Evening star. [volume], March 22, 1937, Page B-2, Image 20

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In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse-Lovers of
_Virginia and Maryland.
BY NINA CARTER TABB.
E STOOD on the hillside of
Dan Sands' pasture from
noon until 4:30 p.m. Sat
urday, to watch the run
ning of the Middleburg Hunt’s point
to-point races, which end the hunt's
season. It rained a little, and the wind
was keen and cold, but there was never
a dull moment for the hunting crowd
and the many others who had come
from a distance to see some of the
best hunters and riders in the coun
try compete for the large, silver Mid
dleburg Bowl.
The course was a secret until all
were mounted for the first class, light
weight hunters. Then instructions
were tacked to the side of the farm
wagon which was the starting point.
Riders were told to go to two flagged
points and return to the start, which
also was the finish. 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
a hunt servant in livery to hand out |
a token. The other point was in front
of the Spur and Spoon Club, at Fox
eroft, 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
toads for more than a quarter of a mile
at any time. Twenty riders mounted
for the first race and were started by
Rodrock.
Off they went, about eight headed
to the left for Foxcroft. The rest
turned right and jumped into the
Millsville lane to go straight away to
the skeet trap, which could be seen
in the distance.
The course was between 5 and 6
miles, unless one knew the country
very well and could take a short cut.
We could see the riders in the dis
tance at intervals: then, finally, up
over the top of a hill from Foxcroft
came two riders. Excitement was
great as we strained eyes to see who
they were. On they came, the man
in front widening the space between
them with each stride.
JUST before they came to the last
* fence we recognized the rider of
the first horse as Jamie McCormick
of Middleburg. who was riding Miss
Nancy Hanna's good hunter. Gone
Away. Over the fence and up to the
finish they ramp, the erowri yelling
their approval for the game horse and
good rider.
Miss Hanna of Washington hunts
with Fairfax and Rediand Hunts. She
broke, schooled and hunts Gone
Away and vanned him up here, where
he won the class over some of the best
hunters of America. What is more,
during the afternoon about a hun
THE FAMOUS
"PEERLESS"
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In New Styles and Colors
*1.69 and *1.95
—Even the little boys must “dress up” for Easter,
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Poplins and broadcloths . . . Stripings, plaidies, con
trasting and solid colors . . . Sailor and high collar
styles ... A beautiful selection of colors—all fast, of
course! Sizes 4 to 10.
dred hunters ran tne same course, ,
but none equaled Gone Away's time— i
14:3a5. At the finish he was In the
best condition of any horse th&t par
ticipated.
Gone Away was one of three up for
| the silver bowl as horse after horse
I was eliminated after all classes were
! over. Second In this class was Crom
[ ton Smith, riding Sobersides, a hunter
j own by his father. Just behind came
Billy Hulburt, jr.. a 13-year-old, riding
| Sky Painter, owned by Mrs. John Hay [
Whitney. Billy rode his mount beau- I
| tifully, and he and his horse finished I
i in fine condition. Other riders came 1
| in at intervals. Some fell in Goose j
' Creek, others broke saddle leathers
[ and a few pulled out for different j
i 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 a
length ahead.
Third was Jack Skinner on Last
Thought, owned by Mrs. Skinner.
(CROMPTON SMITH washed blood j
^ off his face—he had fallen in j
Goose Creek In the first race and I
was scratched by the limbs of an |
apple tree and started in the third i
race, the heavyweight, riding Major, I
a 15-year-old hunter owned by Waltef ;
Bowes. He came in first again.
Mr. Bowes made a wonderful show
I ing with his hunters in this race, as
his horse. Skirl, ridden by Stanley
Green. 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
I Gangway. Their time was 15'4
; minutes. Mrs. George Sloane and
Duncan Read were second in 17
1 minutes Mrs. John Hinckley and Miss
] Laura Sprague w-ere third in 21
! minutes. Mrs. Robert Winmill and
; Miss Frances Frick, the fourth pair,
; did not score, as Miss Frick had a fall
and did not finish the course.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Read enter
tained the riders, owners, judges and
many guest* 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'- filled with
champagne. Speeches were made to
Crompton, the winner; Mrs.. Smith.
the owner and many another rider
and steed.
JUDGES tor 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,
C^ry T., jr., and William; Mrs. George
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
Mrs. Laird Dunlop, jr.; Mr. and Mr*.
Melville Church, Mrs. Robert Gug
genheim, Mrs. Freddy Van Lennep,
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Thomas, Miss
Christine Ekengren, Jock Merriam,
Bobby Woods. Billy Russejl, 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'Epremesnli, 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 Beams, Miss Anna Hedertck,
Frank Littleton, Fred Malone, William
Hitt and Mr. Tartiere, who has rented
Huntland and is moving in tills week.
Mrs. Raymond Belmont and her
daughter, Miss Winnifred MaLdux,
gave a party after the races. Their
house was filled with friend* from the
neighborhood and many from a dis
tance.
Large Assortment of Filled
Easter Baskets 50c to $4.95
See the Living
Model Wearing
A Dress of—
Printed
Twombly
Muslin
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. . . pre-shrunk . . . and
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Cotton
Pique
Prints
In Bright Sports
Patterns
39* h.
—Hollywood, Peter Pan,
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Sanforized
Rex Shan
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Wash Goods.
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$1.59 to $2.95 Spring Woolens
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EASTER
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*1.19
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Vt-lb. aita..2Se
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Vt-lb eita_ -39a
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I --1
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Toiletries and Leather Goods— --
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Smartest of Spring
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the Easter Parade of
"/VTRRY
MAIDS"
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—Gabardine is smart with any cos
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James pastel dress . . . and the
smartest women will be wearing our
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because they’ve caught the spirit of
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Fifty-five styles in black, navy,
brown and gray.
^ Umi'i Foorth now. 4