The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Removal of National Exhibi-
ton to Armory a Great Sur
prise to Everybody.
BY G. CHAPLIN.

Announcement that the National
Horse Show of 1921 will be held at the
new armory of Squadron in East
Ninety-third street. near Madison ave-
nue. came as a great surprise to horse
fanciers. Ever since 1883 the annual
exhibitions have been associated with
Madison Square Garden, and few per-
sons expected ever to see them held
elsewhere. But conditions have changed
SO materially in the last few years that
the decision to move is hardly to be
wondered at. The rental of the bare
Garden last year was SIS 900. and this
represented only the beginning of the
real cost of making the old arena ready
for the exhibition To build the show
ring of earth and tanbark and remove
it when the show was over cost about
$1,000. The elaborate and beautiful
decorations represented an expenditure
us something like S25,000, and SO II went
until the total disbursements for the
week approximated 100000. only about
$4,000 of which went to the exhibitors
of horses. With the largest attendance
In many years the receipts of tia show
exceeded 100000, so that the loss was
less than $4,000. This Is a mere bag
atelle by comparison with the deficit
after some of the war time shows and
pre-war shows, and probably had little
or nothing to do with the decision to
abandon the Garden. for II would not be
difficult to lop Off $4,000 from the ex-
pense account by doing without such
costly decorations. The stable accom-
modations at the Garden and in the
vicinity of the Garden had become in
adequate and unsatisfactory. The hitch
N rro 1r nfu n iura an
and. last but not least, the old Gar
den. which. when buff. stood In one Of
the most fashionable residential and
amusement sections OF the. city. Is now
far away from either. All these draw
backs will be remedied at the new loca-
ton, and the officers of the show are
hopeful that it may have long lease Of
life and prosperity in the armory.
Those who thought r. Lawrence
Smith, as sole judge of saddle horses at
Devon. would favor the hunter type. APP
parently missed their guess. for the
executive committee start
cd proceedings by giving blue ribbon
to Bohemian Actress. 1t was at the
National Horse Show and by the de-
clsion OF judge supposed to have been
chosen by Mr.. Smith that the $4,000
mare met four of her five defeats last
season. Lewis T.. Waring had placed
her first in every class at the South
Shore Country Clubs summer show In
Chicago. w. A. McGibbon had done the
same thing at Rochester. At Boston the
decisions of Herbert l.. Camp and j.
Garner West confirmed these awards, as
did those OF Dr. Oscar Seeley and j. w.
McComb at Springfield. At Brockton John
John McE. Bowman put his OK on the
mare he had chosen for champion at
the National Horse Show of 1919, but
another judge who ofiiciated on the clos
ing day placed her second TO Artists
Model as the best horse Of the American
type the winner In this class having
been repeatedly beaten In others at this
and other shows. With Thomas w
Clark judging at the National Dairy
Show In Chicago Bohemian Actress once
more went through unbeaten, and then
came her Waterloo at Madison Square
Garden. where Lieutenant Colonel Feline
and Lady Adam Beck outvoted Harry
McNair in a divided court, leaving her
without n first prize In four competitions
at the National Horse Show. Joan, the
imitation hunter that defeated her for
the championship, was placed third to
Bohemian Actress and Dark Flower by
Mr.. McGibbon at Rochester. but won the
novice class there, the only blue ribbon
she has ever taken at a recognized horse
show before or since her appearance at
the Garden.
The unusual spectacle Of all three
prize winners bred by the men who ex-
hibited them was seen In the novice
class for harness horses on the opening
day at Devon. Judge William II. Moore
won with Seaton harmony, three
year-old by imported Murlboro out OF
imported Halcyon, and was second with
Seaton Skylark, four -year-old by the
same sire out OF imported Little Mil
dred. William du Points Montpelier
Rrilliance. a five-year-old full sister to
Montpclier Excelsior, winner Of the cup
for gig horses at the Philadelphia Indoor
Horse show. was third
The time OF closing subscriptions 10
the purses cf S. 900 and s2.500 each at
the Brochton Fair Horse Show has been
entended from June ] 8 - July !. " thc
meantime the names Of the judges who
arc to award the prizes will be made
public The nine carly closing classes
81 Qrockton aQrracate $4,000 In vaItxa