Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-08
| FAIR HORSE SHOW
WINS APPL LAUSE
Mr.. and Mrs. William du Pont, Jr.,
Garry Off Honors on Sec
ond Day.

Opening under clear sky, yesterday
the second day Of the fve-day Horse
Show Of the Delaware State Fair. was
marked success. MIR. and Mrs VIM. du
Pont, Jr., carried off the honors Of the
day. their entries figuring brilliantly in
many of the awards.
There was but single mishap during
the entire program, but this did not re-
suit seriously. When the pony. Twilight
ridden by Miss Esther Ball for Miss
Lydia du Pont in the childrcn's jumping
contest came to the last 3-foot fence in
riding of tie, the pony struck the fence,
throwing Miss Ball to the ground She
sprang up Immediately, declaring she
was not hurt and rode the pony to the
| judges' stand to receive the third award
Entries from the Montpelier Farm also
| claimed n large number of ribbons Silver
Tip from the Foxcatcher Farms, ridden
William du Pont, Jr., did notable work.
] The al around horsemanship and tech
| nique displayed by Mrs William du
Pont, Jr in the exhibitions, was an out
standing feature Of the day.
Powelton. entered by Miss Louisa
| Carpenter, gave an excellent account
Of himself in the saddle horse class,
winning two first prizes The awards:
| tpick up horse show awards.
The entries and awards for yesterday
afternoon were as follows:
Class 44-For the best saddle horse Of
| the thoroughbred type: Pentagon, rider,
Mrs. Vim. du Pont, Jr., first; Sloe Gin,
| Mrs. II. Rodney Sharp, second.
Class s2-Hunter or Jumper. No Jump
over 4 feet, 6 inches; Jim Treat, Black
Oak Farm, first; Silver Tip, VIM. du Pont,
Jr., second; Hexagon, VIM. du Pont,
Jr., third: Nickel Tip, VIM. du Pont,
| fourth.
Class 35-Saddle horse. For the best
road hack, over ii hands, 2 inches,
suitable for man or woman: Powelton,
Miss Louisa Carpenter, first: Racquet,
rider, Chas Hecbter, second; Lady
Babbie, Miss Wilhelmina du Pont, third;
Pentagon, Foxcatcher Farms, fourth.
Class 53-Harness horse, Is hands,
inches or over to be shown before an ap
propriate vehicle: Excelsior, Mont
pelier Farm, first; Montpelier Dolly
Madison, VIM. du Pont, second; Red,
Jos. WiesenfeId, third.
Class 60-Tendem, over 142, the lead
| er not to exceed the wheeler in height
Entry from Montpelier Farm, first
Montpelier Begonia, Montpelier Farm,
second
Class 2l-Chiltren's jumping contest
for children under Is years old: Hunts
man, Miss Mary du Pont, first: Pershing.
Miss Esther ID. du Pont, second: Twi
light, rider, Miss Esther Ball, third. In.
riding off tie, Miss Ball was thrown to
the ground when her pony struck fence
but she was not hurt.
Class 48-High Stopper, TO be shown
before an appropriate vehicle, style
conformation and action to be especially
considered: Prize, Montpelier Farm, first
Fortuna, Montpelier Farm, second
Range, Jos. Wiesenfeld, third.
Class 26-Pony over 13 hands, inch
cs high, TO be shown before an appro-
pirate vehicle; Tissington Van Dyke
Foxcatcher Farms, first; Little Firefy,
Miss Z. Marian Pierce, second; Tissing-
ton Fusette, Miss Louisa Carpenter,
| third
Il Class 7AJumpers Horses that have
won championship or a high jump, TO
jump 5feet: Silver Tip, Foxcatcher Farms,