Dartmoor Ponies: Excellent Show at South Brent: the tenth annual show of the South Brent and District Pony, Horse, Honey, and Dairy Produce Society was held yesterday, and for which the excellent total of 182 entries had been made … The riding, driving, and jumping were followed with great interest. Mr. Partridge’s “Pero ” brought another first to him in the class under 13 h.h., while the class for not exceeding 14.2 h.h., Mr. A. H. Sherman, of Bradford, secured premier honours with “Miss Morella.” There were 13 entries in the two classes for driving, Mr. J. Ford, of Plymouth, with “Champion,” and Mr. W. Swain Pinsent (Newton Abbot) with “Minerva,” securing first respectively in the classes for not exceeding and exceeding 13.2 h.h. … Driving Classes: Mare or gelding, exceeding 13.2 h.h.: 1, W. Swain Pinsent, Newton Abbot; 2, J. Jordon, Plymouth; 3, W. Weeks, Hamley; r. W. Chapple …
[See also Western Times: Friday 11th August 1905]
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920