Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
Owens Horse
Titles
On Week End
BY ANNE CHRISTMAS
Special Writer for The star

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Despite paraphrasing the old
adage that you can lead a
horse to water but you can't
make him think" a bay horse
named Sky's Brilliance GER
tainly ought to be deep in con-
temptation today.
This equine character won
two championships yesterday at
the Washington Bride Trails
Horse Show at Meadowbrook
show ring, Chevy Chase, which
made a grand total Of three
hunter crowns for the week
end, including Saturdays green
working championship at the
Mclean Horse Show.
And what are the fruits Of
such virtue? In this case, Sky's
Brilliance' may have earned
himself a permanent place in
the District-owned stable Of
Claude w. owen. 4545 Connec-
ticut avenue NV. who until
the past 48 hours had planned
to sell the youngster.
4-Year-Old Earns Spot
Even before Sky's Brilliance
had won more than his first
blue ribbon yesterday, Mr.. Owen
and his new bride were doubt-
ing the advisability of keeping
the colt on the market. His sub
sequent rounds, with Gard
ner Hallman riding, may have
been SUFFICIENT to clinch his
remaining in the owen show
string.
Reserve to the owen 4-year-
old. in both the working and
novice hunter divisions, was a
likely-looking black newcomer
! to the ring, Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert Gibbons Cover Girl,
who earned eight points to the
Is piled up by Sky's Brilliance
in the hunter race and six to
Sky Brilliance's IL among the
noviceS.
Probably the days busiest
horse was Lynn CARROTS Mardi
Gras. who entered every class
in the hunter division during
the afternoon session devoted
to seniors. and also every class
in the junior section which oc-
cupied the morning hours
Mardi Gras won ribbons in al
most all of them, topped by
the seasonal championship for
juniors. based on ribbons won
in the spring show last March
and in yesterdays events.
Wins Junior Title, Too
For the days work, Mardi
GraS also was reserve junior
champion behind Pegasus
Stables Harvest Moon, who was
equally busy throughout the
day. Brenda Basin and other
Pegasus riders alternated or
Harvest Moon.
Pegasus Top Hat and The
Shiek dominated the riding
stable division. in which they
were champion and reserve,
respectively. Meg Monks rode
Top Hat and Sherry Stalker
was one of several riders who
handled The Shiek.
| The Arabian division turned
up short on entries, inasmuch
as most Of the areas Arab
horses were showing in the
Arabian International show al
Camden, N. j. Charles GRAY
er's Indkerage won both classes
and the championship over
Elizabeth loves Tamriyah.
The pony division for the
season was pretty we'll settled
before the show started, as
Maggie HorSky's Country Boy
held a lions share of points
with Is to his nearest COMPETE
tors four. But some newcomers
to the race, such as Patty
Brite's Indy Sue and Kay De
Franceaux' Domino, showed up
and made Country Boy look
somewhat to his laurelS. The
HorSky chestnut managed to
stay in front. though, and won
the days pony title with 10
to Domino's eight. Domino won
a hackoff for the reserve with
Indy Sue. making a comeback
after a years absence from the
ring.
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