2 Sessions
Scheduled Today
By Angelina J corobeiIi
Sicr Sicff Correspondent

Stor Stott Correspondent
WARRENTON, Va. Sept. L.
Rink Tum Ditty, Fred Chamblin's S
4-year-old gelding from Blooms
burg, Pa. gained the lead in the
class-packed green hunted divi-
sion of the Warrenton horse show.
which opened its 3-day run here
today.
Rink Tum Ditty scored 6h
points to lead Morton w. Smiths
Mlddleburg entry. Chapeau, A.
year-old gelding by one point.
The SD annual Hunter Show
of America" got off to a good
start with peak entry of the
country's finest equine performers
assembled. In taking the lead in
the largest in the show, Rink Tum
Ditty accounted for blue in the
lightweight green hunters and
was second in the 4-year-old and
over green model. Chapeau ac-
counted for the middle and heavy
weight green hunters and fourth
in the model.
GamecOck Is Pony Winner.
The pony division was decided
today with Fox Hollow Stables
Gamecock. a 6-year-old, scoring
11lapoints for the tricolor. Game
cock took two blues and a third
place Beverly HarriSon'S Bigger
Bit. took the rlnnerup honorS
with 6l2. winning the small pony
over jumps event and taking Sec
ond in the ponies under saddle.
Washington ponies accounted
for a fair share of the awards
Bobbie Gardner's Popcorn earned
three ribbons. Teddy and Frances
Gays Babette two. Mr.. and Mrs
E. w. Revercomb's Baby from Me
Lean, Va, scored a second and a.
third and Penny Armstrong;
Pinccchio from Alexandria took j
third.
Olympic Tests Rugged.
The Olympic tryouts for ZoCe
4 proved stumbling block to the
ma jority of the contestants with
five of 10 aspirantS failing to COM
Pile the intricate course.
Finishing on top in the start
of the three-day competition was
E e Prime, riding Spunky Fisher S
1 tile Hero. the Warrenton horse
woman completed the course with
only four faults against her.
Second was Clifford Sm t h
aboard Donald Snelling'S Handy
Man with 8 faults plus l2-point
time fault: third was Mrs. Etty
Peters riding Harry D. Ryan's First
Attempt with IL faults. and fourth |
went to Washingtons Randy
Gardner. a post-entry. riding Pey-
ton Ballenger'S Anoka Luck.
Other Divisions Wide Open.
The remaining divisions are wide
open with only a few classes in
each run-off thus far.
In the working hunter division,
Roxanne Wagner's Faugh-A-Bal-
lagh from Woodbrook, Md, scored
a win over Mrs. Alex Calvert's vet
eran Warrenton entry, GoldWick.
Among the confirmation hunt
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Haggin Per-
rvs Master Key from Gotham.
Va. is in the lead with a win in
the lightweight hunter class. In
second place is Smiths Nethercliff. |
In the jumper division there is
three-way tie between Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dillon's, Arlington.
Va, jumper. April Dawn, ridden
by Freddie Jackson; Harry D.
Brownie from Uniontown, Pa,
with Joe Green up. and Jack Crow
der's Florida entry, Redworc. rid
den by l0-year-old Mary Eliza
beth Fisher from Salisbury. N. c.
Tomorrow. the shows afternoon
session will start at and the eve
ming session at 9. Monday morn
ing's session will get under way at
IL. All times are Eastern Daylight.
BToOda! marss-1; Eoxport Farms Slip:
william gTswsser,s .s,.I9s hazerette A.
Foals suitable to become hunters
eysTs MT eRd cSr Ms By WIan ssa0sd
>. B. F. by fhellusson -Disornate: 3.
Brewster'.s Che. by Wrack Of GoldLaz
Teste RscF fSDG n,p Fans Fam pass
Meander Farms G. by Theiiusson-
pisoTnate: z .dsn Lsisn GTTaham's custems
{ Irtesg; 4: lscnlgsemeyeT's CHI. BY
VI Tifginia Horsemsn's Association hian
?. Lees Spanish Hill: .. Mr.. and
Wayerly Farms Storm King; 4. Bal,
lantrae's General Patton. .
ers i. Jean Cochrane's Tempting Fox: ..
s Eve Primes curist; 4, Shawnee studs
Model Green hunters. ,-vcrr-clds and
over; !; Shawnee Farms Jack Blanford: .
.Fa6sr FEk. Ssa Snk Nam pity Mo4tan MTs
Open to ali, first day: / Mr.. and Mrs
sheehan's Upset; 3 Jack Crowder's Red
w91ree 4 Joy Bnyck's Pages1tL Co.
HssEin Perrys Mischief Maker; az B Fox Hol.
low Stables. Gamecock; 4, Teddy and
riefte; d Mr. and Mrs. "HSef E w. Re4efco3bs ess tG
Baby; 3. Penny Armsrtong's Pinocchio; A.
sydney Gadd 3d's Craven's Raven.
Harrison's Bigger Bit; :. Baby, 3. Law
renee Newton's Mandear: f. Bobbie Gard
ner's Popcron.
1arge-g,zed ponies over Jumps !; Game;
c. Lees Valvet: 4. Babette.
Virginia Horse Shows Association eaui-
tstion medal class: ! Barbara Graham;
z TeTry ~ Drury; 3 Courtney Wells: 4,
Lead line: / Tucker Harrison: .. Flea
noI Fletcher; Darnell G. Bachman; 4.
wan trot ponies; Phyllis John
Greylight; 3. Bisger Bit; 4. Glenn Cal
Pony working hunters |. Gamecock; 2,
Model hunters !: Jack Blandford; 2
batten; A. Fiskes Great Majority
Open working hunters: /. Roxanne Wag-
yerti's Goidwck; 3 Mrs, Ralph T: Kings
Modified olympia: l. Harry D RYAN,
meanor; l. Avon shockey's Red Knight.
Small Ponies Under Saddle: l. Laura
Lawrence's Powder Puff; g Bigger Bit; 3
Pipp0Sehie; poUS e. .,,rioD : P0pcOrn c.m.cor. ),
Junior Hunting Attire Glass: /
GS;lorietta; S;n z. Crayen's raven Raven; haven z Jac9ue
dardner's Gar f MaderRoisseie. issao~' + Ho00i
Tum Ditty; Burkes' Miss Varlock
3, BEewster's Lor-Vee: 4. Jimmie Hatcher
Olympic Trials. first day: l. Eve Prime
., Clifford Smith; ;, Mrs. Elizabeth