The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
Reared and Trained Winner
That Improved With Each
Succeeding Performance.
EXHIBITION WAS SUCCESS
1t Cost Too Much to Make a
Profit, but Attendance
Was Gratifying.
by GURNEY C. CUE.

by GURNEN {. CUE.
The Horse Show of 1922-thirty-
seventh of the series that began in
closed in way that did violence to
Horse Show traditions, for the at
tendance, both afternoon and evening.
was almost up 20 that of Thursday
and Friday, when the climax was
reached While the crowds this year
could not, of course, be compared with
those in the days before motor cars,
they were distinctly larger than last
season, ana they gave announcement
or still larger attendance as the people
become accustomed to going up town
10 the armory of Squadron A instead
of going down town TO Madison Square
Garden
Those who gauge the success or fail
ure OF everything by the balance sheet
will be interested to know that the
financial outcome was gratifying to the
management This does not mean that
the association made money. 1t has
never done that since Alfred G.. Wander
bilt Judge william II. Moore and their
, associates took 1t over after the old
regime quit in 1908 with close to $780,
600 of accumulated profits in the treas
ury. The new management sometimes
spent about as much money in prepare
rions as it cost to give the whole show,
prizes and all. in the earlier days. Profit
and loss had no place in their calcula-
tions. Since the death of Mr.. Vanderbilt
Judge Moore has each year. as nearly
all horsemen know. underwritten the
Horse show and left 1t to his younger
friends in the association to give good
one regardless OF all relation between
income and outgo.
Melancthon's Improvement.
At their first meeting on Tuesday
evening good many expert horsemen
liked the imported English high stopper
rather better than Judge Noore's home
bred one, and there were not a few who
preferred william du Points chestnut
mare Montpelier Corinne to either one
OF them The judges. however. placed
Nelancthon first, Field Marshal second
and Corinne third, and subsequent
events proved they were not far wrong
in doing so. Field Marshal the next
time out developed rather bad manners.
though not such as should beat a SUI
perior horse. Corinne did not improve
under the hard work OF week Of fire.
cuent showing but Melancthon was dis
tinctly better horse on Friday than
on Monday. and he came out yesterday
and won the championship in convincing
style
The performances OF this horse
throughout the week might be called
the crowning triumph Of Judge Moore's
long and unexampled career as an ex-
hibitor and breeder OF harness horses.
Forest King beat better horses for him
twenty years ago, but that famous cham
pion he bought ready made. while
SIelancthon he bred and developed in
his own stud and stable. Winning the
open class for horses not above i5.i
hands in height the $4,000 stake for
horses of any height. the Waldorf
Astoria Cup. the ISdgeware Challenge
Cup and the William A. Lieber Memorial
Cup. all for American bred hackneys In
harness. and finally the championship
prize. this horse went through the show
unbeaten. and was better at the end
than at the beginning of tho week. A
horseman who preferred both Montpelier.
Corinne and Field Marshal at their first
meeting on Tuesday said yesterday that
Melancthon's later performances might
have beaten Animation or any other
harness horse in training, so much had
he improved.
nfIiinGton NimbIc's Rcjuvcnatton.
Mrs D. Hertz's brown mare Rll-
ington Nimble carried off the champion
ei,f 10. 1,a nv
15.1 and not exceeding 1873 hands. Her
victory was foreshadowed by her win
ming OF the open class and the Bal
rinnno Challenge Cup on Friday. She
IS an English marc that was exhibited
successfully by ]. NJ. Smith at American
and English horse shows almost ten
wears ago, whom owned by J. sumner
Draper of Boston. After her best days
were supposed 10 be over she was sold
20 John J. Mitchell Of Chicago. for
breeding purposes. and when she proved
barren was purchased by Arthur Naylor
for Mrs. Hertz, and put In training
again. Barring little hcaviness OF
neck and throttle she looks rs good as
ever. Her victory was hailed by old
timers as proof that present day harness
horses. as a class, arc not W TO the
standard Of ten years ago.
NJ. du Pont duplicated Judge Moore's
achievement Of winning a Championship
prize with a harness horse OF his own
breeding. for his smart chestnut four.
wear Odds. Montpelier. Geraldine and
Montpelier Fortuity, were first In the
class for pairs over ib.i hands and not
ovcr 1913 hands. Both young mares are
by Mr.. du Pont'ss horse. Chief In
Spec.or the sire also OF Montpelier Cor
4 inne.
N In the championship class for pairs
mot over 1871 hands William II. wana-
srakef. Jr., held the whip hand with his
chestnut mare and zeding. Eve and
Notherhsll's Pride. They were cham
phone In the same class last year and
probably have won moro prizes than
any pair Of harness horses now In train
ing.
wsusmaISer Pony Champion.
Those who had followed the awards
~ the week expected TO see William H.
wanamakers harness ponies win both
championship PRICES for there had been
scarcely class in which Sunrise. Sun
beam. sir Eric or Forest Fire competed
that the blue ribbon got away from the
Phiiadelphlon's stable. Just before tho
finals we're judged yesterday morning.
however, Sunrise met with an unex-
pected reverse In a competition for chill
drcn's ponies. Appointments counted 40
per cent. and ponies so per cent, SO II
may have been the carriage builder. tho
haruessmakcr or the stsbcman who
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