The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-02
Galaxy of Juvenile Experts in
Saddle at Annual Long Isl
and Exhibition.
speetal Despatch to TIE Herald.

LOCUST VALLEY, l.. l., Oct. Girls
and boys who love horses apd can ride
them were not only in the saddle but in
the limelight at the opening of the
eighteenth annual horse show on the
grounds of the Piping Rock Club to-
day. Their papas and mammals were In
eclipse. for such a galaxy Of youthful
equestrians has hardly ever been seen
in the show ring. There were little
Becky Laner and her little sister Sally
who came across the Sound from Green
wish with a string of big thoroughbred
hunters. And Miss Ivy Madison, from
the same horsey neighborhood and Jean
and Constance Regain from Westburv
and Corinne Poth from New York and
frankie Hitchcock, the eleYen-year- old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock,
whose pluclSy riding over the jumps was
q noteworthy feature of last week S
Mineola horse show and Harry Plumb
and Freddie Pratt and Katharine Tod
ard Margaret Preece, and a lot of others
who have not much more to learn from
their riding masters
Little Miss Tod, 10 years old, gave
demonstration Of this when she rode her
mothers famous English mare Sceptre
in the class for saddle horses handled by
boys or girls and won the blue ribbon.
Sceptre Is a thoroughbred by the race
nent Of q prina donna Her moods are
many and eccentric that when Jimmy
Schweiger was living he used 10 be en-
aged six months In advance to ride
Sceptre at the National Horse Show.
After he died the bloodlike little bay
mare never did much in public. but she
was Mary's lamb in the hands of her
youthful rider to-day. Sceptre, as all
horsewise PEOPLE know. is an interna-
II xxrfnn FUR
times champion of the National Horse
Show.
frankie Hitchcock rode his fathers
champion hunter Cavalier. an equine le-
viathan. 1872 hands high, in the open
class. where there were thirty-six en-
tries, and won it as cleverly as any vet
eran professional could have done. Bur
Miss Tod handed him one that proved 10
be too much horse for his strength when
she asked him to ride her chestnut mare
Melody In the class for childrens jump
crs. Melody took the bit in her teeth
and ran away with him, going all over
the ring except where the Jumps were
set up. Joseph =. Grace's Dolly Gray
ridden by Harry Plumb. won the clasT.
with Melody clean outside the ribbons.
The Juvenile Jockeys were again to
the fore IN the open class for middle
weight hunters, when the finland thor
bred Boiling, with Becky Lanier in the
saddle. beat eighteen others. Little Miss
Poth won the competition for combina-
ton saddle and harness ponies with her
National Horse Show champion. Fire
light Bounce, and then Constance Regain
beat him with The Moth when the ponies
were shown again in harness.
The awards:
Class 2-Children's harness ponies. Miss
Constance ReGan's The Moth, first; Miss
Corinne Poth's freight Bounce. second.
Glass 3.-Saddlc horses not exceeding 15.2
hands. Fredahck d. Mckay Cheekmate
pccl's Allah. second; Miss Constance Jen-
nings's Trczc. third; Mrs. George A. Ander-
class saddle horses exceeding i5.2
hands. Samuel Keller Jacobs's Santa Bar
bara (Mrs. A. Rutledge smiths), first; MISS
Clara S. PecKs Wilma. second; Miss Ivy D.
Maddison's Myopia, third; Miss c. Il. FahS's
Fire Bell fourth.
class G.--saddle horaes ridden by boys or
girls Miss Katharine X. Tod's Sceptre,
first; Miss Valerie vernam's Lady v, sec
oud. Mrs George A. Anderson's Springtme
(Miss Constance Regain, third; Miss Mar
Earet Preece's Lovely Morning, fourth
Class Pairs OF saddle horses. Charles
~ Hlggins's Kitty May and selena, first
Samuel Keller Jacobs's Santa Barbara and
Con. Pcrshiug second; Mrs. George a. An
derson's Cinders and springtime. third.
Glass 12-Local novice saddle horses ex-
ceedine 15.2rhands. Miss Valerie Vernems
Lady ", nrst, Samuel Willets's Blue Pearl,
second; Miss Vornam's Hliare. third; Dean
Bedford'g Rappahannock, fourth.
Class if--ponies and horses not exceeding
143 hands. Mrs. James a. Hewletts Spin
ning Jenny first; Miss Clara S. Peck'e Wah
Wah Tnygee, second Mrs. George A. Ander-
sons Nidalla. third; Miss Marie J. Learys
Scrcamcr. fourth.
Class decentralization saddle and harness
ponies and horses not exceeding 1913 hands.
Niles Corinnc Poth'a freight Bounce, frat;
Miss Marie. J. Lcarys Screamer, second
Mrs. George a. Andereone Nidalla third
Mice Jean Heran'9 Bantamite, fourth.
Ciaes i9-Huntera up 20 $50 pounds. Charles
" Lanicrs boiling (Niis5 Becky Lanier,
first. Mrs Ida y. Floitmann'T Palmetto,
record Dean Bcdford's Lone Star, third;
Clara 1O-Huntcrs up 20 100 pounds.
Tfnmaq IIrencock'a Cavalier ClFrankie
Hitchcock), first; Samuel willetts's Blue
Pearl. second Mrs. r. A. Dc Peyster's Ham
f'on Equality. third; Samuel Willetts's
C,fasa otn-Toamg Of three hunters Charles
n. Ianicr's Down East Polling and Aida,
first; Thomas Hitchcooks Cavalier, Coni7ton
sl- charles. ST. Patrick and Turner, third.
Glass 23--Tndier' novice hunters, IN 20
fGl pounds. Samuel Wlletts's Sweet Kiss,
first: Mrs. Bon All IIaggln's Beacon Light,
recond Dean Tedford's Rappahannock,
third Samuel Wiilctts's Blue Pearl, fourth
Glaze rt--rurnpcre Samuel Willetts's Sweet
ISlss first: Misc Ida l.. Fleitmann's Golden
Duck. second Thomas Hltchcocka COnlston,
fNfri. Thomas G. Eastman'a Mohab. fourth
Glass 2G-rnirs Of hunters. Thomas Hitch
coci'e Cavalier and Coniston. first Charles
" Lanicr'7 Down East and Boiling, second
enwe owners Aida and Dixie. third; Dean
pcdford's Lone Star and lsappehannotk,
ciars o7-Chndrsn's jumpers. not exceed
ing n hands. Joseph +. Grace's Dolly Gray
uIarry Plumb. first; Mrs. James A. How
n Ieary's scrcamcr fSally Lrnier). third
Fred. ". Prntt's George. fourth.