New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-21
HIGH JUMPS AT THE GARDEN.
AN ACCIDENT AT THE HORSE SHOW.
GREAT THRoNGs SEE LIVELY coxTE:Ts IN THE

AFTERNOON AND EvENISG-THE AWARDS.
The closing days Of the horse show are oil rcdetter
days. The attendance is steadily increasing afternoon
nnd evening, and tie becomes gayer With each
passing hour. Every seat was occupied yesterday
afternoon, and most OF the boxhoders were presetn.
while In the evening the crush tremendous. The
gowns Of the ladies handsomer than on previous
evenings, at least snowy, gayer colors pre-
dominating.
The only serious accident OF the week occurred last
night at 80 O'Clock, few minutes after the parade
of prize-winners. ". Seward webb's Javanais, one
Of the prizew after being led from the ring ran
against George c. Clausens gray geding Edgar. who
harnessed 10 Tilbury cart, awniting
his turn TO enter the ring. Edgar
forthwith made dash for Javanais
and, taking his Tbury with him, cut widc swain
through the people massed around him. The groom
sought safety by climbing into one Of the arena boxes.
Edgar and his cart knocked down about twenty men
and women. One mar, who afterwaTd refused 10 haHe
his name public, was ramplcd into insensihiw before
the Infatuated horse could be pulled of him. He re
covered consciousness In few minutes and walled OUT
OF the Garden. Javanais and Edgar were unhurt
Much interest was shown IN the four-inhand COM
petitions in Glasses -, IS, 9J end Al. In Ciass On
the teams Of ii. X. Bloodgcod ". Seward webb r. N
sturgis, Charles F. Bates and the Messrs Baudou,ne
contested the special prize Of 800 offered oy CERTAIN
members of the coaching club john Donneily
drove Mr.. Bloodgoods Bright star, irish
Lass, Blue Violet and Wild Rose 10
a handsome black and yellow coach and showed
unusual skill in handling the relns DohhelS, ny
the way received Theodore Havemeyer's prize OF SIoo
for the best performance OF professional co~ hon
driving IA four-in-haEd. His competitors should DC
punished for prsumng to drive at all. NJ biOou
goods team in the estimation Of the shrewdest OUT
side Judges was the pick Of the lot, but the Judges
OF the show decided that Mr. stursss four bulky fohs
Lady Lee, Free Lance, Ranger and Rover, were Gu
titled to the prize These big fellows drew an o"nso
and black coach and driven by groom IN hVerS
In English exhibitions the driver OF four1h7iaiu
never appears in livery. That Is one slight oversight
which should rot happen again. w. seward Weoo's
team was handled by Frederick Beach, who iaiicd 10
nersuade the eIl-named buckskin mare eddy ufi
one OF the whders 10 behave properly. This counted
against Mr.. Webb. Charles Baudouihe' IT, uio'o
Captain, Clincher, Koko and Colonel TO oiach ''io
red brake and made fine showing, put inc holse'
were thought 20 be rather light for hard service Inc
award was not we'll received better team was
shown by the BandouineS in Glass Al, IN Buohsho.'
LADY CAV Koko ard Sir Charles. who received the
hlue rosette The same team captured j. IL koose-
velt's special prize for the best park team iour'l
handl and drag horses TO count 80 per cent ana up
poinments 80 per cent
Miss Cassatt daughter Of A. j. CasSat', drove Even
ing Star and Astra with unusual deAteTity IN the oo
petition for Cornelius Vanderbilts prize OF sloo ror
the best pair OF ponies not exceeding if'- n@"NS' ~
easily secured the first honors.
Only the teams of Colonel Lawrence Kip, Mona ana
rastraaa and OF Adds L. Bowler. Doxie Edsail sno
Roxle Edsan. competed for the special prhc Oh @i"
offered by Charles IL. Kerner for the best PAIR vi V
sters and road rig Mr. ilsmlln refused 10 sno" pe.io
UsmIin and Globe because one OF the judges hao gwen
e as his oplnon that GIobe was not roadster ana
bonld not compete in the roadster classes. TINS TO
markable opinion may have been delivered after mature
redectlan or IL may have been all Impulse II was
hardly fair 10 Mr.. Hamlln however 1t grew because
a horse Is trotter docs not necessarily proven. jim
from being a roadster, and il is wei Known tha' 'i
Hamlin has often driven Belle Hamln ana "iooc oh
the road However, feeling that the case was pre-
Judged the Bnffalo hoseman would not enter the con
co., I1areafter he may not enter Belle lIamlln and
fohe in the roadster class. On Thursday, IN chI's
~ Mona and Fastrada beat Belle Hamln ana 1iopc
In a similar contest, while Roxe fhsaii anu D'A,'
Edsall secured only fourth honors iet ID yese'ass
connection the judges nearly an hour In decidine
that Mona and Fastrada were entitled 10 receive 'n'
special prize over RoxIe and Doxle
A novel and amusing contest was uat OF flearo
sunbeam Forever and Venus for Farley CIarKs
Juvenile Hunters Cup. The portable fences were
made into big oval pen about 40 rect bV 'o' anu
dividing it in twain two sets Of swinging bars
one on either side The horses competing were turned
loose In end Of the corral and driven WIN WINS
nto the other then back again till eight successive
,umns had been taken George c. Magoun's baS
stallion Figaro after taking one jump, was promptly
sent TO the stable 1t being apparent that the morse ad
never been trained for such contest Ihch rh'e'eo
Mrs J. f. Smith IIadden's beautiful chestnut mare euu
beam and treated the spectators, who now, NJ ococA
numbered 10000, to a superb exhibition of jumping
sunbeam had been miserable failure III previous con
tests with a man on her back, but when NOT hanu
canned by a rider her performance was OF the bo+t
narfect and pleasing description. Nothing but grey
hound could have taken the bars Win more e''e a1
grace The lovely creature never paused In her nsH
an the proom spoke TO Ter 10 a gentle tone, when ss
instantly turned and walked up to him TO he leu irV
the corral She made the contest one-sideo' Inv
~ 1rora NOT in II with her Tie spectators almost
u,ent when Ralph y. Eiss bay colt Forever WAS leo
in for the youngster is only year old ana II seeineu
a nty 10 put such baby over the bsrs' hu'
rorever was equal to the occasion. lie cleared tnS
rail without effort, bringing out storms OF applause.
After the fourth jump however, he became aarieu
rd tried 10 break out OF the ring, which caused DC
courcey Forbes the presiding judge 10 send MN 10
Ms stall. 1t was merGful act, and Mr.. FORBES
o. blessed for It, Forever Is thoroughbred by
1ohn 'IIappy and was bred by J. b. Haggln, OF Cah
fornia the owner OF the mighty salvador anu INC
neerless Firenzi, king and queen OF the turi lhos
U,chcock's Venus, Il hoydenish vixen, was as mucn
a foilure in the corral in the regulation contests
In the open rlhg' A. , %
The best jumping contest OF the show. 50
,or was the competition for Foxhall keene 6
sneca, prize of 500 for the best huoNr' 70
hs ridden over six successive jumps iee'
4 inches high, and to carry minimum weight OF l4o
nmnds This contest was open for all and brought
10 the post motley array OF fencers. There were
many falls and the occasion was attended with much
bilari,y sweetheart made msstep at the hrst Jump
took of two rails and lost her rider, Mr. Waiiach'
The remaining Jumps were taken In magnificent style
INIT sweetheart had spoiled her chances Charles H.
Uewitt,s Glenmoor did the moving machine act, car
wing all the fences before him. scattering rails all over
The course. sidney Dillon Ripey's GraybucK was not
On the mood lie badly ridden. Cohas-e''
prize winner at this show refused 70 Wy, ni.'Ais
-, - On. c,aa, iump. which was the best Of the
Sor II was only an earnest of what he can 90
when he feels like trying Hampstead raped once rs
tan raped twice Ksnet ditto. Foxhnli Keene ni'ea
IA T,ansporr clean over the fences every lime, ana