The New York herald., 1922-08-05
RamsdeU and Lanier
Horses Win at Stamford
Newburgh Man Again Takes
Novice Class-Big Crowd of
Sportsmen out.

Special Dispatch to THB New YoRK HERALD.
STAMFORD, Conn, Aug. 4.-Society
turned out well to-day for the first day
of the annual Stamford Horse Show on
Sunaim Farm. which show is a two day
affair. The damp weather of the week
made the ground soggy and shower
arose during the showing Of the heavy
weight polo class. but these drawbacks
did not keep folks away or deaden
competition.
There was very high class of saddle
horses shown to-day. So difficult were
they to judge the Judges had to divide
the classes in some cases. The keenest
competition of the day was In the saddle
horse park type class. The winner In
the lighter weight division of this class
was Miss Janet Mackay's Cherokee
Princess, which was champion in the
Brooklyn show and strong contender
in the Huntington and Long Branch
shows
j. A. F. Ramsdel of Newburgh for
the third time in succession won the
blue in the novice saddle class with an
unnamed entry.
Miss Marie Leary of Greenwich was
prominent in four classes with her pie
bald pony Screamer, which won the
blue in the class for branded hacks or
polo mounts to be shown under saddle.
Child Rider Scores victory.
An interesting feature of the jumps
was the riding of Betty Berry, a twelve
year-old Greenwich girl, who won with
Fear Not in tho class for jumpers not
over Is hands and ridden by girls not
over IA years. Sally Lanier. IL years
IL .ictn sa,. oil
prominent in the saddle to-day Becky
did not ride. Sally won with Fairfield
in the class suitable to become hunters.
The outstanding horse in the novice
saddle class was Mr. Walter Bowes's
Gavotte, and in the combination class
George Crouch's Copper King, which
was close runner up to Gavotte in the
heavy saddle horse park type.
William Ziegler, Jr., OF New York,
Charles d. Lanier of Greenwich and
George Crouch Of New York were among
the prominent winners.
Mr.. Ziegler won blue in the heavy
weight polo class with his Avalanche, n
seven year old horse. gray In color and
Is hands high. Avalanche behaved per-
fectly in the ring to-day. Mr.. Zieglers
Glacier got third In this class. Pilot,
Ziegler horse. won the blue in the heavy
harness horse class.
Lanier Horses sweep Class.
The Lanier horses practically swept
the lightweight hunt class, Silver Crest
getting the blue. Dixie the red and May
flower the third place. Fairfield
Lanier horse. won the blue in the class
suitable to become hunters.
George Crouch's Favonius won the
blue in the model saddle class over 14.2
and his Copper King won in the COM
bination 1872 and over class.
Other blue ribbon winners were Fern
brook Farm. Mount Kisco, n. ". with
Fernbrook Drumfire in the children's
driving pony class; Fear Not, Miss
Betty Berry. Greenwich. jumping class.
not over Ia hands: Helen Directum, w
r. Scofield. Port Chester. light harness
horse class: Queen, Edgar Y. Clausen,
Port Chester. lightweight polo mounts
Yellow Jacket. John Me-. Bowman. sad
die hack class: Jig Time. John Farrell.
New York. novice jump class: Blue
Steel. Richard c, Heather. Larchmont
N. Y. military class; Cherokee Prin-
cess Miss Janet Mckay, saddle horse,
park type. under 1872: Gavotte. Mrs.
Walter Bowes. Greenwich, saddle horses,
park type, 15.2 or over.
Gavotte also won in the novice sad
die horse class. heavy division: j. A. +.
Ramsdell's unnamed entry In the lighter
division of the novice saddle; Missouri
Flower Mrs. c. NJ. Alaire, local saddle
under 1872: Myopia. Miss Ivy Maddison,
local saddle class over 152: Screamer,
Miss Leary. mount or branded hack.
shown under saddle: Sunshine. Major j.
c. r. Schwenck. open. jumpers
Msior-Gen Charles l.. Debevoise, ~.
Won Der Horst Koch. Major Charles A.
Benton and j. Garner West alternated
as judges.
Men and women prominent in the
horse world were present, among them
Princess Ciolitzne. Miss Michele $. New
borg. Guy Ward and party, Charles u.
Lanier and party. Miss Marie Leary,
Greenwich Jack Lapham. New Canaan
John ]. Farrell. New York: Miss Madge
Brazel New York: Mrs. Walter Bowes.
Greenwich Miss Beatrice Bailey. Glen
head. L. L. Mrs Leland S. Wood, New
York: Major A. @. Thurman, West
Point Mrs. A. Rutledge Smith, Rye
Mrs j. c. r. Schwanke, West Point
j. A. r. Ramsdell. Newburgh Miss
Janet Mackay, Haletsite, l.. l.; Miss
Jessie NJ. Martens, New York; John
Mulcshy, New York Mrs. James a,
Hewlett. Glenhead l.. L. Mrs. j. O
| Deremer. Greenwich Mrs. Charles NJ
| Allaire. Mount Kisco, ". Y.
Tonight S. w Taylor gave dinner
TO the show committee of which he is
chairman.