Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
HOUNDS FASCNATE
ALLIES COMMISSIONER
i. AT BRYN MAWR SHOW
Monsieur E. Simons Comes to
See Thoroughbreds, But Is
i Enchanted by Exhibit
n Of Dogs
SUN LURES THRoNGs
Brosto6 Correspondent

BT1StoD> >OoTresponuent
aRYrS ArAwR, Pa, Sept. 2.--Monsieur
u simons, Of France, commissioned by
h,s Government to purchase horses in
mis- country for the Allies. wandered into
.be grounds at the Bryn' Mawr Horse
show today to look over the pick of this
eountry's thoroughbred hunters and
jumpers.
He happened, however. into the tent on
The polo field where the American hounds
were being shown. He got no further.
FASCINATED by. the display of CANNES, he
STAYED there until the last ribbon had
been awarded.
II have never seen such dogs" he re-
marked to friends TITS wonderful"
His Judgment was generally sustained
by experts at the show.
The awards for the best packs were
made in the horse show ring and the
novelty made an instant hit with the
crowd.
Interest as far as the horse show was
concerned, centred around an unusual
Jumping class, the last of the afternoon.
The horses were. shown over the open
course, which runs from the ring out
over portion of the polo field. AS nearly
as possible, the jumps that might occur
in the hunting field had been erected.
There were a brush jump, a water
jump. an earth jump, worm and picket
fences. Forty horses We're entered and
the competition was unusually keen.
An interesting feature this morning
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Mather generation in the person Of
Charles e. Mather, I'd, son of Victor
Mather, who rode one of his fathers
entries. The elder Mather has been a
prominent horse show figure for many
years. Judging by the sons riding today
he is more than capable of filing his
fathers shoes.
The Whip and Lady Friar, Miss Con-
stance Vauclain's entry in the tandem
class. misbehaved and got very much
tangled up in the traces. They were
eventually given the gate when II was
evident that they were unmanageable.
Just because horse is a king on a track
horse is a speed king on a race track
Is no reason for assuming that IL can
have things all its own way in a show
ring. So Captain Edward b. Cassatt
learned today, when his famous gelding
Spring Board, which has earned much
money for him on race tracks in various
part Of the country, failed to place in
class for saddle horses at the Bryn
Mawr show.
Captain Cassatt is a thorough sports
man and took his defeat good naturedly,
thoroughly confident in the knowledge Of
his mounts ability along the lines for
which II was bred and trained.
A. w. Atlxinson's chestnut gelding Field
Marshall led the field In the class in
which Spring Board failed to place.
Weather clear as O bell and with the
added virtUe of being as warm and tenn
rerate as that on a spring day, was re-
sponsible for an unusually heavy at
tendance during the morning session. The
chairs on the terrace were well flled and
the grandstand, which the biting air of
the early week made an unpleasant place,
had It's sprinkling OF spectators.
The most interesting class on the tan
bark proved to be the obedience" event.
Each contender had to pilot his mount
over a series Of jumps at a walk, trot and
center. II all required much skill on the
part OF the rider as well as manners and
Jumping ability on the part Of the horse
William J. Oiothier's entries walked
away with the better ribbons. Lecoha,
Neiae Hill and Jim Legino getting first.
second and third. respectively
Mrs. Robert 70. Strawbridge. on her own
selding, Radnor was the other ribbon
winner. Mrs. strawbridge's excellent rid
ing and engaging personality make her
a great favorite with the crowd, and her
appearance In the ring is always an at
traction.
The winners today were pretty thor
onghly scattered among a number OF
stables, no one taking moro than a fair
Share Of the coveted prizes.
American hounds occupied tho ring In
the hound show tent today AS was the
case At the horse show. the ribbons were
pretty evenly distributed among the va
uous packs.
The principal winners were; The Pied
mont Pack, Clan Riddle Farms, the Rose
Tree Pack and william Q. Little's. The
hound show contributes much 70 the gen
srai picturesoueness Of the joint e&hlbi-
Class la2. for pony stelllons-won BY willis
sio9k Farm. Take Wildhre; second. Charles
y Hamilton Helyport Fire Dance; third. l. ,;
1eons, flfSt pHAe' s1o' s'eo"'
Glass i2e.-.won by Robert L. Gerry. Ham
~ second n AMBROSE Clark Red oah: AZ.
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" second prize, ti6,
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