The New York herald., 1922-03-05
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF HORSE SHOWS
East and West Not Working
Together i'm the Right Way
i'm A. A. III. s.
ny &. CHAPLIN.

Tie Association of American Horse
shows now has fifty-four members-the
largest number in it's history. The War
renton Horse Show of Virginia and the
Nestchester Horse Show of Pennsyl-
vania are the latest additions to the
list, which embraces nearly every show
OF note 70 be held east of the Allegheny
mouptains. 1t Is to be regretted that
the South Shore Country Club and the
International Live Stock Exposition,
both Of Chicago, are the only Western
members. But with horse shows as with
racing, trotting and many other sports
ana pastimes East Is East and West
Is West, while true national spirit IS
lacking. There has never been time
when all the running tracks of the
country acknowledged allegiance to one
Jockey club. The government of har-
ness racing was divided nearly forty
years ago by the secession OF Western
members and now Is split up among four
independent and warning sectional bod
les, not counting the one popularity
known as the /. w. w. OF the horse
world, which apparently is seeking TO
supplant all the rest.
As yet the Association or American
Horse Shows is alone in its field. but it
has somehow failed to enlist the sup
port Of Western shows, which continue
to go IL alone. with each enc a law
unto itself. The expense of membership
in the a. a. II. $. is too small TO account
for the absence of shows held in con-
nection with the great State fairs, which
must be ascribed to lack Of the right
spirit somewhere. 1t is true that all
Of tho officers and all but one of the
90 If
Eastern horsemen. but this Is per-
haps due TO the fact that represent
tatives Of the eastern shows were the
only ones who responded to the call for
the meeting or convention at which the
association was organized three years
ago.
Prize lists for the Brooklyn Horse
Show to be held in April betray nothing
Of the almost complete disappearance OF
fine harness horses from the drivcways
of Prospect and Central Park in these
days OF automobiles or the sixty-scvcn
open Coulpetitions this year twcnty-four
are harness classes for horses or ponies.
Twenty years ago, when tho first chug
ging, smoking motor cars were causing
runaways almost daily among the car
riage horses and trotters then throng-
ing the park drives, there were only
thirteen open harness classes in the
Brooklyn show. Just one Of these was
for ponies. while this year there are
eight for harness ponies. and in one Of
these the bantam hackney high steppcrs
are TO compete for $500.
Entries VIII close tomorrow for all
OF the fClr big stakes OF the Brooklyn
show, but subscribers need not name
their horses until April &, when entries
are to close IN other classes. Three Of
the stakes are guaranteed 10 be worth
1000 each. one Of these being for
single harness horses. another for sad
dle horses and another for jumpers. A
there will be SIX prizes in each Of these
classes the owner Of good horse Will
have more than the usual chance to win
part OF the stakes.
Joseph Morton, the breeder OF Hildrcd
and other noted prize winning hackneys,
died recently at his old home in Norfolk
county England. He has been promi-
nently Identified with horse shows and
show horses almost forty years. having
judged at the Hackney Horse Society's
first show in London in 1885. He sold
Hidred In 1902 to e. u. Jordan OF Bos-
ton, for whom she won the WaldorfAs-
toria Cup and the championship for har-
ness horses at Madison Square Garden In
1904. stow Gabriel. her sire; Gentle
man John and Gooldfinder vi. were in
the stud at Mr.. Morton's at various
times, and his annual sales OF young
harness horses were attended by all the
leading dealers Of England. as well as
some from the United States.
Miss Belle Beach judged the horse
show at Durland's Riding Academy last
week. following the regular Wednesday
evening music ride in which nearly one
hundred men and women took part.
The ladies' cross saddle class was the
feature of the program, bringing out a
lot OF wcll-known winners, including
Victor vivandou's Silver Birch. n gray
gcldng for which Walter III. Hanlcy
was reported 70 have paid upwards of
$4,000 a few years ago. Mrs. &. g.
Cooks Sir Braxton, beautifully ridden
by Miss Ruth Hupfel and going in fine
form, was Miss Beach's first choice.
with Silver Birch second. Edward kess-
lcr's Lady Bourbon third and Il. +.
Ciclia's carburetor fourth. NJ ,. De-
Black Watch won the jumping
class Two teams from Durlands came
together in the polo match, the blues
winning from the reds by a score OF IL
TO 4.
Flee sweepstakes have boon opened
for the New York Spring Horse show
al Durlands Riding Academy in April
one is for harness horses. another for
harness ponies. another for saddle
horses and others for polo horses and
Jumpers The subscription In each
class Is SIS, and the stakes will be d.
vided, 35 per cent. TO first, 25 TO second,
Is to third, 10 TO fourth and to fifth.
Mrs. Joseph s. Sylvester OF Boston has
offered n handsome silver trophy for the
best American bred hackney horse
shown In harness at Devon this year.
Another notable trophy is the LAiglon
Challenge Cup for ladies' side saddle
horses, to be won twice by the same
horse. The list OF judges for the Devon
show has been completed by the selec-
tion Of Frank A. Bonsai. a. II. Ogilvie
and Alfred y. Maclay TO judge the
hunters and jumpers.
James f. Agate. dramatic critic and
pony breeder in England. has written
hook about show horses, ponies famous
vets" dealers and prizeighters Of the
past and present, In which he pays =
I,tcI, commitments n Alexander G,efumpll