Devon, Pa. – May 28, 2019 – The Single Horse Driving championship finished out Tuesday evening at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair with PJ Crowley claiming the tricolor and taking home the championship apron, sponsored by Misdee Wrigley Miller, and the Single Horse Driving Championship Challenge Trophy. Crowley’s Brewster Phaeton, owned by James and Kathleen Leo, earned first place in Tuesday’s Single Horse Pleasure Driving Turnout for the Witteveen Friesan Perpetual Trophy and then second place in the Single Horse Scurry Driving competition to secure top honors.
Finishing with the reserve championship was Gary Ward with his own Road Cart. Following the scurry, Crowley and Ward tied in the division with 12 points accumulated in their respective classes, but the tie was broken by the winner of the Single Horse Pleasure Driving Turnout, thus garnering Crowley the win for the second year in a row. Ward took the top prize in the Single Horse Scurry Driving in a blazing fast time of 72.397 seconds, 11 seconds faster than Crowley.
Competition will continue in the Dixon Oval on Wednesday, May 29, as Ladies Day gets underway. One of the feature events of the day will be Ladies Side Saddle taking place at 12 p.m.
FROM THE WINNER’S CIRCLE
PJ Crowley – Single Horse Driving champion
On his horse:
“His name is Mink, he’s from Holland. We imported him as a 2 and-a-half year old for Kathleen and James Leo. Unfortunately there were only three in the ring so we kinda stayed at half speed, enough to have a nice steady go. But that was just his third gear – he’s got like six or seven in him! He’s a super guy.”
On competing at the Devon Horse Show:
We just love to support Devon because it’s such a special show and there is so much history to it. So many of our clients have shown here for their entire lives so it’s been really really fun. Thank you to all the volunteers, organizers and people who put this on and the tireless effort they put into it. That’s what we really appreciate because it’s all the behind the scenes stuff that goes unnoticed. We appreciate all they do to maintain the tradition.”
RESULTS
Single Horse Pleasure Driving Turnout
Place / Cart / Whip / Owner
1. Brewster Phaeton / Pj Crowley / James and Kathleen Leo
2. Road Cart / Gary Ward / Gary Ward
3. Dog Cart / Tanya MacKeand / Tanya MacKeand
Single Horse Scurry Driving
Place / Cart / Whip / Owner
1. Road Cart / Gary Ward / Gary Ward / 72.397
2. Brewster Phaeton / Pj Crowley / James and Kathleen Leo / 83.125
3. Dog Cart / Tanya MacKeand / Tanya MacKeand / 93.743
Single Horse Driving championship and Single Horse Driving Championship Challenge Trophy
Place / Cart / Whip / Owner
1. Pj Crowley
2. Gary Ward