The evening world., 1893-11-14
SAVED BY Her SKILL.
Mabel Floss Averts an Accident
at the Horse Show.
Almost Run Down by the Heavy
Stallion Acrobat.
Fine Exhibition of Tandem and
Four-in- Hands.

Early vlsi :ors to the Horse Show this
morning we amply repaid for the loss
of their beauty sleep by the exhibition
in the ring during the exercising hour.
At 0 o'clock the ring gates were thrown
open. and i've minutes later the tanblrk
re-echoed the hoof-beats of sturdy hack
ney stations, the more elegant prancing
of eXquisitey moulded saddle horses and
the pattering feet of toy ponies
An enJoyaule exhibition OF equestrian
ism was given by Miss Mabel FLOSS on
the bay mare Consomme, owned by the
Diamond Ranch.
Miss Floss is fearless horsewoman,
with perfect control over her nerves. as
was shown little later when. by the
exercise Of quick Judgment and firm
bride-hand, she averted what might
have been n serious accident.
Consomme was feeling particularly kit
tensh when she first entered the ring,
The animal was bred in Wyoming. and
brought with her some Of her prairie
tricks.
For the first ten minutes the mare
showed off some of her "bucking" ac-
complishments. but soon found that the
burden she carried was up to all her
tricks.
Miss Floss finally brought the animal
down to conventional canter. Con-
ssomme was being put ,nrough some
ager Glenn gave the order to reverse.
At that moment the hackney stallion
Acrobat, owned by the Woodlawn Park
ring at the end q. a long white ribbon
and led by gayly dressed groom.
Miss Floss did not hear the order to
reverse, but Acrobat's groom turned the
animal and started around the other
way With a rush
The ponderous stallion was almost
upon Miss Floss before she heard Aero
bats groom roar: Get out Of the way
therei'
The spectators held their breath ex-
pecting to see the young woman trampled
touch on the bride, a slight bending of
Miss FIoss's litne tlgIre, and Consomme
responded 10 the signal with a lightning
like leap to one side just as Acrobat
tsMeSsoay heaved sigh of relief and
Miss Floss smiled as she turned and
galloped after the procession.
cupied by driven horses. Among those
| which attracted the most attention was
tandem team, the property Of Dr.
oliver Belmont drove {, spanking pair
to his very original mail-cart, the like
of which WAS never built before.
rattied around the the ring T for a few times
/ with Willie Tiffany on the box.
| BY the time the Judging commenced
at Ills o'clock there was sprlnkling
broad promenade which enclrcles the
tanbark ring.
! Among those in the ring during the
Green behind his crack, imported Clip
/ per: A. A. Bonner. with King Henry
! A. II. Darling, with Grace D.; William
Aldrich, behind Magpie, and Harry w
Smith with his high-stepper Sky Rocket.
| Aaron Fowler drove one of Lawrence
| Kip's flyers to bicycle sulky.
Among the early visitors were George
| Lawrence Kip, Henry Fairfax, J. G. X:
Lawrence, II. L. Herbert. a; Newbold
Norris 4. !; Cassatt w, G. Tiffany.
Warburton, @ Philadeiphia; Perry Bel,
mont and Prescott Lawrence.
The judging commenced with seven
hackney stations in the ring. All We're
! in Glass %. which calls for yearlings
foaled in 1892. Height was not consid-
cred
Mr.. Frank Usher, of Middlethrope
England, upon whom devolves the task
of nicking out the prize winners from!
among the entire hackney class entered
this year, finally concluded that Joseph
F. Wideners imported panegelt H. was
| Robert Beith's Banquo took second
prize, and third went to Gustav Edward
Kissells Romeo
adelphia contingent when Mr.. Widener's
good luck was announced.
The bugle call for Glass, &c TO, enter tht
IA lively bunch of youngsters.
A. j. Cassatts roam Lyric got th'
first prize this time, and once more th'
Quakers were happy. Hllhurst Farms
imported Cameo and Walter l.. Clark;
imported Glendower got the red anC
yellow ribbons respectively.
W. Seward Webb's Blondine wa!
hiPhly commended.
First prize in class 20 foi hackney
mares or ge.dings, yearlines foaled II
1892, went, to F. J. klmballs chestnu
colt BaiDriGEan.
The roar mare Charm, owned by w
Seward Webb, got second prize, anC
Oliver w. p. Belmonts chestnut mar,
Miss Somebody toon third prize.
, While class 40 was being judged th'
gathering of strictly society people Wa!
augmented by the arrival Of part!
OF Philadc,phans. who have Mr., Bar
clay Warburton's interests al hear.
The party We're MIR. and Mrs Alher
Pancoast, Miss PanCoast, y. \. V. Wid
ener. MIR. and Mrs. A. J. CnsSatt, Fair
man Rogers aud Mrs, Ella Heberlon.
When class 81 was brought there was
rejoicing among the children There wa
a scampcring sound from the stables be
one Of them over forty-twD inches high
clattcrcd up the incline leading to tn,
arena.
The little animals rmblcd Nefprc tn
Judges for n sDaCe Of ilfteen minutes be
fore 1t was decided that Theodore G
pnttcraon's Skew Jewel should have th
blue ribbon.
The black mare Tuesday. the pro7crt.
If George Green. carried off the rcd rib
hon aud William Steelcs brown mar
Cricket got the yellow enblcm.