The New York herald., 1921-09-25
Show Of Thoroughbreds
in the Genessee Valley
Old Racehorse Al Bloch Wins
the Championship.

The horse show held In connection
with the Livingston County Fair at
Avon. N. Y, had to be extended to two
days this year to accommodate all the
thoroughbreds and their offspring that
fiocked In from the breeding farms OF
the most successful exhibition of the
series. with seventy entries in some OF
the classes. The retired racehorse AL
Bloch. a good one on the turf in his
day, won the championship for stations,
with Adams Express second. Starina,
daughter of Star Shoot, was judged
to be the best of the thoroughbred mares
shown. The Avon cup for broodmares
went to Alada. a daughter of Hippo
drome, with a foal at feot by Adams
Express. In all thirty-eight classes
were shown. with prizes aggregating
$4,000. Major c. L. Scott of the Re-
mount Service of the United States
Army. acted as one of the judges His
associates were Miss Elizabeth Danger
field, of Lexington, KY. who has charge
of Man o. War A. B. Hancock, one of
the leading breeders of racehorses in
Kentucky and Virginia. and Admiral
Cary T. Grayson. of Washington. The
horse show was held under the auspices
of the Genesee Valley Breeders As
ISOLATION. of which Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth is the president.
The death of Torchire and Little
Ruby. two hackney pony stations well
! known in America. is reported from
England. Both were brought over from
/ IN. III fNs.7
at the National Horse Show. Torchfire
was foaled in Wales in 1903 and was
by Torchlight. son of julius Caesar III,
out OF Miss Dot by Julius Caesar IL.
j. II. Moore. of Pittsburgh. was said
/ TO have paid $4,000 for him In 1905.
Little Ruby was foaled in Scotland in
1901. and was imported in 1907 He
was by Ruby out of Little Woman by
Gold Link. Many horsemen will recall
| his extravagant hook action, which
caused a protest at the Garden show
on the ground that il was due to string
halt. Both ponies were successful sires
after they went back 20 England.
AS a result of the annual Newport
Horse Show. held this year for the
benefit of the Salvation Army of New
port, a check for 81. 500 was sent to
| Commander Charles A. Gum last week
by the executive committee. the men,
bers of which are Prescott Lawrence,
Henry r. Eldridge. Reginald C. Van
derbilt and DR.. Thomas g. Ashton.
Kentucky Colonel and MY Delight. the
two Kentucky saddle horses recently pur-
chased by $. X Jacobs of New York.
won both championships at Syracuse
this year. the mare taking the prize IN
| the class for horses under 15.2 hands
and the gelding In the class for horses
over that height. Mr.. Jacobs says both
horses we're working in farmers wagons
until last spring. They are entered In
the $4,000 stakes of the National Horse
| Show.
r. Lawrence Smith. chairman OF the
executive committee of the National
Horse Show Association. rode the regis
tered four-year-old hackney mare Sea-
ton Coralie, by Marlboro, out OF Dainty
Kate, by Grand Master H.. in the class
for saddle horses at the recent Smith
town Horse Show and won the blue rib
bon from a field OF ten. She was brei
by Judge william II. Moore, as he:
name indicates. Her owner rides at
about 200 pounds.
The Monmouth County Colt Show
which has grown into full fledge
horse show without losing it's character
as r. breeders exhibition. this year will
have thirty-six classes. including a
notable number for saddle bred horses,
hunters and polo ponies. The exhibition
is to be held on October 10 at Miss
Clara s. Peck's winganeek Farm. near
Shrewsbury, n. ].
william T. Koch and r. Lawrence
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Driftwood Blaze and Cherokee Princess
came together in the championship
class for saddle horses at Rochester
| Charles N. Hancher or Wheeling, w
Va, turned the decision In favor of the
gelding. Cherokee Princess Is the chest
nut mare formerly exhibited as Princess
at shows IN the vicinity Of New York.
Undismayed by the mishaps whicn
seem 10 have pursued his show horses In
the last year or two. a. w. Atkinson
has Just purchased four hackney ponies
from J. Macy Willets OF New Marlboro
Mass The character of the mares. I'M
ported Queen OF TrvinRton and Mernen-
to's Pride. indicates that Mr. Atkinson
s going to breed bantam hactneys at
his Rolling Meadows Farm, Merchant
Vile, N. J.
Miss Michele Newborg. whose plucky
/ riding In hunter classes at Long
Branch last July was n feature of the
show. has returned from Virginia with
visions Of newly discovered champion
among saddle horses there. The prom
Using one is Gavotte, a green four-year
old brown mare i5.3 hands high. by the
thoroughbred horse Strcphon. son of
Hamburg and Pastorella. the dam OF
Colin She won al Phiamont, Berry
vile and Charlestown, Miss Newbors