Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
HORSE SHOW MARRIED
BY THREATENING SKY
Mere Handful of Enthusiasts.
See Most Classy Program =
Devon.

The weather gods. who have hear -
than gracious in favorlng the pst..
Horse Show with an abundance az ~.
sunshine TO date, grew peeVlsh tbis r,k..
Ing, and as n result the best se,slons !.
the show, scheduled for TODAY 80.
merred by gloomy sky OF lows.,.s
clouds and a disagreeable threat Of rail-
As a consequence the morning atsns
ance, always slight was negliriblA ~,
the horses, which weather conditions :,
feet little or not at all, ran through ,h,I.
classes before we'll nigh empty stand
As far as the exhibition in the ~.
was concerned, the schedule, from n.
standpoint Of variety Of classes and In.
terest appeal, was the most protni.,.
on the four-day program. The hr,,
event of the day was a novelty ana i.
good one, although not in any wise sn...
tacular A Judging contest II wa,
termed. and was open 10 students in N.
University of Pennsylvania veteriparv
school. Three classes for model. dran
and single harness horses, consisting 4,
four standard entries each, were shown
in Ring 2. The regular show Judges dr.,
passed on the merits of the exhibits ana
then each OF the students made hls
choices for the ribbons.
They were required further to give an
explanation to tho Judges az TO reasons
of their selections The student whose
selection conformed most nearly to thosa
of the judges and who supported them
with the best explanations got cup in
each class.
AS has been the case on the preceding
days, the morning session, with the ex.
ception of the classes noted above waa
devoted to events for Jumpers The
open class today differed to some extent
in that II was handicapped according
to the previous performances OF the en-.
trants
The feature for the afternoon is the
Corinthian class for hunters. This always
produces tho best competition and per-
formance of the show In jumping
Miss Cornel's Rock Cress. an entry all
the way from Rve y. Y, carried of ths
blue in the light light class from the
Knox entry, Gravdel. and 2. B. McLean's
Nancy Pansy. In the event for mldde-
weights w. s. kilmers Lady Eileen won
from Echo, a good performer from stron.
tia Farm, and the old favorte, Benning.
ton, belonging to Miss Ruth Wood.
Alarm. Mr.. McLean's great Jumper had
II oil his own way among the heavy.
weights and carried away the first prize
in spite OF good performances by his
stablemate, Ravelo, and H, l.. Collins
good-looking ST. Rocco.
Another excellent class Is for trained
officers mounts There Is a vast number
OF restrictions on performance required.
but the officers entries at the show have
done extremely we'll and should make the
event more than interesting.
There is also a difficult jumping class
for officers mounts listed The prizes In
this event, offered by Mrs. William du
Pont, of Delaware, are the largest Of the
show, amounting to nearly $500.
In the class for aged horses there are
three entries, all more than 20 years old.
The usual breeding and harness classes
occupy their share of the schedule, and
the day will close with q jumping class
for hunt teams, three hunters abreast
across the brush jumps.
The summarizes ,s
Class 17B. jumpers handicap Won ,oy
Strontia FARMS Warwick second, Valley
Forge FARMS Graydele: third, Lieutenant
1iolderness Julia Bad Boy
Horse Show Society Notes on Page 0.