The New York herald., 1922-09-24
HARNESS HORSES FEW
AT THE STATE FAIR
IN the Absence of Field Mar
shal Animation Comes Into
Her Own.
BOHEMIAN ACTRESS BEST
Champion of Champions Turns
Up With New Owner Since
Rochester Show.
BOHEMIAN ACTRESS BEST


at Rochester shipped home from there
and did not go on to the nearby show at
Syracuse the next week. The harness
classes consequently were not as well
filled as they should have been at the
New York State Fair Horse Show and
the saddle horses and jumpers held the
center of the stage. Rainy weather,
which almost wrecked the Grand Circuit
trotting meeting, did not stop the exhi-
bition on the infield. though it sometimes
made the show ring rather wet and slip
perry. Mrs Loula Long Combs of Kansas
City, William Fl. WanamalSer. Jr.. OF
Philadelphia, Mrs. Joseph S. Sylvester of
Boston, John H. Woodhouse of Troy. F..
b. Caswell's Broadview Farm at La
Porte, Ind, were among those having
entries in the harness classes. but .he
high steppers of A. w Atkinson. o. w.
Lehman, John r. Thompson and r. r.
NJ. Carpenters Dilwyn Farm were miss
ing.
In the absence of the Rochester cham
pion Field Marshal. Mrs. Comhss chest
nut mare Animation came into her own
again. winning everything in her class,
including the championship for harness
horses under 1872 hands, and the grand
championship for horses of any height.
Mrs Sylvester's new mare Terrington
Witchery won the championship for har-
ness horses over 1872 hands. but did not
dispute the supremacy with Animation
in the class which was expected to bring
the large and small champions together.
Mr.. Wanamaker's English horse Red
Gauntlet accordingly came in for the re-
serve ribbon. Two bantam hackneys
from the Wanamaker stable swept the
board in the pony championship class.
Sunrise winning first place. while the
sensational novice three-year-old Forest
Fire was second Mr. Wanamaker's Eng
lsh pony mare Kitty Melbourne, winner
of the reserve ribbon at Rochester and
unbeaten by anything outside her own
stable at Syracuse, did not compete In
the championship class there. George
b. Hume Judged all harness classes at
the State Fair Horse Show,
Bohemian Actress and Sir John,
champion and reserve champion among
saddle horses over 1872 hands at
Rochester where they were entered by
John p. Crozier Of Upland, Pa, turned
up at Syracuse IN the hands Of Robert
j., Moreland, who brought out the mare
at the National Horse Show of 1919 and
who sold both horses to Mr.. Crozie..
NeiEer of them lost a first prize at
SyrGsBse except when Sir John finished
sectGn 90 Bohemian Actress in two open
clasx-a and the championship for horses
over ES.2 hands. Mrs. Irene Castle Ire
nans bay gelding Lightnn' won the
championship for horses under 1872
hands. and when the two champions
came together for the grand champion
ship Bohemian Actress of course won
again. Under the one judge system
which prevailed at Syracuse It was w.
A. McGibbon. formerly well known
dealer in New York and the developer
Of many champions, who set the seal OF
his approval on the great mare whose
superior has perhaps never been seen
In American show rings.
George Crouch's Norma was placed
second to Bohemian Actress in the well
filled open class for mares of all sizes.
which was quite an achievement for
novice only 14.3M hands high She also
won reserve championship for horses
under 1872 hands and was In the money
In the sweepstakes, in which she met
such champions as Bohemian Actress
Amber Crest and Sir John, giving away
Inches in height to every competitor in
the class In the open class for horses
under 1872 hands Norma won che bl,1a
with her stable mate. Seaton Menella,
Presumably hackney. bred by rudre
VII lam Fl. Moore. also in the ribbons
Mr.. Crouchs big chestnut gelding Conner
KING. half bred hackney, took the blue
ps the best combination saddle and
harness horse In the show and beat all
but Sir John as a saddle horse IN IA
another big chestnut weight carrier i,
the New York exhibitors string, topped
the class for saddle horses owned IN this
state and ridden by amateurs. Byford
fyans well known winner, Comet. was
behind him on this occasion.
Col. Louis A. Beard of Front Roval
Va judged all the hunters, Jumpers and
army horses. Entries In the jumping
classes included several high class horses
from Lyndon Farm. owned by former
Governor Horace White and his brother
Ernest White. who formerly were
pillars Of the trotting turf. Their chest
nut gelding Wasp won the open jump
Ing class from n field OF twenty odd
fencers. took the blue for lightweight
green hunters. was first again in the
class for jumpers ridden by owners. and
finally won the prize for the best and
most consistent jumper in the show, f.
n. Bontecou's gray gelding Ballymac-
shane getting the reserve ribbon In this
class. Both Wasp and Ballymacshane
were beaten by Gen. John J. Pershing's
hay geldng. JEFF, in the class for Jump
crs. ridden by amateurs. and again by
Byford Ryan's bay geiding, Hlllmarten,
from Locust Valley. l.. T., in the triple
bar jump Miss Michele Newborg's
five-year-old brown geldng, woodcock,
from Durlands Riding Academy. won
the class for women's hunters. and then
the bay gelding O'Ray, owned by the
Princess ID. N Golditzine, from Mount
kisco, took all these winners into camp
In the open jumping competition.
When the championship classes were
Judged Col Beard gave the prize
for lightweight horses 10 Miss New
borg's woodoock, Mr.. Ryan's Cannie
Jock getting the reserve ribbon. In the
cisss for heavyweight horses Mr. Ryan's
Hnlmarten was first and Major Il. w.
Taulbee's Ky. the latter the winner In
one OF the hunter classes got the reserve
ribbon. These four horses came to-
gether to compete for the grand cham
pionship for hunters. which fell to Ky,
with Woodcock In reserve.
Cassilis Chestnut Blaze, three-year-
old hackney gelding. bred by j. Macy
Wilets, secretary Of the Association of
American Horse Shows, won the class
for saddle ponies at Syracuse. The
youngster is by Nipper. Jr., out or inn
ported Lools-fn, by Julius Caesar III,