The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
THE LAST PERSON To GO OUT.

THE LAST PERSON TO GO OUT.
Five top-lofty hackney sires that had won In
thsir respective classes now filed into tho ring
IN a stately procession to compete for the
American Hackney Horse Societys Challenge
Cup From the first 1t was foregone conclu-
sion in the minds OF tho onlookers that Mr..
Usher would place W. Seward Webb's Match
less OF Londesborough first over Dr. Parks
Hopeful H.. Green's Rufus. and Rufus. Jr., as
the regal chestnut had won over most OF them
In classes decided in the earlier part OF tho
week. DIR. Parke showed more dash and vigor
than Matchless. but the old horse won lust the
same. The cup must be won two years in sue
cession by the same horse in order TO become
the property OF the owner OF the winner.
For tho Champion trotting stallion prize there
were but two entries. Alcantara anu his
nephew. Quartermaster. Quartermsstcr is
much neater than Alcantara and he Is
cleaner lmbed. In making their award the
rules stated that tho Judges would be gov
ernad by tho pedigree. gait. age. color. con-
formation. and produce Of the entries. It took
Messrs- Bonner. Hall. and Carl S. Burr. Jr
some time to give their vote for tho nineteen
year-old Alcanrara.
Eight entries appeared for tho road ster class
maros or geldngs. and best appointed road
rix. Nobody has ever been able to Guido Col.
Lawrence Kip OF this city In the perfection Of
ulo Tohu flBs anu yesterday ne sent his lovely
mares. Mona and My May into the ring. with
Fleming and Fowler driving. John Quinn,
Harlem's giant son. drove Joshua Gregg's
Hashy gray 2elding Hosea b. Perkins, and
Bernard handled Congressman Reed Eyangn-
line. Hosea B. Perkins did not like the Music
and the glare OF the electric lights and was
hard to control The blankets wagons, whips.
and harness counted as well as the horeos. ana
long and tedious wait before the, awards were
made, Col Kip took both FIRST and second
with Mona and My May. third going to Hosea
y Perkins. and highly commended to Joseph
While the Judges were picking the, winners
OF the road-rg class several hundred persons
crowded about Directum. 2:D5hA. and Ain.
2:07s. whore they stood near the gate opening
into rourth avenue: Ihs xfE OF tne tro..
looked fit and ready for their great battle Of
supremacy. which will DO held on Tuesday next
ut Fleetwood Park. The HUNDREDS Of trot-
edmit tho great trotters were rewarded at
o'clock when Drectum. with John Kelly
perched in the seat OF the bicycle sulky, in the
Salisbury, racing Golors. was seen entering
The black champion received an ovation.
and before the applause had died away
Alix; shapely bay mare. with Jack Curry be-
hind her arpeared II was the first time the
New York, and tho greeting she received was
beiltting the queen that she mas shown herself
TO be on more than one occasion this year.
old lily Bir%etor's FIoTer H%S record
81; 2:20. aud the paging golding Flying
Jih. that shares with Mascot the honor OF
holding tho championships record OF DADA for
hisSSt 81 speed was, out 81 tho IaesiI on on.
but both Directum and Alix wore brushed up
and down the short stretch at a $40 clip.
They spreared to enter Into the spirit CT