Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-02
|0ODED CLYDESDALES
N RAILROAD SMASH;
OUT OF HORSE SHOW
tortv-two Shaken Up-Two
Cannot Be Exhibited; the
others Temporarily
withdrawn
'ocoMoTIvE BUMPS CAR

.nvS MAWR. Pa. oct 2.--Forty.two
80 clvdesdales which were TO have been
"a nrlnrIpai attraction Mt the twenty-sec'
"a annual horse show here today. were 40
<.dlv shaken up when the cars they were
z -. struck by n locomotive on a siding
I. ~ station here that two are out Of the
-..,,ns for the rest OF the week. The rest
~. bruised and scared into condition
,--,- owuers say makes IL Impossible TO
|-,ou them today.
Three cars loaded with the Clydesoales
a ro,ne down last night from the Trenton
.-,.,s,ate Fair where the animals had been
<..,n The cars were switched TO siding
80 the Bryn Mawr station on arriving
80. about o'clock this morning
Three men were in the cars besides the
<crty.two horses. just before dawn loco
--atve hack up the siding and struck
~ rear car heavily. II smashed the end
= unset horses and just escaped killing
1xulam Carter who was nearest to the
md OF the siding
carter was thrown across the car He
..,ded under two of the horses, which
,-anred wildly around. but almost by
.,l,acle missed stepping on him. They are
r.,ed by r. A. Fairbairn, OF the Fair
kome Farms near Westheld,, N. J. Fair
kone Warrior was struck some way in
fhe foreleg so that he is unable to wal.
other horses in the other three cars
~,,,e cut slightly, and the men I'm charge
In them had the time of their lives for
fsw minutes after the cars were hit In
he other cars were the horses OF the
|<-onvnRham Brothers. OF Wilkes-Barre. and
thoae from the Ridgewood Farm, Ore
land Pa.
rarried off the honors at the Bryn Mawr
Horse Show today.
Victor c. Mather by winning the open
humping event, over the outside course with
hls rawboned geldlng Pocopsn furnished
|nne Of the real surprises OF the show for
Ne was forced to compete against classy
held
This unexpected victory OF Mr.. Mather,
she shaking up handed the Clydesdale
Entries BY the careless skipper of n shift
Ing engine and some Of the funniest falls
rver seen in a show ring. with Isaac II.
I-lo,her Jr., as the hero of the ground and
ofty tumbling act were the features of to-
bays show doings.
In the final events for the light. middle
nd heavy weight hunters, which opened
khe days card old favorites came back to
their own and most effectuallY squelched
he hopes of upstart newcomers
Sir Adam Beck's Melrose proved himself
khe best OF the llghtwewights. Samuel ID.
Riddles wonderful gelding. Willow King,
nce again proved he Is the best middle
Weight hunter In this section. while that
emarkable tmber-topper. Hamsah, owned
" Robert l.. Gerry. Of New York, had no
ifcuity in winning the heavyweight event
or the third successive year.
SAFETY FIRST BALKs AT BARRIER
Isaac H. Cothier. Jr.. had troubles of
lie own today. seemingly not being able
b gauge his teiIe-offs accurately. He had
fan In the mlddleweight class and two
alls In the same round while riding his
Iay gelding. Safety First in the heavy
weight event. Each time the horse would
tart 20 jump, then change his mind while
h the act and stop abruptly. Mr. C,othier
"A eAa krVs alr err0 0arafra
desperately at the barrier, then thumped
tho ground Eventually he was forced
b give up the attempt. as three failures
b negotiate jump automatically bar a
horse from further competition in any
Eiven class 49, = rs-
The competition was verw keen In the
pen class over the difficult steplechase
purse. Six OF the horses were so evenly
hatched after their first round that they
ad TO make the journey again. Mather's
Pocopsn had the best average the
ouble round with Tasl<er, a bay gelding
wned and ridden by Tom Cottman. OF
reen Spring Valley Md. close second.
Arthur White. of Old Virginia, carried OF
be blue with his brown gelding Mascot.
This year the show mas system OF
policing that is new to the spectators. The
recently organized Haverfordl township
orce has undertaken the work of watch
ing the grounds. Heretofore this work ha:
peen left to the town policemen and re-
erves from Philadelphia.
He and the men with him warn the to'
urious spectator who endangers hlmsel
nd the riders by getting close to the land
ng side OF the jump ON the "outside" poi'
ED cou-se In addition the township po
Ice are on the lookout for piclspockets
ialsey knows a good many by sight be
ause of his work in Reading. Thus IA
welve men the police regarded as suspciou
(haracters have been turned back from tn
ates when they applied for tickets.
Spectators reached the grounds thi
norning with supplies of overcoats ant
hotor robes. Their experience with tn
gind Saturday, which blew chilly al
hrough what appeared to be adequate pro
ection. was an excuse for the heavy cloth
ng today.
csss ioI hunters and Jumpers. llghtweigh
uAhned hunters, to be shown over the reGula
unps--Won by Sir Adam Beck's Melross; sec
nd, Glen Riddle Farms Nancy Pansy; third