DEVON Two grand prix
classes within two days high
light the all-jumper weekend at
the American Gold Cup on Sept.
16-19 at the Devon show
grounds.
The first grand prix is the
$25,000 Welcome Stake, a World
Cup qualifying class, on Friday
evening.
As a World Cup qualifier, this
grand prix draw the top jumpers
in the country who are vying for
a slot on the World Cup team
that will compete next spring in
Las Vegas against the top horses
and riders from all over the
world.
The American Gold Cup ben
efits The New Bolton Center and
the Small Animal Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School.
The Gold Cup weekend
boasts an exciting all-jumper
format with more than $150,000
in prize money. The second
grand prix of the weekend is the
$60,000 American Gold Cup,
Sunday at 2 p.m. Horses qualify
for this class through their plac
mgs in the Friday evening class.
The 30th anniversary of the
Gold Cup includes classes for all
levels of jumpers from 4-year
olds in the International
Futurity to the top open jumpers
in the country competing in the
two grand prix classes.
There’s lost more than just
the exciting jumper competi
tions to draw spectators to this
American Gold Cup Is
unique event.
New Bolton Center is again
presenting its very popular
MASH tent at the show.
Children can take “injured”
stuffed animals to the MASH
tent, where they will be outfitted
in surgical gowns to assist actu
al veterinarians in “treating” the
toys. These procedures are very
lifelike and give the children a
terrific insight into the actual
work done at this world famous
clinic.
The Mummers Two Street
String Band, in full regalia, will
perform in exhibition Friday
and Saturday evenings and
Sunday afternoon. These excit
ing musicians whirl and twirl in
lavish costumes to catchy music,
presenting a wonderful
Philadelphia tradition.
Saturday is Children’s Day,
with pony rides, face painting
and an exhibition of exotic birds.
Children who take a drawing
of one of their pets receive free
admission on Saturday, and this
art show is later judged, with
the winners receiving great
prizes.
Children’s Day expands into
Sunday this year, with pony
rides also now available on Gold
Cup afternoon.
The hugely popular Celebrity
Dog Show is judged in the rear
adjacent to the Dixon Oval, with
prizes for all kinds of categories,
from Best Smile to the winner
with the best tricks.
Mast of Ceremonies of the
dog show this year is KYW-TV’s
Carol Erickson.
A new feature at the Gold
Cup this year is the Young
Jumper Championship carrying
a $5,000 championship for 5-
year-olds and a $7,500 champi
onship for 6-year-old. This is the
East Coast Championship
Finals and is a qualifying event
for the Monterrey Challenge for
Young Horses to be held in
Mexico in October.
The 4-year-old International
Futurity will also be held at the
Gold Cup again this year, along
with classes for Amateur Owner
Jumpers, Open Speed and
Intermediate Jumpers.
Saturday evening features
the $7,500 Show Jumping Hall
of Fame Classic for amateur
owner jumpers. This is always a
tightly contested, exciting class.
A side saddle is also on the
schedule for Saturday evening,
and the Gold Cup is the Zone 2
Finals for side saddle riders.
Boutique shopping for
antiques, jewelry, crafts and
gifts is offered in the fair area
throughout the weekend.
A half-dozen elite antique
dealers will set up shop in the
fair area, adding their wares to
the traditional mix of sporting
clothes, fine jewelry, prints,
paintings, and sculptures tradi
tionally offered.
Boxes and reserved seats are
still available. Reserved sets
range in cost from $5 to $2O
depending on the day. General
admission is $5 for adults and
6-
Sept. 1
$3 for children
Children under
free.
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Ida’s
Notebook
isser
This morning I’d like to re
minisce a bit due to something that
happened yesterday.
It has been some 20 years since
I had been called to the office of
Lancaster Farming and asked to
do the Sale Reports. 1 have always
liked to attend public sales and so
I said "yes.” Of course, my reports
are received over the telephone
and not by attending the sales.
Sunday afternoon is used to line
up the sales and by this I mean in
the order that the auctioneers want
to be called. There are usually a
few at 6:30 a.m., some at 6:45
a.m. and some at 7 o’clock. This
goes off and on Monday morning
until after 10 o’clock. There are
some call-backs in the afternoon
and evening. I’ve had the oppor
tunity to personally meet a few of
the auctioneers who advertise in
Lancaster Fanning. One day a
man knocked on my front door.
He knew me but I did not know
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admitted
him. He had driven from New Jer
sey.
Another time I went to a pro
duce auction in another county
and the auctioneer introduced me
to the crowd as “the lady who gets
me up every Monday morning.”
That made me run for cover.
Some men will give results
from a prepared list and others
give them off the top of their
heads. Often they are in the barn
milking or even at a place of busi
ness where they work.
Yesterday, I phoned a man who
told me that he was standing knee
deep in a stream as he was dam
ming it up. Well, I was sure that he
had no prices for me but he said, “I
brought by cell phone with me and
my list of prices is in my pocket.”
So I reported his sale by typing it
(xi my 1940 Royal typewriter.
When an auctioneer, who I’ve
talked to for years, retires or dies,
it is like losing a friend.
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