Sporting Pursuits

In The Field and At The Races

JNAFC 2019 Colby Poe on Hershey

Photo by Tiffany Dillon Keen

Photo by Doug Gehlsen of Middleburg Photo

Darren Nagle guided Able Archer to a 2 ¾-length win in the $20,000 Kinross Steeplethon over the Alfred M. Hunt Course at Glenwood Park in the Virginia Fall Races in Middleburg. The sevenyear-old brown gelding, by Eskendereya out of Fareena, by Point Given, is owned by KMSN Stable and trained by Jonathan Sheppard.

Photo by Doug Gehlsen of Middleburg Photo

Kate Gilhool of the Elkridge-Harford Hounds on Skye’s Limit was champion of the Theodora A. Randolph Field Hunter Trials.

Photo by Tiffany Dillon Keen

Hadden Frost rode Dolly Fisher’s Schoodic to victory in the $75,000 International Gold Cup’s 3 ½-mile Timber Stakes at Great Meadow in The Plains. Trained by Jack Fisher, the nine-year-old bay gelding by Tiznow out of Aunt Henny by Hennessy had a 2 ½- length winning margin.

Photo by Doug Gehlsen of Middleburg Photo

Photo by Vicky Moon

Four wise men at the International Gold Cup: Charley Matheson, Len Shapiro, George Thompson and Charlie Seilheimer.

Photo by Vicky Moon

The Junior North American Field Hunter Championships Photos by Tiffany Dillon Keen

Flora Hannum and Snickers of Orange County Hounds are on a roll. They won the 12-and-under age group at the JNAFHC at Old Whitewood. She also won the Best Junior at the Orange County Team Chase and won Best Camper/ Fox Hunter at the Green Spring Valley Summer Camp in Maryland.

JNAFHC 2019 Colby Poe on Hershey from Old Dominion Hounds.

Richard Roberts of Middleburg Hunt gave a demonstration with a hound at the barn party

A barn party for participants was held at Bryce Lingo’s Orange Hill Farm.

Ribbon winners celebrated.