Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18
Ry DOLORES PHILLIPS

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H.-Lots Of people have taken
bff In the wind. but lots Of
people. - tentative - the
half -baked hur1icsne that ale
most hit last week, have cam
celled their plans now that
Diane ID lurking around. Cape
Cod, Nantucket, Newport and
Long Island. the choice spots.
seem o little less safe than
the center Of Virginia where
even o medium strong wind
strips the useless locust trees
that In turn, strew themselves
over telephone wires. electric
wires and in the lockwood.
The Bath County Horse and
Pony Show Is attracting o
group down to Hot Springs
this week end II the weather
allows driving and waning.
The Gregory McIntoshes are
going down from Warrenton
to show their Triple Shot.
green working hunter cham.
pion Of the 0lenrnore Club
show down In Stanton last
Saturday. Marlene Schluse-
meyer, whose father owns
Broadview Farm. In Warren
ton, IL going to. show: Anne
and Bill Doyle, also from War
renton. are exhibiting In the
pony division and George
Garrett, one Of several Of
Northern Virginia's exam
bassadors, 10 also exhibiting.
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The Morton Cappy Smiths
went from Staunton down to
Hot Springs with their show
string without coming back
to their home In Middleburg,
and viii be there for the first
Of the series Of parties for
exhibitors this afternoon In
the Dominion Room ct the
Homestead Hotel.
The John Pettibones have
left Middleburg with their
hopes placed high on their
Duke Of Paeonian, which was
reserve green working hunter
champion ut Stanton, and on
their Happy-Burkie colt that
won the championship In the
breeding division at Staunton.
Kathleen Mckinney and the
Paul Fouts are also driving
down to Hot Springs from
Middleburg and viii be among
the guests at the buffet din
ner Saturday night In the
Homestead's formal gardens. A
horse show dance follows the
dinner ct the Cascades Club,
given for the benefit Of the
Community House Hospital ut
Hot Springs.
Diedre Symington, daughter
Of the James SymingtonS Of
Leesburg. win be representing
the younger fry at the Bath
County Show. Dee-Dee could
rest on her laurels In the show
ring, without winning o ribbon
at Hot Springs, after winning
both the hack class and the
outside jumping (the only two
classes for her group ct the
Foxcroft Pony Club show last
week. The show went on de-
spite very heavy weather.
Ignore Rain
Wet and bedraggled children
with even wetter parents paid
no attention TO the rain at
Foxcroft except to shift the
lead-line class to the least wet
part Of the afternoon so that
little Cecilia McGhee's curls
were only slightly damp when
she won the blue ribbon. Gym
thia Darlington came OF best
In the intermediate class, after
long and deliberate judging
by Jean Glib and Matte Kay.
Adele Catfield- Taylor, one Of
the four lite CTS in the Pony.
Club, jumped her way to the
blue ribbon in the beginners
Jumping and also won the
"beeg" prize Of the day for
showing the most improvement
Of her group.
A little Mackenzie won 1t in
the small and underclasS while
father Don lost the parent
child relay race to Bob Booth,
riding daughter Susan's fiashy
Bill. Val and Dee-Dee Syming-
ton came in a close second. Al
though unfair to unorganized
mothers, all Of whom showed
up in dresses, they rode In the
race unless they had q husband
to take over the chore.
Tom DeIashmutt flashed by