Evening star. [volume], February 22, 1937, Page B-6, Image 20

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In the Hunt
Country
Activities Among the
Horse Lovers of Vir
ginia and Maryland.
BY NINA CARTER TABS.
KSAR, the French stallion im
ported to this country by A.
S. Hewitt of Montana Hall,
near White Post, Va., and
Kenneth N. Gilpin of Boyce, Va.. had
his first American colt foaled on
February 18 at Raspberry Plain, near
Leesburg. Herbert Kirkpatrick, man
ager, telephoned the news to Mr.
Hewitt, and he came right over to
see the first American foal of his
great sire.
By Ksar out of Cinema, a stake
winning daughter of Sweep, this colt,
a, dark chestnut with a long, white
mark down the forehead, is very lovely,
and many horsemen of the neighbor
hood have been in to see and
admire it.
Ksar, by Bruleur out of Kizil Kour
gan, was sold at public auction for
more than $30,000, then the record
price in Europe. In 15 starts at 2, 3
and 4 years, he was 11 times first,
three times second and once unplaced.
He won over $330,000 at par of ex
change, at all distances from seven
furlongs to two miles and a half, in
cluding the French Derby, Arc de
Triomphe (twice), Prix du Cadran,
and other first-class stakes.
Ksar is believed to be the only
winner of more than $100,000 whose
sire and dam each won more than
$100,000. His sire, Bruleur. won the
Grand Prix de Paris and other stakes
and sired four French Derby winners
in eight years, and is acknowledged
as one of the very greatest modern
French stallions. His dam, Kizil
Kourgan, won the Grand Prix de Paris
(beating Sceptre), French Oaks,
French One Thousand Guineas. She
is ranked among the four or five best
mares to have raced in France. Ksar,
who was the Man o’ War of France,
brings a new blood line Into America,
the Bruleur blood line.
The dam of the new chestnut colt
(foaled last Thursday night) is by
Sweep, out of Magic Lantern—so is
well-named Cinema. Ksar is the last
French stallion imported to this coun
try. His first son is a good colt and
breeders think an excellent potential
prospect as a race horse. Suitable
names suggested for the little fellow,
by Baron D’Esprenil, are Cinefar,
Cinephile, Ecran or Silmar. Baron
and Baroness D’Esprenil of Paris,
France (she was Adeline Oxnard*, are
spending the Winter with Mrs. Henry
T. Oxnard on her estate near Upper
Ville.
I heard a horn-blowing contest
Saturday in which several masters of
hounds, ex-masters and huntsmen
took part. They blew' many sweet
notes from copper hunt horns, but Mr.
Asa Rusk, huntsman of the Loudoun
Hunt, was far ahead of them all, blow
ing deep and melodious notes on his
old cow horn. The horn is about 16
Inches long, beautifully curved and is
just as it came from the animal, ex
cept that it is polished brightly from
long and much use. It was amusing
to see the men who could blow on the
copper horn try the old cow horn.
Many of them could not blow a note
on It, and none did the stunts to com
pare with the talent of Mr. Rusk. It
takes an old-timer to do it!
The 1937 hunt racing season opens
today (Washington's Birthday) in
Camden, S. C., with the running of
the Washington's Birthday Plate, and
six other races. The Washington's
Birthday Plate (which I witnessed)
was won last year by Mrs. G. H.
“Pete” Bostwick's Fugitive, one of fie
beet known timber horses in the
country, with Randolph Duffey, his
trainer, up. In 1935 Mrs. W. Austin
Wadsworth’s Hotspur 2nd, came in
with S. S. Janney, jr., up. repeating
the 1934 result. Hotspur 2nd also
won the race in 1933, but that time
with Raymond Woolfe riding him.
The race is about 2% miles over tim
ber. Fugitive and Hotspur 2nd will
compete against each other for the
plate today and there are eight other
entries in the race.
HUNTING LOG—TOMORROW’S
MEETS
Virginia.
Piedmont Pox Hounds—Dr. A. C.
Randolph, M. F. H. Kerfoot, 1 p.m.
Old Dominion Hounds — Sterling
Larrabee. M. F. H. For time and place
of meeting telephone the kennels,
Marshall 94-F-3.
Loudoun Hunt Club—J. R. H. Alex
ander, M. F. H. For time and place
of meeting call Leesburg 33-F-4.
The Fairfax Hunt—William McClel
lan, M. F. H. Wicken’s Joy, 10 a.m.
Maryland.
Elkrid^e-Harford Hounds. Harvey
6. Ladew, M. F. H. Roaches Farm,
2 pm.
D. C. ELKS TO HONOR
FORMER GOV. SHOLTZ
Grand Exalted Ruler and Balti
more Mayor Invited to
Dinner Tonight.
David Sholtz, former Governor of
Florida and now grand exalted ruler
of the Benevolent Protective Order
of Elks, is in the Capital to pay his
official visit to District Elks tonight
on George Washington’s birthday.
He will be guest of honor at a
banquet tonight at the Mayflower
Hotel, to which his hosts, official Elks
here, have invited also Mayor Jackson
of Baltimore and the Maryland and
Virginia Senators.
The official visitation and cere
monies tonight will take place at the
Elks’ Club after the hotel banquet.
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RECENTLY we watched about
as brilliant a defensive play as
we have ever seen, and are
frank to confess that we are
still lost in admiration of the line of
reasoning which led to it.
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
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3 NT Pass Pass. Pass
In explanation of the bidding. North
and South were playing the Vander
bilt convention, in which the open
ing bid of one club is an artificial
forcing bid.
Against the three no-trump contract
West made his normal opening of the
jack of hearts. South won with the
queen, led the king of clubs and fol
lowed with the jack. And right here
is where this magnificent defensive
play came off. West, who had dropped
the nine of clubs on the king, now
played the ten on the jack, thereby
sacrificing a certain club trick in the
event that declarer should let the Jack
of clubs ride. However, South was
completely unable to visualize this
play, and was now certain that East
must hold the queen. Accordingly,
he went right up with the ace in
dummy. Now, when East showed out,
the unfortunate declarer was gone,
since although he could still estab
lish dummy's clubs, he would have no
way to get in to make them and even
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tualy the hand was down three tricks.
If West had made his normal play
of covering the Jack of clubs with the
queen, declarer would have ducked in
dummy and now made at least three
no-trump. Incidentally, some of our
readers may wonder why declarer did
not make the safety play of letting the
Jack of clubs ride anyway. If East
held the queen of clubs, he would then
get in the lead and play a heart,
whereupon declarer was sure that West
would cash at least four heart tricks.
But If West had played the club queen,
declarer could have ducked with ab
solute safety since he would know that
East would be unable to overtake.
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Wednesday.
Sonnysayings
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Folks Is movin’ into the “For Bent’’
house next door. Come a’ runnin’,
Baby, an see the piano go in!
■ .. . •
A hunter shot the first pure white
fox ever seen in Britain.
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Toiletries, Aisle 13, First Floor.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP
10” il"> r ane O Streets Phone Dinner 9300
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10™ 11™ F and O Streets Pboxe district 5300
SPODE English Bone China
and Spode Stone Lowestoft
Manufacturer's Close-Out
of Samples and t Odd
Pieces at a Fraction of
Regular List Prices
This is the first time in our history 'we
have been able to offer famous Spode
china and earthenware at such extremely
low prices.
Every piece is marked at a fraction of
its original list price. Every piece is
marked "Spode"—that almost magical
word that has meant fine china and
earthenware for over 200 years. All
are beautifully hand-decorated pieces
you will prize. Reductions like these are
very rare in Spode ware.
Spode Bone China
10-inch Plates. Reduced to_$1.75
10-inch Plates. Reduced to_$2.95
10-inch Plates. Reduced to_$3.50
10-inch Plates. Reduced to_$3.95
Tea Cups and Saucers. Reduced
to ___i_$1.95
After-dinner Cups and Saucers.
Reduced to_$1.95
Covered Dishes. Reduced to_$2.95
Spode Lowestoft
8-inch Plates. Reduced to_75c
10-inch Plates. Reduced to_85e
Tea Cups and Saucers. Reduced to $1
China, Fitth Floo*.
ONE-DAY SPECIALS
Tuesday Only fljJkrrh
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Outstanding values—household and personal needs
brought to you at prices at which we can offer them for
one day only. Quantities are limited in many cases.
Handkerchiefs —Feminine and Masculine
At Anniversary Savings
Hand-embroidered white linen handkerchiefs—the women's versions with
hand-rolled hems; the men's with half-inch, hand-hemstitched hems.
Handkerchiefs, Aisle 17, First Floor.
Woodbury’s Facial Soap-Large size
Regularly 19c cake, 3 cakes for 55c -i
The famous soap created especially to safeguard lovely complexions—and J C
aid others back to beauty. In the generously large size ccke—a real "buy"
in beauty aid at this thrifty Anniversary price. 3 for 40c
Toiletries, Aisles 11 and 13, First Floor.
Men’s Spring Ties
Would Regularly Be $1
A great variety of new Spring colors in a group for well-dressed masculine
Washington. Included are Magadore stripes, neat weaves, foulards and
spaced figures—all at this low price.
The Men's Store, Second Floor.
Sports Frocks
Very Low Priced for Tuesday Selling
Clever synthetic crepes and sheers—in a group that includes many of S) | ^ KQ
Spring's smartest colors, important print motifs and debonair styles. ^ I ^ I*
Sizes 12 to 42
Sportswear, Third Floor.
Hand-detailed Cotton Gowns
Priced for Important Savings
Dainty handwork combines with seams sturdily machine-sewn—to give you r*
beauty with maximum service. In delightful prints or solid colors—some
styles with contrasting binding. Sizes 15 to 17.
Cotton Underwear. Third Floor.
Boys* Slack Socks
Regularly 35c pair
Turn-over cuffs and fancy patterns make these cotton sports socks the com
fortable, good-looking Spring favorites of active boys. Sizes 8Vi to 11 Vi. p .
The Boys’ Store, Fourth Floor. 1 a,r
Seamless Broadloom Carpet Rugs
Regularly Much Higher Priced
For Tuesday selling only—these high-grade, texture-type broadloom
carpet rugs are offered at this low price. In green, dark brown,
cedar, burgundy, French blue, fawn or beige.
Rues, Fitth Floor.
Bed PllloWS—Down and Feather Filled
Priced for Anniversary Savings
Plump, soft pillows, filled with 75% gray goose feathers and 25% gray goose
down. With green and white ticking. Do make an inventory of your family
needs—to take advantage of this important saving in sleeping comfort.
Bras and bedding, Sixth Floor.
In The DOWN STAIRS STORE
Misses’ Man-tailored Suits
Regularly $16 95
The popular one-button, single-breasted style that is so important in
Spring's fashion picture. In worsteds and flannels—the smart colors,
navy, banker's gray and brown. Sizes 12 to 20.
Down Stairs Store.
Printed Percale Hooverettes
Would Regularly Sell for $1
Gay prints and soft monotones to cheer your domestic hours. With engag
ing details—ric-rac trim, organdie collars, jabots of self material. Reversible
and with generous lap, good length and convenient pockets. In a sturdy
weave. Sizes 1 to 4 (corresponding to 14 to 44).
Down Stairi Store, Hoke Frocks.