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high-stepplng horses IN harness. class a
the Bryn Mawr Horse Show today. anc
the subsequent awarding OF second honor!
10 her by the judges. has raised ques
don which is likely to be the chief topi,
OF conversation at hunt clubs for months
10 come. Lady Dllham received secont
prize. but the crowd did not agree witt
the decision.
For the second time this week, Lady
pilham was today the nucleus of a heated
conference among the judges. On Tues
day she was ruled out of the horses ir
harness because 1t was thought the horse
was undersizcd. On Wednesday Lady
4 Dlham was brought back into the ring
after a protest from her owner, Edward
H. Mclean, remeasured and officially ad-
nltted as an entry.
Before today, Lady Dilham never has
hsen beaten in a housekeeping single
harness class. When she entered the
oval shortly after luncheon, her appear
apce once more occesioned dissension
among the judges. r. Vonderhorst Koch
again, as on Tuesday, was the principal
objector II is said Mr.. Vonderhorst
Koch ruled the horse out of a Madison
eauare Garden show five years ago be-
cause he thought her understood.
When Il was seen that Lady Dilham
was again about to be ruled out, Mr.
Mclean entered the oval and demanded
his entry be officially remcasured. This
was DONE the work consuming almost
nm hour While tape and line were ap-
A plied to Lady Dilham, the other horses
and their drivers waited in front of the
Judges stand. Meanwhile, Mr.. Mclean
was the central figure in several discus
slons.
LADY DILHAM ENTERED.
Finally, the judges waved Lady Dill
ham out on the course and admitted her
an entry in the class. The spectators
cheered and applauded. Their delight
was manifested by almost continuous ap-
plause during her progress about the
ring.
The interest in the contested entry was
accentuated when Judges ordered Lady
Dilham and Princess Shella, Vauclain
horse. TO drive Off a tie for the blue.
During this the crowd applauded the
Mclean horse almost to the exclusion of
her rival.
When the judge finally awarded the
first prize to Princess Shelia, gasp
went up from the spectators. The
Princess drove off the oval with her blue
almost in silence while Lady Dilham was
applauded even after she had left the
tan bark The third award went to
Sandora, another Broadlawn Farm horse,
while Dark Blue, from Willisden Farm,
took fourth.
The ladies' obstacle class horses in har-
ness was won by Mrs. Jack Conaway
Megargee; second. Miss Anna Wetherill
third, Miss Alexandria Dolan, and fourth,
Miss W. c. Schmidt.
Ponies driven four-in-hand, an added
entry. another feature this afternoon, |
was won by Miss Constance Vaucain. |
the only contestant, who drove four
Broadlawn Farm bay entries.
MIR. TOWNSEND THROWN.
What at first looked like serious acc- |
cent happened early today at the Bryn !
Nawr home of John r. Valentine when |
j. Taylor Townsend, of New York. was |
hurled to the ground by vicious horse |
belonging to Robert l.. Gerry, of New |
York. Mr.. Townsend. who is a house
guest OF the Valentines, was trying out |
the animal when It threw him. His ear
was badly cut. but he insisted the injury
was not bad and rode horse in the first
hunters and jumpers class. wearing a
handage over his head.
Robert l.. Gerry's Hamsah, winner of
The Radnor Challenge Cup on Wednes-
nay captured blue ribbon in the hunt
ers and jumpers class, the first judged
today None of the horses whose
peculiar performances featured the con-
TEST took a prize. Second honors went
10 Branton, of Stronia Farms. a BaIt-
more stable. while Huntley. another of
the Gerry horses. took third. Hard, Mrs.
,tobert Wadsworth's horse, came in for
Fourth prize.
one of the interesting mounts In the
nrst class was London Smoke A. Henry
Higginson's horse, which took every iump
~ ~ nne style but one. His aversion to this
obstruction caused him to halt
ssuddenly in front of it, and instead of
jumping stepped deliberately over the
.ss' ..sls' Laughter from the stands greeted
HEAVY SKIES THREATEN.
gray skies and surly clouds greeted
''ry morning arrivals. But 1t takes
more than these uncertainties to dampen
me enthusiasm of typical horse show
crowd once spectators get the habit of
Dslhs present at the Judging. The possi-
D'''ies OF spill or the thrills of excite
me-, when sleek hunters handled in n
icm,t manner go gracefully over diff
'eut Jumps far outweigh any misgiv-
"ss caused by possibility of rain.
HHu so people kept coming into the
taius ts ana walking about the rails. TT ue, !
tldw mats and other Palm Beach attire l
80 way 10 raincoats and typical fall
barsr' put all that goes with the :
tt'aahse IN climatic conditions, and rain or l
'llne' warm or cold. the Bryn Mawr show }
ertr ialls to attract crowds of hunting
u. .,Ihusiasts and lovers of the horse. The 5
oeehdahce this year is augmented by the q
oitnDihatlon hound show, which Is being '
eId IN conjunction with the other fash
'hable event. =,
HOUND SHOW ENDS TO-DAY.
ioday marks the last Of the hound
now ana special prizes are being award
" winners in the various competI- L
""s' Among the hounds, the principal
''Ies are from the MiddIesex, Hart
,'a County and Brandywine hounds, +.
nile Brandywine. Cheshire Hartford Vi
oIinty' Elkridge Middlesex, Green Spring a,
10y ana PICKERING hounds are entered | ii
= the fox terrier class v
ne loN terriers will compete In an in 81
iSstihs event known as digging With
'vh pack of hunting dogs there is al CT
as small terrier used 10 chase the ~
a rom drain pipes or other covers re
'e ABILITY along this line will be DEM r.
DAY " '''S W.T. N'"s 1'SSS c;
llddlesex had slightly the better OF
Le'ns' with Brandywine a close sec ~
""'ohg American-bTed English hounds % %
me 'ne uos show. Brandywine Trimmer n,
~ an and Pilgrim took blue and sec -,
~, MIue "anderer, Harvester. Work a
~ ana Ranger drew first prize for the -
ddleseN hounds, as well as second -
hors In such classes where they aid ~ ~
! feature as winners. an,
~ me obedience class Valley Hill bo
-. N9 jim Legino galloped OF with a OF
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