The New York herald., 1922-02-19
HORSE SHOWS HEAD.
AN OLD EXHIBITOR
Alfred B. Maclay, New Head
of National Association, Not
in Novice Glass.

AlIfeu Is. Maclay, the newly electe l
president of the National Horse Show
Association. has been identified with
the sport more than twenty years. The
first noted show horse he owned was
the chestnut trotter Auditor B., winner
in class OF twenty entries at Madison
Square Garden in 1904. and champion in
that year and again in 1905 Few il any
better specimens Of his type have ever
baen seen in the show ring. Since then
Mr. Maclay has owned hackneys, harness
ponies. saddle horses and hunters. and is
now prominently identified with the Mill
brook Hunt Club in Duchess county.
lie mas officiated as judge of nearly all
types or horSes, and forAten years na st
mas been an official of the National
Horse Show Association AS one of tbe
oid-timers of Squadron A. in addition
10 oeing an experienced all rounder OF
tne show ring, Mr.. Maclay is peculiarly
Iuaillied 10 I'LL the vacancy caused by
e iI eel ehieht OF Robert A. Fairbairn
Association siio"
Mr.. Fairbairn has accepted an invi-
1aNnl
next sprins. r. Lawrence smith whn
succeeded Mr.. MacIay as chairman or
tne executive committee of the National
horse SHOW Association, will be one of
ene Judges OF saddle horses at Devon
ms associate being David T. Matlack
% Nincnester Ky, who has sometimes
judged at the National. William IN
Wanamaker. Jr., writes that the Devon
committee is considering the project of
holding sale of fine horses in connection
win the show. Their idea is to make IL
an annual fixture, which will afford an
opportunity for exhibitors and breeders
astenoing the show to buy and sell. Mr..
Wanamaker favors the plan of limiting
entries in the sale to horses and nonies
actually exhibited at the show.
Mrs. c. G. Cooks Sir Braxton and l..
Schinasi's Radiant, both we'll known
winners at the National and other lead
ing horse shows, came together in the
competition for saddle horses which fol-
lowed the Wednesday evening music
rloe at Durland's last week. Albert ].
Davis, who judged the class, gave the
blue ribbon to Sir Braxton, the red to
Radiant the yellow to Charles Buffers
Resolute and the white to the same
owners Limerick. In the jumping COM
petition M. j. Devaney rode the winners
of first, second and third prizes. His
own horse, Black Watch, won it, with
Frederick Bertuch's Hero second, Mrs.
A. c. Ludlums Little Sandy third and
Mrs. r. RI. Halsted's Yana Boy fourth.
There was a large attendance of spec
tators to see the judging and the cotil-
Ion on horseback in which seventy men
and women took part
Thousands of horsemen the United
States and Canada will be grieved to
hear Of the recent death of Robert Beth
at his widely known stock farm. Wa
verify, near BowmanyilIe, Ontario. He
was a pioneer in the importation and
exhibition of faackneys and Clydesdales
in Canada, and he labored INCREASINGLY
for close upon half century to adj
vance the horse breeding industry in
North America without regard to boun-
dairy lines or personal profit. In recog-
milton of his services he was made
Senator in 1907 His hackney stallion
Robin Adair won the championship of
the National Horse Show in New York,
while Jubilee Chief, another of the same
breed, won the championship at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893 on
awards made by A. j. Cassatt, presi-
dent of the American Hackney Horse
Society and Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Mr.. Beth was born at Darling
ton, Canada. in 1S43.
Breeders. exhibitors and owners of
riding horses will discuss ways and
means to promote interest in equestrian
sports at the meeting of the Nauonai
Saddle Horse Club on Friday evening at
the Hotel Biltmore. The election OF OF
s,a.rs ,,;II he held during the meeting.