Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-24
Horse Show
Will Open
On Tuesday

measured IN terms OF popular
interest, the horse show has come
back with a rush. Only a few
years ago the scattering horse
shows held were scant of
entries and poorly attended. Since
that time each year has seen a
betterment of conditions until at
the present time horse shows are
being held from one end of the
country to the other. Whereas in
the old days they were considered
as sort Of society event, Stunned
by the general public, now the
seating capacity of almost every
show building is taxed to the ut
most and the seats are occupied by
all kinds and conditions of people.
The growth Of interest in equine
affairs is remarkable and may be
due In part to the fact that the
fine horse has become a rarity on
the streets and In the parks, and,
as the editor of the Show Horse
Chronicle says, 'is strange and
unaccustomed object, that people
no longer see with anything like
/ the common degree of familiarity
which formerly was the case" The
horse now has an attraction not
only for those who love him for
old times sake, but a fine horse is
an actual curiosity to large por-
tion of the public, and, inasmuch
as horses will be seen only at the
horse shows and under the spe-
1 cific conditions that exist favora-
BILE to their public exhibition, it
seems entirely probable that as a
form of public entertainment the
horse show has secure and defi-
mite place in the future. Another
horse show factor that may have
bearing on the great crowds that
have attended recent shows is the
fact that of late years the hunter
class has come into its own in
America and whereas In years gone
by there might have been an occa-
sional showing of the timber-top-
pers now, the greater half Of the
sho wis comprised in the saddle
classes and there are possibly eigh-
teen or twenty jumping events on
the program.
j While the dyed-in the-wool
horsemen may prefer to see an ex-
ceptionally good roadster or pair
of high-steppers, there is no doubt
but that the average spectator
prefers the action, sensation and
/ competition of the jumping classes
The Salem state fair horse show
opens Tuesday night and eont1n'
ues until Friday. By far the fin
/ est and most extensive number OF
horses that have ever shown in
Salem will compete in the As class
es on the program for the four ev-
4 enings. There will be twelve
jumping events, several of them
recent innovations in the show
show ring.
Tuesday night the handy hunter
class will be a good evenings en-
tertainment of itself and well
worth going distance to see. AS
the last Jump in this event calls
for the horses clearing table and
two benches. There are eleven
other numbers on the evenings
program and it should not be
missed.
/ Oswald West, president of the
Portland Hunt Club, and H. M
Kerron, of the riding academy
will head a large delegation of 10
enthusiasts to Salem. Among the
Portlanders coming are: Mrs. r
nedley. Mrs. F. A. Douty, Mrs. A
NJ. Cronin. Mrs. James Nicol, Mrs
IF. A. Martin, Mrs. p. c. Grelle
Mrs. H. M. Kerron, Miss Elizabeth
Bacon, Miss Pauline West, Miss
Ethelred McTnhinny, The Misses
Douty, Miss Jean Skeen, Miss Nar
Manion. Walter d. Honeyman. Os-
wald West, A. NJ. Cronin, Freda
Martin, A. P. Fleming, James Nj
col, Lieutenant Pat Riley, H. M
Kerron, C. H. Leadbetter, Harvey
Dick, Thomas Greer, Claude D
Starr, r. w. Schmeer, w. U. San
werson, o. M. Plummer, Dougla:
Nieol.