Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

Oplaces Journey to the Quaker City ant
| join with her sons and daughters in pro.
| claiming her supremacy on the tan bark
Many familiar faces were seen I'm the
| oval today. Snilingly urbane, and crti.
| cally judicious as ever, Reggie" Wander.
| bilt, without whom no horse show is 9
success, appeared In his usual place among
| the judges There Is probably no better
| Judge of horsefesh In the country than
| Mr.. Vanderbilt, and once he has passed
upon the merits of any exhibit the last
word has been said.
George r. Hulme and e. +. Gerry, OF
New York, are other New Workers to be
seen among the judges
There were 9i5 entries in the 80 classes
when the first animal stepped on the
tan bark this morning. The abandon
ment of the horse show ut Madison
Square Garden, New York, this year be-
cause of the European war. brought an
unusually large number of out-of-town
entries TO Bryn Mawr For the same rea-
son the social importance from the stand
point of persons present and stable rivalry
was considerably greater.
The hunting and Jumping classes that
have placed Bryn Mawr horse shows in
the forefront OF American exhibits of
similar character opened the competition
TODAY, The first class open to green
hunters only was put over fences at 10
o'clock Among these animals were the
pick of the best stables entering horses
at this years show. The roadsters came
on at noon.
Twenty-Five new classes have been
added to the show, and for the first
time during the 20 years In which the
exhibition has been held 1t will con-
tinue for six days.
HUNTER CLASS FIRST.
Hunters and jumpers again predominate.
The Bryn Mawr show has become recog-
ntzed as the most important in this
country for hunting classes, due prob
ablv tn the fact that the exhibition is
held Just before the fox hunting season
opens when the horses are in their best
condition. This year SO of the 30 classes
are for hunters and jumpers and 55i en-
tries out Of the total of GAS are in these
classes.
The showing of harness horses, saddle
horses. hackneys and ponies, although
regarded by patrons of the exhibit as OF
secondary Importance, is expected to de-
velop keen contests. as the number of
entries in these classes is also larger
than in previous exhibitions.
For the first time heavy draft horses
will be exhibited at Bryn N1awr this
year. The land owners in the Philadel-
phia suburbs have been making efforts
of late to improve the breeds of this
useful type, and in recognition of their
An especially interesting feature of the
week will be the first annual Bryn Mawt
Hound Show, which begins tomorrow and
will continue through the week. The
hound show will be a side event and
will be the first exhibition especially for
foxhounds and beagles ever held in this
country Packs have been entered by
hunt clubs from Massachusetts,, Ver-
mont, New York, Virginia and Maryland.
owing to the British embargo against
the export of live stock. however, the
small greyhounds which have been under
training in England and which were to
have competed in a series of whippet
races at the Bryn Mawr show, could not
be brought over.
Whippet racing. which is somewhat
similar to the sport of rabbit coursing in
the Western States, has been popular
sport in England for many generations.
The group of whippets which were to
have been raced at Bryn Mawr this week
are owned by several members of the
Philadelphia hunting set. including Ed
ward b. Chase, a. j. A. DeverauX, Victor
C. Mather, John H. Converse, w. Plunket
Stewart, John r. Valentine. j. Stanley
Reeve and W. A. Roln.
WAR KEEPS SOME AWAY.
The show for fox hounds and beagle
hounds will compare favoraby with the
show held each year at Peterboro, Eng
land The hound show committee in
cludes the masters of all the leading
hunting packs of the United States and
Canada. Packs that were expected from
Canada, however, have been scratched,
because of the war
An Unexpectedly large number OF en-
tries have been received for the hound
show. There are 2S9 entries in the 80
classes, including Jos American hounds,
A English hounds, 10 American-bred Eng
lish hounds. 80 half-bred hounds and 81
beagle hounds.
An amusing feature of the week will
be special class in the hound show
for working fox terriers" The digging
ability of the hounds will be tested in
this contest. Seven "diggers" from as
many packs have been entered in this
class.
The Bryn Mawr horseshow has grown
from show of one days duration held
on the terrace of the Bryn Mawr Hotel
and attended by about $50 persons, 20
years ago, to one of the largest in the
country.
The prizes this year aggregate $1,000 in
value. The Radnor Challenge cup, to be
competed for Wednesday afternoon, il the
most priced It is valued at $3.50 and the