The New York herald., 1922-03-26

class again in the competition for halt
bred riding ponies. The winning pony
in this class was by his hackney stAll'oa
Gray Shales. out OF an Arab mar,b
Tresham Gilbey son-in-law OF the Nate
Sir John Barker, almost monopolizec the
breeders honors in the polo division WIN
descendants OF Right For'ard, one OF vhe
most successful polo sres yet seen In
England. This noted pony was spn
OF Mark Forward and the American br I'D
mare Cuddle. by Golden Garter, out .tf
Carass. by Wanderer, son OF Lexington
and she out OF Carissima. by KingnsheiS
another son OF Lexington. 1t is interests ;
ing to note in this connection that.
Edward O. McVitty and other up to dats'
American polo breeders regard Lexing-
ton a. one of the sources OF what they
call the polo temperament among race
horses. And temperament is one OF the
most important and difficult traits the
breeder has to deal with in producing
horses that will play the game.
Curley, son of Right For'ard that
won the cup for the best polo bred rid
ing pony in the show, was sold during
the exhibition for So, 500 to an American
buyer whose identity has not been dis
closed. AS showing the prominence of
the blood OF his sire it is worthy to note
that three of the four ponies placed in
the most important class won by Curley
were by Right For'ard.
II became known during the Polo Pony
Show that the Government appropria-
ttons for encouragement of pony breed
ing and army horse breeding are threat
ened with extinction after this year
Unless the War Office takes them over
the time honored Kings Premiums
which are a substitute for the ancient
Queens Plates inaugurated by Queen
Anne at her own personal expense as
means of fostering the stout, enduring
running horse more than two hundred
years ago, are, it is said, likely TO
cease The opposition to the Kings
Premiums is said to be due to the grow
ing belief that they were really SUBJ
sidy for the breeders OF hunters.
At the annual dinner of the National
Pony Society during the show there was
spirited debate over the question or
limiting the height of polo mounts. Most
Of the pony breeders would like to see
horses over 142 hands excluded from
the game, on the ground that II would
hasten the fixing OF a type and the for
nation OF a polo breed. Others. how
ever, believe such move at this time
would only increase the scarcity of good
polo mounts by eliminating many of the
best ones now playing. The society will
probably make some recommendation In
the matter to the Hurlingham COM
mittee. but whether anything will be
done by the polo authorities remains
to be seen. A lot Of American experts
maintain that ponies no higher than 142
hands are, with notable exceptions, too
small to carry the weight and go the
pace in modern polo.
Glenavon Regal, an eight-year-old bay
gelding, 14.3 hands high, brought the top
price at the sale of Mrs. ]. Van Newell
Van Hatum's show horses in England,
on March 3. Andrew Maitland of Ches-
ter paid S., for the high stopper that
defeated Park Carnaton when she was
on her good behavior last season. The
high priced harness horse was got by
Matthias Dark Legend. the horse that
took the measure of Field Marshal, was
not sold, nor were some of the other
stars of the Holland horsewoman's
stable Holland Irmin, a brown five
year-old pony by Fusee out of the dam
OF j. X Dering's well known American
pony Chocolate Soldier, went to Lord
Beaverbrook for $1.500.