The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Pony Champion of 1921
Beats Gr0w1ups for Blue
Dainty Little Personality Awarded First Ribbon Over
CLASSY Field of Saddle Horses-English Harness
Mare Genavon Trixie Awarded First Prize.
BY GURNEY C. CUE.

Giving away inches in height to every
one of her twenty-odd competitors, the
dainty little chestnut mare Personality
that won the championship for saddle
ponies at the National Horse Show of
1921 went into the novice class for
grownup saddle horses and scored the
hit of the opening day by beating them
all for the blue ribbon. For one that
has grown out of the pony class since
last season to compete with horses al
most a full hand taller is in the show
ring a good deal like the great Ex-
terminator attempting TO concede twenty
pounds OF more to good horses in
long distance race, as he did at Balti-
more last week. Only the great ones
can do it and win, and Personality was
an outstalA Asng winner not only in the
opinion of the judges, Harry McNair
and Frederick Phillips, but according to
the expert testimony OF Mrs. John
Gerken and other critics who watched
the contest from the promenade.
Mrs. Gerken considers Mrs Leland
Stanford Woods chestnut mare Bo-
hemian Silk almost a model and has
more than once when judging given her
blue ribbon In good company but the
pony champion of last season won her
away from her favorite when they came
together at the Armory so perfect were
Personallty's figure, action and deport-
ment. The victory put her well on her
way to championship honors in the divi-
sion for lightweight saddle horses She
is a registered saddle bred mare and Is
owned by o. w. Lehman of Chicago.
breeders ms Exhibitors.
The novice class for harness horses
not exceeding ISL hands was note
worthy on account os the fact that
nearly all the high steppers were bred
and developed by the men who exhibited
them. Judge William II. Moore sent
four into the ring from his Seaton
Hackney Farm, at Norristown. Mrs.
Paul Moore drove the spirited green
-year-old Zamova, OF this quartet
and just missed a spill by stepping
deftly out of the wagon as the filly
reared on leaving the ring without a
ribbon. The ever ready grooms had the
novice by the head almost instantly.
All the home bred youngsters shown
by Judge Moore and William du Pont,
who raises harness horses at Montpelier,
the old homestead of President James
Madison, in Virginia, had TO take a back
seat to the little English mare Glen
avon Trixie. imported last season by A.
w. Atkinson OF Camden, N. j., and
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bred by Judge Moore but sold to II. f.
Niese. Jr., of Morristown came in for
second honors at the hands of Louis
Haight, II. Victor Loew and John G.
Groome, who are Judging the harness
horses.
In the class for novice pairs Judge
Moore's nicely matched Zamova and
Seaton Stranger the latter a three
year-old. turned the tables on the At
lSinson entries, Trlxie and her imported
English mate. Aflame. getting the red
ribbon which denotes second prize.
That two good horses do not always
make winning pair was exemplified
in this class when Melancthon, perhaps
the best harness horse in Judge Moore's
big stable and reserve champion OF last
years Horse Show. was placed fourth
with Seaton Victoria as his mate. They
proved to be a better tandem than pair,
and were second In this class 20 Eve
and Netherhall's Pride, old champions
from william III. Wanamaker Jr.'s
Woodroyd Farm.
In the class for novice harness horses
not exceeding 15.3 hands. cast-off
from Judge Moore's stud took the blue
ribbon away from both high gteppers
shown by that breeder, while Seaton
Cyram. another good one that slipped
through his hands to r.. Lawrence
Smith. was placed second. The winner
is a very handsome. high going, we'll
balanced black horse. 1919 hands. that
was formerly owned by the late ID. r..
Hanna and sold by his estate for $1,100
at auction TO Miss Jean Brown Scott. of
Philadelphia. who now owns her. r.. T..
Carman and other experts who saw her
win thought she might have a look-in
for the championship on Saturday.
seston Gsnymcde n winner.