The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-18
TAKES MEDAL FOR
BEST RIDING HORSE
His Beauty, Quality and Ac-
ton May Win Him Coveted
Title To-day
TROOPERS FINE MOUNT
Submersible Proves Staying
Qualities in Winning
Jockey Club Plate.
BY GURNEY G. CUE.

That temperamental saddle horse
Twilight Hour qualified for the cham
pionship of the National Horse Show
yesterday by winning the medal Of
fered by the Association of Ameri-
can Horse Shows for the best riding
championship classes are to be judged
this afternoon, and If the glossy black
gelding goes as kindly and brilliantly
as he did when he won the medal
horsemen are very likely to see
repetition of the championship awards
AT the National in 1919. That was the
gear r.. +. Moreland brought out both
Twilight Hour and Bohemian Actress
at Madison Square Garden, winning
both novice classes and both cham
pionships with them. BY winning the
$4,000 stake on Thursday evening the
mare made it almost foregone con-
clusion that she will carry off the
championship prize to-day for horses
over 1872 hands. and Twilight Hour
is now in line for the other.
He has had a somewhat checkered ca
reer since his first year out. He scarcely
won a prize in 1920, after having been
sold for $1,000 to r. r. NJ. Carpenter
OF Dilwyne Farm. Montchanin, DEL Nor
was he any more successful in 1921. Mr..
Carpenter last spring concluded he was
TOO much horse" for his daughters to
ride. and consigned him to an auction
sale at the Devon Horse Show. The
owner repented. however, before the sale
took place and kept his horse. Twilight
Hour rewarded Mr.. Carpenter by turning
over new leaf. With good manners
TO back UP his exceptional beauty. quail
ity and action he was almost invincible
at the autumn shows. Until ridden
faster than park pace. which caused
him to lose his graceful poise and drop
his head, it was hard work for the critics
10 fault him in mis- performance in the
medal class. Bohemian Actress herself
is not more elegant in figure and bearing
than he is when at his best. He was rid
den by John Clark.
submersiblc Best Troopers Mount.
The staying qualities OF the thorough
breds were exemplified when the chest
nut gelding Submersible won the Jockey
Club plate for the best troopers mount.
This horse, a clean bred one. OF the big
bodied, short legged. substantial type,
went into the contest after having done
his twenty miles in preparation for the
Squadron A challenge cup. This called
for ride over roads and natural coun-
try in Central Park and twice over a
series Of jumps not exceeding four feet.
Submersible came into the armory as
gay as a lark and beat strong field for
the Jockey Club trophy. This gelding
was found by Major J. A. Barry, who
rode him in the contest, when in the
rough as a two-year-old, and was picked
out Of bunch of horses at the remount
station at Fort Reno. He cost S14615.
He is a great-grandson of the well
known performer Fonso. and. like most
OF the get of that horse. has q light col
ored name and tail though the former
does not show. as 1t has been reached.
There have been few better types OF the
thoroughbred seen at the Horse Show in
the last twenty years.
The Squadron cup will be awarded this
afternoon, following another canter over
the course In Central Park for the horses
not tried out In the first division yester-
day. Submersible won a leg on the
trophy last year and IL will take a good
one to keep him from lifting II out
right to-day. He is 1872 hands high
Chief Lally. royalty bred and met
tlesome big bay stallion. 16.1 hands high,
by King James out Of a daughter Of
Ben Brush's dam, won'the class for thor
oughbred stations during the early
hours OF the show. For several years
ne has been in possession of the breed
Ing bureau of the Jockey Club and has
been stationed at the headquarters OF
Troop X OF the New York State trooper
at White Plains. where he got fine lot
Of horses for their work. he has Jus,
been purchased by the remount depart
ment OF the United States Army and
will be shipped to the Front Royal sta
ton in Virginia at the conclusion of the
Horse Show.