Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-29
BABIES HOLD STAGE
At DEVON SHOW.
200 Entered in Contest as Out
of-Towners Capture Horse
Events
MISS CLOTHIER WINS BLUE

ing their carefully groomed infants. be-
gan to arrive about noon at the Devon
Horse Show to take part in the baby
show. which is being held in the large
tent where the dogs held sway Sat-
urday.
This event. in which 200 babies are
entered. is under the direction Of Mrs.
Blair Spencer. wife Of Philadelphia
Assistant Director of Public Welfare.
Five trained nurses from the staff of
the Philadelphia Health Council are in
attendance. Five brave doctors acted
as judges. They are DR.. Robert Schless.
DR.. Harriet Hartley. chief Of the Child
Hygiene Bureau: DR.. William Iamil-
ton. DR.. Dorothy Childs and DR.. John
Spangler.
There was detail of boy scouts on
hand to act as guard.
Out Of town exhibitors made a clean
sweep Of the heavyweight saddle horse
class this morning. capturing the first
four places out Of FIVE entries. Conper
King. belonging 10 George Crouch. New
York. took the blue. with Edward y.
ond New York took third. with Miss
Madre Brazels Trail Blazer. and
Brooklyn was fourth with Janet Mac
kay's Ilighwayman,
Miss C,othier Wins Blue
4 blazing sun. sct in cloudless blue
sky. b"nmed on the fourth day of the
show. banishing to moth balls the furs
and wraps which were brought out by
Saturdays cold snap.
In spite Of the Splendor OF the day
there was but n handful of the faith
ful on hand early this morning when
the "tou"h d-out stake was called
This difficult jumping class requires
without tho horses hoofs touching the
bar. One tinr contact. however slight.
disOual!hes the horse.
Miss Lydia Clothier took the blue in
this class with her favorite mount
Alma Mater. Miss Mitchell Newborg.
Of New York. riding second on Wood
cock
Some Of the masculine sartorial effects
hesitate between n hashish dream b.
Beau Nash and rainbow trout with
ielirium tremens. The sportiness Of
the attire seems TO rise in direct ratio
20 the amount Of color Haunted.
Ties in particular. like cindcrs on 'he
Erie, are the first thing TO catch TIE
eve. Speckled effects. sprinklcd libc'-
ally over n red or yellow background.
are 10 be seen everywhere. a backwasb
from the wave OF such cravats which
now mandates London. Audible vests
are very much in evidence. too. the
prevailing color schemes being pale
shades of canary. tans and plaids. The
new patterned collars in blues. iavcn-
ders. stripes and polka dots add the
final touch 70 the lurid ensemble. aided
and abetted By Kaleidoscope silk hand.
kerchiefs. protrudtng carelessly from
breast pockets.
Children Ride Jumpers
Roy and girl riders. fifteen years old
or less, will provide the chief thrills this
afternoon.
The event. n jumping contest. will De
staged exclusively by the children, and
there are fifteen entrants.
Women riding side saddle. will com
pete for tho IAigon Challenge Cup.
Eight have entered in the jumping
class. open to all hunters.
Another Of the important events Of
the afternoon includes the brush
jump. white board fence jump and dou-
be in and out. There are iifty- eight en-
trants.
The crowning event of the day will be
the Devon Horse Show country fair
dinner dance tonight at Greenhill
in honor Of the visiting participants in
tho horse show. who have made such a
remarkable showing thus far.
The show will close tomorrow.
The Summaries
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Bs!ly Hes,hsr. E9sssi:her Farms
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Ciss, 56 Seavywe.sh, saddi e horses-won
BY toppsr k'ns Georre CroqchI sec97a,
@H>' ss2 Mss Es%a6a m6as. Fam s"H'' '"'F' 'r' SA
Class 100. champion novice harness ponies
won -7o% ~ s."hsam ..ccG Wo9dFHyd Fam ,Sh.m
Iciats . b,.eet?s eHaskn.,.mwon b. K2un,
Mrs !. p. HeT'a third Reputation, Mrs.
Lain Ions, cOmus ~ ,,.
DUNyr. Farm. second. Pretty BABY. " A
Henr.nss Jr., th'rd. Never Bounce. Corlnne
r!sss ~ saddle horses-won By An,ythys,
Lad" Edw, J. lehman second, Liberty
Queen, Mrs: ), r Troll third, Triumphant.
Cls.. q 4arnc" horses-won by pra-
tI0r Mrs l.. L. Combs, third Me.ancthon,
Ctass - shetland pon'es-won BY Edna
Nsrum, Coebrook Farms; second, Mora.
Mrs GVrnes Mum.
Class a, ponies in harness Won by
Entry Cu,phrooK Farms: second. Silver TIPS
Whea,."v Hiis Farm; third. Gor'a, Fox.
lalCher Farms
BRIGHT COLORS RULE