The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-01
BEAUTIFUL JUMPS.
Crack hunters Take the Fences in
Fine StyIe


in before the judges when The afternoons
programme was taken up. and made a
stylish showing. HOoart'S GamecJck aud
Peacock pleased the judges most and got
the blue ribbon. Z. A. SpreckeIs' trappy-
gated, clean-limb bed brown geldings, Sham
rock and Glover. got the red rosette. Ben
E. Harris, with the DAY mare Rival and an
unnamed animal. were very highly COM
mended.
The thoroughbred stations Salvador.
Tenny. imported Ellington. the blood
mares Firenz and Bessie June were
paraded around the ring, prancing nerv-
ouSly to the music.
several times around the arena to a sulky,
showing fine spurti OF spaed.
Four high steppers next showed in
stylish tWowheeled rigs for judgment as
to sOundness, style, conformation and
hook acton. They were full Of ginger
and made a pretty show as they stepped
around the ring. When the judges had
inishtd their work he blue ribbon flut-
tered from the head of j. d. Grants gray
mare Music, and the crowd cheAred With
delight. HObarrs crack gray geldng, the
winner of thirty-two frsts AT the New
York shows. was consigned to second
place, and that too by trio of judges, one
of whom had otficiated at several of the
New York affairs. 1t was great victory
as we'll for California. Music was foaled
and raised in this State by HagGin &
Tevis, Bakersfield, by Kentucky, dam by
Donnelly. She is 3 years old, beautiful
bay, standing 15.113 hands high. NJ. Theo.
kearney's Cock Robin was very highly
commended, Mr.. Ben E. Harris Rival
commended.
AS line display of carriage horses and
turnouts as has ever been presented at
any horse show, seventeen of them, was
made next Particularly correct coach
men in noat lit ing liveries handled The
lines over spanking pairs. sitting in the
most approved style of vehicle. 1t was
a particularly pleasing show for the ladies'.
who loudly applauded the parade. The
judges had 90 easy time of it awarding the
palm of superiority, but finally arrived at
the decision that Z. A. Snreckels' BAY
ge!diDgs. Ensign and Jack Rose, attached
10 a natty park wagon, were entitled to
the blue ribbon. John PARROTS bavs.
Cooper and Cora, driven to a landau, were
placed second; NJ. Theodore Kearney's
grayS, imp. Yorkshire and Toronto, w-re
very highly commended, and Miss Alice
Ann Clark's bays, Judge and Duke, were
commended.
Seven was the number of the profess
sional cOachmen who drove in next to
compete for the prize for the best per-
Torrance. j. Stewart drove the stylish
Kearnev grays, imp. Yorkshire and To-
ronto: Thomas This drove the De Young
BAYS; Thomas Malone. the bay geldings
Mareo and Polo. belonging to Dr. W. S.
McNutt; Patrick Kearnry, J. A. Donohoe
Jr's Monkey and Tobey; John McAuIiff
drove the II. J. Crocker carriage; William
Armstrong drove DR.. Van II offman's, and
William Williams held the lines over
Thomas Williams chestnut and black.
After first showing in a drive around
posts were placed at each end of the arena
Sfa
tia signal for the pretty work that fol-
lowed was given. Stewart took the
Kearney team through tile posts at
pretty fair gait, following the course
pointed out to him by Mr. Carman. who
acted for the judges. He went between
all the posts Clearly and was cheered for
his skill.
Armstrong didn't seem to have quite as
much con fdenc6 as his predecessor, going
through the posts at walk almost. John |
McAuliff took the Croker team through
a-flyIng aud everybody cheered. Thomas |
splenddly through the first posts. but
slowed somewhat at the others. The |
other drivers, with the exception of MIL
lane. cleared the posts, somewhat slowly. |
Mullane's wheels struck one at the east |
end of the arena and away it went.
Stewart was sent out again at good |
gait and cleared the posts without a rub. |
McAulitf tried it with the Croker pair out |
didn't seem to get much action in them. |
Stewart was placed in his seat, and at |
tempting to pass between the first posts |
the off horse reared and kicked over one
OF them. Stewart went at it again and !
sent the animals through with room to |
spare. MeAullff then Iook The Kearney |
grays and gave a splendid performance |
with them
The blue ribbon was pinned on Stewards |
breast, McAullff got second, Patrick |
kearney was very highly commended and |
William Armstrong commended.
Fences were erected for tue middle |
weight hunters. two on the south side of |
the arena about thirty yards apart, one on |
the north side and one in front of the /
water jump. H0bart's Hunlress, ridden
by stud groom; {. de Guigne's gelding
Go0d Luck, ridden by g. w. RYDER:
Golden Gate stables gray gelding Button
Z. A. Neave M; Norman Brough's bay
gelding Prince Idle, with Mr. Denny mn,
and Clarence r. Walters bay geldine
Bachelor, ridden by his owner, responded
10 the call. The course was twice over
the fences, to finish with the grand jump
over the brush aud water.
Huniress was sent at the fences and |
went twice around and over them in
beautiful STYLE She sailed away for tina
water jump and cleared IL nicely, landing
just sttfiy enough on the other side to loit |
her rider and lose his hat. Prince Idle
went over the fences, scraping his huofs |
now and then, and on the second round
appeared TO be somewhat round-shoul- |
dered.
Clear out of sight is the way to describe |
the performance of the clever Good Luck.
Ryder sent him easily at the fences, and |
he cleared them like bird, feet to spare,