The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-17
HORSE SHOWS
THRILLS ROUSE
SMART THRONG
Color and Action Fill Madi-
son Square Garden, De-
flying Storm.
CANADIANS TO FORE
Animals Bred Across Bor-
der First in Important
Events.
ARMY RIDERS SCORE
Annual Competition for Lord
Decies Cup Is Feature of
Second Day.
CANADIANS TO FORE
ARMY RIDERS SCORE
By GURNEY G. CUE.

By GURNEY c. CUE.
A dreary London drizzle without a
blaze Of warm and cheerful light with
in and a bid for the favor of the
general public as well as for that of
your dyed-in- the-wool horse fancier
was the second day of the Horse Show
In Madison Square Garden. There
was more action and color and in
ctdent and smartness about the big
exhibition Of horses and society than
on the opening day and the crowds
, were kept in good humor by the sue
cession Of handsome equipages. SNOWY
horses and dashing equestrians with
an occasional slight mishap by way Of
spice.
Only the morning was tame for the
average observer. and average observers
do not go to the Horse Show in the
morning. Inl the afternoon, when the
boxes and the boardwalk were we'll
filled and again in the evening when
another big crowd came out in spite of
the Indictment weather, there were such
spectacular events as the annual COM
petition for Lord Deciess Cup for jump
ers, ridden by army officers; the evolu-
tons and parade of the Mounted Police,
an unusual exhibition by the National
Biscuit Companys gigantic six horse
team of Clydesdales and a variety of
other thrillers TO keep the interest from
tagging.
Canadian Bred Horses.
Though Canad an customs regulations
respecting show horses crossing the bor-
der for exhibition have this year elimi-
mated the usual strong contingent from
the nation to the north, Canadian bred
horses owned in this country made a
remarkable showing in some of the most
important classes on the programme.
One of them won the star saddle class,
another the best harness class and still
another the class for thoroughbred hunt
ers.
Champions Of the rival breeds and OF
the leading horse shows of England and
America met in the first harness class
of the afternoon. which was for horses
over 1871 and not over 1873 hands There
were William H. Moore's English hack
ney mare Bountiful. that won the grand
championship at the London Interna-
tional several years ago; John l.. Bush
nelfs imported hackney mare The
Whip, winner Of a score of champion
ship prizes here, and Mrs Loula Long
Combss Canadian trotting bred mare
Animation. that won the highest honors
wherever shown this season. Half a
gafh In 10 ,-f,, =.
might as we'll have remained n their
stalls for all the chance they had to
win.
Judging them were William du Pont
vice-president OF the American Hackney
Horse Society; George Willing. a life
long devotee of the trotting bred horse,
and Col John c. Groome. for many
years president Of the old Philadelphia
Horse Show Association, a jury Of ex-
perts admirably chosen for the contest
Blue Ribbon winner.
Youth. quality. DASH speed. with poise
and sustained high all round action,
told in favor Of the brilliant and beau
tiful Canadian mare. and she took the
blue in the best field she has ever
beaten. Animation made her debut as
show horse in the roadster class at
Stratford. Ont, about two years ago.
". d. Grand. who gave her the grand
championship over all horses In the
Springfield show. has said he considers
her the best harness horse he has seen
since he imported Forest King for Mr..
Moore nearly twenty years ago.
The ladies' saddle class. which came
on at o'clock, brought another Cana
dian bred horse into the limelight This
was the brown gelding Driftwood Blaze.
discovered In a drove Of army horses at
at a Canadian remount depot early in
the great war and developed by Walter
VI. Hanley OF Providence into a cham
pion of champions at Eastern horse
shows. Mr.. Hanley dispersed his stable
ut auction just before entries closed for
the Garden show. but Mrs. Hanley, who
has ridden Driftwood Blaze in all his
winning performances. refused to part
with the horse and raised every bid that
was made for him until the auctioneer
struck him off TO her for $4,000. He Is
entered IN her name at the Garden
Many Of the best horses I'm the show
were entered against him. among
them Twilight Hour the champion OF
last season Rcd Cedar a Hanley horse
that won the novice class on Monday
Cherrystone. Checkmate. Allah and
Lightning.
Thoroughbred Hunters.
In the class for thoroughbred hunters
the chestnut geldlng Outlaw. bred By
William Hcndrie OF Hamilton, Ont and
exhibited by Miss Janice Liggett OF Bos-
ton, scored in competition with such
crack fencers as Down East. Blue Pearl.
Matt IT,. Golden Duck and Sweet Kiss
This Canadian bred winner is n Is hand
chestnut eclfing by Martimas. winner
OF the Coney Island Jockey Clubs
Tutrity IN 1895. samuel Willct's stat
cso'e ~rav four vear-old Blue Pearl by
Moharib. son Of imported Esther. was
the runner-up.
Among the interesting entries I'm this
class was the chestnut geldng Soupcon.
who's dienu'ed Identity caused him %
be called "the horse Of mystery" az
the sl uot shows Charles L.. Butler
who owns him, exhibited him as
Blarneystone In saddle classes last
spring, and was incensed when THE New
YORK HERALD said he was the registered
thorouahhred Soupcon Nj Butter haa
previoue'v owned the thoroughbred
horse Soupcon, and was positive that