Evening star., 1955-07-04
Slim Edge Held
BY Ripple Boy
AtCuIpeper
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS
star stan Correspondent

CUIPEPER. Va. July 4.-Dr.
and Mrs. Alvin /. Kay's The Rip
pie Boy. q big brown hunter
from Bethesda. Nd, held q scant
|3-point lead In the race for con-
formation hunter championship
|honors at the 51st annual cul-
pepper horse show here today.
Close behind him was Bigeno.
owned By Reynolds Perry of
Cleveland. and stfll In the run
ming with four classes to 60 in
the final session this afternoon
wAs Waverly Farms Sun Dial.
The point scores for the three
horses was 13a-l0-8.
Equally close in the struggle
for the green hunter tri-colors
were John Petitioners Duke of
Paeonian and Waverly Farms
Triple Shot. who stood at 11h
points, respectively.
The windup program today in
|cludes three pony races and a
steeplechase Of 2 miles over
brush.
Also to be settled during the
final. rounds of the three-day
meeting was the working hunter
championship, where Claude
Owens Maryland-owned Sky's
Impression held a slight margin
over Curist from the stable Of
Paul Fout of Middleburg. Only
one class was run Oh yesterday
to open the green working hum
ter's division.
Of his record as grand cham
|pion of the recent Upperville
Colt and Horse Show, Ripple Boy
was strong favorite for top
honors here. Nevertheless he
was twice beaten yesterday by
Bigeno in the model hunter and
the conformation hunter under
saddle classes. When they got
down to work over the jumps.
Ripple Boy took two blues in the
lightweight hunter and open
hunter classes.
Ripple Boy. Bigeno and Sun
Dial were to settle the question
in the conformation hunter at
tire, ladies hunters and $3.50
hunters stake tests this after
noon.
Working hunters were to
thresh out their problems in four
remaining classes, including the
working hunters stake, while the
green division had only two
Glasses to go.
Dressage test, Michael Fields: Q
Stewar Treverassus:. 8, Dianna JOHNSON.
Model hqnters.1, Reynolds Perry's
: sigsno; ~. z; s@oginod 30 Farms Farms Ripple Boy;
j carabeiii's Thst Nisht. " "A's''
Farms Triple Shock: ., John Psttibon's
Duke Of Paecnian: 3. r: 8. Reynolds.
Hsr.hs Auopn e' Il "sSefN FARMS
isssa%n Farm! EnSs Ssg
tie Beacon; 3. entry. John 8. Armstrong:
TSeroasSbrsd ss a GE srs JAIME.
c. Mccormick's cammets: 2. Lakeiawn
Farms Fur Trouble: John Pettibon's
Gallery Lad: 4. Mrs. g. H. Bennett's
Green workins hunter hack, Oil
Grover Es Pink MINI M5 .ps ar nas nsa
Conformation hunters under saddle
sigsne; s ,.S, z, sundial; g. Ripple Boy: Z.
WORKING hgntersz-Psul rout.s cur,s.:
3. Claude ". Owens, SKIS IWnrsssiSn: n:
Il Miss nv whinl h1d Mrs. Dul'ns RandolDn''
Green hunters under saddle, Duke
Ease e.ssnafn snans coTs4 Dls si.d France:
Landlord.
sundisi: q. piseno: 8. Hueh dsntry'i
Green worEins hunters: Mr. and
Mink: 8 Persian Star: 4. Mountaineer.
dayss Your Play: 4. Tufiy.
Three -year-old green hunters-l: Duke
drew. d jr.'s Majic: 4. MRS. T. Kenneth
Ellis Admirals Ensign.
Lightweight hunters: Ripple Boy:
2.ra,a 2: That Night; 3 Halo Miss; T. Cop
Green hunters, 4-yes5r,S,lSS1:. srs,S1. spS s,,a,! over
.ar.e clOSsr srrstt slsld EIssi !iDls eC ssn:hs:
Open hunter--1. Ripple Boy: ?. Cap
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