Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12
HORSES IN CLASSES,
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a ., At the same time have the animal
II enishco conrorlnatlon--a perfect
~ ,st--,, Of form, and an ideal color ano
"a Ly5,cs-neans careful breeding anc
81 ,,-.#rF.1g energy on the part OF the trainer
~ ~1-s ideal saddle-horSe must walk wen
N cr4 {ast must trot smoothly, ana cahter
u III, lie may have other gaits OF
81 -, nature but the aforementioned
81 NO af Eaits are absolutely essential.
n ,5-f,rn The well-trained. intelligent sad
" M 4a,-sn is shown ia the ring with an
ID ,ra~t rider on his back, the novice
" arro-.r the spectators cannot detect the
VI s,7,oDrs OF the rider in changing the
81 ,.sf,s Of the animal. The gentle acton OF
u rho riders fingers upon the relnS. 1he
y unacceptable pressure OIL ms knees
q arairst the animals sides are the sig
Is mat convey TO the horses intelligence
y Inc wishes Of his master, and the re-
.oonSe is immediate There is no need
s. =, ing and pull and spur and cluck and
q ,,as as if one were handling yoke of
q .n,bborn oxen. Apart from gaits. the
q .gs5Ic-horse must back easily-a very
d ,ncult thing TO teach him TO do-he
4 ,nus; stand quiet in being mounted, and
,-s-. too. from either side, and should
rranra direction under canter readily.
m the saddle classes named below, it
vil be seen that these conditions are
required in part. Watch such horses as
Ijrhtfoot Pathfinder. Buck Robin
pair, IL Captain, Royal Rival, and
Golden Rod in the saddle classes Tuesday
and Friday nights with lady and gentle
! men riders up and note their move
,neuts closely; you Will see horse sense,
/ their best.
Hunters and Jumpers.
Probably the greatest interest on the
part Of the vast concourse of spectators
al The show, day after tomorrow, will
be conferred in the hunters and jumpers.
Anticipating this, the management has
provided FOR such classes every night
duriuE the exhibition.
The public will notice the distinction be-
tween qualified and green hunters as
sJated in the classes. The green hunters
must not have been hunted with a recog-
eized hunt-Such, for instance as the
Deep Run Hunt Club OF this city-more
than one year before the date of entry.
He is supposed to be the inexperienced
hunter. End may be in the light or the
heavyweight class according IS he can
carry between 140 and $50 pounds or up
10 $50 pounds and over to hounds.
The green hunter becomes qualified
hunter when ne has been kept for hunt
jng purposes and has been regularly
hunted with a recognized hunt more than
one year and within one year of the cate
of entry. He may also belong to the
light or the heavyweight class So the
distinction III hunters IS one of expe
,jence, and consequently one Of jumping
ability
Tieatherbloom. the celebrated jumper
who topped the timber at seven feet five
md one half inches. at the Bryn Mawr
Horse Show TWO weeks ago, is a middle
weight, qualified hunter he is good look
Ing and consistent performer, rather
unusual qualities in 4 high jumper. Mr.
Howard Willet, his owner, says Heather
bloom has jumped eight feet one inch,
during practice performance. and the
accompanying illustration is taken from
8 photograph of this feat.
Mr.. George Peppers Pearl has an Off
cal record of seven feet six and three
quarters inches made last month at the
Dies Moines Horse Show. Prior to this
jump. Heatherbloom held the record Of
feTen feet four and d quarter inches
made at the Chicago Horse Show last
November, and his record of seven feet
i've and a half inches two weeks ago at
BT3rn Mawr puts him into the champion
fhtp class with Pearl. On conformation
md consistent behavior Heatherboom is
Pearls superior.
Tycho Brahe jumped Z feet, 6lf inches
ut the Central Park Riding Academy in
New York. July, 1896. The performance
was not official, hut a number of witness
rs were present, and tho illustration here
with given. is taken from a photograph
Of the jump. and shows the relative
heights of the jump and the horse with
rider up The feat seems all the more re-
Markable under the comparison.
Heatherbloom' official record at the
hrln Mawr Show is remarkable when il
IS remembered that his jump was two
.eet, one inch more than his height of five
1eet, four inches. It is a tribute TO Vir-
Einla horse breeders to know that Heath
erh!oom is Virginia product. and thor
oNshoTed at that. something rare among
faEh Jumpers His sire was Philosophy
Who won races on the tracks around New
York twelve years ago, while his dam
was Flip Flap cross country steeplc'
chaser of recognized merit in her day.
The Virginia Hunter.
1t may not be aInlss here to say tina,
me Virginia hunter is generally consider
20 half-bred" by hunting men in othel
9tdteS. 1T IS true that many Virginia
hunters are not eligible TO registration
not under the new Constitution-but UNI
Der the Jockey Club rules, but it is also
'rte that though Ineligible. they are bret
as clean as the most aristocratic thor
Vushored that ever faced a barrier.
bN referring TO the various classes o.
hunters and jumpers given below. as Sc
form IN the catalogue. it will be seer
mat the per cent. allowance varies, il
fach class For instance, class 80. oper
20 all Jumpers, contains the unusual,
'arse number OF thirty-four entries, be
Salse the prizes will be awarded solely
on The manner in which each hors,
!"fnps-what is called performance, and il
uecdlng upon the winners, the judge:
VII! not consider the conformation or The
manners Of the various jumpers. Thi.
lass VIII appear Tuesday Right, and viii
pflAg into the ring every jumper at the
snow, with one or two exceptions. Such
"'st prize winners as Jubilee, Up-to-date
,'ho Buck will be shown along with llath
zen bachelor, Queen Bee, Amaret, anc
."ehty others. Out of SO great number
" Jumpers, there will be many that viii
nave strong support among the spectators
.l'a 1t VIII require some close observation
4u accurate knowledge Of good jump