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(Continued from Page 12) win what even today continues to be the most difficult of steeplechases, but also the first American horse to win that event.
Her achievements as a horse breeder are equally as impressive as her successes as owner and trainer. At least 53 stakes winners have been bred and trained at Montpelier, winning more than $5,000,000. Here too, at her magnificent estate in Orange County, Mrs. Scott followed her belief that the love of sport knows no class lines. Here each fall the Montpelier Races are held, with the gates open to the public at no cost so that all may share with her the exciting adventure of racing over fences.
Her dream too of Virginia equine superiority did not end with breeding fine race horses. It was much broader in context than that. In a state with such potential for this superiority, Mrs. Scott was very much aware of the importance and need for a superior veterinary facility, as well as research and teaching center. But, characteristically, in making the contribution to build the center on the 200 acres donated by the Westmoreland Davis Foundation at Morven Park, Mrs. Scott challenged Virginians to show their support of the Virginia/Maryland Regional Veterinary College and match her contribution, by at least half.
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