The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit Page #9

Uh, stay here, everybody.

I'm gonna see if Suzie needs anything.

Freddie, sit down.

You just saw Suzie ten minutes ago.

- You'll only make her nervous.

- Yeah, right, right.

[Announcer] During the next

seven days and nights...

over 120 class competitions

will be held in this arena.

Among the classes

to bejudged tonight...

class 56, ladies,

hunter under sidesaddle.

Class 105,

Tennessee walking horses.

- [Baying]

- A special event, ladies and gentlemen...

the Forest Hill Hunt Club

with their prize-winning pack ofhounds.

By the end of the week,

ladies and gentlemen...

we will have determined the grand

international open jumper champion.

This award will be given

to the horse that has won

the greatest number of points...

in the entire

open jumper division.

In these classes,

each knockdown is four faults.

Touches without a knockdown,

no penalty.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

class 7 2...

open jumpers, bonus point.

Okay. Okay, everybody.

Suzie's event. Fingers.

[Announcer] Our first exhibitor,

number 111, Ann's Joy...

owned and ridden

by Miss Ellen Farrell.

- Lieutenant Mario Lorendo

at your service, senorita.

- Suzie Clemens.

- Your first international?

- [Laughs] Yes.

- I'm very nervous.

- This is my sixth international.

- And I am very nervous too.

- [Laughs]

[Crowd Gasps]

[Crowd Gasps]

[Applause]

Number 111, eight faults.

- Eight faults, eight faults.

- The next exhibitor, number 7 44...

the Chilean champion,

Rascala...

owned and ridden

by Lieutenant Mario Lorendo.

[Applause]

- Isn't he a beautiful horse, Daddy?

- Beautiful horse.

[Hoof Bumps Pole]

- He's terribly good, isn't he?

- Terribly.

[Crowd Gasps, Applauds]

[Announcer]

Number 7 44, Rascala, four faults.

- L-is Suzie next?

- No, ma'am. She's the last entry.

- Last entry.

- Just keep 'em crossed, Aunt Martha.

[Crowd Gasping]

[Announcer]

Number 11 7, eight faults.

If Suzie doesn't come on soon,

I'm gonna be a basket case.

- And now, the last exhibitor,

number 320, Aspercel...

- Already?

Owned by Miss Helen Bolton,

ridden by Miss Suzie Clemens.

- [Applause]

- Okay, Aspie, let's go.

- [Applause Continues]

- Whoa.

Come on, Aspie.

Show 'em how.

- [Gasps]

- [Brief Applause]

[Applause Continues]

- Well, coach?

- I didn't particularly like

that third fence, Suzie.

You took a chance with it,

but you got away with it.

Number 320, Aspercel,

ridden by Miss Suzie Clemens...

a clean round,

no faults.

- No faults!

- Daddy, no faults!

Of course, no faults!

That's my girl Suzie.

- Yeah!

- Ladies and gentlemen...

the winner in class 7 2,

open jumpers, bonus point...

first place, number 3 20, Aspercel,

ridden by Miss Suzie Clemens.

- Congratulations, senorita.

- Thank you!

- Wasn't he a doll?

- You both were.

Is it all over?

Is she the champion?

- This is just a preliminary round, ma'am.

- Prelim...

- She gets five points for this win.

- Five points.

- There's still six days to go.

- Six days. I hope I make it.

[Applause]

[Crowd Gasps, Applauds]

[Nickers]

- Good luck, pal. Hello.

- Hi.

Helen decided you and I

should have dinner.

Oh, Freddie, why don't

you go to a restaurant and eat sensibly?

I'm too jumpy

to eat sensibly.

Everybody thinks I'm becoming

completely unglued, you know that?

- You really are, aren't you?

- No, no. Only when I see

you go over those fences.

I go over

every one of them with you.

I'm getting psychological

saddle sores from watching.

- Oh.

- Open your mouth.

- Big bite. Open your mouth. Come on.

- Oh, no.

There ya go.

[Chuckles]

You know, you're the only woman

I've ever met who looks beautiful chewing.

Uh, Suzie, l...

Maybe I should wait on the moonlight

and music bit, but, uh...

[Clears Throat]

I, uh...

Every time I see ya go over those fences

I figure I better hurry.

- But l...

- No, no, no, no. Don't stop me,

because I might never get this out.

- Suzie...

- Ah! Good luck, senorita.

- Good luck, Mario.

- Senor?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Buena suerte.

Ah, gracias, gracias.

- Suzie?

- Yes?

- Suzie...

- Suzie, Mr. Bolton.

They just posted

tonight's course. It's a monster.

These first two fences are easy,

but the third one is a...

I think you better pay

a little attention, young lady.

- Fred, I'm sorry.

- No, no, go ahead. I just

came to wish you good luck...

- As I say, the first one is easy.

Watch going into the second.

- And share dinner.

Don't let him pick up

too much speed.

Now, as soon as you land,

you take a sharp turn to the right.

You're gonna need all the impulsion

you can get over this third one.

Now, the fourth one... that's pretty

straight, but you've still got to watch...

- [Nickers]

- Look at the size of this spread.

Ever seen a spread

that size before?

[Chattering]

Hey, Freddie!

Just the guy I'm lookin' for!

Come on, Alex. I wanna get

a shot of you and Dugan right here.

- Well!

- How do you do? How do you do?

- Glad you could make it.

- I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

- You know my wife?

- How do you do, Mrs. Dugan?

We're gonna knock 'em

dead tonight.

Aren't we gonna knock 'em

dead tonight?

We're gonna try to

knock 'em dead tonight.

- I'll see you.

- Yes.

Freddie, where'd you go?

Come here. Freddie!

[Announcer]

Ladies and gentlemen...

we have reached the climax

of the Washington International Horse Show.

The next event

will be a jump-off...

between Aspercel and Rascala.

In this week's competition,

these two finalists...

have tied in total points.

Thus, the winner of this event will be

the grand champion jumper...

of the Washington

International Horse Show.

For this event, we have departed from

the standardjumping course...

by adding the great wall

as a final barrier.

In case of a tie,

the wall will be raised...

- for a secondjump-off against the clock.

- Excuse me, please.

In just a moment now,

the open jumper grand championship.

- How's Suzie?

- Oh, calm as... Well, this is it, isn't it?

- Certainly is.

- Yep.

Ladies and gentlemen,

our finalists have flipped a coin.

And number 320, Aspercel, ridden by

Miss Suzie Clemens, will be first to go.

[Cheering, Applause]

All right, meatball. It's a little tougher

than the others, but you can do it.

[Crowd Gasps]

[Crowd Gasps]

[Cheering, Applause]

[Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

your attention, please.

Aspercel, ridden

by Miss Suzie Clemens...

has a clean round,

a perfect score.

Now, our second finalist,

number 7 44...

Rascala, ridden by

Lieutenant Mario Lorendo.

- [Hoof Bumps Pole]

- [Crowd Gasps]

[Crowd Gasps, Applauds]

Ladies and gentlemen, remember,

there are no penalties for touches.

Rascala and Lieutenant Mario Lorendo,

a clean round, a perfect score!

We have another tie. In a few moments,

there will be a secondjump-off.

[Applause Continues]

Look what they're doing

to the wall.

[Announcer] Now the great wall

is being raised to a height of seven feet.

Nobody's gonna

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