Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-28
TWO SPILLS THRILL
HORSE SHOW CROWD
Riders Lose Mounts at Devon,
but None Is
Injured
BIG ATTENDANCE MARKED

Mary the pct brown Mig Of Mrs.
Louln Long Combs. Of Kansas City.
created n sensation when she trottcd
at the hccls of her owner past the
grandstand at the Devon horse show nt
noon.
Mrs. Combs is the daughter Of x.
\. Long. the Kansas City lumber
merchant. and owns farm Of 800
horses. on which she spends $3.50. 900
annually. Mary is small brown
thoroughbred. five weeks old and the
same size as Mrs. Combs's Boston ter
riers. 'Mary's'' father is a $4,000
prize boar.
took Mary when she was very
small and about to die" said Mrs.
Combs. ''and kept her with my pet
dogs. Now she won't have anything
to do with the other pigs on our farm,
at Longvicw. and 7 really think she
believes she is dog. Sometimes
Mary sleeps in the childrcns play
room with tho dogs.
Mary is also sQucallcss pig" said
Mrs. Combs. as she picked IN hcr net.
SHE. probably learned that from the
dogs"
Two riders were thrown at the bar
rlerS in tho first event Of the third day
OF the show this morning.
Silver. hunter Of the Hawthorne
Farms. threw his rider over the second
barrier when. he baked and wheeled at
the take-off Blackpine. owned by
James Fcehrer. threw his rider sQuarrly
on tho crosSbars after q balk. Neither
rider was seriously hurt.
This event for green hunters was won
by tho Brat. entered by Miss Mary D.
Ncwhold. of Jenkintown. Second went
to statesman. of the Brandywinc
stables: and third to r. l.. Montgom-
cry Snow Bank. Fourth to a Con.
necticut entry. the Conjurer. owned by
Miss Joan r. Michler. Of Greenwich.
The weather is again just right and q
bit warmer than Yesterday. llackucys
and hunters and jumpers featured the
morning class. Tho afternoon ponies
hold large part Of the attention
in the oval, aud there will be a special
jumping class for children. The dog
show annex 10 the main exhibition
opened this afternoon. Mrs. f.. !. Cas-.
satt is in charge of this feature. and
u large number of thoroughbrcds are
entered
Miss Corinue Poth. riding hcr Cherry
Bounce. came IN fourth in the class for
saddle horses. First went to Lavender
Lady, Chicago entry Of Edward J.
lehman. Miss Esther n. Duront's 3
Honey Girl won second.
Summaries
Class ll3. hunters and jumpers-wor by
The Rrat, owned by Miss Mary u New.
hold: second Statesman. BrandywInc sta
hes: third. Snow Bank, r. l.. MONTGOMERY:
tourth. The Conjurer, Miss Joan Nrchler:
MN. FolRte : IL Lucas. sixth. kecon'
Ciass 10 breeding hackucys-won hv
Fairfield F'lashllsht and sire. HavCrTord
owned BY Fairhsid FARM second. ScStSn
S"nt0n and Sire Imp. William " Moore;
,hrd Seaton HARMONY ami Sire Imp.
va tr,horo william II. Moore.
las %2 saddle horscs--Won by Lavender
%Gndl %Gnd hqncy GirI Miss Esther =. du 'Pout
fourth; Chcrry Bouncc. Miss Cortnno Toth
hfh Lurera. Miss Jane Gordon CoNe; sixth
'"G Little GIri Miss Anna {. Ehlcrs.
tIasS II, breeding hdckneyE-WOn b.
S"aton Primrose, owned By William II
M""r S,."ni, Fairn"ld Sprims Fashion.
Ilsss : ",dtns huckucvG--Wor b, Vouu.
iful william II. Moore. s"Cond. Regulations
l.oula Long Combs; third. Saaton sylvia
lawrenc" smith fourth. Auburn Lady Grace.
Mrs \. g Bssell; nrth. MUntp.Iic. Pearl
Franhun B Iourdan, sixth, Lady Glenavon
CUloorook Farm.
rias7 l. hr""dins ponies-won b. Irv-
inEton NrlstoCrat C:ssllis Farm: second
Cedar Cr"st Firo King. Mrs. Jackson X
D"ring. third. Delchester Rambler, Delchcs-
ter Farms.