Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-16
Horse AND HOUND
SHOW At WAWASET
Spring Exhibition Promises
10 be Best in History
Of the City
RUNNING RACES
ON THE PROGRAM

contlnue Tor three days. Many noted en-
tries have been made and from all indi-
cations the show this year will far sur
pass all previous local horse exhibitions.
Five races will be run each afternoon
Of the show, starting at 80 o'clock.
The horse show win open at 30 o'clock
each afternoon. and az 1890 o'clock on
Friday and Saturday mornings. The
list of purses for the events amounts TO
about $500
There are more entries, more exhibit
ors. more classes and n much finer grade
Of animals than ever before. Keen in.
terest has been shown in the arrange
ments for the show by all the officials.
Several large stables now on show in
Washington will be shown here. and
other exhibitors come from as far away
Ms the New England States.
In the Hound Show. William dupont.
Jr.. Fox Catcher Hounds. Bellevue. will
exhibit n string of American hounds. as
will the Rose Tree Hunting Club. of
Media. and William G. lytle, of New
ark. Del.
The Brandywine Hounds. Of West
Chester. Pa, Charles H. Niathers. owner
VIII exhibit some fine English hounds.
Chichester Hunt, of Unionville Pa
W. Plunkett Stewart owner and the
famous hounds OF S. ID. Riddle. OF
Glen Riddle, Pa. will be shown.
The Horse Show will include over
500 entries among which are some
oi me most famous horses In the
United states. The entry list COM
prises. in part, the following:
Entire stable OF A. w Atkinson. of
Merchantville. n. j.. which will be
one OF the largest exhibits. and which
now is showing this week at Wash
ington. d. c. There are 20 entries
OF Mr.. Atkinson's stables.
Brandywine Stables, Charles T..
Mathers. owner. seven entries. jump
ing classes.
Briggs Riding Academy. Phnadel-
phia. saddle entries.
Buttonwood Farms. Bryn Mawr
Pa. W. A. Liebor. owner 26 entries
in heavy harness and jumping classes
Mr. Lieber will show also. a fourth.
hand
A. w Atkinson. also, will show a
four-.n-hand team
Joseph Casson, Radnor Pa. jump
ing classes.
Joseph NJ. Casson. .Tr. Radnor Re
has four entries I'm the pony classes.
Mrs. r. II. Catlin, of this city. will
show her handsome mare. "Rexata. %
IN three saddle classes
The Colebrook Farms. Whltford.
Pa. owned by Mrs. Wyckoff Smith. OF
Bryn Mawr. Pa. has 10 entries In
The pony and heavy harness classes.
John =. Crozier, OF Upland Pa
will show seven entries in the sad
die and driving classes. and also will
show his handsome bay saddle stall
lion. "Sunfower." which is consider
ed one OF the handsomest horses
in the United States.
Belchester Farms. Of Edgemont, Pa
has p entries in pony, jumping and
harness classes.
Mrs. A. I. Lindsay. OF New York
City. will exhibit in the saddle classes
J. X. Maddux. OF Warrenton, Va.
will have six entries in the jumping
classes.
Mrs. Hollyday S. Meads, Jr.. will
exhibit her handsome bay mare. "Sa.
line Belle" in the saddle classes.
Harry Morrisey, OF this city. ha,
four entries in the pony and jumping
classes.
Or e. W. Powell. OF Bryn Mawr
Pa. has eleven entries in the jump
ing classes. and his daughter. Mis-
Frances Powell, win exhibit ponie
and her saddle marc in nine classes
Miss Amy Rupert, Of Greenville, ha
three entries.
Walter ]. Stats. Jr., OF Merchant
vile. - j., has several entries II
pony classes.
W. Plunkett Stewart. OF Philadel
phia. will show in ten classes.
Miss Katherine Thompson, o
Greenville. will exhibit her neN
jumping horse in six classes.
Miss Constance Volplaine. Of Rose
mont. Pa, will exhibit in 2S classes
Including pony, tandem, jumping, sad
die and heavy harness horses. He
stable now is on exhibition in Wash
ington. and will be shipped direct {
this city.
Countess Van Holnstein, OF Phils
delphia. will exhibit saddle horses 4
six classes.
Master J. Danforth Bush. Jr.. wi
exhibit his pony in the pony class.
e Miss Marian dupont OF Bellevue, WI
exhibit her stable IN IA classes.
Miss Renee DUPONT viii enter in fou
pony classes.
Mrs. Victor dupont will enter "Bonni
Lass" her new saddler.
Fairfield Farms. Mrs. Aimee +. du
pont. owner. this city, win be one Of tn
largest exhibitors. She has filed entrie
in 27 classes.
Fox Catcher Hounds, William dupont
owner. Bellevue, enters his stable in p
classes.
Glen Riddle Farms. Glen Riddle. Pa.
has about 80 entries in various classes
G. II. Hamilton, Devon. Pa. has en-
tered in six hackney pony classes. III
also will bring his champion Tandem
team, "Bantam King" and "Fre Sparl,
which won first prize at the Nationa
Horse Show in Madison square Garden.
Miss Elizabeth Hastings. Of this citr
has an entry in the jumping class.
Miss Elizabeth Holiday. OF this cit,
bas entries in several pony classes
James Collins Jones. Of Philadelphia
has entered four horses in the sadd
lasses
Miss Alma Wanamaker. OF Nero
Pa. and number Of entries
aonr classes. and Miss Elizabeth Nan
maker has ten entries in saddle AT
heavy harness classes
Miss Munel Virgins. Of Ridee6el
Conn. has ten entries in the hackne