The New York herald., 1921-02-06
First Exhibition Of the Year
at Riding and Driv-
ing Club.

Women of the Brooklyn Riding and
Driving Club were in the saddle literally
and hgurativciy at the first horse show
of the season yesterday in the big club
house facing Prospect Park Plaza. They
not only organized and managed the ex-
hibition. but donated nearly all the
trophies and prizes. why they did not
carry out the feminist programme TO n
finish and Judge the horses was not ex-
planned, though 1t might have been be-
cause so many OF the good judges among
them were exhibitors and riders in the
show
Whatever the cause. they called In
James c. Marshall of New York and
Major Henry l.. Bell of Long Island TO
distribute the ribbons among the 266
horses entered in the twenty-five classes
which made UP the prize list The class
OF horses exhibited by the Brooklyn
amateurs proved to be a revelation to
judges and spectators alike. and 1t
seemed to be the consensus of opinion
among experts in the ring and along the
crowded rail that Manhattan clubs and
schools might find it difficult to trot out
so many good ones.
It was originally intended to conflne
the exhibition to one evening, but the
number of entries led the ladies' com
mittee. OF which Mrs. Charles f. Hubbs
was chairman. to change their plans
pfter the invitations had been sent out
and start the show in the afternoon.
1t began with the class for novice
saddle horses exceeding 1872 hands, in
which Richard c. Kettles. Jr.. brought
out big bay four-year-old mare called
Poppy that scored over eleven others.
The novice class for smaller horses had
nine likely looking competitors. the best
of which, the judges thought, was Miss
Alice Roulston's bay gelding High Time,
ridden by Miss Alice Good.
The open class for horses not exceed
ing 15.2 uncovered some of khe best ones
in the show. Evening Star. rather
light but shapely bay, with good man
ners and exceptional saddle gaits, proved
to be the winner. She was entered by
Mrs. Humphrey ]. Kelly and ridden by
Miss Regina Kiely.
One of the features of the afternoon
was competition for ladies' hunters,
ladies to ride over the jumps In this
class Miss Louise Lott rode both the
winner. Lone Star, and the fourth horse.
Kappahannock, from the stable of Dean
Bedford.
The Jury class" for saddle horses in
troduced' novelty in judging. Mr..
Marshall and Major Bell withdrew from
the ring while one judge representing
each exhibitor some fifteen or twenty
in all, took their places. Each Judge
had one vote. which could not be cast
for the horse he represented. The horse
receiving the largest number was the
winner. The jury in this case confirmed
the opinion of the regular judges by CIV
ing the blue ribbon to Evening Star.
Mrs. Kiely's winner had to take third
place in the next class where the horses
were shown in hand and judged for con-
formation and quality alone. Mrs.
George A. Anderson's smooth. rugged.
bloodlike gray gelding Cinders took the
blue. while Mrs. Hubbs's chestnut mare
Nidalla got the red.
The awards.
Glass 2--Novice Saddle Horses Exceeding
1872 Hands. Richard c. Kettles. Jr.'s. Popp.
first Waiter Hodeons Melody. second; Miss
Ms r,ha caidwe1 Ss Ksntaey EeEs. Boy Fourth third
Glass 22--Saddle Ponies-Mrs.3 Richard g.
Kettles. Jr's. Bubbles. first; Miss Virginia
somers's Garland. third; Thomas f., Mag
Glass Novice Saddle Horses Not txceed-
Ing 1872 Hands--Mss Bessie Roulston's High
Tine Miss Alice Good. first: Miss Regina
Key's Coquette, second: John ]. FarrelPs
Mike. third Miss winifred Horwills Sun
Class e-saddle Horses Up to Carrying 200
Pounds--Dean Bedford's Toronto King. first /:
same owners Rappanhannock. second; Mel
willie II. Bearns's King Forest, third; +. d.
MacKays Amber. fourth.
Glass 1s--Branded Hacks-Walter kopke,s
Essex first: Mrs. Kettless Bubbles, second ,
Jack Sweenys Brandon. third; Miss Mary
l., Var Brunts Bimble. fourth.
Glass SADDLE Horses Not Exceeding 1o.2
Hands--Mrs. Humphrey J. Kielys Evening
Star Miss Regina Kiely), first: Jere r..
ColIins'a Iark Rosaleen, second Mrs.
Charles F. Hubbs's springtime. third; Mss
Alice Goods Va nifty Box. fourth.
I.dt Sd HpdfOrU'G
Lone Star Miss Louise Lott), first Mrs.
John H. Ernst, Jr.'s, Have Heart, sec