The New York herald., 1922-04-23
SHOW HORSES NOW
MOVE TODURLAND'S
Twenty-seventh Annual Exhi-
bition There to Open on
Tuesday Evening.
by G. CHAPLIN.

The first OF the seasons important
horse shows ended last night at the
Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club, and
on Tuesday evening the New York
Spring Horse Show will begin at Dur
lands Riding Academy. to run through
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It's
diversified prize list has drawn host
OF entries. including most Of the horses
that were prominent in Brooklyn, and
the pins are set for an exhibition which
should rival the best of the twenty-six
that have preceded 1t at Durland's With
many new horses and with new judges
to place them, developments promise to
be peculiarly interesting for all those
who follow the fortunes of the show
ring stars. Mr.. Durland has decorated
and beautlfied the big arena with law
ish hand for the occasion which always
marks the climax of the season at the
Sixty-sixth street school of equitation,
and Reginald C. Vanderbilt and his as
sociates of the horse show committee
have arranged a number OF spectacular
features, such as an indoor polo tour
nament and a parade of the mounted
police. to add to the varied character of
the program.
In the saddle classes. which are very
fittingly the stellar attraction at this
show, George Crouch promises to be the
largest exhibitor. He has made twenty
one entries for Artists Model, Golden
King, Copper King, King Of Comus.
Stanmore, Norma, Blaze and Babette.
Some Of these were prominent winners
at lasA years horse shows. while others
are newcomers In what Is now one OF
the largest stables Of riding horses In
the country. Mr.. Crouch's total is ex-
ceeded by one other exhibitor, little Miss
Constance Regan and her sister. Jean,
having made twenty-four nominations
for their harness and saddle ponies, sew
eral of which were prominent In last
weeks show. Major Willis d. Critten-
berger of West Point has sixteen en-
tries in the polo and jumping classes,
while Franklin B. Jourdan of Roslyn,
l.. l., has thirteen, all in the harness
classes, and Edward Kessler. owner OF
the Brooklyn winner, Lady Bourbon.
has about the same number In the saddle
division. Other large exhibitors are
Miss Clara s. Peck Of Shrewsbury, N. j.,
whose saddle mare Winona was cham
pion of the Brooklyn show last year.
and r. Lawrence Smith of Smithtown,
l.. l., who is exploiting the hackney
under saddle as we'll as in harness. He
has made sixteen entries for four horses.
The busiest horse in the show will be
the bay gelding Richmond. owned and
ridden by Mrs. +. A. de Peyster. He
was a prize winner as both hunter and
saddle horse at the Riding Clubs recent
horse show, and has been entered in no
less than thirteen classes at Durlands.
Among the new exhibitors at this
weeks show are Miss Helen Ashton
Henderson of Garden City, who has
entered her pony mare Rignallan in
both harness and saddle classes w. B.
Duryea, who shows the chestnut mare
Sally in saddle classes and the brown
gelding Mike Murphy in polo competi-
ti6ns; Miss Dorothy Harmon. whose
saddle pony Bon Ton is candidate
for ribbons; Miss Ruth G.. Hupfel who
is showing the chestnut saddle mare
Mademoiselle; Miss Ivy D. Madison
of Glenville. Conn. whose entry is
Myopia. winner of thirty-eight first
prizes in saddle classes last season;
Miss Barbara Mcneil. who names the
bay gelding Christian in five jumping
competitions: Morgan G. Morgan, owner
of the polo mare Bamboo: Mrs. G. L.
Redmond. owner of Sheila and Radiant
in the saddle and jumping classes. and
Miss Cornelia A. Rupert, exhibitor of
the chestnut saddle marc Betsey
Wales.