Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-13
BY ANNE CHRISTMAS
star staff Writer

~ Star stan writer
TIMoNIUM, Md, July l3.-
IAN 8-year-old riding sensa-
stion named Beaver Tate yes
sterday won the grand cham
pionship and two other major
1itleS in the closing session OF
the Maryland Pony Show.
Beaver, son of Mr., and Mrs.
William Tate of Cockeysville,
Md, took the shows most i'm
portant tricolor with Bamni,
owned by Jamie Molesworth.
by winning more points than
amy other pony in the show.
,Bambis total of 10 also was
Sufficient to take the small di-
vision championship. Close be-
hind was Bill Stubblefield's
Sunny with Z,
4 Beavers other big winner
WAS the veteran Johnny Cake,
whom he is showing this sea-
son for Waverly Farms at War
srenton. Va. Johnny Cake was
medium sized pony champion
with 7 points to triumph over
Karen Burrows Davbreak from /
Rockville, Md, with 6.
A Winner at Five
i Despite his tender years,
Beaver is an old hand in the
horse game. He cut his show
ring teeth at the MARYLAND
Pony Show, where he won two
beginner horsemanshin classes
when he was S years old. Every
winter he goes with his family
to Southern Pines, N. c., where
he is a first Fighter with Moore
County Hunt.
4 Although both Johnny Cake
and Bambi are tried and true
winners of many years stand
ing, a stable percentage ct
other perennial champions
didn't make the winners circle
at this Timonium show, largest
and most important pony event
In the country. Prominent
among the abSenteeS from the
championship ranks was Billy
Boyce's Smokey Joe. one OF the
Nations top ponies for many
years, who never managed to
hit his stride here.
Bobbie Gardner Busy
Two comparative old-timers
from the Washington area
dominated the junior division,
Miss Bobbie Gardeners Tania,
usually at her best in ooen
iumping classes, turned in a
brilliant round over the for
midable outside course &c cap
ture the hunter stakes. Six
teen-year-old Bobbie, the busi-
est rider on the grounds. also
took the junior Touchdown
and-out with Tania. who was
named champion over DR..
Christine Kehne's High Girl by
a four-point margin.
Jimmie Zimmerman, High
Girls regular rider, made it two
in a row in the horsemanShip
division as he was pinned equi-
tation champanion for the Sec
ond straight year. Jimmie, who
lives at Jessups, Md, won over
Magic HoroSky of Silver Spring.
The Timonium show. despite
intermittant rains Friday and
yesterday, broke all of its own
records with more than 1000
entries during its three sessions.
The Maryland Pony Show has
led the Nation since 1856, when
its entries first managed to ex-
coed those in children'S classes
at Devon, Pa, and competition
here is generally regarded as
tougher than Madison Square
Gardens National Horse Show.
Novice Field Largest
There were ponies galore in
all divisions, but the section tor
novice entries topped them all.
Close to 40 turned up for every
novice class, and performances
matched those of the older
campaignerS. Champion of the
division was a likely looking
2-year-old, Explorer. owned
by Deborah Calm of Underwood,
Md, whose family bought him
several weeks ago. Reserve
went to Ann Reds Misty Eye
from Monkton.
Summaries:
AHsA Medal Glass PHA Dressage
Hall Cockeysville
Novice Ponies Under Saddle Under
Is Hands: my Spice. Karen GRADY
Rockville. ., Explorer, Debble cam
Underwood B. Dublin Kid Terry Rudd
Berwyn, Pa.
Novice Ponies Under Saddle over Is
Hands: Gentleman Pirate, susan
Wordsworth. Woodstock: >, Miles River
Diamond Pride, Catherine McNeal
Trappe; 3, Honey Dew, Mrs. W. Ora
ham Boyce, Glencoe.
Lead Rein: douglas Hugg, An
napoiis: ,, Jamie Molesworth, Wood.
stock; 3, John E. Baybutt, jr., Easton
Novice Junior Hack: l. Galway
Harry Suradlin Laurel: ., Whiterock
Kenny Rudd, Berwyn. Pa: 3, Band o.
Gold, Joan Boyce, Greensboro, N. Z
Ride and Lead: l-Debbie Calm
Underwood; g Terry Daniels. ReisteIr;s-
town: 3, Eileen Smith. Cockeysville
Medium Working Hunter Pony stake
Greensboro N. c.; 2, Johnny Cake
Smoker Joe, Elise and Billy Boyce. III
Glencoe.
Junior Novice Hunter: white
rock, Berwyn 2. Galway, Kenny Rudd