The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-19

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81 shame"
Miss Burgan Miss Pugh de-
iberately ignores
their discomfort. when they're
sincere in their efforts to leaRl
something, I don't mind the trou-
BILE of overcoming the disadvantage
of their tension After a few les
sons, they forget their abashment
and begin to show gratifying i'm
provement," she remarked. TITS
odd that they feel they necessarily
should know more about a thing
than someone younger than they
After all we can't excel in every
thing" she pointed out.
It's not surprising that men are
disconnected at the beginning. Miss
Pugh in her jodphurs looks youth
fully diminutive. Her gay young
personality paves the way to hap
pier situation They detect the
young riding masters eagerness to
help them gain riding pOise.
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In practically all classes of pupils
Miss Pugh finds disadvantages to
overcome. THE children want to
learn too quickly, women fear the
horses and men are embarrassed
she said. Then she quickly added
after one of her infectious burst of
laughter, But we have a grand
time after we get started"
Miss Pugh has been riding mas
ter at the stables only two years
but she has an enviable record of
turning out children as show Win
ners. Ten-year-o Cynthia Test
won the girls classes at the state
fair last year and at the last Gin
cinnati show. With Bobbie Bohlen
she has won first in the pair classes
at the last two Arlington shows, and
two years ago in the Chicago show
where they competed against pro-
fessional riders.
Bobbie, who is IL, was trained by
her to win the boys classes at Gin
cinnati two years ago and at the
state fair He also won two classes
over all children entered at the last
Cincinnati show. For the last two
years the first four places in each
children's division at the state fair
have been taken by her pupils.
Rides in Many Shows
Miss Pugh likes to teach chill
dren. They are so fearless and
quick to learn" she pointed out
when you've trained them from
the beginning, you get a big kick
out of seeing them win show"
Her eyes sparkle when she speaks
of shows Il love a show" she said
as she reminiSced of her own eX-
perience in the arena. It's some
thing to remember, too-her life in
the ring. She was the only girl ever
to ride Rainbow Rose, former grand
champion five-gaited mare. She
was invited by her owner, w. T
Treadway of St. Louis, to ride the
famous stake winner in the st
Louis show.
When Miss Pugh only was 16
she was riding under the colors OF
the Bel Air stables of California and
appeared in the Ambassador show
in Los Angeles.
She was honored as queen of the
1929 show in Denver after she had
won the most ribbons in the various
classes. She proved her champion
ship again when she shared honorS
at the Oklahoma City show with
Mary Gwynn FierS, owner of the
outstanding show stable in the
country. She was asked to ride tC
beat Miss FierS. She did in one class
and barely lost to her in another
1t was after this show she was
asked to teach at the Saddle club
there, where the boys and girls she
trained won the firsts in the show
both years she was there.
Students Are Winners
Miss Pugh as a child always want
ed a pony When she was II she
entered a contest with Riley and
Martha Adams, now Mrs. Woods
A. Caperton. They won a car, sold
it and split the profit three ways.
Il bought my long coveted pony
recalled Miss Pugh. She was II
then. Daddy told me to get on
and stay on. That's about the limit
to my training I just picked UP
my form from observing others"
At - she started her show career
with appearances at st. Louis, Chi
cago and Cincinnati. At II she gave
up her equestrian career to become
a professional dancer. L soon learned
I'd never be happy away from
horses" she recalled.
X. K. Guthridge of the stables
occasionally gives lessons, but he
prefers to train and care for the
horses. When Miss Pugh isn't CIV
ing lessons, she's working with
Guthridge preparing other people
horses for shows and keeping them
in trim while their owners are away
My show appearances now are
limited to local events. but I get q
thrill seeing our riders win" she
explained That's next best to
winning yourself"
In a contest conducted by The
Times and the Physical Culture
magazine in 1929. Miss Pugh was
crowned Indiana's Physical Culture
girl and won a trim Tn New Work RI