The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
HORSE SHOW REVOLT
OYER CHAMPIONSHIP
Exhibitors Inccnsed Because
Irish Heather Takes Prize
without Contest.
TOWNSEND UNDER FIRE
Denies lie Had Hand in Victory
of Animal He Sold to
Mrs. Hartman.
TOWNSEND UNDER FIRE

IoN5 BRANCp. July 25.--With the judy
ing " the champion classes the Mon
mouth County Horse Show closed to-day
at Hollywood Park
True 70 their word. all Of the exhibitors
Guardianship for saddle horses over Is. q
hands stayed out Of the ring and let the
m color 20 to Irish Heather undisputed
The fe.iug which has hten rampant
among The exhibitors was not In any way
auaycd when John Townsend assured
every one to-day that he had not had
anv hand iu the placing OF Irish Heather.
, horse which he recently sold to Mrs
l. n Hartman. Whether Mr.. Town
send Judged or not is known only to
himself but he cannot dispute the fact
that he was in the ring when the horses
were being judged. Mr. Townsend ex-
planed this by saying that his associate.
George Il Hume, had asked him to re-
main 100 the ring
So sure are the exhibitors that they
are right that written statement was
signed by those who refused to show
before Mr. Townsend saying that he
mad made notes on the horses, directed
the riders IN showing their entries and
had signed his initials 20 the judges
card Tney SAID further that never again
would they show at an exhibition where
Nj Townsend adJudicated. even II this
resolution should exclude them from the
national show. Among these exhibitors
were y j Hess. a. ". Atkinson. Walter
IA. Hanley and Louis y. Newgrass
Judged winning Hunter.
Whether MI Townsend Judged Irish
Heather and Killarney is open to 2ues-
ton but b, is certain that he did Judge
cygnc, gray hunter. which he re-
Gently sold TO Miss Ida Fleitmann and
which won the ladies hunters class.
Miss Anne vauclain continued her vic
tories IN the classes and finally
carried off both the championship and
the reserve with her beautiful little
chestnut mares Princess Shell and Pan
dora.
Miss Constance Nanclan handled the
winner and she never gave a better per-
Torrance than she did when she COM
PEELED the Judges to award her the coveted
tn color.
Pandora was the reserve winner. Emil
Seelig had the only other entry. This was
Bagthurpe Queen. black mare. which
won a number OF blues during the week.
The awards follow:
class i3-Ponies under saddle not ex-
ceeding 10 hands, to be ridden by anna
tours under IL Years Of age hrst prize,
FIRST Miss Constance I Regan's b m JOY;
second. Miss Laura Iiardings b. m. Hum
ptAsht. fourth, Miss Jean S. Resan's h. 8
Eantamlte.
Break o. Day Gets Prize.
ca. al-saldie horses over IS hands
rs second prize. ,!5-First, Walter Hanleys
n s Break Q Day second, Douglas
Peaks IN m. Princess Poppy; fourth,
foWelton Farms gr, m. !rena.
10 lands ana ar not eh ns iS's haDSs.
Eni. ses.ls,; 4 g. Flash ana fia.eilss,.
Emperor ana blk m Woodlands Empress,
rs an, , Es"g os1, t sT e. caPes Ms
n.rs. NIX - yanitie and DEFIANCE.
Hs,...P' ,a,,' pTiae; $50 second prize ,,s.
second Monmouth county Farms br m.
LILY Lu..N, third, Monmouth County Farms
Oh z Ola Pluck. fourth, Charles McDOu-
s.. boz < CptinEtou.
'.ass q Two saddle horses. property of
sam" exhibitor, one to he ridden by
man. the other by woman side
siid.c. hr.' prize. SO, second prize. s25-
First Nll,or II. Hanley's b. m. differing
H.'tt and e. sir Evelyn. second. Walter
h.nIo} Oh. m. Fairly Morn and ch g
hT'ak n bay. third A. W. Atkinson's b. K. |
iNgh upl Fling and br. m. Miss Jorracks;
: fourth, Mr.. j Hess's ch. x. Talisman and
d" Doctor Garner.
Champion with No Competitor.
ass Champion saddle horses over Ia 2
fHN' t'nie Antony's ch X. Irish Hes Their
H'mp.'n saddle horses under l52--
t.f.' Walter Hnnley's ch. m. differing
r'. f"serve. G. Douglas Franks ch M
SETON Girl.
ass ?6-Four-in hands not under IL
rtl' 10 he shown to coach or brake
tf,, Prize. 400; second prize. s50--First
n v N&burgs four blacks; second, Count
u. y = Gregory's four. third. Count Il. r.
A. i'E'iys four, fourth, Emil Seeig's
ass it-'ireen or qualified hunters up to
.'R l'' pounds to hounds-Conforma-
~ t' count % per cent; performance Is
-'J cent urSt prize t75. second prize tai