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nal and probably prevented Victoria
Cross from breaking his neck. as the tug
on the reins caused the gelding to twist
his head while falling and land on his
shoulder.
SO thrilling II fall was this that the
thousands Of persons In the grand stand
who were watching the trotting races q
furlong away saw II and groaned. But
horse and rider were down only a few
minutes. Each was knocked senseless
for a few minutes. but each arose without
medical aid.
show Il Most ssccessfal.
The show vas the most successful ever
neld at the fair. which has been held
for nfteen years. More than $50 entries
were received for the different events.
and among them were many Of the best
show horses in America.
Tho work Of Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. In
the saddle was one Of the features OF the
days sport. This young man. whom eS-
perts predict will soon develop into one
Of the best polo players In the world,
displayed excellent horsemanshir. and 1t
was through his superb handling OF the
reins that Mrs. Hitchcock's horses won
several ribbons.
John Lambert. who trains the Hitch
cock horses, sent his charges to the
Judges In perfect condition. and young
Mr.. Hitchcock rode them faultlessly. and
az a result they never failed TO carr the
admiration OF the crowd. even though
some Of them did miss the blues. In
tho class for heavyweight hunters and
jumpers the Hitchcock horses won two
prizes. Coniston. a chestnut geldinS.
took the blue. while jolly Dixon was a
close second and earned the red.
Misc FleStmann scores . Blue.
Miss Ida l.. Flcitmann scored a blue
In the saddle horse class. She rode her
chestnut gelding wathen cleverly and
received FIRST honors In the class Tor
lightweight hunters Miss Fleitmann was
not 40 successful. Her gray mare Cyg-
net refused to jump and Miss Fleitmann
was peeved. When Cygnct refused IN
his last trial and was given the gate
she gave him a severe crack with her
whip and then galloped him from the
ring at full, speed. The summaries:
Breeding Class; T~ro,tsr.,-Msres' se'dins'
George A. Ellis Jr.'s Dolphin en-. y o.
A. J. cornwclrs Aiuns. b. m. 2 second:
sre or s;ali Ss toals Of isis' Won by
Philip Hoerners Ruth Law. br. m fhiiip
Hoefner's Lucy Rico. b. m. second har-
veE crSfns e cIs. o eS,.r,ie u po.s .n,rS
by Mrs, Thomas J. Resan's Lady in Wait
,1s. CHI. M; Samuel w''le's'' PEG O. MY
Breedins Class. General Purposes.
Mare.. Eeidinss or stations. fosls Of 1919.
Won by Philip Hoenner's Amanita. b. m.
Mrs Thomas R-san's star O. Burns, third.
Mares. geidins. or stations. Won BY SAM
Thomas J. Resan's Brown Horse. br. 8. =,
second.
Breeding. CHASE. General Purpose
Won by Philip HoeTner.s Ruth Law. br.
M. l Philip Hoerner.s Lucy Rico. b. m.
!. third W. Il. Grace's Rosette. CHI. M. !.
fourth.
Breeding Glass. General Purposes-Rrood
G Ga VA" Al, ! Tssr.' m. m' e. v W r. o. Grace.
Rose ~ IN. Ranch. ch m. a.. second
Howard phipps's Doris, third Samuel VII
leis's Gray Girl. fourth.
breeding class. General rurposes..Pe.'
foal. Won by samuel wille's's
Lady Eaun,lebers, e M; W Il G'r..s,s
iets's Bayberry, l. m. third,
Ponies In HarneAs-Not exceeding ne
hands Won by Miss Jean sala Reean.s
Bas,sr Brown, On e., a. second. Miss Jean
Sals ReGsn's Brown Mare. br. m. third.
Miss Jean sala Reean.s JOY. b m. fourth.
best lsdy's saddle horse never having won
II ars, prize Won by Miss Ida /. Flclt.
mann's Wathen. oh. g.. a. seauatogue
Farms SprirGt!mc. br. m. T.. second: Miss
Vera 4, II. Crsvath's Bonnie Lass,e. m. M,
third Mrs. Thomas J. Resan's Unnamed.
CHI. m. .. fourth.
Saddle Horses--For hes, saddle horse 1871
or over. never having won a frst prize.
by Harry la Mon,aEnc's Palmetto.
ca. m. S: Miss Ida l.. F,ei,mann's
wathen. oh. g., I. second: Harvey s. La
Brampton. Oh. T.. 3. third. Mr.,
Thomas J. RyAn's Unnamed. en-. m. g..
Hunters and Jumpers. Novice class
Won by Ralph Ellis's 81. Michael. ch. g..
6, Charles ID. Lanier's Down East. ch. g.S.
second, Joseph r. GrAcc's Jim singer. ch.
g.. a.. third; w. Il. Grace's Tempest, ch.
&. fourth.
Polo Mounts. Light weight-To h.
judged for their speed. maners. handiness
and conformation. Won BY Henry c.
smith cochrsn's Sugar Babe. on. M, 6.
Alexander Smith Cochran's Ethel
Frank. CHI. m. third; John l.. de Saules's
saddle Horses. over i5.c-won by W. II
Las, Post. ch. m. .. second; Miss
third: Harry La Montagnc's Palmetto, ch'
Combination Clsss-For hes, combination
harness and saddle horse. Won by George
4. Anderson's MaeGresor. oh. Z. S; Mrs q.
4. Ellis Jr'a Dolphin. CHI g.. 8. second; Miss
Catherine !. Holloway's Rather b. e.. s..
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