The New York herald., 1921-04-10
TIMELY GOSSIP
OF HORSE SHOWS
Il. E. Mitten, New Philadelphia
Exhibitor, Buys Last of Vau-
clain Prize Winners.
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The old saying that whenever Q
patron Of the racetrack or the show ring
retires there is always a newcomer 20
take his place has just been exemplified
In Philadelphia by the transfer OF al
the horses and ponies of Samuel NJ.
vauclain's Broadlawn stables to Thomas
H. Mitten. notable recruit in the ranks
Of exhibitors. Mr.. Mitten has not only
purchased Princess Sheila, Kathleen
Melbourne. Mysterious, alias Little Fire
Lady, Velvet Fire, Willisbrook Fire
Boy Arbite and other prize whining
hackneys and hunters, but has taken
over Mr.. Vauclain's master of horse,
Patrick O'Connell. who Will have charge
OF the Mitten show stable and the STUD
al Dunronin Farm. near Roxbury, in the
suburbs of Philadelphia. The stable IL
TO be strong one, according to report
particularly in harness horses. which
nowadays are SO costly TO buy and trans
port that few except millionaires any
longer exhibit them. When they go "a
shows they will travel in a private six
horse motor van, which is now being
built for them.
The new exhibitor from Philadelphia
Is the man OF the hour in the Quaker
City. AS president of the street railroad
system he has distinguished himself
by quickly converting business on
the verge OF bankruptcy into a pros
porous one, with contented employees
and satisfied stockholders. But for the
enlightenment OF New York's BolshevilS1
H. should be added that he didn't attempt
to do it on the basis OF twenty mile
ride for deprecated nickel. Before
Mr. Mitten took hold of the Philadel-
phia situation he had transformed LA
bilities into assets in a somewhat simi-
tar tangle in Chicago. L. T. Stotes-
bury. formerly president of the Nationa
Horse Show Association. is credited
with having Induced him to leave the
Western metropolis, and it Is said that
he has lately refused a fabulous Offer
to come to New York with his new
brand of oil for troubled traction waters.
With O'Connell as manager and
trainer of the Dunronin Farm Stable 8
new and interesting question will be
presented for decision by the Association
of American Horse Shows. II will be
remembered that Fancy Pat" as they
call him in Philadelphia, was suspended
from all shows for one year by tn,
A. A. II. S.. following the discovery thai
he had put a two-year-old hackney into
n class for aged saddle ponies at the
National last fall and won everything
until her age and identity were dis
covered. Officials of the spring shows
are now wondering whether to accept
entries from stable with which the
suspended professional horseman is con-
nected. The case Is new In horse show
affairs, and they will ask for an early
ruling by the A. A. II. s. The prevail
ing opinion seems to be that while
OConnell may not be permitted to drive
for his new employer the penalty Inn
posed in connection with the episode al
Madison Square Garden will hardly be
lseld to bar him from the show grounds
or prevent him from training Mr.. Nit
tens horses.
The dispersal OF the Vauclain horses
and ponies marks the passing of stable
that has figured prominently at Ameri-
can shows since 1913. 1t was In that
year that O'Connell went to England ano
brought back The Whip and Princess
Sheila, two of the most successful mack
ney harness mares ever seen here. H'
was said 20 have paid $4,000 for The
Whip, then green four-year-old tha'
bore little resemblance to the stunning
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Anne vauclain exhibited the horses for
two or three years and then Miss Con.
stance Vauclain took the reins. She ex-
hibited saddle horses and hunters as
well as harness horses and ponies ano
greatly enlarged the string. NO other
exhibitor in the country did more thar
she did to support the shows through
.he critical period of the war and there
was genuine regret everywhere when Il
became known that the stable was q
be disnersed. She and her husband
william III. Hamilton, are now living II
Brussels. Belgium.
IA p Ramsdell, who celebrated his
eiShtieth birthday not long ago, Is GO
ing 10 bring out in Brooklyn next week
4 chestnut gelding that he says he be-
ueves TO be the best saddle horse he has
ever shown. Glendee Is his name. His
color Is chestnut and his height l5.a
hands. He Is FIVE years old and has
never been exhibited. Like most OF the
rood ones, he Is saddle bred, by Marvel
Mcdonald. son OF Rex Mcdonald Grover
McLain. who got his early schooling ir
horsemanship under Ed Geers, will ride
the new aspirant for championship
honors.
The challenge cup" offered by u. j.
Lehman OF Chicago at the Devon Horse
Show is<an antique silver coffee urr
about eighteen inches high, made ir
f776 by David Fogelberg in London,
England. II will be given for Corinthian
hunters and must be won three times ia
become the property of an exhibitor.
Apropos OF hunter classes. Lieut.. Col
Herbert c. Cox OF Toronto has given a
cup for competition at the Rochester
Horse Show next September under con
ditions designed TO encourage the anna
teur rider and the horse regularly hunt
ed as distinguished from the purely
horse show jumper. whose manners may
or may not fit him for the hunting field.
Competition will be restricted TO horses
hunted at least six times during the
season OF 1s20-21. with a recognized
pack OF hounds, amateur members OF
recognized hunts to ride in full hunting
costume.