Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-28
Hunt Bowl /.
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Hunt BOWL
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The third race, for ladies, is
also over a three-mile course with
jumps.
Then comes the Bowl, four pell.
nell miles through natural hunt
country, with jumps, and both Ia
dies and gentlemen will be com.
peting.
Potomac Hunt spokesman said
a considerable number of entries
are expected in the pom and jun.
ior events. The Hunt accepts en-
tries on the day of the race.
Entries in the Potomac Bowl
already inclued the following:
Junior Jim, owned by Clayton
Doing, Potomac. Night Easter.
owned by William Barnsley, Rock
vile. RafiZ, owned by Mrs. Gar
vim Tankersley, Potomac. Juliet,
owned by RMS. Richard Duckett,
Rockville. Shady Lady, owned by
Samuel E. Bogley, Rockville. Lit
tie Joe, also owned by Mr. Bog
ley. Sunglow, owned by Valentine
G. Wilson, Glen Hills. Mint Julep,
owned by Mrs. Newhold Noyes,
Jr., Potomac.
All horses entered must be
owned by Hunt subscribers or by
the owners of land over which
the hunts are run. The Hunt Sec
rotary decides on a horses quail
ificationS, including a minimum
of six hunts during the current
season.
The races started in 1910. War
and other factors ended them for
period. They were resumed in
1850 and have been run each year
since.
The Potomac Bowl is rotated
among winners until such time
as one person wins it three
times.
Mrs. Godfrey w. Kaufman of
Potomac is the only two,time win
ner. But size has indicated she
will be unable to race this time,
because of injuries suffered in a
hunt.
Mr.. Wilson won the cup last
year aboard Sunglow. Sunglow
recently suffered a respiratory
disease and chances are won't be
the favorite this year.
Mr., Barnsley's Night Easter is
expected to be one of the strong
est competitors Saturday, but
confronts challenges from other
fine horses.
The races will start at Duck
ett's red barn on the farm on
Stony Creek Road opposite the
Douglass home at Tantallon. The
course proceeds to a point on DR..
Thompsons farm, to a point in
the field south of the Potomac
Hunt kennels, to Judge Richmond
B. Keechs farm, to the woods in
the rear of Rollin Atwoods home,
to point northwest of the house
on Col. Robert Jones farm, and
back to the starting point.
Arrangements have been made
for the public to view the races
from a vantage point near the
place where the hunters start and
finish.
The race is a test of courage,
endurance and speed. 1t is no
showing affair of mincing horse.
flesh, but a tough grind over
rough terrain, with ample oppor
tunity for horse and rider to sep.
arate in mid-air. Spectators who
know nothing whatsoever of ESQ
teric horse show matters can get
a thrill out of this one.
Judge Koch, Joint MFH, A. II.
Earnest, Potomac, ex-MFH, and
Raymond H. Horton, ST., Bethes-
da, will be stewards. They viii
decide on eligibility of horses and
riders.
Judges will be spotted in pro.
fusion along the course.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Barnsley
are co-chairmen of the committee
in charge of Saturdays racing.
Their committee includes Mrs. AL
ice c. Berry, Mr.. Doing, Harold
P. Braman, Aubrey Downs, Ham
ilson Robinson and John K. Shipp.
Racers will wear formal hunt.
ing attire, but i'm the interests of
safety are permitted to wear
hunting caps instead of derbies.