Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-03
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS
Special Correspondent of The Star

Special Correspondent OF Inc star
WARRENTON, Va, Sept. g.
A week end of razor keen COM
petition in one of the Nation S
most highly respected sports
events comes to a close today
with the running OF is classes
and the awarding of four cham
pionships in the seth annual
Warrenton Horse Show.
Many of the seasons top per-
formers were primed for the
vindup that was to settle titles
In green working hunter. open
jumper, working hunter and con-
formation hunter classes. In
addition, trophies were on the
line for the high scorers in a
four show competition that
otherwise included events at
Staunton, Hot Springs and Rich
mond.
There was no clear indication
of the trend of events in the
conformation hunter division,
although Mrs. J. Deane Fuckers
Spanish Mint held q, point lead
after winning the ladies hunter
class and finishing second in
the Corninthian yesterday and
last night. Mr.. and Mrs, Wins
ton Guests old war horse, Miss
Warlock, turned a brilliant round
in the Corninthian to the John
Barton Payne Trophy.
Bit OHOney Wins
The first major championship
of the show wound up in a
three-way race with the leaders
separated only by half-points.
Peggy Augustus Bit O'Honey. a
3-year-old by the good hunter
stallion Wait A Bit, overlook
John S. Petitioners Duke of
Paeonian in the final class of the
division when Bit O'Honey was
pinned on top and the Duke in
fourth place.
That decision left Bit O'Honey
with 16 points, the Duke with
1872 and Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Stephens Ace of Diamonds
with is.
The Pettibones were consoled
somewhat by the announcement
that their 2-year-old Hapgood,
winner Of the Professional
Horseman's Association h g h
score award yesterday, now has
95 points. the highest total ever
rolled up by any horse in the
history of the competition. Hap
good still has two shows to go
before the season is closed.
The guests picked up a stable
chunk of silver when their
Cameda won the 3-year-old
championship Of Virginia. a title
rather arbitrarily awarded by
the Warrenton show each year
Cameda had shown considerable
class, however, in winning the
$400 green conformation hunter
stake earlier in the day.
Little Craft Destroyed
Horsemen here heard gloomily
news of the death of Little Craft.
one of the most brilliant junior
hunters developed in Virginia in
recent years. owned and ridden
by Terry Yates. Little Craft was
the junior champion here in
previous years and was known
throughout the show circuit as
that pleasing exception - the
home trained, owner : ridden
mount shown purely for sport.
Little Craft was destroyed last
week after she was found in her
paddock with a leg shattered at
the ankle.
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Cameda Iempletou Stables
Hunters years old and over
Duke Of Pseonisn, Mr. and Mrs John
& Pettibone . Ace OK Diamonds. GrOvel
s ephens g Temptation. Martin VOge
81 I Moomerie Mrs A c Randolph
LiEhtwcight green WORKING hunters
EauiRold Mr. and Mrs, Matter Wickes
kimherel Kinbetton Hills Farm 3
Sir Mokstain, Mr., and Mrs william
Rowland. g. Soft Touch. Llangoller
Farfn
Middle and heavyveisht green hunteri
- Laurel Rdfs Mr. and Mrs Johr
MOhoerly >, one More Time Clay Camp
a Marina. Willow Greek Farm, 4
Eazim John Z RheA
C0rinthlan hunters Miss Warlnck
Templeton Stables . spanish Mint
MIS- Deane Ruekef 3 Thou Swell
Poberi Notch { Black Atom, AIRS A c
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csrp. Little spook Nj and Mrs Il
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