The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-18
VESTS TEAM RULED OUT
AND THE CROWD KISSED.

In tho fo,,r.In-hand event came a Won
derful demonstration. sort Wh,ch IS
rsrely seen anywhere. This was due en-
tre,y 10 the disqualification of the Noun
tain View entry in this class, park teams,
,iass IA. In the second event Of the night,
David Haru7n. owned by this farm, and
driven BY. Mr. C. c. West. won the blue
over Lady Wootton, Fortune. Miss For
tune and others just az good AT that
time I5arum was going wonderfully we'll.
n,nvi,,g like clock work. and the con-
finued applause which followed him
showed that TIE syrnpathies We're with
Mr. West in the friction which has come
10 mass between Mr.. West and the judges
OF the Horse Show.
When finally the award was made to
\ David Harurn. and Lady Wootton went
second, Fortune Third, and Lord 1Yootton
4 fourth, i. was popular victory. Mr..
! West drove out Of the ring followed by
bEild cheers This lea to tho state of
srrairs IN the rour-iu hand event. David
lIerurn was one OF the four splendid
animals shown by the Mountain View in
this class After the team bad been in
the ring for fifteen minutes. Mr. West
sill being the most popular of thess=
driving. judging from the applause, the
Judges notified him THAI his four had been
disqualified on the ground that David
IYarunl was lame. He tool, the gate, drove
Immediately to the stalls reserved for his
entries embarrassed and locked the
stables fer the night. scratching his en-
try. Tile Minstrel, IN the closing event OF
tn night
Meanwhile there had been an ast-nistied
3atse in the ampflitheatre when Mr. West
/ Grove out and then when IL became
,nown that his four had been diaauali-
led Missing broke out IN all paris OF
Re house This was speedily followed by
aners. by boots. by cries of West, West..'
and as Mrf. Albert Young,s four and Dir.
CWSley.S four remained In the ring. by
cries of Take EN- out take EN- OUT"
This demonstration. almost unprecedented
In ra,blic entertainments. continued for
Ave minutes, and when the blue finally
went to Mrs. Young,s four, reversing The
decision OF Wednesday night. and the red
TO DR.. Owsley's these tours We're fol-
lowed by the ieers of the crowd as The
teams took the gate
When seen later Mr.. West said: II have
finished with the Richmond Horse Show.
My four was disqualified because the
Judges Declared David lIarNIn lame, and
vet David Iarum had Just Won a blne
ribbon s.nSir ii few minutes before If
the judges had declared any other one of
my horses lame / should not have cared.
but to declare "A nriZe winner of few
minutes before out Was absurd. lie was
in exactly the same condition when he
went with the four as when he went
sinRiy.
The whole trouble seems TO be that
the Judges could not distinguish a lame
horse until after he had won q. ribbon.
Personally, I would like 10 thank the
people of Richmond for their many kind
nesses to me. l have appreciated all
they have done: my trouble is simply
with the judges who have not t,eated me
fairly. ] shall not exhibit at Richmond
any more
It is possible that Mr.. West viii al
low his string TO remain here until
Monday. In order To ship to-day ne
will have TO forfeit sos for each horse
and every prize Won thus far at the
show. BY allowing his horses TO remain
ct the stable and merely scratching in
every event he will not lose premiums
thus far won. From here he will so to-
Lynchburg.