Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
BY DOLORES PHILLIPS

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HOT SPRINGS. Va. Aug.
25.-Not even the flood waters
that rose in every creek and
river between Middleburg and
Hot Springs could dampen the
spirits of the exhibitors at the
Bath County Horse and Pony
Show last week end, although
there was many an owner who
fumed at the wheel outside Of
Harrisonburg where cars and
vans were held up by high
waters for several hours.
Fridays classes started of
at The Homestead's ring with
clear skies and only mud in
the ring to remind the crowd
of the catastrophe rain that.
If timed one day later, could
have ruined one of the best
run, best attended and most
gracious shows left on the cir
cult.
Mrs. T. Kenneth Ellis, presi-
dent of the Bath County show
since Mrs. Fay ingalls, retired
to the craftsmanship of the
board, gave a buffet supper
in the garden of her home near
Hot Springs between Friday
afternoons and nights per-
Torrance. Mrs. Ellis guests,
unless they were early exhibit
tors, or judges relaxed at the
candle-lit tables in the garden
over a supper of roast beef,
deviled crabs, shrimp, salad,
cheese and fruit, until there
was a general return to the
show.
Judges for Show
Brig. Gen. Upper Cole.
down from Long Island to
Judge hunters and open jump
ers. Jim Wiley, combining him.
self to judging hunters; Col.
Howard c. Fair and Forest
Taylor, junior hunter judges,
and Chris Wadsworth, hunter
and pony Judge, changed to
their dinner clothes. ate. and
were back in their pagoda in
the middle of the ring, under
the floodlights. in record time.
Other guests at Mrs. Ellis
were Mr. and Mrs. John Gra-
ham, on from Detroit, who
went back to Detroit owning
one more horse. Mrs. Graham
bought the Gregory McIntoshs'
Triple Shot after Saturdays
classes and has turned him
over to Bobby Burke, to show
for her. Mary Drury, Mrs. Page
Jennings. the John Pettibones,
whose colt won the breeding
championship, Ellie Wood
Keith, Kathleen Mckinney,
Mrs. Archibald Randolph and
her daughter, Nina Winthrop.
were others at Mrs. Ellis din
ner who brought horses down
to show.
After Friday night classes.
Countess Irene Cittadini gave
a reception for the exhibitors
in the Dominion Room at The
Homestead. Countess Citta-
DIM, who spends part Of each
year at Hot Springs, gave a
party last year during horse
show week end and this year
the same motif in flower deco
rations were used an enor-
nous floral horseshoe made
from hundreds of red and
white gladioluses. MRS. William
Mckee Dunn, at her home in
Hot Springs from Washington
for the summer, received with
Col. Bertram Hoffman for
Countess Cittadini, who was
called to Newport before the
party.
CARROTS at Party
Among the guests who came
on from the show were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Garrett. down to
watch their horse Erigal per-
form; Col. Dunn, whose memo
ries Of life at Hot Springs
make the present day of auto
mobiles and Wilson vans seem
sinfully easy; and Mrs. Gre
CORY Mcintosh, from Warren
ton. who had the pleasure Of
seeing her son Price win the
pony championship for the
fourth time. Price, whose
dancing is as adept as his rid
ing, went home this year with
q new trophy donated by his
family, after retiring the little
antique sugar bowl that Mrs.
ingalls, gave last year.
The Paul Fouts, who picked
mp the reserve working under
hunter championship with
their Dusk and Dark: Peggy