Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19
SOCIETY READY TO GREET
SIR HORSE NEXT WEEK
Boxes and Parking Spaces TO BE Filled
With Members of Smart Set From
Various Cities on Monday.

Society is looking forward TO it's first inn
portant event In the opening OF the goth annual
exhibition of the Bryn Mawr Horse Show AS
ISOLATION. which marks the autuninal social
season for Philadelphia The event win begin
on the Polo Grounds at Bryn Mawr Monday
and will continue through the week
An especially interesting accompanying fea-
ture Of the exhibit will be the FIRST annual
Bryn Mawr Hound Show, which begins Tues
day and extends through four days This side
event is the FIRST exhibition especially for fox
hounds and beagles ever held in this country
and is attracting national attention among
huntsmen. Hunt clubs from Massa achusetts
Vermont, New York, Virginia and Maryland
have entered their packs.
Since 1910 the horse show has extended
through Ave days, but this year the exhibit
has been extended day and % new classes
have been added. Heavy draft horses are
being exhibited for the first time at Bryn Mavr.
Addition of this class is in recognition Of III.
efforts Of landowners In suburban Philsdelphia
to improve the breeds Of this nsefui typo OF
horsehesh.
But the Bryn Mawr show has been since n.
beginning primarily an exhibition OF bunttna
horses. The showing Of harness horses. saddle
horses, hackneys, ponies and draft horses has
always been regarded by the patrons of ths
exhibit as Of secondary Importance although
keen contests always develop among these on.
tries.
The abandonment or the Madison SQUARE
Garden horse show in New York this year an
account of the unsettled conditions caused b,.
the European war, is regarded by local borse
men a factor that will increase tho i'm,
portance of the Bryn Mawr exhibit socially as
well in other respects -
From show Of one days duration held IN
the terrace at the Bryn Mawr Hotel and At
tended by about go persons, 20 years ago
the annual event has increased In Importance
until today its ribbons are the most coveted of
any show In the country. It's average daily
attendance is between 1000 and 5OOO
This year prizes agsregatng 5000 n value
will be awarded. in the various ses Tho
most valuable prize for hunter4 IS the Radnor
Challenge Cup, valued at $3.50, which event
also carries a sweepstake OF s1OO
The Bryn Mawr Challenge Cup for harnssu
horses is valued at $3.50 with sweepstakes added
and the challenge cup for the best team OF
three hunters, given by W. Hinckle Smith, is
worth $500 A total Of 413 ribbons will be
awarded in the 90 classes
Among the prominent horsemen who have ac-
cepted invitations to act as judges are Frank
II. Caven, Philadelphia. trottlng horses; E
Won Der Horst Koch. George b. Hulme and
Reginald c. Vanderbilt New York heavy
harness horses; Joseph T.. Widener Phiadel
phia, ponies in harness and in breeding classes 4.
j. Garner West, Garnerville. y. Y, Z. T.. Gerry
New York. and Lewis E. Waring. PIainheld
n. j. saddle horses and ponies under saddle;
Henry V. Colt, Genessee, n. y. f. s. Won
Stade. New York. Fletcher Harper NIillbrook
y. Y, hunters and jumpers; Joseph La ROGUE,
Bernardsville. y. j., draft horses