New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-02
Miss Berry Gains
Horse Show Laurels
AT Huntington Bay
Girl Displays Wonderful
/. Feats; Ring Furnishes a
Remarkable Series of
Surprises for Audience
srecia, Dispatch to The Tribune


HUNTINGTON, L. l., July 1.-The
annual Huntington Bay Club Horse
Show held last week at the handsome
show ring of the club in Huntington,
l.. l., throbbed with surprises and in
terest. The features were the remark
able exhibitions of horsemanship dis
played by Miss Betty Berry, who had
the honor of riding both a champion
and the winner Of a reserve champion
ship ribbon, and the victory of Mid
land Pal, which defeated such horses
as Amber Crest, Myopia and Winona
in the saddle classes.
Although Mr.. Harry Payne Whitney
has entered a remarkable collection of
hunters, horse show enthusiasts went
to Huntington prepared to witness a
mighty battle between Amber Crest,
Myopia and Winona in the saddle
classes. Amber Crest, a sevcn-year-old
chestnut gelding, the property of MIR.
Mortimer B. Fuller, of Scranton, Pa,
won the saddle horse championship at
the last Brooklyn show and the reserve
championship at the Devon show.
Myopia hit a winning stride at Tux
edo and won with ease at that place
and West Point the following week
AT the Westchester show in White
Peck's Winona only after a strenuous
battle. Horse show followers were
looking forward to Huntington. Which
horse would win?
comparative outsider in the con-
siderations of the society horse fol-
lowers, Midland Pal, five-year-old
chestnut geldng belonging to Mr.. John
+. BIZ mingham's Midland Farm stable
Of East Norwich, L. l., sprung a great
surprise the first day OF the show by
winning the saddle class for park type
horses. The final day when all the
| horses had been put through the trot
canter and walk the judges pinned the
blue, red and yellow championship
rosette upon Midland Pal Amber
Crest had to be satisfied with the re-
serve ribbon and Myopia and Winona
did not place in the event.
Miss Betty Berry, of Meadow Lane
Greenwich, rode Mr.. Harry Payne
Whitney's hunters and jumpers. Miss
,, Berry, after her remarkable perform
ances at Huntington, will now be q
close compe tltor for the honors as
! leader of the youthful young horse.
women, which have always been car
ried off by Miss Becky Lanier, owner
OF the famous Jumpers, Silver Crest
and Dixie.
Miss Berry rode Mr.. Whitney's
Noonblossom over the jumps to win the
hunter championship of Long Island
The girl then entered the ring with
Little Bay, which won the second rib
bon.
Miss Becky Lanier proved to be the
consistent winner she always is by
winning the jumping championship
with Silver Crest. Silver Crest and
Dixie won many events throughout the
show. Mrs. Frank A. Bach's Musette
won second ribbon in the jumping
championship.
In the championship saddle class for
horses over 142 and under 1872 Miss
Constance Salla Regan's Brunette won
first and Miss Janet MacKay's Chero-
kee Princess was second. Miss Clara S.
Peck's Midnight Frolic won. the pony
class for horses under 14.2.
The Huntington show attracted many
members of society, who attended both
days TO witness the we'll balanced
classes. The show was considered one
of the best ever put on in Long Island.