The New York herald., 1922-11-12

as between these two superb high step
pers and perhaps some dark horses that
may give them both a close call or a
beating are old stagers at the business.
Louis Haight of New York was driving
gig horses and road fours at Madison
Square Garden and the White Plains
Fair Grounds, when the National Horse
Show was in its swaddling clouts, while
Col. John c. Groome of Philadelphia
was judging before George b. Hulme
brought out Superba and May Day. and
that, according to tradition. took place
In the childhood OF Fatty Bates. The
third judge, Il. Victor Loew of Tuxedo,
shed his milk teeth In the show ring
at that distant day when Mambrino
King was hailed as "the handsomest
horse in the world at the Garden shows.
Harness classes are reported to have
filled unusually well this year not
withstanding the increasing use Of
automobiles and the growing difficulty
and expense of getting together a
stable of high steppers and shipping
them about the country with all their
varied paraphernalia for the different
classes at the horse shows. William
du Pont, who exhibits his hackneys in
the name of President James Madi-
pelier historic Virginia home, Mont
pelier Farm. where they were raised,
has perhaps the largest string, except
ing Judge Moore, and all of his own
breeding. Franklin 3. Jourdan of
Roslyn. L. L.. whose stable name is
Maclin Farm: A. w. Atkinson of
Camden and Merchantville, n. j.: Will
lam II. Wanamaker. Jr., of Philadel-
phia, who shows in the name of his
Woodroyd Farm Mr.. John ID. Hertz
of Chicago, Robert +. Mooreland of
Lexington, Ky: Oscar Hauter of Now
York, r. Lawrence Smith of Smith
town, l.. l.; Mrs. Walter III. Hanley
Of Providence and Miss Jean Brown
Scott OF Port Kennedy, Pa, are among
the other exhibitors.
Squadron A Armory has been deco
rated into a wealth of blue fabric Sc
hung that II altogether hides the great
girders and the roof. and Stimulates the
sky. Tho effect is like a great circus
tent. Going IN from the new entrance
on Nineiy-fourth street, close to " o
corner of PARK avenue. through foyer
Of laurel hedges twelve feet high and
ceilinged in laurel. the visitor TO this
years show will see before him across
the show ring the reproduction OF
Mount Vernon OF last year. Here will
be the members box and the tea room
that is to be run for the benefit OF the
Association for Improving the Condition
of the Poor.
Walking along the promenade ard
standing under the shadow of Mount
Vernon the visitors will see at the other
end OF the great tent the new pictorial
feature OF this years show. the North
Lane of the Mount Vernon estate with
actual buildings, three In number, the
dairy building, the school house ara
the brewing house. IN exact reproduc-
don, with a Wow OF the Potomac In the
distance. This scene will be against
the Park avenue wall, as Mount Ver-
non itself is against the Madison avenue
wall. Besides these sky and scenic ef-
fects there will be two enormous Betsy
Ross flags. on either side of Mount
Vernon. thirty feet long, and pendant
lanterns hanging from the ceiling ~
effects Of red, white end blue. The idea
will be distinctively Southern. There
will be quantities OF Southern smilax,
laurel roping and cedar trees.
Saddle horses, of course, will, in