The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Goshen Hunt to Hold Outdoor
IS Exhibition at Orange Co.
Driving Park.
BY G. CHAPLIN.

j. Macy Willets's recent criticism of
the practice of declaring the horse that
wins particular open class to be the
champion of the show is a matter that
might be taken up with propriety by the
Association of American Horse Shows,
of which Mr.. Willets is the secretary. SO
many meaningless championships are
being awarded at big and little horse
shows nowadays that the title no longer
carries any weight among horsemen,
many of whom seem to think it Is
high time the central organization
called halt. Just what steps should
be taken may be rather difficult to de-
termine. but Mr.. Willets seems to be on
the right track in saying there should be
no championships except those given
under the usual conditions, which limit
competition to horses that have qualified
by winning fir6t or second prizes in the
regular classes Of the show. 1t is a ques-
ton, too. whether the A. A. H. S. ought
not to draw the line at some of the
shows that have only two or three quail
flying classes. in which perhaps less than
a dozen horses, all told, compete.
The failing supply of fresh horses is
really the chief cause of all the trouble
in the show ring as It is on the trotting
turf. Almost any horseman can take
the list of entries in harness and saddle
classes at the average exhibition now
adays and pick out the champions and
most of the blue ribbon winners in adj
vance. 1t is only once in a while that
a new horse of high class appears TO
upset calculations and relegate the old
campaigners to the rear rank. 1t was
different In the days when championship
prizes originated at American horse
shows. This was about twenty five
years ago at Madison Square Garden
and IL is matter of record that Atty
two harness horses we're entered in one
OF the qualifying classes at this period OF
the National Horse Show. Most of them
were novices. aud 1t goes without saying
that among them were many worthy of
wearing the blue ribbon. When the
winners of the week came together in
the finals the interest of the spectators
reached a climax. Stirring indeed were
the scenes as some of the championship
classes, were judged.
William H. Vanderbilt. son OF the late
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt. made his debut as
ar exhibitor at the Brockton Horse
Show this year. His ono entry was the
branded saddle horse Gray Dawn, that
finished fifth in one class and sixth in
another. BY the will of his father
young Vanderbilt became the owner of
Oakland Farm at Newport. and II has
been said that on coming OF age next
year he will have q string OF real show
horses to exhibit.
George Crouch's private stable in
West Sixty-seventh street Is decorated
with nearly 200 ribbons won this season
by his saddle horses at Brooklyn. Dur
lands. Devon. Tuxedo. White Plains,
Huntignton. Babylon. Newport. Roches-
ter syracuse. Springfield and Brockton.
From the four shows last named Mr..
Crouchs horses brought home eighty
nine ribbons. nearly all Of which
were won by Norma, Copper King.
King OF Comus and Sun King. II
is believed the stable is the largest
winner in the saddle horse division at
this seasons shows. M
benjamin Isadd Cook of Providence
reports that Dawn (Ialcyon DAWN, the
high stepping harness pony shown last
season as mate 10 Sunrise, Is now a
fulI f,edged brood mare and the proud
little mother OF prospective prize win
ner by Bantam Prince. foaled last
week. Dawn is now owned by Edward
J. McCaffrey of Providence. who Is
breeding hackney ponies as a pastime.
Although Dawn and Bantam Prince are
dark bays or browns. like Sunrise. u
Is peculiar that the colt is chestnut
t--
Though not exactly horse show.
there will be show Of horses worth
while In Madison Square Garden begin
ming November 4 and continuing until
November IL. II is rather vaguely de-
scrIbed by Tex Austin, the Western pro-
moter. as contest to decide the cham
ponshp among the cowboys OF the
countrv or The worth. In the West.