Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-11
FAMOUS HORSEWOMAN
JUDGES BIG ENTRIES IN
NATIONAL HORSE SHOW
Lady Beck Appears for Second
Time at Madison Square
Garden Event-Vander-
bilt Cup Contest
SOCIETY ON PARADE

NEW YORK. Nov. 1l.-I.ady Beck, a
famous horsewoman, was a prominent fig
ure at the opening session of the National
Horse Show in Madison Square Garden to-
day, when she judged the unlocked saddle
horses. She Is the only woman ever to
officiate as judge In this greatest equine
exhibition OF the United States. II is her
second appearance in this capacity
Polo ponies and army officers mounts
are features OF the ring today. Much in
terest was taken in the appearance of thir-
teen-year-old Ivy Madison, a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs w II. Madison, of the Green
wich Riding and Driving Club.
The clever school girl handles the great
hunters of Percy A. Rockefeller and Charles
ID. Lanier with phenomenal skin. She
makes them take the high jumps as grace
fully as any mature rider
At the Westchester County Horse Show
last month Miss Madison rode six hunters
over the jumps In their turn and won three
OF the four prizes. The next day she again
took three prizes. Experienced horsemen
called her exhibition the most brilliant they
had ever seen
SOCIETY ON PARADE
The bluebloods were not all prancing on
tho sawdust at the Garden today. Society,
In its best bib and tucker, crowded the
boxes and inspected the magnificent animals
In the ring.
This is the proper horse-show tradition.
The commoners look at the matrons and
dehutantes and the society lights gaze over
the heads of the proletarlat at the horses
Many trim young midinettes were OBJ
served busy making little sketches of coats
and gowns and millinery in their notebooks.
These were the small modistes' scouts"
purloinng the latest ideas from the Paris
bouevards.
Conspicuous among the candidates for
blue ribbons were several carloads of
horses from Judge William II. Moore's
Rockmarge Farm at Prides Crossing. Mass.
He has four slashing grays, with which
he will try TO win the $1,000 gold cup given
by Mrs, Alfred q. Vanderbilt in memory
OF her late husband. who was president OF
the National Horse Show Association from
1908 until he went down on the Lusitania.
The prize is for four-in-hand teams OF
the road type, and to compete for IL A. w.
Atkinson, William Zegler. Jr., and ].
Campbell Thomson, as well as Judge Moore.
have been securing the country for horses
Of the right stamp. The contest for the
cup is on the program for Thursday eve
ming next.
Two other notable horses from the Moore
stables are the imported English hackneys
Lord Seaton and Lady Seaton, winners
Of more championship prizes at the Garden
than any other harness horses ever shown
there.
PRINCE OF WALES .
Much interest was taken in two horses,
Admiral Cliquot and Bingley Toreador,
brought over by Walter w. Rycroft. presi-
dent OF the English Hackney Horse So
ciety. who said he wanted TO show his
American friends the Yorkshire riding type
OF hackney stallion.
The oldest campaigner ever exhibited at
the National Horse Show is here again
from Pretoria, Ill. This IL the diminutlve
Shetland pony stallion Prince of Wales.
only forty inches high, The Prince Is as
o.d as Madison Square Garden. having been
foaled In 1890, but doesn't look his age.
He was first shown here In 1909, fourteen
years ago Now he comes back with his
children, grandchildren and great-grand-
children.