Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1937, Page 20

B—2 =» In tl}_c; Hunt Country Activities Among the Horse-Lovers of Virginia and Maryland. dred hunters ran ihe same course, but none equaled Gone Away's time— Dan Sands’ pasture from | 14:325. At the finish he was in the noon until 4:30 p.m. Sat- | best condition of any horse thit par- urday, to watch the run-| ticipated ning of the Middleburg Hunt's point- Gone Away was one of three up for to-point races, which end the hunt's | the silver bowl as horse after horse season. It rained a little, and the wind | was eliminated after all classes were was keen and cold, but there was never | over. Second in this class was Crom- a dull moment for the hunting crowd | ton Smith, riding Sobersides, a hunter and the many others who had come | own by his father. Just behind came E STOOD on the hillside of THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1937. the owner and many another rider and steed. UDGES for the race were Henry ‘Taylor of New York, Sterling Lar- rabee of Warrenton, and Judge J. R. | H. Alexander and Arthur Chichester of Leesburg. Among the large crowd of spectators were seen Mrs, Cary T. Grayson and her three sons, Gordon, Cary T, jr., and William; Mrs. JGeorge Garrett, her daughter, Miss Elaine Darlington, and her son, Culley Dar- lington; Mrs. John B. Cochran and her son, Carlyle Van Doren Cochran, who rode Miss Julia Whiting’s hunter, Aunt Polly, in the lightweight class; Miss Mary Tyler McCormick, Mr. and from a distance to see some of the | Billy Hulburt, jr., a 13-year-old, riding | best hunters and riders in the coun- | Sky Painter, owned by Mrs. John Hay try compete for the large, silver Mid- | Whitney. Billy rode his mount beau- dleburg Bowl. tifully, and he and his horse finished The course was a secret until all |in fine condition. Other riders came were mounted for the first class, light- | in at intervals. Some fell in Goose weight hunters. Then instructions | Creek, others broke saddle leathers were tacked to the side of the farm | and a few pulled out for different | | Mrs. Laird Dunlop, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Melville Church, Mrs. Robert Gug- genheim, Mrs. Freddy Van Lennep, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Thomas, Miss Christine Ekengren, Jock Merriam, Bobby Woods, Billy Russell, Duff Mer- rick, Dick Goff, Bobby Wallach, Billy Wilber, Robert Phillips, Thomas Mott, {M. F. H. of Redland Hunt, who rode his roan hunter in the heavyweight class; Mr. and Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse, Mr. and Mrs. George Sloane, Mr. and Mrs. Gould Shaw, Mrs. Robert Winthrop, Miss Mildred Gaines, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Willia. = Slaughter, Baron and Baroness D'Epremesnil, Mr. and Mrs. Houghton Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Bishop, Mrs. Hugh Fontaine, Miss Sarah Harrison, Miss Janet Harrison, Miss Virginia Winmill, Miss Fanny Lyon, Miss Betty Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Larrabee, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Holland Potter, Mrs. James Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs, Melville Bearns, Miss Anna Hederick, Frank Littleton, Fred Malone, William Hitt and Mr. Tartiere, who has rented Huntland and is moving in this week. Mrs. Raymond Belmont and her daughter, Miss Winnifred Macdux, gave a party after the races. Their house was filled with friends from the neighborhood and many from a dis- tance. Large Assortment of Filled Easter Baskets 50c to $4.95 wagon which was the starting point Riders were told to go to two flagged points and return to the start, which also was the fini They could go to whichever point they wanted to first One point was Oliver Iselin's skeet trap, where there was a red flag and 8 hunt servant in livery to hand out token. The other point was in front of the Spur and Spoon Club, at Fox- croft, where there was another red flag and hunt servant to hand out tokens. Two tokens had to be handed in to the judges by riders finishing the race The riders were restricted from using roads for more than a quar f a mile at any time. Twenty riders mounted for the first race and were started by Rodrock Off they went, about eight headed for Foxcroft. The rest | and jumped into the | to go s t keet trap, whi the distance The course was between 5 and 6 less one knew the (mm:r_\‘ Y and could take a cut We could see the riders in tance at intervals; then, fi over the top of a hill f; came two riders. EXc great as we strained e they were. On they came, the man | in front widenine the space between them with each stride UST before they came to the last fence we recognized the rider of the fi horse as Jamie McCormick of Middleburg., who was riding Miss | Nancy Hanna's good hu Gone Away. Over the fence and up to the finish they came, the crowd yelling their approval for the game horse and good rider. Miss Hanna of Washington hunts with Fairfax and Redland Hunts. She broke, schooled and h Gone | A and va d him up e. whe! he won the cl over some of the b hunters of America. What is more, during the afternoon about a hu | Gangway. reasons | Crompton Smith was the hero of the day. winning first in the next two races and carrying home the Middle- burg Bowl, won by Mary Barry. How | he rode the course three times no one can tell, but he did. winning the mid- | dleweight class, riding Mary Barry, | Mrs. Smith's excellent hunter; over 10 starters. This was an exciting | finish, as Mr. Smith and Turner Wilt- | shire, who was up on Dual Control, | Freddy Warburg's horse, took the last | fence together. But as they raced | for the finish line Crompton was & | length ahead. | Third was Jack Skinner on Last | Thought, owned by Mrs. Skinner. (‘ YROMPTON SMITH washed blood | off his face—he had fallen in | Goose Creek in the first race and | was scratched by the limbs of an| apple tree and started in the third race, the heavyweight, riding Major, | | a 15-year-old hunter owned by Walter | | Bowes. He came in first again. Mr. Bowes made & wonderful show- ng with his hunters in this race, as horse, Skirl, ridden by Stanley 3reen, came in a close second. Freddy ‘Warburg's Plumber was third and was | ridden well by Miss Anne Kenyon. The last race of the day. for teams, was won by Mrs. Amory Perkins, on Athenry. and Freddy Warburg on Their time was 15% minutes. Mirs. George Sloane and Duncan Read were second in 17 minutes. Mrs. John Hinckley and Miss Laura Sprague were third in 21 minutes. Mrs. Robert Winmill and Miss Frances Frick, the fourth pair, i not score, as Miss Frick had a fall i did not finish the course. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Read enter- tained the riders, owners, judges and many guests after the races at their house nearby. Food and drink soon warmed the shivering race crowd. and all was cheer as the Middleburg Bowl was placed on a table an” fillled with champagne. Speeches were made to Crompton, the winner; Mrs.. 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