The New York herald., 1921-10-08
Society Has Day of Picnics and Sport
As Piping Rock Horse ShOw Opens
Harry Payne Whitney Wins in
First Glass With His
Hunter Peppermint.

Special Despatch TO THE NEw York HrnALp.
P1rING Rock, l.. l., Oct. z. - Under
most favorable conditions the annual
Piping Rock horse show opened here
this morning with a large crowd Of So
clety folk present The show ring Is on
nigh ground about half mile back
from the clubhouse and Is an ideal place
for such an exhibition. There is very
little professionalism in the show and
almost all the entries are ridden by their
owners or their friends. The entire
grounds are surrounded by woods and
the winds. which blow hard In this Sec
tion. are thus broken from the riders
and spectators.
The classes which were Judged this
morning were watched as closely as
those In the afternoon. although the real
crowd did not arrive until after lunch
con. when all the parking spaces along
the ringside were taken by automobiles
OF the society folk who live In the neigh
borhood.
sixteen classes were passed on to-day
and they were all well filed. Children
have an important part in the classes mt
this show and great many are ar
ranged especially for them.
Mr.. Harry Payne Whitney won the
first class of the day with his novice
hunter Peppermint This hunter. up
to carrying 1s5 pounds to hounds, fenced
well and jumped In a manner that ex-
cited the admiration of the spectators.
Esop, owned by r. Penn Smith. Jr was
second. and made worthy contender.
The pony class not exceeding 149
hands was won by thu pretty hay mare
Ok Mr.. Frederic r. Coudert. She 4,
Z years old and showed exceptionally
well under the clever riding of Miss
Catherine Regan. Mrs. James
Hewlett was second with Spinning
jimmy.
Miss Constance L. Fahys won with
ner Scotty in the class for horses OK
ceeding B.e. Richard Trimble's Brit
ANNA was second.
Horses not exceeding l5.3 hands
brought small field into the ring.
Mrs. George A. Anderson won with
her Bona French, with G. NJ. Heck
sner's twilight second. William A.
Warren's Sultan was considered by the
Juoges Tor a long time before he was
finally given the white ribbon, with Mi IS
Anne Railey's Norenda third.
Mr.. Harry Plumb's hunters showed
remarkably well in the novice classes.
ridden by his boys, Bud and Charles:
Bat false tip on the top rail prevented
their being considered with those that
had made perfect score
Miss Sally Lan;er, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles d. Lanier of Green
wich. Conn, and sister of Miss Becky
l'anier, had bad fall late In the after
noon. She was riding outside the ring
the pony Dreamer. owned by Miss Marie
j Leary of New York. when the animal
tripped on a tent pole and threw her
oven Its head. She fell on the side of
her face and at first 1t was thought she
was seriously injured. but a physician
sale she was not badly hurt.
The summaries:
Glass 29-Jumping contest: open TO all.
Won by Miss Grace Shuttleworth's Outlaw
mrs. a. Q. Ludiani's Little Sandy second !;
MISS Grace Shuttleworths Willesden Rosette
third; Miss Ida L. F1eitmann's Palmetto
Glass 15--Ponies. "a hands and not to ex-
dert's Ladybird: Mrs. James A. Hewlett's !
Spinning jimmy second; David u. Rintoui's
% Garland third; Miss Natalie Nal Goes
Glass is-Horses exceeding 1872 hands.
Won y,,o by Miss Constance z; Fahy's scotty;
w. Minturn's Lady Dacre third: Godfrey
Preece's Stray Shot fourth.
Glass 17-Combination harness and saddle
both in harness and under saddle. Won by
MISS Marie j.. Leary's Screamer; Ralph
Jr, Buddy secoa~.
Class l2-Horses not exceeding 15.o hands.
A. AnQerSOQ'q
French: q. NJ. Hecksher's Twilight second I;
MISS Anne Rainey's Norenda third; William
Class 32-Jumpers 20 be ridden by boys
and girls 16 years old and under acceptable
70 the committee. Won by II. p. whtney's
lesden Rosette second Miss Grace Shuttle
worth,s Outlaw third Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cocks Cavalier fourth.
Glass 25--Novice hunter class. Won by III
=. Whitney's Peppermint; II. Penn Smith
Jr.'a <Tsop second w. g. Lancley's Oh Cir,
third; John g. Phippss Merlin fourth.
Class 3-Horses exceeding 15.2 hands. Won
by Charles F. Hubbss Sun DIAL Richard
Trimble's Britannia, second: N. J. Hess
Desert Gold. third: George l.. shearers The
Spider. fourth.
Class 19-Green or qualified middlewoight
hunters UP to carrying $50 pounds TO hounds.
Won by Mis- Ida l.. Fleltmann's Palmetto. /.
Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock's Cavalier, second !;
Joseph Z. Davis's o'Bear. third: Mrs. G.. l..
Rccmond's Radiant. fourth.
Class 1fA--Novice saddle horses 10 hands
or over. Won by Miss Constance e. Fahy's
Scotty: Godfrey Preeces Stray Shot. second /.
Miss Jessie NJ. Martens's The Last Word,
third; n. J. Hess's Cock o. the Run, fourth
Glass I-Horses. any height: to be ridden
Won by Miss Katherine X. Tods Sceptre !;
N. j. Hesss Desert Gold, second Miss kath
crime Tuttle's Black Roc. third: @. VI. Heck
sher'e Twilight, fourth
Class 20 = Green or qualified lightweight
hunters up to carrying $50 pounds to hounds.
Won by Mrs. A. G. Ludlum's Ray o. Light !;
MISS Grace Shutfleworfb'a /.