The New York herald., 1922-03-12
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF HORSE SHOWS
r. A. Fairbairn New President
of International Live Stock
Exposition.

Robert A. Fairbairn. formerly presi-
dent of the National Horse Show Asso-
cation. is now the executive head OF
the International Live Stock Exposition
In Chicago. This Is easily the worlds
largest show OF draft horses. beef cattle.
sheep and hogs. 1t Is held annually at
the Union Stock Yards. beginning the
last week in November, and its exhibits
run into the thousands, coming from all
parts of the United States and Canada
There is perhaps no other place In the
world that could house and handle the
trainloads of fine stock as they are han
died at Chicago's great yards. Mr..
Fairbairn qualified for the position OF
president by breeding at his Fair Acres
farm, Newmarket, N. j., a Clydesdale
stallion that has twice won the grand
championship prize for his breed at the
Chicago show and that was sold when
weanling for the highest price an Amer
lean breeder ever received for a colt OF
any draft breed.
Mr.. Fairbairn has seen all sides OF
the horse world except racing, and he
Is not wholly a stranger on the turf.
having sometimes attended amateur
hunt meetings on Long Island and In
New Jersey. His first love was the
trotter. and when the late Z. r. Bovine
gave up his seat in the New York Stock
Exchange to train harness horses about
twenty-five years ago, Mr.. Fairbairn,
himself broker in those days, having
put some we'll bred young winners In his
hands. 1t was through Mr.. Bovine that
he first became identified with horse
shows. the late Rensselaer, Weston hav-
ing asked the Wall street trainer to sug-
gest Judge Of road horses for the Orange
County Horse Show at Goshen. 1t was
rot long before Mr.. Fairbairn took
leading part in the annual horse shows
at Plainfield, N. j.. and little later he
became a judge, exhibitor and officer
OF the National Horse Show, resigning
the presidency of the big exhibition In
New York after his recent election as
president Of the Chicago International.
With horse show exclusively for
horses of racing blood and type just
ended in London. and with some 200 en-
tries. It Is interesting to note that the
first notable exhibition of thoroughbreds
ever seen In a British show ring is said
&c have taken place in 1860 at Middles-
borough, England The Cleveland Agri-
cultural Society offered a prize 'for the
best thoroughbred stud horse having
which. in the opinion Of the judges. is
calculated to improve and perpetuate
the breed OF sound and stout thorough
bred horses. not only for racing but for
general stud purposes" James Wealth
erby, of stud book. uetting room and
auction sale fame. was one of the
judges. He was afterward reported to
have said 1t brought together the, best
lot OF horses he had seen. voltigeur.
winner Of the Derby and st. Leger Of
1850 and progenitor of the great st.
Simon. was the winner. with The Cure
second.
Col. Edwin G. Babcocx of the Brook
lyn Riding and Driving Club. judged the
horse show which followed the wednes-
day evening music ride at Durland's last
week With two dainty ponies, one Of
which she rode while driving the other.
Mrs. DR.. Leland won the saddle tandem
class which was the feature Of the pro-
gram. Mr. Vivaudou's Silver Birch and
Sportsman were second, and c. z. But
ler's Limerick and In-Bad third In the
Watch. reserve champion at Chicago In
1920. proved to be invincible.
added to her stable of show horses the
Canadien hackney harness mare Wav-
crly Lily. bred by the late Robert Beth
of Bowmanville. Ont. She Is q brown
five-year-old by imported Terrington
Cetawayo. and is said to be zone Of
en- as high stopper.