The New York herald., 1922-02-12
SHOW HORSE men
FORM ASSOCIATION
English Exhibitors Elect Lord
Roundway President Of Their
New Organization.
by e.. CHAPLIN.

The formation OF the Association Of
Light Horse Exhibitors has been ac-
complished In England. with Lord
Roundway its first president The
names OF all officials Indicate that cx-
hibitors have chosen representative
owners TO look after their interests
Among the vicc-presidenss are W. =
Miller. who made good impression
here as judge OF hackneys at the last
National Horse show: w A. Barron.
for years a prominent exhibitor Of four
in-hand teams Sir Edward stern. an
other well known four-ln-hand whip
Mrs. 7. Van Newell. owner az famous
stable Of hackney ponies. Baroness Bur
ton and Lord Terrington. on he board
CT directors or council are Dr. Alexan-
der Bowie. for many years one of the
leading breeders of harness rorses In
Britain c. +. Kenyon. a repr sentative
pony breeder; James Pwnam. who
crossed the ocean TO show a string of
English harness horses and ponies a.
the National last season: Bertram w
Mills, who has exhibited English horses
here i'm past years Goeffrey Kenyon.
Lady Terrington and several others not
so well known to American ho.semcn.
In stating the objects OF the new
association at its first meeting DR.
Bowie said as chairman OF the council
that il would be the business OF the
organization TO seek remedy for n
good many things that were now dis
couraging exhibitors. Single handed
representations had been OF no avail.
The council would endeavor 90 secure
Standardization of conditions Of entry
and entry forms at the various shows,
and to obtain better classihcations as
we'll as more prize money and reduced
stabling charges. he said. TIE selcc-
ton of judges would likewise come In
for due attention. as would the matter
of preventing a conflict OF dates among
neghboring shows. and. last but not
least. an endeavor TO obtain more IA
vorable rates OF transportation.
The new organization seems 10 cover
the field of an association OF horse
shows as we'll as exhibitors, DR.. BOwies
address indicating that IL Will take up
many OF the functions of our own As
sociation Of American Horse Shows by
arranging harmonious dates for the va
rious exhibitions and looking after
transportation matters in the interest
of both the exhibitors and the shows
Unlike the A. A. II. S.. its directors are
almost without exception exhibitors as
distinguished from horse show officials.
It is noticeable too that most OF its Of
hcials are harness horse exhibitors and
breeders. which is n reminder that these
have always been the backbone OF the
sport and the leaders in nearly every
thing connected with horse shows here
as well as in England
Managers OF American horse shows,
perhaps with the methods and activities
AcQnglollnn
mind, are said 10 be all Of shiver lest
exhibitors in this country follow the
lead of those in England by forming
similar organization to look after their
own interests and at the same time CO.
operate with local managers in making
some improvements in some OF the
shows 1t is recognized that an associ-
alton Of exhibitors with the wrong men
in control might DO much more harm
than good and II anything of the kind Is
done here 1t will not have the cnthusi-
astic support OF very many managers OF
American horse shows.
Under existing conditions good
many of the exhibitors are more or less
disgruntled n good deal of the time and
IL seems without adequate means Of
having their grievances. real or fancied.
threshed out by some authorized tribu-
nal possessing the power TO correct
them. In harness racing and some other
sports it is a very simple matter for
the dissatisfied owner TO appeal from the
decision Of the local officials to n board
of review which theoretically at least
has no more interest in one party TO
the dispute than il has In the other.
While the directors OF the Association
OF American Horse Shows are probably
authorized 10 decide such disputes the
rules Of the association provide no such
means Rs the harness racing code af-
lords for getting tho owners side OF the
case into the higher court.
The London Shire Horse Show will
open the season in England next week.
The dates are February 2i-24. The Lon
don Hunter and Thorough bred Show will
follow on February 2S 10 March 2. ana
then will come the combined exhibitions
Of the National Pony Society and the |
Arab Horse Society on March and e. |
All these exhibitions are 20 be held at
Agricultural Hall, in Islington. The Lon