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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1909
Page
2
Virginia and Métylend will send crabs, mounts, and daring riders for an upcoming December 11 program. Local owners express strong enthusiasm as organizers announce the event with notable trophies.
The Washington Post to present twelve cups or plaques for the horse show events with two merchants awarding saddles. President DeGraw and Secretary Taylor of the Riders and Drivers Association committee the prizes. Virginia and Maryland exhibitors expected to attend. The half mile Speedway near Potomac Park nears completion, promising a large turnout for matinee racing and the infield horse show.
Royal-bred colt Barty of Royal Blood leads a strong lineup at the Virginia horse show with Ada B a famed jumper and Merry Widow a premier lightweight hunter. Owners Hazen Meetze and others bring top stallions and mares from Manassas Keswick and Washington as judges, riders, and war chargers from Fort Myer prepare for December 11 competitions.
Special to The Washington Pass details the official list of the 100 Virginia House delegates elected November 2. The secretary of the Commonwealth lists Republicans with 13 seats, Democrats with the remainder, names tied to counties and cities across the state, including Albemarle, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, and Fairfax areas, reflecting a broad geographic spread of party representation.
Attorney General William A Anderson visits Richmond with news of a Virginia debt case hearing resumption next Monday. The city commissions a motor ambulance for the City Home and Hospital service. Charles Harvey Greenwood, 37, of Manchester, commits suicide by carbolic acid. A coroner's jury links Miss Jessie Wilson's death to a criminal assault, though LH Miller may be implicated. Railroads prepare for winter travel to Florida with the Palmetto Limited, a new Washington to Florida train starting November 15, featuring first class coaches, sleeping cars, and dining cars, connecting at Jacksonville to St Petersburg and Atlanta.
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