The New York herald., 1922-07-09
STUNNING PONIES
in LONDON SHOW
John c. Groome, Philadelphia
Judge, Finds New Champion
Among Britain's Bantams.

Only About dozen classes a day were
judged at the London International
Horse Show this year. Six for the after
noon and seven for the evening made
up the opening program. This is In
striking contrast to the custom here.
where fourteen competitions for an
afternoon are not unknown and ten are
common for an evening program. The
result Is familiar to all. The last Of the
afternoon classes are judged while the
spectators have gone home to dinner
and the last of the evening classes after
they have gone home. gone to bed and
gone. to sleep.
Entries for the exhibition that opened
at Olympia on June II numbered about
SO0 but the number Of horses shown
was larger than In some exhibitions
which boast OF ! 900 or more entries. The
King and Queen, Queen Alexandra, the
Prince OF Wales. Gen. Petain and many
other notables attended the opening as
well as later sessions Of the show. John
C.. Groome. president of the old Phila-
delphia Horse Show of twenty years
ago. and George B. Hume OF New York,
both Of whom judged at our last Ma
tional Horse Show, were among the Wis.,
itors from the United States. Mr..
Groome judged the harness horses and
ponies. while Mr.. Hulme was one of the
judges OF the saddle classes.
The Earl of Lonsdale, VINO Is we'll
known in New York. figured in a spec
.tacular incident Of the exhibition and
averted what might have been a serious
accident when, the saddle pony Freckles
ran away with little Barbara Williams
nm h o t<n<. l. L.
In the ring as president Of the show.
threw his catalogue and walking stick
on the tanbark. made a dash for the
diminutive runaway and threw his arms
almost completely around the head and
shoulders OF the. pony, stopping him
short in his wild career Miss Mary
Putnam, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
James Putnam. won the class with Play
ful. The runaway incident calls to mind
another In the same ring in which the
impulsive earl. acting under mistaken
impression as to whom he was dealing
with. almost came to blows with George
Chipchase. the professional whip of
Judge William H. Moore's stable.
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam, who crossed
the ocean to show their harness horses
and ponies in New York last November,
saw their champion marc Park Carna-
ton relegated to second place at Olym-
pia. when w. S. Miller's brown >.iare
Charm. champion at the recerZ Rich
mond Royal Horse Show. won the class
for harness horses not exceeding Is
hands. The Ltre Stock Journal says
the winner must become known as the
champion harness mare Of the kingdom"
Mr.. Miller's sensational pony Miss
Freda. that won everything from the
novice class to the championship at the
Hackney Horse Societys spring show,
did not find favor in the eyes of Mr..
Groome and his associates. although she
had the spectators with her. Tipsy
Cake, a Welsh-bred marc. got the de-
cision over her IN the novice class. only
to be beaten the next Gay by AS
Majestic. a novice from DR.. Alexander
Bowie's recent sale. But the harness
pony OF the show was C. F. Kenyon's
mare Axholme Venus. winner In "the
| finest collection of matured hackney
ponies over 1S and under IA hands seen
| together In ring for some fine" as
one OF the critics said. Mrs. Putnam's
Buckley Fame, champion OF the Ma
tional Horse Show in 1921, finished
fourth in this class. and Miss Freda was
placed third.
Army officers Of France. Italy, Bel
gium. Holland and England took part
in the international competition for
teams of military jumpers. with the
Prince OF Wales's gold cup as the prize.
scene of indescribable enthusiasm fol-
lowed when the British riders. Major
o. T. Walwyn. Col. j. II. Gibbon and
Col. Malise-Graham were declared the
winners after red hot contest The
Belgians got the reserve ribbon. The
trophy at stake replaced the one pre-
sented by the late King Edward and won
outright by Russian army officers on .he
eve OF the great war. King GEORGES
gold cup for individual officers fell 10
Major Count Antonelli of the italian
army after jumping of tie with Lieut.
Clave of the Twenty-sixth French ORA
goons.
A special attempt to raise the record
for high jumping will be made this
year at the Rochester Horse Show.
Larger prizes and a bonus Of $50 to
each rider whose horse clears the bars
at feet inches are expected to bring
out galaxy of ariel performers.
Gen. Charles ]. De Bevoise and L.
e. Waring have been invited to Judge
saddle horses at the Monmouth County
Hunts first exhibition on July 27 to
20 at Long Branch. Alden s. Blodget
and Frederick Phillips will be the Judges
Of hunters and jumpers, and Robert A.
Granniss and George c. Sherman Of
polo classes.