Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-29
Wilmington Well Represented
at Fashionable Devon Horse Show

winter Last night Mrs Shoemaker and
Miss Du Pont we're guests Of honor ~ p
dinner given by Mr. and Mrs Archibald
BnrkIic at their place ~ Wayne Mr.
Eugene du Pont Mrs. Victor du P0nt anil
Miss Maraery Pyie we're visiting Miss
du Pont Yesterday Mr. and Mrs Edmund
+. Moody and Miss Elizabeth Blankcu
we're at the show and Mr. and Mr.
Alexander Sellers, the William du Pong
Jr.'s, and Miss Marion du Pont al werc
very much in evidence
BIGGEST SUCCESS YEr.
Never was The Devon Show such
success ~ this year and never we're alrA
horses gathered together IN one eir,a
Horse lovers and horse exhibitors. Uhosr
opinion is worth quoting, say that il s gno
Of the best shows ever held IN 4merica
I he day Of the hackney Is hero. Haekuc
and Hackucy ponies. s>id0Tn seen 4 fcfr
years bsck, and, until the last decadc
exhibited only 10 one or two classes in 3ft
horse show, are nov he leading feature ~
every show, and hackney classes prcdom
nate over all others Nezi rome The hunt
ing and jumping classes Roadsfcrs str
cW & lcd - about one show ~ % ever
show while the carriage horse isa thing
of the past Ii's sorne'hing n regret fns
that we np longer see the elegant and
arigfocratIc victoria drawn bv The famii
carriage horses. matched tag ~ bone
and strong IN aiueV driven b- the fsriir
coachman With the LADY within caiml
holding her carriage paras0 -hn could
dress elegantly and ahe could sso ead III
seen, which Is something that + -acri6ce'
nowadays, ior the speed n hc fn0tor
necessitates trim port. dres ~ fnd
nod IL passing - friend and scquatn'arc
A fouT-n-hand aifucst caused serssr..r
~ the Devou show ye.'erCsv .uf
looked nood " bcee who have berH f1l
lowing horae shove for the las' treu'
vcars Four-in-hauds 3nd fhrec-tu-ha06
used 70 he ~ ever show, ard often yer
seen On the roads h1' they ere 1o nor
because speed Is the thing and ha-ide
horses Slip IN the bCulnvard- and oareYaf
roads II today The old dirt road rs-.
for the horse
R1t the dav 0f he horse rof r4sser
IL is right here The horse has rornr nt.
his oRn he II appreciated ard taken rar.
of by hose rho appreciate good HCr-
fesh and accord II tho care that t.s
due He ~ fortunately fsst passing fran
drIdgery Fl pleasure driving and eyhlh.
ton purposes and that 4 as shnuld r
Nothing bu' the be=t ,n breeding al
training need -now at Devon th's YER
50 keen is the competition and - hne sr
the hergcz liisz Constance Xaueiair
The Whip naz never had anything ti'
blue III this country Or Europe 70 tt'
same With Mrs r Craryan pgr
tandem pair Hamilton Flame and Hanf-
ton Dianthns Nliss NauelIan ras Z
string il tie show - oa- Judge Moor
who considers his Seaton -ea'Gn the res-
colt ever bred 20 ai=o have Nis- l-a-
bella Wanamaker. the William du Pan-
I Jr ). Colchester Farms: Mrs. LDiia i,or &
Combs NTH her Reputation and Rev~ia-
ton. the Clothlers, NE Aunns Tx
Crozers. and various other exhibitor.
The object of the Devon show a.uar
makes for good feeling ana ,ntcresr Il
seems to create an eSperlalir hne splr1t Il
have the proceeds go to the Bryn Man
Hospital. and thai II why rhe c0Untrr
fair i held in connection TT-h the snow
The same fee admits to both and he taf-
il a. interesting in its way Is the snow
FIRST. there is most delicious food AZ RE-
cafe, era ana here are mosf attractive
wares FOR sale al all the rarIous ooOrEs
the rlimrnage sale. the flowers and plants.
fancy things, nIihnery- candy and cake
and the live stock puppies shoats anc
goats.