Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-01
EXPERIENCED HUNTERS
AND BREEDERS APPEAR
ATDEVON HORSE SHOW
First Events Offer No Thrills,
but Interest Serious Students.
Collegians in Judging
Contest
PERCHERoNS TO E SEEN
BIZ a sta1 Correspondent

DEVON Pa June breeding classes
in which horses from the biggest stables in
the country we're shown made up the
greater part of the third days offering at
the Devon Horse Show here today. But the
day was not without the possibility OF
thrills. Spectators who have gasped at the
sight of two horses rising abreast, few
inches apart over four-foot jumps. will
have n view of three, and late in the after
noon, four animals running ABREAST put
at four jumps. The possibility OF injury
ever-present in the jumping events, VIII be
heightened to a degree.
The smallest crowd seen yet nlled n rev
seats in the stand during the early hours
of the show Eleanor Sears, OF Boston;
Mrs Dobson Altemus, who arrived early
In a limousine; Miss Amy du Pont and Will
liam du Pont, Jr were almost the only
spectators during the showing oh three
jumping classes
THE weather is the finest yet. No one
cononIained about Il the first two days. but
this, the third, is perfect. gentle south.
west breeze blowing across the neld ana
the stand brilliant under a cloudless SKY
made a picture lacking only bright costumes
and the stirring ola crowd for perfection.
The morning opened with the showing OF
five classes of saddle. harness, and drait
horses entered In the names OF the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania, Rutgers College,
school, by students attending the institu-
tions. Bronze medals were the prizes The
entry list was pretty well filled in each
class. The students judging contest as
the college events are known, was run OH
In the second ring, at the east end of the
field, where most of the pony classes nave
been shown.
Several college athletes appeared in the
ring two in the student judging contest Of
bred harness and draught horses.
There were five judges each from the
University of Pennsylvania, Penn State Col
lege, Delaware College and the Williamson
School
N. W. Taylor. crack miller of the Della
ware College track team, was among the
Delaware judges. His companions were G.
o. Smith, manager of the track team H
w. Savin and Miss Ruth Clendaniel, of the
women's College of Delaware.
on the Penn State judging group were r.
H. olmstead. captain of the lacrosse team;
w. L. Horner A. T. Kearnay, ]. I. Dodge
and p. p. Korb.
The University of Pennsylvania judges,
all veterinary students, were w. Fl. Dean,
B. S. Fritz II. z. Homer, ]. F. Little and j.
]. Connolly.
In the Williamson School group were e.
L. Kloth, president of the schools athletic
association; ID. C. Fowler, a football player;
]. r. Jamison manager of the cricket team,
and d. W. Gates. The Rutgers College
Judges failed to appear. Horses judged
were from the various stables in Devon.
Most of the students are taking agriculture
courses.
The summaries
Class 147, lightwelght huntersmFirst rthsn Glen
@6ite's oracei third, Valley Forge Farms Gray
DGti Glass i4s mIddieweisht huntsrs..-First. Ham
a9s isT Tseopa hrS oeS Rads Fsrms willow
King; fourth Edward B. Smiths Roy.