New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-10
THE HORSE SHOW CROWDED
r0u HEAD.CUTTING CONTEST.
kussxr>aDrzrH1Axs COME OUT WINNERS
MAKING MANY AWARDS.


osg exhibition opened yesterday under depressing
conditions. warm, moist, unhealthy, nervede-
stroylng atmosphere, heavy mist, which acted as
q lind Of vapor-bath upon pedestrians, hung over
me coty from dawn till midnight, and sticky,
tonvey, slippery soil were In themselves, sufficient to
Nampen the ardor of the most inveterate lover Of
houses that put foot in a stable.
Yet yesterdays attendance at Madison Square
Garden Gid not show any marked falling of from that
Of the earlier part Of the week. and II Friday 5
crowd was of lesser dimensions than the immense
throngs Of Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday 1t was
sufficiently fine and large the management to
rcjoioc when tho total receipts have to be totted'
up OF course, the usual crowd Of we'll known poht-
ical, social and horsy people came out in as strong
stronger force than and among Others present
were John Drew, &C members of Augustin Days
company, Newbold Morris, Clarence Morris, A. Darling,
James Hartman, Mrs A s. Webb, Miss Karin Pyk,
Miss Amy Baker, Charles Pelham Clinton. George
Work. Miss Barnard Miss Drisler James Robb, Henry
Barclay, Raymond Ward, George Enos Troop, Louis
Lehans, Prince Enstofe de Gowre, Arthur NJ. Dodge,
Robert Endicott. j. r. Townsend, Robert SedgwicR.
John p. Kingsford James NJ Waterbury, J. Reamer,
Frank Reamer, Comte d,Arschot, Belgian Consul,
s. D. Ripley, Robert Sands, Charles Heckscher, F. T.
Cushing, Miss Gushing, Fred Prince, +. Rollins.
Gordon Dexter, II. s. Hovey Snapper" Garrison and
& Handsome jack Barnes
The whole Of the forenoon yesterday taken
up with the customary exercise of horses in different
classes, and beyond this nothing whatever done
until half past l. when Glass 81 Of the heavy draught
horses came out for inspection by the judges. They
not particularly gay lot of animals, and finally
the judges withheld the first prize awarding the
ond to Bob, gray geldng, standing 1862. age seven
years, the property of the Long Island FloorCloth
Company The next batch to appear was Class 50, In
carriage horses. These were an exceptionally fine
looking SET and after anxious consideration the judges
gave the first award to Frank, black gelding, stand
and fbn
erty Of George D. King Toney easily secured second
prize from the rest Of the entry.
In Glasses &C. ~ and %, Of roadsters, which came
next the list, there was considerable competition,
the animals being pretty evenly matched in point of
merit c. J. Hamlin came well out Of the ordeal,
scoring first prize in Glasses &c and 81, with Man
dame and Gold Fringe while the only award given in
Glass % went TO his bay gelding Hill Daisy and
Frank respectively carried off the second prizes in
Glasses 26 and 81 A really magnificent set of four
yearod troters representing Glasses Is and 81 now
appeared in the ring and the Judging in this division
provoked great excitement and speculation AS
might be expected the beautiful suisun, sired by
Electioneer, bred by Leland Stanford, and the
property Of John B. Houston fairly dstanced all her
opponents in Glass Is. Sally Cossack, whose name
bespeaks her parentage, received second premium
while Delight and Moeking Bird were highly COM
mended In Class 81 c. j. Hamln was again TO the
fore with Red Witch, while Annie and Dora Cossack
took first and second prizes. Florista received tho
honorable mention.
After the trotters had been successfully disposed of
prize winners during the meeting were paraded in the
r1ng and then at 10 carriage horses in Class 90
were brought under the judicial eyes F. 7. Under
hill was easily first with his brown gelding Locust
while the AltonwoOd stock Farms Hawk ran a good
second. The evolutions Of the polo ponies IN Class
107, which followed, created much applause and
amusement and the little fellows all acquitted them
selves with much skill and dexterty. The special
prize In this class, offered by Robert Sedgwick was
easily won by Dorothy. MessTs. Dallett, Herbert
and E. c. Potter rode in this competition. W. E. D.
stokess Erebus took the only prize for high steppers
lClass 100, while Mr. Underhiu who drove Locust
and Iron, adjudged the owner of the best ap-
pointed gentlenens trap, and received J. Van Aliens
special award in this class.
For heavy draught stations (class 1922 A. Palmer
Norwood with Marlborough, landed the 5000 in plate
offered by the Hotel Brunswick and then at IL p. m
the hunters in GLASS Jos made their bow to the
assembled public Hungry Jim accomplished the
task allotted him that Of clearing eight Successive
Jumps 10 feet high in brilliant style and won
handsomely. 70 the evident approval of the onooke
+ Bull, who rode him, deserves much praise for his
able horSemanship. In the trOtter competition
Carpenter, who drove Delight fast pace around
the ring 10 grief at Of the turns, the horse
bouncing on Of the wheels and sending trap and
rider over to the ground Fortunately neither rider
nor horse was in any way injured.
The great feature of the days proceedings was
however, the exhibition Of head-cutting which was
10 be given by two picked squads of the Philadelphia
City Cavalry. and the LIST NewYork Hussars. There
were ten Of the Philadelphians against fifteen OF
the New Workers. BY this time the attendance bad
increased TO such proportions that the great building
was fairly packed with an excited, surging, human
with prolonged cheering For the best accoutre-
ments, equipment military action and bearing e lass
the Philadelphia troop took first and third and fourth
awards with Sergeant f. MCuoul Sergeant c.
r. Cresswen and Sergeant J. II. Merrill While New
York gained the second prize with First Lieutenant
In class e6 Cfor privates Philadelphia swept the
board with EdTard Browning E. H. Slter = Isaac
point, isf, cut against infantry ana Isf
Philadeiphians acquitted themselves spenddly, and
although New Workers made plucky fight, they
In the end, Commanding Officer Charles T. Cresswell
hila who rode and cut splendldy, secured the 5000
After their sad experience the New Workers wisely de
siined any further trial Of skill with the yetors and
The jumping contest Glass 81 for unpractised /
after long and exciting contest IT, Lloyd Herbert's
Transport barely failed TO clear six feet six inches and
decorated with fhc red ribbon Grey Hermit and The
Count respectively secured third and fourth place
AWARDS
(Blue indicates first prize red rosee second
yellow highly commended and white highly COM
mended.)
Class 31-Heavy draught horses, shown in harness
four old and red rosette Long Island
Floor Cloth Company's Bob" Q62l. No other prize.
Class 5s-Carrage horses pairs OF geldngs
not under 1872; blue George D. Kings Frank
red AltonwoOds Stock FARMS Toney.
Class 26-Roadsers. gelding, four years old
blue rosete c. j. Hamn's Mundane: red. J. AgOstins
Daisy
Class 27-Roadsters pairs OF geldings four
years old or over. Blue rosette c. j. Hamn's Gold |
Fringe red, Mahlon Vails Frank
Class 2s-Mares geldngs three years old and under
four. Red, c. J. Hamln's HILL
Glass 1s-Trotters gsldng four years old. |
Blue roseue d. Houston's Suisun; red eaton Stock
Farms Sally Cossack; yellow A b. Daring's Delight;
white C. j. Hanlin's Mocking Bird.
Class 21-Trotters; Niles two years old |
and under three. Blue rosette, C. u Ham