The New York herald., 1922-06-04
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF HORSE SHOWS
Foreign High Steppers Dom
mate Harness Glasses at
Devon Exhibition.
by G. CHAPLIN.


The versatility of the trotting horse
has been the boast of his breeders and
admirers ever since the National Horse
Show was in the novice class, but 1t
behooves the descendants of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian to prick up their ears at
the recent performances of their Eng
lish cousin, the hackney, if they want
to retain their laurels. At the Devon
Horse Show, just ended, 164 classes were
judged, and in Sc of these horses and
and ponies of hackney descent were in
the ribbons. The prize list was as di-
versified as it was large, and few il any
larger ones have ever been seen in this
country, yet the hackneys adapted them
selves so well to the varied conditions
for harness saddle and even jumping
classes as to be placed in the majority
of all competitions decided during the
show. 1t is doubtful whether any other
breed has made such record in the
history Of American horse shows.
With more than 21.000.00 horses in
this country to choose from Mrs. Laula
Long Combs had to go to England to
find the winner of the novice class for
to get her champion high stopper. Ova-
tion, the novice winner. was formerly
called Propaganda and was brought
out in England In 1921 by w. S. Miller,
Balmanno Castle, Scotland, who judged
haclneys at the last National Horse
Show. The chestnut gelding was placed
third in his class at the international
Horse Show in London and was win
ner at Belfast. In color and height he
matches Mrs. Combs Devon champion,
Animation, and was shown in double
harness with the great Canadian mare
in the novice class for pairs. but the
judges placed them second to Judge
William II. Moore's Bountiful and Sea-
ton Polly. With Admiration as her
mate Animation won first prize in the
open class for pairs not exceeding 1872
hands.
None of the novice classes at Devon
seems to have brought out anything
extraordinary in the way of fresh.
young horses or ponies of great prom
Use. Ovation was awarded the cham
pionship" for novice harness horses.
Triumphant, a chestnut gelding, re-
Gently sold at auction for $1,000 by r. Z.
Moreland at Durland's Riding Acad-
emy, won the corresponding prize
among novice saddle horses Mrs. ]. d.
Hertz's Fascination among saddle
ponies and William II. Wanamaker's
Sunbeam among harness ponies. Tri-
umphant is a saddle bred horse his
sire, Guided by Love, being a regis
tered son of King Lee Rose and him
self noted winner in Kentucky show
rings. 1t is curious fact, illustrating
the lack of interest in horse breeding
among votaries of the show ring. that
he appears to be the only one OF the
novice champions or champion
novices," whose sire and dam are gen.
orally known.
None Of the novice horses or ponies
came to the front in the big stakes to
which they were eligible on the closing
days of the Devon show. Amethyst, or
Amethyst Lady, winner of the $3.50
stake for saddle horses and virtually
champion of the show, Is a six-year-old
bay mare owned by e. j. Lehman Of
Chicago, who Is breeding saddle horses
at Longwood Farm, Lake Villa, Ill.
She was second to Twilight Hour in
the $500 stake at Devon last year and
later won the class for registered sad
die bred horses at Rochester. Curl
ously enough. she Is not in any of the
published volumes of the stud book
under her present name and seems never
to have been shown in a novice class.
The Brooklyn champion. Amber Crest.
was second in the Devon stake this
year; George Crouch's Blaze third and
Mrs. Hertz's Dark Flower fourth. In
the stake for harness horses Mrs.
Hertz's Nimbus was placed second to
Animation; Mrs. Combs's Reputation.
the grand champion of last year, third,
and A. w. Atkinson's Brooklyn cham
pion, Dragon Fly, fourth. Mrs. F. P.
Caravans perennial champion. Hamilton
Flame, was first in the stake for harness
ponies, Mr.. Wanamakers Sir Eric sec
ond J. Macy Willet's Mighty Mite third
and Mrs. Caravans Hamilton Dianthus
fourth.
The West Point Horse Show will be
held on Tuesday and Wednesday,, with
morning and afternoon sessions each
day. Many of the horses from Tuxedo
have been entered. together with lot OF
others from the Military Academy and
the country round about.
The Troy Riding Club has arranged tc
hold it's third annual horse show or
June 23 and "a at II. II. Buffers Pine.
hurst Farm, Averill Park, N Y. Thirty.
six classes are to be Judged. The ex-
ecutive committee in charge includes c.
w. T. Barker, Joseph j. Murphy. r. c
Reynolds. George Fl. Snyder. John II
Woodhouse and Mr.. Butler.