Evening star., 1961-05-28
CLRCLLNG THE COUNTRYSIDE
Clover in Midd|eburq
BY DOLORES PHILLIPS
Contributing Writer

"AdCCNCL BICcIlcT pastures
President Kennedy may roam
for the next few weeks, he's
been in clover at his Middle
burg farm, Glen Ora.
One field, to the right of
Glen Ora's driveway, is a foot
high in clover and two others
are in wheat. The field ap-
preaching the house is being
plowed for summer planting
and what hasn't been plowed
is being grazed by grade cat
tie. The mallard ducks that
piled a watery bit of ground
beyond the defunct stone wall
have either been plowed un-
der or have flown north for
the season.
The only sporting life
around the farm has centered
between four stakes that the
President had planted as a
guide for driving golf balls,
and Caroline on her pony.
She was out early Wednesday
morning, on a dark little
pony, reputed to have been
bought at a Thurmont auc-
ton and, again, reputed to
have been given to her by
Vice President Johnson.
A stable hand was leading
her on a lead rein and, ac-
cording to an eyewitness.
her hands and seat we're very
good.
At School Show
This lead rein business is
the earliest possible induc-
ton into riding and, from
the number of children in the
lead-line class at the Hill
Schools Hunter show last
Saturday, the countryside has
a bumper crop of future fox
hunters under way.
Parents who wouldn't
dream of showing themselves
will walk around and around,
leading their youngest un-
til the class is judged, with
lolli-pops for the looSers and
ribbons for the winners.
Sugar hungry babies have
been known to weep under
the impact of a blue ribbon
but no lolli-pop. brownies
were given Saturday since no.
body thought Of the lolli-
pops0
Gently joshing the First
Lady, a trio Of Hill School
girls entered the costume
class as Mrs. Kennedy, pro-
tected by two IS boys. Sugie
Somers, with a poof hair
do under her back -of-head
derby, and in formal hunt
ing clothes rode around the
ring flanked by Mia Nc
Ilvaine, Ambassador Bob's
daughter, and Tena Tener,
both Of whom brandished
tommy guns; Howard Kaye.
jr., the shows rowing photog-
rapher, and reporter Van
Merle Smith. jr.. son Of the
retiring head-master Of Fox
croft, bothered them as the
nosy press.
The Winners
The silver cup, donated by
Miss Charlotte Noland to the
winner of the costume class,
went to the Robert McCon-
nell. jr., family. as circus per-
formers, complete with the
family bassett and family
rabbits in a little circus wag-
on. The red ribbon was given
to the James Jenkins Three
Little Kittens" all on the
same resigned pony who had
the mittens tied to his name.
There were headless horse
men, foxes and hounds, ang-
els and devils, Indians and
early settlers, and even an
early model Ford filled with
Hill School gypsies, tutored
by Headmaster Of Hill C.
Waring Gillespie. The Ford
and its occupants rated a D.
1t was given the fourth rib
bon.
Director of the Voice of
America Henry Loomis. at
whose Trough Hill Farm the
show was held, won his own
donation for the winner in
the trap shooting contest, a
live pheasant. Other contest
ants were Howard Kaye, ST.,
an 18-year-old, and several
fourth, fifth and sixth
graders from Hill School, all
of them excellent shots.
The Loomises ended the
long day with a cocktail
party for all Hill School par
ents and the judges, but Jane
McClary, chairman of the
show and country fair, was
back at Trough Hill early
Sunday, stripping down de-
cor and picking up empties.
soft drink bottles left
by the pig-tail set.