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AT BEDFORD'S ISTO PROVE THEORYKotables of All Lines Ex pected to Gather at ' Greens Farms.StJcdcQPiSidiclThey said It would be more difficult than mixing- oil and water or Armenians and Turks; that artists and writers On the one hand and men bf money on the other looked•at-things so differently that nothing but striTe would result. Artists and writers would insist on having their Bohemia; the rich men. would stand pat for grandeur and the luxury to-which .they were accustomed.That, at 1 least, was the generalopinion} la-st spring- when the announcement was made that the colony of wealthy manufacturers, bankers and brokors in Greens Farma and Fairfield was to join with the Westport colony of artists and. writers in organizing a riding club: Could those opposite extremes ••be brought together harmoniously?. It was pointed out that horseback riding, polo playing and hunting were sports* reserved by historical precedent to the idle rich. Th# manufacturers and bankers and tho; artists and writers got together and talked it over. Representatives of each group met one gloomy . afternoon last winter tn the New York studio of a Westport artist.' The re-; suit was the Inauguration of a club to be known as the Fairfield County Hunt club. Many of the artists and writers objected to the name, claiming that it created an impression •that they did not wish to create: that it was swank; but when tho question of yearly., dues camo up. the artists and writers evened matters up. The dues, after much warm debate, were settled at 550.So successful has the experiment been that the club decided to stake the good luck whcih has attended it so far on a horse show, and the date agreed upon • was Saturday. September 20. E. T. Bedford of. Green Farms, enthusiastically offered tho club his race track for show grounds. George Gair, of Sherwood's Island, agreed to head the horse show committee. Mrs. .F. 2L. Lewis took charge of the horse show program. .'Mrs. Fred. T. Bedford- undertook to dispose of ninety boxes and forty ringside parking spaces. Mrs. Erwin M. Jennings courageously promised to sell one thousand general admission tickets. General Charles I. Pe Bevoise took charge of the prize list.' ‘ Among the artists and writers. Clark Fay and Oscar Howard agreed to design posters; Laura Frazer, the famous sculptress, took charge of entertainment; Richard Connell. George Worts and' Webb Waldron consented to look after the publicity; John Held furnished a de-' sign for the program cover. Othor writers vand artists offered to help, with pen’ and. brush, to make the ■*shibw a success. Accordingly, manufacturers and writers, brokers and artists are working together in the common cause.And manufacturers and writers, brokers and artists will compete for the prizes at the show. There will. o£ course, be famous burses entered for the. show from all over this section! They will take many prizes, but keen competition is looked iof between horses owned by millionaires and houses owned by struggling but proud and successful and famous artists and writers. Some of the latter have invested heavily in costly horses. TJiey will be exhibited in many clases—saddle, jumping, polo and even the dangerous and thrilling s^ee/p-stakes.IliwPrrr«3cc*KS'as’o‘It:het:ht:YCVtraCstrvC1:rarttxc1
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Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Tue, Sep 16, 1924
Page 7
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