The New York herald., 1922-09-17
CHAMPIONS TO MEET
In The SHOW RING
Rivalry Of Field Marshal and
Animation Promises to Be
Feature Of Exhibition.

fsorx Ccnahs's Canadian trotting bred
mare Animation a. Chicago. Rochester
and other shows this summer should
make their meeting in New York next
November the event of this years Ma
tionai Horse show The mare won the
81 eco Sweepstakes AMI the champion
shin here last season. while the gelding
failed 20 win a single blue ribbon. He
was just on the ship. however. and was
no; very well driven. and good many
horsemen attributed his defeat 10 lack
~ condition and unskiliful handling. II
~ comes back for another try at the
Armory he wtH come before the same
Judges as in 1921. 30 that the result OF
nj. prospective contest with Animation
= DOUBTFUL enough 70 make Y exceed
ingly interesting. Another element which
nnav double thia interest is the pronabis
presence of Field Marshafs fve-year-
old daughter Charm. champion of this
years London international Horse
SHOW. IN the battle royal ~ the Armory.
should the mare make the trip from
England and the three great harness
champions csrne together In New York
the pins will be set for such a conte"
as has not been seen IN twenty years ~
the National Horse show.
When Field Marshal won the shoo
sweepstakes al Rochester a week no
Mrs. rombs's harness horses hnished
s--s--s 10 The Lehman champion. AMI
nation getting second place. Ovation
third and Temptation fourth The last
two are English hackneys recently I'M
ported hy Mrs Combs. Ovation was
the prixe for the best harness horse
driven by an amateur owner. aud Temp
tation topped the class for ladies' phse-
ton horses The Judges were walter n.
Hsnley of Providence and John l. Bush
nell of Springfield. ohio. who had not
before passed on the two leading per-
formers. when n came 10 the cham
pionship Mrs Combs kept Animation
in the stable and sent ou, ovation 70
compete with Field Marshal He won
the reserve ribbon
Imported English harness horses we're
very much 10 the forefront all through
the Rochester show. Mrs Joseph :.
sylvester Of Boston won the novice
class. the open class and .he champion
shin for high steppers over 1872 hands
with the chestnut mare Terrington
witchery. a new one whose name indi-
Gates that she was bred IN England by
Sir Gilbert Greenail. william ". Wan
amakers chestnut geidng Red Gaunt-
let. brought over from England few
months ago, was frss In the novice
classes for both singles and pairs under
1872 hands.
with three harness horses and four
ponies Mr. wanamsker won hfteen blue
ribbons at Rochester and nineteen more
at last weeks show In Syracuse. His
new pony Forest Fire went through
both shows with nyins -colors. which 10
quite remarkable for q green three
year-old In his first competition with old
campaigners This bantam hackney.
az told In the New yoRg HERALD a few
weeks ago is by imported Fire Boy out
OF the champion harness marc Princess
Sheiia. Mr.. wanamaker's Sunrise. the
necky. breedy little bay Ecldine that got
the decision over Mighty Mite at the
National Horse Show last year. won
the open class for ponies not exceeding
12.2 hands at Rochester, defeating
among others the hay mare Mysterious.
that figured In sensational episode At
the National Horse Show two years ago
She was then entered rs Little Fire
Lady in saddle classes and was or the
way to winning the championship when
her Identity was discovered. Myste-
rlous turned the tables on Sunrise at
Rochester In the class for chlidren's
harness ponies. winning the blue from a
galaxy of good ones. She Is only four
years old.
Princess Sheila. now sixteen years
old. competed in harness and In brood
mare classes at Rochester. winning the
reserve ribbon when John n. Thomr.
sons Clyde Iris took the $3.50 trophy
offered by Bertram W. Mills for the best
hackney broodmare IN the show. The
winner OF the trophy was formerly
| owned and exhibited IN harness by
James Cox Brady. 90 New York who
called her Hamilton Iris and rot one or
two promising foals from her by Hamil-
ton Model before selling her 20 Mrs.
John Hertz. of Chicago. Her present
owner IL also the owner % Asof. aith
sire of tho champion trotting horse
Peter Manning. I.bTa. Besides win
ming as a broodmarc clyde lris was
second To Mr. Manamakers noted
horse Netherhulls Pride In the pace and
action class for harness horses She IA
now thirteen year. old Mr. Thompson /,
imported mare Rraishheld l.nls Won the
championship and also the fbea sweep
stakes for harness ponies which brought
together nearly all N. best ones IN the
/ Rochester show Mr.. Nanamakef's
Kitty Melbourne was second IN both
events.
Consistent Judging marked ths cnm-
petitions for saddle horses a. which
\ Herbert 4. Camp. pr. Oscar &e@iey nnd
\ George a. Hume onHcinte6 fn@teed ~
passing round the blue ribbons after =
1 fashion all too common "a hnrmemhcws .
nowadays they apparently iet the best
horse win, regardless ~ ~hethe~ hs Mad
won before John r.. crow@rs superb
\ mare Bohemian Actress champion -
the National Horse show IN 1878 aua
1921. went through fhe week urhentsn
when she won the championship ~
horses over i5.3 hands. NJ croxnf
bay geiding. Sir John goi the ressfxs
ribbon. Nine horse. were shown In thi'
class.
| In the championship class for saddle
horses not exceeding 49, hnrds Mr.
Lehrmann's sensational chestnut mare
Personality q pony in height ara :
champion at the last National Horse
Show. went nut ~ her class - roupete
with such larger horses a. Twiiixhi
Hour 1871 hands hieh and champion
at Madison square Garden N 1919 ard.
AZ nigh, have been expected. the beau.
tlful little mare met defeat. u SEEMS "a
have been the nrst reverse of her ca,
reer. Twilight Hour. now owned ~
the Misses Louisa dA and Irene do w.
Carpenter. or Dilwyne Farm. Montche.
min. Delaware proved 20 be invlncibis
throughout the show. except when M
met Bohemian Actress In the $500