Evening star., 1960-08-12
Hunters Take
Over Tonight
In Bath County
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS
Contributing Writer

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HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. IL
Like a homemade cake, a
good horse show can take q
while to shape up. The Bath
County meeting here this year
has all the mixings of quality
quantity and variety, but il
was not really in the oven until
noon today when the program
passed the halfway mark.
Opening with three full
sessions yesterday, Bath County
gave everyone a short view OF
everything-conformation and
working hunters, green horses
Jumpers, hacks, the works.
BY tonight they will be dig
ging where the gold is found
in the confirmation and work.
ing hunter stakes. The ponies
also will come out for the first
time tonight, completing their
portion of the show tomorrow
morning.
When their course is run, the
seniors will get down to cutting
up the heart of the matter
the championships and reserve
championships.
Two horses, formerly cham
plons here. showed well in the
conformation hunter classes,
Mrs. Deane Rucker's Cold Gil
mate and Mrs. A. c. Randolph's s
Black Atom were tied at 8
points as the early conforma-
tion hunter classes ended last
night. The ladies hunter event
was won by Mrs. Fuckers
Spanish Mint. Cold Climate and
Black Atom, second and third
in the ribbons, each had earlier
points.
The Virginia contingent is
again foremost. Waverly Farms
of Warrenton won the green
conformation hunters under
saddle over John Pettibone's
War Life. The new Waverly
prospect is called Early Times
Beverly Hink of Falls Church
was second in the huge junior
hunter class won by the one
time Middleburg hunter, Hap
good.
Open jumper class: /, Marina,
New Hope Farm; .. Qui Salt, Bert Fire
stone; 3. Chappaqua, Henry Paxson.
open green conformation hunters:
Early Times, Waverly Farm; 8, War
Life. John Pettibone.
Junior working hunters: /. Mariana,
sara Nan Payne; :, Passport, Chucky
Gore: 3. Gin and Tonic. Edgar Mills.
Open green working hunters: l,
MORTGAGE Hill. Edgar Mills; ., Foreign
Affair, Peggy Augustus; 8, Ridgecrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Blair,
Green conformation hunters under
saddle. l, Early Times >, War Life /:
3, Sunset Hill. Clay Camp.
Green working hunters under saddle
!. Captain Hook; ., Ridgecrest; 3.
Foreign Affair.
stP Proisssona! Ss.,. in hOrssmans trophy: !,
Richard REYNOLDS; 3, Marina
Lightweight conformation hunters:
!, Black Atom, Mrs A. c. Randolph;
.. Blue Harizon. Mrs Sue Burke; 3
Modern Design, Mr.. and Mrs. D.. r.
Middle and heavyweight conforma-
J Deane Rucker; 2, Spanish Mint, Mrs
LightweiRht working hunters: Wind
sweep, Mrs. David Coulter; >, Little
Sailor. Peggy Augustus: 3, Laddie
Girl, Mrs. B. H. Murray.
Middle and heavyweight working
hunters; ssT HooS l. sweet t,1 Wilism lem. Ions
Curlew. Mr., and Mrs. Paxson.
Junior hunters under saddle: .,
Hapgood, Julie Kardan; .. Mighty
John, Beverly Hink; 3, Red Gold,
Working hunters under saddle: /.
Little Sailor; >. Night Raider, Mrs.
Blair; 3, Nerus. Mrs. Randolph.
Conformation hunters under saddle
/: Modern Design: y. Take Command,
Shawnee Farm: 3. Hapgood.
to ride /, HapGood, >, Cathy: 3,
Air Discovery, Mrs. Dsndridge Ken
Two day fault and out: 1. Coup de
SCOOP, Mrs. Blair; >, Ski Rosie; 3,
Junior hunting attire: /. Mariana.
bers' D 0''' Janet '0io-
Ladies hunters: l, Spanish Mint, .,
Cold Climate; 3, Black Atom