The sun., 1919-11-02
THOROUGHBREDS TO
BE SHOWN IN GARDEN
Oldest Breed Of Equines to
Play Prominent Part at -
National Show.

prominence Will De given 10 the tnOr-
oughbred. the Oldest breed of equine in
the world, at the National Horse Show
which will be held in Madison Square
Garden from November II to 81 for the
benefit of the Salvation Army. They
will be shown to halter, as saddle horses.
as hunters and jumpers and as polo
mounts. The new class for thoroughbred
mares that have produced a foal, to be
judged for conformation and quality,
however. did not fill.
The thoroughbred strain improves
every other breed with which 1t is
crossed and never works deterioration.
For that reason first consideration will
be given to appearance in the ring and
to ability to improving the breed OF
horses for general use. Racing per-
formances will not count.
The stallion class has FIVE entries.
They are: Mrs. F. ]. Van der Beck's
imported bay. Allumeur. by Sir Meddlar,
bred by Clarence H. Mackay in France I;
j. Macy Willet's Uncas Chief: Mrs. w.
Austin Wadsworth's Uncle George.
Harry w knights Ellisdale and Oyama,
a Commando horse bred by James r.
Keene. entered by Troop X of New York
State troops. Uncas Chief, Uncle George
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class for stations suitable as the sire
of thoroughbred racehorses.
Dozen in Saddle Class.
There are twelve entries in the class
| for thoroughbred saddle horses They
! have pedigrees and are registered in
the stud book. Scores of other horses
which will figure in the ring will be half
or three-quartcr breds. Among the
dozen thoroughbreds nominated are
Harvey S. Ladews Leading Lady, which
was raced last winter In Cuba: Miss
Belle W. Baruch's Kershaw, George II.
! Chipchase's Ben Dale. and Miss Janice
Liggett's Kitty Ounce and Shrovetide.
| The class for thoroughbred hunters
has drawn twenty entries. The pure
| blooded stock Is steadily increasing in
favor with American riders to hounds.
for no other horse can so we'll stand
the present fast pace across country
and fence perfectly up to the last ounce
of its endurance. The half-bred and
even the three quarter-br as soon as
they begin to tire bungle their fences.
Lieut.-Col Herbert C. Cox of Ennis
clare Farm, Oakville, Canada, has en-
tered FIVE thoroughbred hunters, among
them being Indian Arrow, champion
at the recent Rochester horse show.
Other nominators are Isaac H. Clothier.
Jr.. with the Pennsylvania hunter
champion. Sir Linsin; Miss Constance
Vauclain enters Arbite; Miss Ida
Louise F'leitmann. Golden Duck: Thomas
j. Regain. Pretender. a bay six-year-
by Hamburg-Sallie OF Navarro, bred by
II. P. Whitney: Charles D. Lanier,
Down East. by Yankee-Lady Tarentella
bred by John z. Madden and winner OF
the lightweight hunter championship
last year, while Miss Carol Smith OF
Oakville. Ontario and one OF the best
riders in the Dominion across country
enters Ondremon.
To Oppose Arabians.
Thoroughbreds will be opposed by
Arabians British polo-bred stock and
by many half-breeds in the classes for
polo mounts, to be shown with mallet
and ball and tested in the ring for
hardness. The lightweight class has ter
entries. one being A. Smith Cochrane's
fleet little thoroughbred. Dove OF Peace
There are eight entries in the heavy.
weight division. among them Peter
Hauck. Jr.'s, thoroughbred Mynora, win
, ner last year. and d. Stewart Iglehart'.
thoroughbred Guaynita, bred in Soutf
: America
First prizes in the two new pole
classes are 500 cups given by John e
: is for stations for producing polo pc
, Mes This field will include Horac
: Havemeyers Christopher Columbus, bret
. at Sir John Barkers great polo stud fl
England.
In the other new class. for mare
adapted for breeding polo mounts. Their
!, are twenty-one entrees They includ
; Mrs. Van der Beck's thoroughbred Mel
Coehrane, by Filigraine-Tillie Herr fiv
: Arabians. entered by w. r. Brown, ant
a four polo-bred imported mares, A, Smtl
: Cochrane's Orthabella and Biddy an
, H. p. Whitneys Siren and Royal Dia
: mond. Royal Diamond won the cham
pion cup at the Meadow Brook show o
the National Polo Pony Society.
All the polo classes will be Judged b.
: Richard Williams, Jr., OF Mendhanl
u N. j.. who is a member of the Meadow
. Brook Club and the son of the presiden
: Of the Westminster Kennel Club and tn
;, New York Racquet and Tennis Club.