The New York herald., 1922-11-16
Briar Footprint Wins Title
Among Hackney Mares and
Dictator Leeds, Ponies.
NOTED STALLION DEAD
w. H. Moore Loses Marlboro
Bohemian Actress Scores
First Time Out. =
ny GURNEY c. CUE.

With fifteen classes for hackneys On
the program and the American Hack
ney House Society holding its annual
meeting during the midday intermis-
ssion the breed and it's breeders had a
field day at the National Horse Show
IN Squadron 4 Armory yesterday.
lust before the meeting, Reginald C..
Vanderbilt. president of the society,
saw his seven-ye2r-old stallion Forti-
tude win two blue ribbons from the
best horses of his breed and sex in the
show. Just after the meeting Mr.
Vanderbilt gave aNluncheon in. the tex
room of the mimic Mount. Vernon
mansion house TO about fifty members
of the organization.
An incident of interest in connection
with the breeders meeting was the cleo
tion of William II. Vanderbilt, son of
the late Alfred G.. Vanderbilt to life
membership In the society of which his
Uncle has been for more than a decade
the executive head Mrs. Lucy Work
Hewitt, Mrs. Francis p. Garvan and
Mrs. j. X. Dering of Chicago were
among the other life members elected.
Another incident OF note at the meet
ing was Thea launching of a movement
TO encourage the use of hackneys for
saddle horses and saddle ponies. II is
well known that the ancient British
breed were originally riding horses, and
A. J. Cassat the first president OF the
society who raised and rode both thor
ough breds and hackneyS. once wrote as
his opinion that no other mount equaled
the hackney for a timid rider, an old
one or a young one. Now that few
! llors~s find employment for carriage
purposes the breeders purpose TO exploit
the breed under saddle, and to this end
the members present subscribed about
$500 in five Minutes to purchase suitable
prizes for such competitions at next
seasons shows. Besides this George c,
Haas of Mount kisco announced that
he would give a trophy costing 500 for
registered hackney ponies 10 compete
under saddle at the next national horse
show. Mr.. Haas made the statement,
which was confirmed by other members
present. that every blue ribbon of the
week thus far in the open classes for
saddle ponies had been won by hack
ney.
Mr.. Vanderbilt Reelected.
In the election Of officers for the
president. William du Pont, first vice.
president William II. Wanamaker, Jr-
second vice-president. and as directors
DIR. Thomas q. Ashton of Philadelphia,
A. w. Atkinson of Camden. John L.
Bhshnell Of Springfield. Ohio; Charles
u. Coke Of Philadelphia, J. X. Dering OF
Chicago, Paul Moore OF Convent N. j.,
Fred Pabst Of Oconomowoc. Wis. X
Lawrence Smith Of Smithtown Branch,
T.. r., and j. Macy willets Of New Marl-
boro. Mass.
While r. Penn Smith and Charles y.
Bunn were awarding the prizes for hack
ney breeding stock and young things at
the morning exhibition. many horsemen
heard for the first time that Judge Will
lam H Moore had lost by death his
noted hackney stallion Marlboro. sire OF
nearly every harness horse he has shown
In the last five or six years and Of
many winners in other hands at this
years Hofse Show. Mr. Vanderbilt's
champion stallion Fortitude among the
rest. Marlboro was easily the most sue
cessful living sire of the breed, and his
owner two or three years ago refused
Capt. Bertram w. Mills OF England.
after Judge Moore had swept the harness
classes at Madison square Garden with
colts by the great son of Matthias. II
was said at the Armory that Seaton
Saxon. "a slashing bay stallion, which
was placed second TO Fortitude In one
of the classes. had been selected %
succeed his dead sire In Judge Moore's
Seaton Hackney Stud at Morristown.
Tie championship prize for hackney
mares fell 10 Miss Jean Browne Scott's
Briar Footprint, a little black daughter
OF Marlboro that won the novice class
for harness horses on the opening day.
In the classes for hackney ponies Cas-
siIe's J .tator. q two-year-old colt owned
by II. i. NJ. Carpenter of Dilwyne Farm.
Montchanin. DeL, scored "A remarkable
victory by winning the championship for
stations from his own sire, Irvington
Autocrat an eight-year-old pony that
had himself won the championship at
tho National a year or two ago. ].
Macy Willets, owner OF the beaten stall
lion. was consoled by the reflection that
only a great sire could get-a two-year-
old colt good enough 10 take the meas
IRE OF an eight-year-old champion. Mr..
Willets's noted pony Irvington Bounce
III. won the championship for pony
mares. Mr. Wanamakcr's imported marc
kitty Melbourne getting the reserve
ribbon.
Bohen,Iwn Actress wins.
Bohemian Actress. The champion sad