DEVON, Pa. - The elegant and
tradition-bound Devon Horse Show
grounds will come to life again
May 24 as the country’s largest
outdoor horse show begins its 89th
annual nine-day run.
Besides world-class equestrian
competition, elegant boutiques,
gourmet food and midway
amusements, the Devon Horse
Show anad Country Fair again will
offer special attractions.
This year these will include
appearances by the crimson-clad
U.S. Marine Corps Marching Band
and the Foxfield Drill Team, a
group of acrobatic horseback
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Devon Horse Show opens Friday
riders who perform incredible
stunts without bridles or saddles on
their mounts.
The governor of Kentucky, a
state renowned for its
Thoroughbred breeding, will also
be on hand to make a trophy
presentation.
Among top riders who will
compete in the main ring will be
Olympic gold medalist Joe Fargis,
his fellow Olympian Leslie Burr
Lenehan, U.S. Rider of the Year in
1983; former World Cup champion
Michael Matz of nearby
Collegeville, Pa., and dozens of
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Also represented will be some of
the world’s best riders and horses
in the divisions for gaited or
saddlebred horses, those proud,
high-stepping descendants of
plantation days.
Top riders are drawn this year
by doubling of the prize money to
$150,000. (Under equestrian rules,
amateurs can ride for money
which is paid to the owner of the
horse.)
Among the sponsors are
Anheuser Busch, Inc., Paine
Webber, Atlantic Financial
Federal and Devon Hill Motors.
Anheuser Busch will sponsor the
richest class of the show, the
$25,000 Michelob Devon Grand
prix, a test of speed and endurance
that only the best horses and riders
in the land qualify for.
The Grandprix will begin at 7:30
p.m., Thursday, May 30. .
Paine Webber will sponsor the
$lO,OOO Open Speed Stake, a
jumping event on Saturday night,
Junel.
The Foxfield Drill Team, which
will appear every night except
opening night and Thursday night,
is being sponsored by Devon Hill
Motors, a BMW/Volks wagon
dealership.
Atlantic Financial, Penn
sylvania’s largest savings and
loans association, will sponsor the
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division.
The Marine Corps Drum and
Bugle Corp, known across the
country for its precision drill and
exciting musical arrangements,
wil perform at 8 p.m. on Wed
nesday, May 29.
The Drum and Bugle Crops
opens the 30-minute display of
military pagentry with a
grill and concert exhibition known
as a “concert in motion.”
The Silent Drill Platoon than
takes the spotlight to perform its
famed 10-minute rifle drill. The
presentation concludes as the
Marine Corps Color Guard mar
ches into the ring to present the
Corps’ Colors.
Added attractions include the
Valley Forge Military Academy
Mounted Drill Team, which per
forms the complicated movements
of their musical ride Sunday
evening and is escorted by the
Honore Guard of the Anthony
Wayne Legion.
The Country Fair, which benefits
the Bryn Mawr Hospital, has
donated well over $4 million to this
worthy cause over the past three
decades.
From department stores like
Bloomingdale’s and Strawbridge
and Clothier to pastel artist
Winifred Rumble to exclusive
boutiques like Ermiho and High
Horse, the Country Fair has
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shopping for everything from
designer fashions to horse show
souvenirs.
Classic jewelry, imported prints
and paintings, valuable antiques
and personalized wood carvings
are all readily available in the Fair
area adjacent to the show ring.
Devon show grounds are located
on Route 30 in Devon, Pa.
General admission is $4.50 tor
adults at the gate or $4.00 if pur
chased before May 17. Children
under 12 are $1.50.
Reserved seating is available.
For ticket information call 215-688-
2554, Monday through Friday,
10:00 a.m.to3:oop.m.
Tickets may be purchased in
advance at the ticket office at the
show grounds.
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