The New York herald., 1922-04-09
PALMETTO RESENTED
A CHANGE OF RIDERS
Thoroughbred at Horse Show
Let Judge Know She Preferred
Miss Fleitmann in Saddle.
RICHMOND Is VERSATILE
Mrs. f. A. de Peyster's Mount
Wins Prizes at Riding Club
Rs Saddle Horse and Hunter.

Riding her gigantic thoroughbred
mare Palmetto. Miss Ida l.. Fleitmann
won two blue ribbons at the thirty-third
annual horse show of the Riding C.lb on
Wednesday evening, and might have
won another IL the judge OF hunters had
not been required to try out the COM
peting horses for himself in awarding
DR. Austin Flint's challenge cup.
model of department in her owner
hands, Palmetto instantly resented the
presence OF stranger in the saddle,
performing so poorly not to say spite
fully, for A. Henry Higginson, skilled
rider though he was. that he had TO set
her back to second place and give the
cup to Miss Helen Heights Safety First.
The incident was striking illustration
of the partiality of some horses for par
ticular riders. and incidentally open ID
the eyes OF horse show habitues to the
temperamental nature of the high met
tied racer Miss Fleitmann has been
handling so successfully these last four
years.
Although the exhibition at the Rid
frg Club was limited to horses owned
By members. it brought out some of tn.
best hunters and saddle horses owned
IN the vicinity of New York. G.. g.
Thorne's chestnut gelding KenwicN
ridden by Alden S. Blodget. was the
many of the others being the same
horses shown in the hunter classes
kenwick won the class for horses not
under 1872 hands, and apparently wis
second instead of first in the heavy
weight class only because the rules
forbade the award of the blue ribbol
&, the winner OF the other competition
John r. Townsend's bloodlike chestnut
mare, Golden Rod. won the largest
class of the evening when she defeate
twenty-three other saddle horses under
1872 hands. Mrs. f. A. de Peyster rode
the most versatile horse in the show
her chestnut gelding Richmond having
Won the ladies' saddle class, finished
second to Kenwick in the open class
third to Seth E Thomas, Jr.'s. Broad
Run in the heavyweight class and ther
II ade clean performance in the class
for. jumpers.
The exhibition attracted a crowd
which overtaxed the seating capacity
cs the clubhouse at Fifth avenue ana
Fifty-eighth street. Col. Charles I. De
Bevoice judged the saddle classes. Mr.
Higginson and Isaac II. Clothier, Jr.. the
jumping classes and Major r. e. d.
Hovle the polo classes.
The awards:
CLASS SADDLE horses under 15.c hands
John II. Townsends ch. m. Golden Rod
first: w. B. Duryea's ch. In. Sally second
John yanneck's b. g. The Sheik. third;
Mrs. A. S. Carhart's gr. m. Fair Enough
fourth.
GLASS e-Saddle horses not under IT,.
:. hands--G. c. Thorne's CHI. G.. Kenwick
first: Mrs. +. A. de Peyster's ch. g. Rich
mond, second: r. Lawrence Smiths bl. m
Bessie. third; Miss J. Shearer's b. 6. Spider
fourth.
CLASS 3-Ladies' saddle horses-Mrs. +. A
de Peyster's CHI. &. Richmond. first: Miss
Margaret Meyers ch,. 6. Yell2wstonc, sec
ond Miss j. Shearer's b. &. Spider. third
PRS. A. s. Carhart's gr. IN. Fair Enough
CLASS 4-saddle horses up to carrying 2ot
pounds-Seth r.. Thomas, Jr.'s, br. &
Broad Run. first: G. G. Thorpe's ch. g
Kenwick second. Mrs. +. A. dc Peyster's
ch. z. Richmond. third; Miss Paula Muir.
rays ch. z. Poilu, fourth.
CLASS 5--Hunters. judged without jumping
Miss Helen Halghts b. g. Safety First
first: Miss Lida l.. Fleitmann's ch. m
Palmetto, second: Seth u. Thomas, Jr.'s
br <. Broad Run. third: Rufus O. Finch'i
bi &. Sir Richard, fourth.
GLASS 6-Hunters: performance 90 per cent
Miss Ida l.. Fleitmann's eh. m. Palmetto
first; same owners b. m. Golden Duck
second: Miss Louise whitfield's ch. m
Lightning Raider. third: Rufus G. Finch's
rr. z. All Aboard fourth.
CLASS 7-Jumpers-Miss Ida l.. Flettmann''
ch. IN. Palmetto. first: Rufus G. Finch'i
gr. &. ,ill Aboard, second; II. d. Collils'i
b. IN. Sunshine. third: Mrs. +. l.. d.
Bois,s b. &. Lucky Boy. fourth. m,
CLASS S-Polo ponies up to carrying 2O'
pounds--R. A. Grannls's ch. m. Jolity
first H. r. Albright's b. &. Whippany
second; II. A. Grannis's H. &. Jupiter
third II. y. Blackwell's b. m. Romance
fourth.