The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-10

crs ponies, park hacks, roadstcrs ana
| harness horses.
Park Hacks.
saddle horses should walk, tfot ana
cnnter, and be able to chnnBe their lciids
/, ut n cnnter--i. e., to lead first with ono
front leg ana then the other without
stop gathering.
park hack should show quality q, e..
brccdlng), should 60 with snap shouiu
canter with the Quarters well under nm
and, above ali. show "mnnncrs. lie
should hnvo Finish" e.. ep breeding,
style quality and inanners)
THAT Ii park hack should be sound anu
without blcmish IS q first rcqllsite. Ana
TINT he should walk, trot and chntcr
.1rc" Il. e. without crossing feet with
out "paddling." without "strAddllng') IS
no less important
Because II horse looks keen, shows spir-
II ana takes hold Of tho bit Is the very
reason, lie should not win In park mack
classes. Ills mouth should be light
and his manners that OF u gentleman ~
Hunters and Jumpers.
a huntor should, first OF all, be sound
absolutely sound Ile should have good
conformation, for without 1t nc cannot
win, no matter how we'll and brilliantly
he Jumps. He should show manners.
without which he Is not Il safe hulnter.
ITO Jump too high over Il Jump Is 40 sba1Il:
las not jumping high enough, and, sensth-i
tional performances are not considered
by Judges who know their business
A hunter who should win Is one (sound,
ana of rood conformation that enters
tho ring quietly, jumps III good form,
neither stand too fur away, nor getting
too close under the fences. That kind of
n hunter Is d winner, II he IS sound, and
OF good conformatlon; but, because nc
Jumps we'll, Is no reason no should win
He must also be sound, and the Judges
know moro about this than those out
sido the ring. who simply SEQ tho per-
!formancc
In tho classes for ladies', no. matter
whether they be harness, saddle or hunter
classes manners are absolutely essential
ana no ribbon will be awarded to a horse
that gives evidence OF "bcing above him
self"
Wrong Class.
"A horse entered in a wrong class cannot
win. no matter how good All individual he
may be. Thus n roadster cannot win IN
a harness class. nor vice versa a light
weight hunter cannot win IN heavy
weight hunt r class, nor vice versa. The
judges unl erstand these distinctions, and
their Judgment should not be questioned.
Kicking and Kissing.
30 good sportsman ever kicks against
the decision Of the judges, nor .hisscs'
any decision they render. In the first
puce, it does no good: In the second
place. it Is rude and offensive toHthe
gentlemen who give their services to The
show ond who should at least receive
courteous treatment, and, in the third
place. the audience IS nearly always
wrong and the judges are nearly always
right. They arc In q position to see the
horses perform, to ascertain their con-
sounelness and to know wheth- A
or or not they conform to tho require
ments@of the class. s5 sg5 HIS
In a word those who Kick and hiss
arc those who arc not only Ignorant, but
The judges are selected on account of
their we'll known knowledge of the class
OF horses which they are asked to judge,
and 1t goes without saying that they uso
their best endcavor to award the ribbons
to tho best horses as they see them.