The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-25
YOUNG RIDERS TO GET OPPORTUNITY
 AT SPRINGFIELD
Competition for l6=Year= Old Class Feature
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Springfield, Mass, July 25-Inter- est in junior horsemanship which has grown rapidly with the intro- duction by the Springfield Horse Show management of children'T horsemanship classes will be accen- tuated this year by the addition of q special "horsemanship" class in addition to the four "seat and hands classes according to an- nouncement of the horse show ex- ecutive committee, Harry G. Fisk, hciarman, yesterday.
 Special!
 The new class is for children, amateurs, who have not reached their 17th birthday; to ride over eight jumps not over three feet high; to be judged on performance over the fences and on seat, hands, guidance and control of the horse throughout the whole course; no child to ride a horse more than 16 hands high. The judges may ask the children to change horses at their discretion. It is the first jumping event for children in the history of the Springfield Horse Show and indicates the proficiency that has been attained in general horsemanship in recent years by boys and girls of this region.
 The youthful riders will compete for a permanent cup offered by the American Society fer the Proven ton of Cruelty to Animals, donated by Alfred B. Maclay. The name of , the winner will be engraved upon the cup and the successful compet- itor will be eligible for a similar horsemanship event at the Nation al Horse Show in Madison Square Garden, New York, later in the sea- son. A silver trophy will be pre- scented to the winner of this class also, by MT and Mrs J. Loring Brooks, Jr.
 Attraction!
 Continuation of the Good Hands" cup class is announced by the executive committee, also. This is for the permanent William H. Vanderbilt cup, presented by the s. P. c. A., and is open to all chil- dren who have not reached their 17th birthday. horsemanship only to count. Competitors will be sjudged on hands and seat and gen. I eral control of the horse. The win lner of the first prize will be eligible to compete in the Good Hands Cup class a tthe National Horse Show also, and q replica of the permanent trophy will be present 1 ed to the winner by Fairhill Stable of which E. l.. Stoughton and R c. Streeter are the owners.
 Variety!
 Three Springfield Horse show junior classes are announced also i The first in which a trophy will be lawarded to the winner by Mrs Vic tor H. Wesson is for boys and girls 2 amateurs, who have not reached their 18th birthday. Entrants vii be judged on seat, hands, and gen eral management and control O. the horse. The second is for boy! and girls more than 13 years O. Iage but less than IT, competing fol the Mrs Joseph D. Bates. Jr, tro Ephy, and the third, the Longmea dow Junior Challenge class for trophy presented by the Longmea dow Junior Horse Show. All three classes are limited to residents o Hampden County, and entrants 1T the Longmeadow trophy event vii be trophy and ribbon winners il lthe junior and senior horsemanshir classes. The Longmeadow Chal 1enge Trophy is to be won three times by the same person for per manent ownership and two legs or the cup have gone already to Mis- Eleanor Jane Granfield, daughter iof Congressman William Granfield bwho was awarded major horseman lBhip honors in 1892 and again 1T ll933.
 si The several children's horseman ! Ehfp classes will be judged by MT, James A. Hewlett of Jericho. L.