The New York herald., 1922-08-13
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF HORSE SHOWS
Eight Stakes Aggregating
$1O.50O Opened for Novem-
ber Exhibition at Armory.

The National Horse Show Association
has opened eight stakes for the annual
exhibition to be held next November at
the armory of Squadron A. Seven are
guaranteed stakes with an aggregate
value Of s10,500, while the other is a
sweepstakes for qualified hunters, with
out added money. Glasses and condi-
tions differ slightly from those of last
is $4,000, and is open to all over 14.2
hands. Harness ponies will compete for
$1,000, saddle ponies for $3.50, saddle
horses for $4,000. five gated saddle
horses for $4,000. jumpers for $4,000.
polo mounts for $3.50 and qualified hunt
ers for the sum OF the subscriptions
which are 500 each, SIS being due on
September and $75 on October IA.
when all horses must be named.
To award the big prizes some new
Judges have been selected in several
divisions of the show. Mrs. John Ger
ken OF Brooklyn and Charles II. Bum
of Peoria. ILL.,. are to be the arbiters In
the classes for harness ponies. Fred
erick Phillips OF villa Nova, Pa. and
John Nee. Bowman Of New York will
Judge the saddle ponies; Mr.. Phillips
and Harry McNair of Chicago the
walk-trot saddle horses; Mr.. McNair
alone the five gated saddle horses; A.
e. Ogilvie of Montreal. A. S. Craven Of
University, Va, and +. S. Won Stade OF
Westbury, l.. L., the hunters and jump
ers: ID. S. Iglehart of Westbury the polo
mounts and Louis Haight OF New York.
r. victor Loew of Tuxedo and John G.
Groome OF Philadelphia the harness
horses.
The Monmouth County Colt Show -
scheduled for the opening day or the
international polo tournament. Saturday,
,rsust 26. but the exhibition or horses
r,i,I take place at Shrewsbury in the
morninr and early afternoon, while the
rame at Rumson will not begin until 3
o'clocl, in the afternoon, so that horse
fanciers can attend both. Entries Tor
the colt show, which Is to be much
more than q show of colts. VIII close
next Thursday.
New York exhibitors who intend to
show their horses at Newport on August
%. 20 and 80 are not worrying about
the railroad strike. Horses from this
vicinity always go to the Newport snow
on the Sound steamboats,. which land
them within q few blocks or the casino.
Entries for the coming exhibition viii
FTt. aIe.. a n0nr0
that owners OF harness and saddle horses
and hunters will respond literally, as
the exhibition will be benefit for the
Newport Community Center.
When William II. Wanamaker, Jr.,
ships away from Philadelphia for the
Newport. Rochester and Syracuse shows
he will take along q three-year-old har-
ness pony that looks like budding
champion. The youngster Is by I'M
ported Fire Boy out Of imported Prin-
cess Sheila and is just under fourteen
hands high. He was bred by Miss Con-
stance vauclain. who registered him as
Firebrand and then changed his name
to Velvet Fire. His new owner thinks
that Forest Fire Is much moro sugges-
tive of the commotion he will cause In
the show ring and so will start him un-
der that name. His dam is remembered
az one OF the finest hackney harness
mares ever seen in Madison Square Gar
den.
A. w. Atkinson OF Camden IA going TO
ship big string OF harness horses to
Rochester and may show at Newport q
week earlier. Arthur Hopkins, who
trains and drives them. says he has
found a capital mate for Dragon Fly in
the recently imported English mare.
Preston Mavis. Although Dragon Fly
is champion In single harness they are
eligible TO. the novice class as a pair.
Braishfleld wotinel. promising novice
mare by Mr.. Atkinson's imported horse
AIS Ambassador, will represent the
stable In single harness classes.
Newport VIII have n grand champion
ship prize this year. Francis p. Gar
van has offered a $3.50 cup for the bes,
horse or pony in the show and the COM
petition will bring together the best
horses and ponies OF all types, 10 be
Judged In the final class on the CLOSING
day. This Is large order for the
judges. yet there is no good reason why
an intelligent decision should not be
reached if the officials have an eye sin.
gle to finding the animal that Is the
most perfect specimen Of his type. he
It horse or pony. for harness, saddle
polo or hunting.
Mrs. John y. Hertz OF Chicago has
just purchased several notable hackney
harness ponies from James Cox Brady's
Hamilton Farm. the lot including the
imported marc Hamilton Iris. formerly
Clyde Iris, that won a. lot OF prizes a
few years ago. Mrs. Hertz IL the wife
Of the man who made so many owners
OF taxicabs ir New York paint them
yellow in imitation of the real ones OF
that color.