Evening star. [volume], April 05, 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.
THE Deep Run hunt race meeting
in Richmond is over, but the
memory of it will last for
weeks.
At noon Saturday visiting sports
men, riders, owners and spectators be
gan arriving at the Commonwealth
Club on Franklin street for a buffet
luncheon given by the Hunt Club.
After mint juleps guests helped them
selves from a bountiful table and sat
at small tables arranged along the
sides of two dining rooms. Race pro
grams distributed at the entrance
were read eagerly to see what horses
were to run that afternoon.
Arriving at the Curies Neck Farm
race course, the visitors saw a sea of
automobiles parked on one of the
large fields. People had been arriving
since early morning from throughout
the countryside—from the city and
from great distances. Across by the
paddock and stands were gayly dressed
thousands. The warm sunshine
obviated topcoats and brought out
bright Spring hats and dresses.
At 2:30. on the dot, horses in the.
first race were called to the post.
The blue grass course is beautiful but
so flat that it is impossible to see all
of the race unless you move from
one point to another. Capt. U. M. F.
Bayliss and Taylor Hardin, broad
casting from the judge's stand, kept
spectators notified as to the progress
of the race. Mrs. Marion du Pont
Scott was the winner of the first and
second races with Macroome and Velds
choen. Randy Duffey of Middleburg
rode both.
It seemed to be Middleburg day for
the riders. In the third race, the
Deep Run Cup. five of the entries
were scratched, leaving Paul Mellon’s
Welboume Jake, ridden by Jack Skin
ner, and Mrs. Simon T. Patterson’s
Career, ridden by Henry Frost, the
only contestants. Bill Hulburt re
marked, jokingly, ‘‘I came 200 miles
to see those two boys ride, when I
can see them ride any day at home.”
The Middleburgers raced prettily over
the 3-mlle course, taking jump after
Jump together, until the last fence,
when Jack went ahead of Henry to
w-in the lovely silver cup for the
third time for Paul Mellon, giving it
to him permanently. As Jack and
Henry circled the course the second
time some one said ’’Let’s go near the
Jump and hear what they are talking
about—they are so close together they
are very likely discussing who they
think will win the race."
^OL A. E. PEIRCE of Warrenton
won the fourth race with Passing
Eon, J. S. Harrison up. Mrs. Scott
again won in the fifth race with
Golden Reel, Randy Duffy up. Mrs.
Marion F. Gibson took the last event
with her lovely grey gelding Itsaboy, :
trained by Jim Ryan.
Then the crowd of between 6,000 .
and 7,000 quickly disbanded to go to
some of the post-race parties. Mr.
and Mrs. Ruddock eniertained for a
large number at Curies Neck. All of
the Bryan families were entertaining
friends, as were Senator and Mrs.
Robert Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Christian, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson
Dashields, Mr. and Mrs. "Speed”
Meredith, the "Bob” Bartons, the
Ecotts and several others.
Many dinner parties and buffet
suppers were given before the hunt
ball at the Jefferson Hotel. As usual,
the ball was a gay and festive oc
casion, prettily-gowned women and
pink-coated men making a striking
picture. The ball room was decorated
with paper jockey caps of many col
ors. and on walls and tables were
W'hips and sporting mementoes.
Dancing lasted until a late hour,
end the hotel was lively long after the
dancing had stopped, as friends gath
ered in groups on the famous hotel
balcony to chat. Among thcee seen at
the races or related parties were: Gov.
and Mrs. Peery, State Senator and
Mrs. Flo be rt Daniels, Mr. and Mrs.
Otway Byrd, John Stewart Bryan,
owner of the Richmond News-Leader
and president of William and Mary
College; St. George Bryan, Tennant
Bryan, Lamont Bryan, Mr. and Mrs.
Richmond Keith Kane (she was
Amanda Bryan, an old Foxcroft girl),
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Carter, Mr. and
Mrs. T. Ben Gay, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Christian, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Crane, Miss Bruce Crane. Dr. and Mrs.
Carrington Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. James
Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Christian,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jeffress. Mr. and
Mrs. Huntley Gibson, Mr. and Mrs.
Eppa Hunton, jr.: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Conquest, Miss Ellen B. Scott, Egbert
G. Leigh, Maj. Hunsdon Cary, John
Galliher, Legh R. F*age, Mr. and Mrs.
Sterling Larrabee, Mr. and Mrs. New
bold Noyes of Washington, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hinckley, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Winmill. Miss Viola Winmill, ;
Mrs. Randolph Scott, Miss Emily i
North King, Miss Jane Stevenson,
Mrs. James Skinner and her son, How
ard Kay; Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Bas
sett, Mr. and Mrs. FYancis Green,
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Beams, Mr.
and Mrs. Cary Jackson. Mrs. George
Sloane, Mr. and Mrs. George Robert
Ipswich Cottage
1106 G St.
V
Nee's
1106 G St. Store
Slater. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Watters
of Baltimore, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cain,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Baird. Lieut, and
Mrs. Taylor Keith, Miss Fanny Scott
Keith, Mrs. Herman Boker, Mr. James
Keith, North Fletcher, Harry Worces
! ter Smith, William Hulburt, Daniel C.
| Sands, Thomas Byrd, William H. Ups
comb, George Cutting, William Streett,
Harry Pool, Jock Merri&m, Jamie Mc
Cormick, Alex Calvert, Raymond
Guest, Harvey Shaffer, Algernon Cra
ven, Welby Beverley, Dr. John M.
Hughes, Dr. Asa Shields and Fred
Scott.
Song About Heaven.
KANSAS CITY (^.--Raymond E.
Gould, jr., seemed unusually quiet
after church services. "What was the
main hymn?” asked the mother. "It
was one I didn’t know,” replied Ray
mond, “but I Just sang ‘Pennies From
Heaven’ as loud as I could, and it
worked.”
CONSTANTINE BROWN
TO TALK AT DINNER
Writer on Foreign Affairs Will
Address Bible Class Event
on Friday Evening.
Constantine Brown, writer on foreign
affairs for The Star, will be guest
speaker at the annual dinner of the
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church
Bible Class Friday night at the church
hall, Connecticut avenue and N street.
Several hundred persons are ex
pected to attend the affair, led by
Dr. Albert J. McCartney, rector of
the church, and Rev. Samuel Allison,
assistant. Officers of the class who
will be present are Paul A. Walker,
Federal communications commissioner,
president; Maj. Joseph Strone, vice
president, and H. W. Campbell, sec
retary.
" - ■ •
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
FOR CHORAL FESTIVAL
Plans for the annual Spring festival
concert of the Washington Choral So
city. which will be held April 26 at
Memorial Continental Hall, have been
completed, it was announced today.
Louis A. Potter will conduct the con
cert.
The concert will feature three major :
works for chorus and orchestra. A
chorus of 100 voices will participate.
At the concert Washington audiences
will hear for the first time here a ren
dition of Saint-Saens’ arrangement of
the 150th Psalm.
^
Handcuffs Among Loot.
OAKLAND, Calif. (JP).—Fellow of
ficers of Policeman B. A. Killian found
his handcuffs for him. They were
discovered—of all places—among the
clothing, radios, Jewelry and other loot
in the rooms of a burglar suspect.
MRS. MARIE E. HENSHAW
DEAD OF LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Marie E. Henshaw, 65, of 1408
Forty-fourth street northeast, widow
of William P. Henshaw, former as
sistant devision chief in the Veterans
Bureau, died Saturday in Garfield
Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Henshaw for many yeara had
been a Washington resident. Her
death followed only two days after the
death of her granddaughter, Miss
Marie Henshaw McLean. Neither had
been informed of the other’s illness.
Surviving are two daughter, Mrs
Marie McLean Dawson and Mrs. Les
lie Henshaw Hinkel, this city; three
grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lulu
Rouzie, the latter of Newton, Va.
Funeral services are being held this
afternoon at the residence. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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