Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-06
Potomac
FOrhOundS
Top Field
In Virginia
BY Cissy Finley


Competing with 10 other
American foxhound packs, Po-
tomac Hunts pack of lemon
and white hounds topped the
field for the winners trophy at
the Virginia Foxhound Club
Show, held June 2, at the Glen
wood Race Course, Middleburg.
This show, more or less, is the
preliminary show for the ma
tional show to be held tomor-
row (June y, at the Radnor
Hunt, Melvern Pa.
William Dupont Jr., NTH,
Foxcatcher Hunt, Wilmington,
Del, judged the all day show,
at which both hounds and
handlers were equally drenched
by the steady rain, before the
last class was through. William
Carroll, NTH, Potomac, Mrs.
Carroll, Huntsman Dougla s
Burgess, and professional whip
Julius Grimsley showed the
Potomac hounds to victory.
This will probably be one of
the last contributions Mr..
Grimsley will make to the club,
as he is leaving soon for a
three year hitch in the armed
forces.
Truly, who is taking up
where Potomac's ia m gu S
'Tweet Tweet" left off, as
champion bitch hound of the
country, added more laurels to
her already established record.
She was judged champion bitch
of show and champion brood
bitch. She was the reserve
champion of overall show.
Bella and Gene Martin, who
are leaving soon for a years
stay In France, were feted yes
terday by Sue and Bin Lewis
at their home on Glen Road.
The Lewises invited friends in
for a farewell cocktail and buf.
fet, 6.S pm. party.
Rain, rain, and more rain
didn't stop the guests from ar
irving. The Jack Smiths, Bill
Gordons, Stretch Hartings, Bill
Ships, Roman McPhees, Tom
Colemans, John Forts, Jack
Kneipps, Bill Greenhalghs, Mike
McConihes, Joe Pissaras, Roger
Eisingers, Tim Hansons, MAC"
MacFarlands, Jim MacMartins,
Bill Rapleys, Jack Skllmans,
Sandy Lanklers, Austin Kipling-
ers, Bob Beers, and still more
made 1t.
Dotty Slillman reported on
her forthcoming visit to the
Lyle Ditzler family in England.
She leaves next week. We also
have heard that young Kirk
Ditzler has won a full Naval
Scholarship to Dartmouth next
year.
The Upton gals have been
busy. Patty (did you know
her real name Is Patience?)
and Ann graduated from Hol-
ton Arms on June /, and then
flew off to Massachusetts with
their family to see sister Judy
receive her degree from
Wellesley.
Clark Adams is apparently
okay, having survived the wal
Looping he took from Ray Titles
Model "a" Ford at Mitch and
Bills ESQ Station last week.
Elizabeth West Beer, young
daughter Of Katy and Bob
Beer, was christened May 26,
at Our Lady of Mercy Church.
Father Raymond Cahill offici.
ated at the ceremony.
Mrs. James MacMartin, and
Elizabeth's uncle, Peter E. Cos.
tello Of Baltimore, are her God.
parents. A luncheon followed
the service at the Beers home
on S. Glen Road.
I've Heard That
Following the hound show
last Sunday, Potomac Hunt
members, the Bill CAROLS,
Pres Kings, Val Wilson's and
Charlie Jones and his daugh.
ter, Octavia, were invited by
Newell Ward, NTH, Middle.
burg, for a drying out SPELL
before the trip home.
jeff Fort, a SO Princeton
graduate, will spend the sum.
mer in Europe, prior to return.
ing to Nit. next fall for work
on his Masters.
Debby Fort is recuperating