Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
fHRONG AT HORSE SHOW
! DRENCHED BY RAIN AS
IT DRIVES UNDER TENT
spectators Flee From Field to
Boxes, Then to Clubhouse.
4 Break Gives Prospect
of Clearing
AWARD FOR MISS POWELL


pRyN MAwR, Pa, Sept. 2s.-Raln and
lind blasted the Horse Show here for a
xsn hour this afternoon Spectators fed
<ron the field to boxes. Rain drove In un-
49, the awning and scattered them to the
sa,d that seemed safe foI n time while
,ools OF water gathered in the sagglng can
vas above thcir heads
ruts,de in the ring the Judges moved
sosether into n knot at the center OF their
sheter, and the riders and mounts In class
iii ioped round and round In a binding
downpour. Then a gale OF wind ripped
into the awning of the stand. Tent poles
swayed and the canvas spilled water down
M The heads of the shivering spectators.
Al the same time the temperature dropped
ssveral degrees When all the water had
hsen run down off the awning the light
canvas. relieved of the weight, Topped
wildly in the gale. Heavy poles were
toosened They bumped about dangerous
iy. frightening every one.
! Finally during a lull, the throng fed
10 the clubhouse. Some were caught at
fhe rear end of the box row. They gathered
m a knot under a sagging piece OF avn ng
and were slowly drenched. After a half
hour Of the storm there appeared n break
10 the south and the prospect Of clearing
GIRLS WINS PRIZE
A blue ribbon for the horse she drove in
me harness class was the birthday present
awarded by judges today to Miss Frances
Powell daughter of DR.. Edgar W. Powell
Of Bryn Mawr, who is sixteen years old
Her birthday anniversary came at an
opportune time, for the Bryn Mawr health
board has a rule against admitting any one
under sixteen years old to the grounds.
Miss Powell was not permitted to enter the
grounds yesterday. Today, however, being
sixteen. she walked in promptly and took
her place in runabout behind Roam Anne.
of Delchester Farm. Miss Constance Vau-
claim and Miss Isabella Wanamaker also
drove horses In this class.
VISITOR DECIDES AWARD
J Sir Adam Beck, of London. Ontario, was
called upon this morning TO decide a close
question as to the qualities of Red Oak,
owned by f. Ambrose Clark, and Sugar
Plum, the property of Miss Constance Vau-
CLAIM.
The judges, H. s. Page, F. s. Won Stade
and Lewis e. waring, could not decide
which horse deserved the blue ribbon. This
was in the class for novice hunters and
jumpers
Sir Adam, an authority on this style.
was asked for decision. He looked over
both horses carefully and finally gave the
first award to Red Oak Miss Vauclain
got the red ribbon.
A thrilling spill. from which the rider
escaped unhurt, occurred during the show
ing of Glass 110. for lightweight hunters,
]. Stanley Reeves Happy Creek, was
pitched over the horses head when the ami
NAL stumbled after making a jump. The
man picked himself up unhurt
CONTESTANT IN ACCIDENT
The grooms fall was followed a few
minutes later by an accident to A. J. Antelo
Devereux riding his own horse The ami
NAL took the north jumps in the oval neat
ly, but hlpped the top bar with his of hind
foot. This threw him out of balance and
he struck the ground at an angle. The
landing was bad. Horse and rider sprawled
in the tanbark. but the throw put a safe
distance between them. Mr.. Devereux got
to his feet and remounted.
MANY IN SPORT ATTIRE
Warm weather that made fall clothing
too heavy for comfort at the opening of the
show yesterday lured out many a sport
attire that had been discarded when II
seemed cool weather had arrived to stay.
The result was a spread of bright color
throughout the stand and wherever women
spectators assembled. in marked contrast
with yesterday when recollection Of the re-
cent cool wave and the belief in prepared
ness brought out much fall clothing of
darker hues
Horse shows gather force as they pro-
gress. The morning crowd today was much
larger than yesterday, and the prospect Of
big throngs for this afternoon were bright
Precautions taken by the Bryn Mawr
Board of Health against infantile paralysis
have disturbed the show schedule to a con-
siderable extent. No child under sixteen
can possibly get into the grounds.
"NEwsIES" HARD HIT
This hit the newsboys hard, for their
best business is done inside. Instead they
gather at the gates and sell what they can
to spectators entering and the crowds leav-
Ing at the end of the day.
The regulation stopped the pony events
IN which children were to drive. There
were three f'these scheduled for the first
two days
The Health Board rules are Off on Sat-
urday, however. so the managers of the
show have rearranged the program by
substitutions and the childrer,s events will
be run off Saturday and on Monday and
Tuesday.
The heaviest-entered event for today is
the hunters of the Corinthian class. There
are eighty-one in this event and the fea'
ture will be interesting The mounts are to
be ridden by hunt-club members In the
pink OF the chase. The winner will get a
cup and In addition a prize of 800. fhere
Is a second prize of $50.
The summaries follow;
never been hunted nor prize nor rib
bon previous to this show--Won by II. Ambrose
Clarks Red Oak: second, Miss Constance Vau-
eiain's sugar Plum; third, Highland Farms