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According to our Club Minutes for April 12, 1959 it was
noted that the survey that had been sent out to members had come back with the
following results:
The club seemed to be divided into two groups, (1) Show
minded owners and (2) Pleasure horse group.
About 50% of the questionnaires were returned. All
wanted training meetings, 75% wanted a Club Sale and the majority wanted a club
show with most people specifying that they wanted one class in the show open to
New York members only. Carol Cline was assigned the job of trying to
organize a show for the fall.
In our minutes for October of 1959 Carol Cline gave the
Show Committee report and promised a show the second week in June. Then
there was a special meeting of the NYSMHS on November 15th of 1959 and it was
then that a October show and Sale was "discussed to great length."
During our regular meeting on December 27th of 1959 a
motion was made by Carol Cline that the club send $75.00 to the AHSA to
establish a Class A Show on October 1 and 2nd. This was seconded by Ruth
Willey and carried by members.
Bob Brooks proposed a class breakdown and that was:
42 classes with 14 money classes
14 Breeding classes
11 Show classes
12 Pleasure classes
15 Versatility classes
*editors note - I'm aware that doesn't add up, but it's a
direct copy from our club minutes
In our meeting of March 13th, there was considerable
discussion about the upcoming show, and you can read the
actual minutes here...
Then in our next meeting minutes the Committee report for
the show and sale was given by Fritz Eisenhard, General Chairman and it reads:
"The stalls will be ready for exhibitors by Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock and may be occupied until Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
Electricity will be turned off Monday A.M. The Judge for performance and
in hand classes will be Mr. Arthur Titus of the Green Mountain Stock Farm in
Vermont. Equitation Judge will be Miss Anne Bentzen, depending on her
obtaining her judges license. The list of classes will be mailed out by
July 1st. Entries will close September 15th after which date double entry
fees will be charged. The sale is still uncertain. The importance of
having quality animals offered for sale was again strongly emphasized. Mr.
Eisenhard stated that he would resign as Chairman unless a quality sale is
offered."
A final notation in the minutes goes:
"A discussion led by Curt Smith and Jo Richards pointed
up the question of whether or not the members want this show badly enough to put
the necessary amount of work into it to make it a success. Curt also
inquired if the members might be willing to be assessed an unknown amount to
finance any deficit which might result."
On a positive note, our Treasurer's report, given after the
show, noted that the horse show income was such that the club ended up with a
net profit of $741.11. It was decided to earmark the funds for the 1961
show, so away we went!
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