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 its first iri~
portant event in the opening OF the 10th annual
exhibition Of the Bryn Mawr Horse Show As
ISOLATION, which marks the autumnal social
season for Philadelphia. The event will begin
on the Polo Grounds at Bryn Mawr on 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 Massachusetts.
Vermont, New York, Virginia and Maryland
have entered their packs.
Since 1910 the horse show has extended
through five days, but this year the exhibit
has been extended day and 25 new classes
have been added. Heavy draft horses are
being exhibited for the first time at Bryn Mawr
Addition of this class is in recognition Of the
efforts Of landowners in suburban Philadelphia
to improve the breeds of this useful type OF
horsehesh.
But the Bryn Mawr show has been since it's
beginning primarily exhibition of hunting
horses The showing of harness horses saddle
horses, hackneys, ponies and draft horses has
always been regarded by the patrons of the
keen contests always develop among these en-
tries.
The abandonment of the Madison sousra
Garden horse show in New York this year on
account of the unsettled conditions caused by
the European war, is regarded by local horse
men as a factor that will increase the i'm
portance of the Bryn Mawr exhibit, socially as
we'll as in other respects.
From a show Of days duration held on
the terrace at the Bryn Mawr Hotel and at
tended by about $50 persons, 20 years ago,
the annual event has increased in Importance
until today it's ribbons are the most coveted OF
any show in the country. It's average daily
attendance is between 1000 and $780,
This year prizes aggregating 5000 in value
will be awarded in the various classes The
most valuable prize for hunters is the Radnor
Challenge Cup valued at $3.50, which event
also carries a sweepstake of 500
The Bryn Mawr Challenge Cup for harness
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 over $500. A total of 413 ribbons will be
awarded in the 80 classes.
Among the prominent horsemen who have ac-
cepted invitations to act Judges are Frank
H. Caven, Philadelphia trotting horses: e.
Won Der Horst Koch, George B. Hulme and
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, New York. heavy
harness horses; Joseph E. Widener, PhiladeI-
phia ponies in harness and in breeding classes;
J. Garner West Garnerville, N. V, z. +. Gerry,
New York, and Lewis E. Waring Plainfield
n J.. saddle horses and ponies under saddle;
Henry v Colt, Genessee, N Y, F.. S. Won
Stade New York, Fletcher Harper, Millbrook,
n Y, hunters and jumpers; Joseph La ROGUE.
Bernardsville, n. j., draft horses