Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-17
High Girl Takes
Potomac Hunt;
Heat Hits Pair
BY ANNE CHRISTMAS

To-Day 10 lncluOe the washington
areas horsey set, currently re-
operating from 97-degree heat
that made several exhibitors i'll
at yesterdays Potomac Hunt
horse show near Travilah, Md.
At least two riders, Bill How
land and Carroll Curran, were
so seriously affected by the re-
lentless sun and high tempera-
lures that they had to stop
riding in the middle Of the all
day program.
Both horSemen were headed
toward championship brackets
when the heat made them Ill.
Rowland Of Warrenton, Va. was
riding DR.. and Mrs. Alvin l..
Kay's Ripple Boy. and Curran
of Silver Spring was on Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Strong's Ad Lib. In
each case. the horses were with
drawn from further classes. al
though Ad Lib had accumulated
enough points to win the reserve
working title.
Points Scattered
Working hunter champion,
with 10 points over Ad Lbs
eight. was DR.. Christine Kehne's
High Girl, ridden by Richard
Zimmerman of Laurel, Md.
Points were widely scattered in
the entire working division, as
no horse managed to win two
blue ribbons.
1t was a different story among
the conformation hunters. where
Claude w. Owens Jack Knife
won the open and the hunter
appointments classes. plus al
hack class which was added toI
break a tie between Jack Knife
and Valerie Shallcross' Tour &c.
Thus the Owen entry won his
second hunter championship this
season in four shows, an en-
viable record for 5-year-old.
Tour &c won the reserve ribbon.
Jack Knife was ridden alter
nately by Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner Hallman, who also own the
colts dam. Lady Jack, an open
jumper of great talent more
than a decade ago. Lady Jack
also is the dam of Princess Jack.
winner Of yesterdays green
handy class. and of Mrs. Bert
Firestone's Royal Knight. q IA
nous jumper. who appeared in
the open division.
Golden Chance Scores.
Although Mrs. Firestone won
no ribbons with Royal Knight,
who is rapidly coming back to
top form. her husband Jared
better. His phenomenal fencer,
Golden Chance. gave spectators
many a thrill in the jumper
stake and the in-and-out, both
of which he won. Gold Chance.
winner at major shows across
the country, was jumper cham
pion for his Warrenton (Va.)
owner over Maryland entry,
George Di Paula's Miss Vir-
ginia. which had won the title
two years before. Only half a
point separated the two horses:
Golden Chance had 10 and the
Di Paula mare had Ga.
Mrs. Mary Stephenson's Paci-
nc Isle. making his first appear
ance in a Maryland ring, had a |
field day with rider Grover
Stephens in taking the Green
Hunters title. The colts owner is
the mother Of Edward Stephen
son Of Kilmaurs Stud at War
renton. Va.
Reserve green champion was
Mrs. Michael Smithwick's Mys-
FERROUS. who had IL points be-
hind Pacific Isles II. Mrs.
Smithwick, wife of the widely
known steeplechase rider-trainer.
also brought out another likely
green prospect in Sky Sweeper,
owned by her father, s. H. r.
Fred. Of Middleburg, Va. Sky
Sweeper. a homebred colt by
Fred's stallion. Skyscraper, won
several ribbons in the top flight
competition that turned UP for
the green division.
Among the juniors. the visitor
was Mrs. Fred j. Hughes, jr.sl
Bon Bon. ridden by her 11-year-
old daughter Robin. Bon Bon
won with IL points over Norma
Gerstenfeld's Ugly Duckling, who
had 8.
Junior Working Hunters-I, Bon Bon
Mrs Fred Hughes, .jr. 2. Mardi orss.
In Garrett; 3 HiEh oirl. Or Christine
Norma o.f.tsn 1stC :. g HIN 9 Sf &
Jsnia v n9SSis Garan.T; :, snesky Pete,
srd Zimmerman: 2, Benviiis Bien. Janet
Goldberg; 3. Mardi Gras; q. Bon Bon
so Junior HSnisr AHToin,ms s1ss Bon
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Red sGo'd, Or: and Mrs !. 4. Gold.
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open Working. Hunters. Ad LIB.
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Working Hunters Under saddle.
coolwood, George Stephens 2 High QiTl;
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Model HIpYn,,srs-l; Ripple BOY: pr
Carter. H. 4, His Luck. Laura Lee
Open Conformation Huntsrs-l. Jack
knife; 2, Ripple Boy 3, Tour oe: 4,
Lady Hunter---1 Tour. oe 2. Out Of
Print, Thomas .Maher; 3, Sean. Stuart
In. And Out. Golden Chance. Bert
Firestone; 9. Record Hop. Wally Holly
3 Melodies, Jimmy Ankyi 4. Bowie oib.
bon, Mr. and Mrs Robert Gibbon
Oo.As- You Please--l, Tania; . Mis-
virginia. George Di Paula; 3, Bowies
Gibbons III III. Fred Hughes H.
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