The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30

- y half a hundred racetracks
scattered over the country
" women are preparing this sea-
- son to enter their thorough
BREEDS, and in most cases 10 ride and
show themselves. From all account II
looks as though II was to be decidedly
the day Of the horse. for since the war
conditions in Europe have made trans
atlantic jaunts out of the question
horse lovers have centred their inter-
ests in the tanbark ring. This season.
as a consequence, will be the most
brilliant from the equine standpoint
Of any hat has preceded 1t.
This renewed popularity Of the horse
will nave the tendency, experts assert.
TO bring h~orsemanship to n higher
plane and put American women in the
same class with their English sisters,
who from time immemorial have been
proficient in riding, driving, hunting
and in raising fine strains OF thorough
bred horses.
While nowadays there is an almost
continuous performance Of horse
shows from one end of the year to
the other, the real society season
opens with the Philadelphia Indoor
Horse show in April and closes with
the Garden show in November. This
year. following the Philadelphia event,
the Washington show, as always the
important society of the late
spring. took place early in May. Just
now all eyes are turned toward Tux
edo. where, the first week in June. So
c!ety turns out in fore, to display its
-. .i,Y, 90 ana hnrSnc md Ia UnrGhln
at the equine shrine.
II is expected that the Tuxedo show
VIII eclipse all others. though of course
the Piping Rock Club, which meets at
Locust Valley. l.. l., on June 25, al
ways brings together not only horse
lovers but society IN general, \ show
hat is always eagerly anticipated oc-
CURED on May %, when the Metropoli-
tan Riding and Driving Club of Hos-
ton met. Another highly important
event opened in Devon, Pa, on Thurs
day. and of course the one at Lees
burg. Va, as do all the southern horse
shows, will bring together the lovely
women of Dixie who learn to ride as
soon as they learn to talk.
As indicative of the increased inter-
est in e~questrianism among women
who personally exhibit their "
horses. the fact Is cited that at the
Washington show early this month
out Of l25 entries more than one
fourth Were women, and they are
women whose names are synonymous
the country owe for prowess in good
hOrscmanship.
Miss Marion du Pont. Miss Cath
crime I.ittauer and MIS-, q. III. Chip
chase were three women who made
especially good records at the national
capital. Another well known devoteo
of the tanhark ring who took honors
at Washington is Miss Emily T.. Bed
ford, whose father, a well known rider
and driver, is mead of the baldwin Loo
COmOtive Work. and one of the pio-
necrs Of the Standard oil Company.
No more enthusiastic rider exist!
than Miss Constance Nauclain, who il
also accounted "a good judge of horse
flesh, She WINS "A valuable string o!
thOroughbreds, one of which, Break o
Day, was purchased in New York
few months ago for the sum Of 81 400
At the Philadelphia Horse show
where she was IA very popular ride
because Of her beauty, good nature
and expert hOrsemanship, she wor
many events, scoring successes in tn
gig, saddle and tandem classes, Sh'
vas also victorious In Brooklyn
Among her horses are Princess Shcila
bantam King and Glenavon Torch.
Mrs. Preston Davie, who won such
sensational victory on Maximum a
the twenty-'hicd annual horse show u
the Brooklyn Riding and Drivini
Club, has probably taken more rib
hons than any other woman in tn
country. She is a brilliant and "A dar
ing rider and invariably enters at al