Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21
Horse Show at Devon

Many changes which will provide what
will he virtually a new exhibition, have been
made in the Devon Horse Show. The thir-
tccnth annual exhibition is to be held May
30 and 81 and June I ani . at the grounds
Of the Devon Polo Association.
one Of the big features of the show. out
side Of the observance Of ladies' day. which
will be on June ., with 4 group Of we'll
known women as judges. will be hackney
day. which will be observed June l. For the
first time i'm its history the American Hack
ncy Horse Society will hold a meeting any
where but at Madison Square Garden. Sew
enteen classes Of haCkneys will be judged
on the afternoon Of June J. many Of them
in hand, and for lovers Of horsetlesh. in all
its powerful and beautiful lines, the sight
will be hard to duplicate,
A departure this year will be the judging
Of three model classes Of haCkneys which
will be marked by FIVE members of the So
cicty These members will turn their cards
over to "A referee. who will decide on the
winners and then gold medals will be
awarded as the first prizes. At night. after
the show, a large dinner will be given. at
which about 200 horsemen will assemble.
The guests will include some OF the best
known men i'm the hOrSc-show world.
The Devon show was started primarily to
encourage the breeding Of horses i'm the
wonderful Chester Valley and much atten-
tion will he paid to that feature OF the
program at the coming show. with the
need Of large numbers Of horses imminent
the decision Of the association to continue
the exhibition has been met with general
approval
one Of the entries at the coming show
will be the big gray four with which Judge
William H. Moore won the championship in
Madison Square Garden last fall Judge
Moore has never told the price he paid for
the horses, but they are wonderful com.
bination and make a striking picture.
The celebration Of hackney day empha.
sizes the fact that the American champion
hackney fourteen hands two inches and un.
der is a local pony, Tissington Amity
Charles +. Coxe's great little mare, was the
winner of ten championships last year and
forty-three blue ribbons, She Will be one
of the horses shown.
Many valuable prizes have been offered
for this years exhibition, and an effort ha.
been made to get away from the old stand
by. the cup A beautiful group Of bronzes
will be presented to the winners In some OF
the large classes. one OF the new prizes
will be given by James Cox Brady, who will
present 500 reward TO the best pony
stallion shown In hand. Mr.. Brady will
also present a 800 prize for ladies' saddle
horses in a class to be judged Memorial
Day, on the opening Of the show
one Of the features will be the 1917 sad.
dle-horse class. This Is for new horses
which have never been shown before Janu.
ary /, 1917. The prize for the class Is
valued at S175. and has been offered BY
william du Pont, Of Wilmington. II is .
challenge class, and the cup must be won
twice by the same owner, This, in itself
will be a stimulus to breeding Mr.. du Poni
has offered another trophy, valued at $3.50
for high steppers.
The pony classes win not be neglected
one OF the principal features VIII be the
pony tandem In which three ponies VIII be
used tandem fashion---onc after the other
A pony four-in-hand win also add iQ fhg
Interest.