The New York herald., 1921-11-15
ENGLISH Ponies Beaten
in Their First Class
BY GURNEY c. CUE.

The event OF the day in Squadron A
Arrnory was the debut OF the English
hackney harness ponies brought over by
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam. There is an old
saying that first impressions count for
everything, and in the light of this
adage it looked like strategic mistake
for the British exhibitors - give battle
ir a tandem class as they did with the
sporty little brown seldings Melbourne
Fire and Buckley Fame. They did not
show to tho best advantage at this
itch. tho wheeler. Fire. lacking the
weight and substance necessary to bal
ance the team. They were brilliant
little eoers. though, and in single har-
ress will be hard ones to beat. The
outstanding winners were Mrs. Francis
y. Caravans Hamllton Flame and Dian
thus. bays Of q little larger size and
much better balanced than the English
tandem.
The victory OF the American exhibit
was not so much to brag about when II
IS remembered that both of Mrs. Gar
vans ponies were imported from Eng
land. Flame being n full brother to Fire.
Though catalogued as 13 years old, he
came out IN blooming form. which occa-
stoned no cnd Of surprise among the
pony men that Mrs. Garvan had failed
10 enter him IN the $1,000 stake TO be
decided on Thursday afternoon. Mrs
Putnam will be represented IN this
event by Melbourne Fire and Park Car
nation, tho latter the best In her stable
and the best ~ England when she Is on
her good behavior.
Hazel May Leads Big Entry.
with saddle horse bred By her father.
r. A. Long OF Kansas City. Mrs. Loula
Long Combs scored n notable win In the
novice class. which opened the afternoon
show. There were twcnty-seven entries
in this class. and nearly all answered
the buglc call. Among them were sew
eral champions from the summer show 3.
besides a number OF fresh horses from
which much was expected. Coming be-
fore the Judges for tho first time, there
was keen interest on ali sides 10 see how
Messrs. Harry McNair and James G..
Marshall would sort them out and award
the prizes. II Is fair statement to say
they could have picked any one of half
n dozen or moro TO wear the blue ribbon
without exciting general criticism, so
little was there TO choose between them.
The one they selected after seeing
them in action and then stripped Of their
saddles was the five-year-old chestnut
mare Hazel May. winner I'm the West
this season, and very handsome one.
whose only noticeable fault, rs seen by
critical eyes, was that she went n trifie
wide behind. Kentucky finished a close
second to Missouri In this interesting
competition, which may have uncovered
the winner OF the lightweight chamnion-
ship to be awarded on Saturday after
noon. Mayflower the winner of the rcd
ribbon. is another fivc-year-old chestnut.
1j.2 hands high and full of quality.
Shelby 7. HARRISON, who owns her, SAYS
her sire was tho trotting bred pncer
Worth . :05. and her dam a daughter OF
the saddle bred horse Chester Dare.
Mrs. Leland Stanford Woods statu-
esaue dark chestnut mare Bohemian
silk. winner OF third prize In this class.
might have been first IL her hook action
had been a little better. Old horser,en
at the ringslde pronounced her an al
most perfect model OF form, quality and
carriage when she stood out stripped of
nor equipment. Fourth prise foil n
Samuel Kolier Jacoes's chestnut mare