The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19

chestnut gelding Lord Wing. Little Miss
Mary Willets, who drove the winner.
represents the third generation in sue
cession In her family who have driven
winners at the National Horse Show.
Her grandfather Howard Willets. OF
Gedney Farm, who was n prominent ex-
hibitor OF harness horses and who owned
the champion high Jumper Heathcrbloom
twenty odd years ago, watched the
Judging OF the ponies from the ringside
When 1t came to the championship
class Sunrise snapped back and took the
prize for ponies under 1872 hands. while
her stable mate, Kitty Melbourne, got
the reserve ribbon. In speaking yes
terday of the best harness ponies he had
seen in lifelong experience as breeder
exhibitor and judge, Mr.. Bum named
Sunrise AS being in the class with Ham
ilton Flame and Lady Dilham. saying
ne regarded the little goer as almost a
perfect model in conformation, quality
and action. Mrs. Il. r. Clark, who was
Miss Catherine Westinghouse. bred tho
champion at her Halcyon Farm. near
Goshen. X. Y.
on Horse show form Mr.. Wanamak-
er's sensational three-year-old, Forest
Fire. looked like the champion OF har-
ness ponies not under 1872 hands for he
had beaten all his dangerous competi-
tors in previous competitions. But tho
Judges changed their minds or else the
ponies changed their form. and Mr.,
Willets's bay mare. Irvington Bounce
III that had finished third TO Forest
Fire on Tuesday, bore away the cham
pionship prize. She Is n daughter OF
the champion pony stallion, Trvington
Autocrat, and is out Of the dam of Lady
Di,ham.
The championship classes for saddle
horses and ponies were the feature OF
the afternoon session. when an old time
crowd followed the work of the judges
The ponies were the first 10 have their
innings and when they came out Miss
clara s. Peck's double winner was miss
ing. The award duplicated one made In
the children's classes just before the
midday internnission.' Mrs. J. u. Hcrtz's
rejuvenated hackney brood marc, Lady
Nine, the mother OF several colts. one OF
which was In the show captured the COW
eted rosctte. while Miss Frances Ottleys
Babette was reserve TO the champion.
o. w. Lehmans dainty little chestnut
mare Personality. the champion saddle
pony of last years Horse show. and +.
n. NJ. Carpenters beautiful black geldins
Twilight Hour. the champion lightweight
saddle horse Of 1919. met for the first
time In the championship class for sad
die horses not above 49, hands. The
mare is scant 49, hands. while the geld
ing is just over 10 hands. But such are
the style and presence OF the larger
horse that Personality and all the res,
seemed to be in partial eclipse while he
was la tho ring. Driftwood Blazos.
Cherokee Princess and three othnrs COM
petsd, but none OF them had a hance 10
win. Carefully ridden by Joseph Clark
Twilight Hour performed almost az
faultlessly as on Friday. and there were
those AZ the ringsido who would have
placed him drst over any saddle horse n
the show. The little mare from Chicago
also performed well and even brilliantly.
but her hooks were pretty far bohn1 her
in trottinE; she looked a shade light in
headquarters. and to some eyes. ut least.
she lacked the something OF the superb
presence Of the high lifed. glossy blaCl.
horse. The Judges hesitated long time,
ard then the capital prize, a trine in
money, but fortune In foeliug, went 10
the little marc from Chicago.
Bohemian Actress. looking shade too
big in condition and lacking something
OF tho suppressed spirit which charac-
terized her stake winning performance
at the armory last year. was still 40
outstanding winner In the championship
class for saddle horses over 1872 hands.
George Crouch's Copper King, Mortimer
u. f'uller's Amber Crest. the gray thor
oughbred horse Flying Eagle and others
were in the ring, and the judges appar-
emily found It difficult to pick the horse
for the reserve ribbon, which finally fell
TO Flyins Eagle.
Two exhibitors from Tulsa. Okla,
divided the honors in the champion shin
class>s for light harness horses or
"roadstcrs." w. l.. Lewisa handsome
bay trottins stallion Vcrnon Holt VITA
ming the class for horses IN single bar
ness, while H. n. Groie'r Petty Miller